EKI-6311GN IEEE 802.
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Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
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Safety Precaution - Static Electricity Follow these simple precautions to protect yourself from harm and the products from damage. 1. To avoid electrical shock, always disconnect the power from your PC chassis before you work on it. Don't touch any components on the CPU card or other cards while the PC is on. 2. Disconnect power before making any configuration changes. The sudden rush of power as you connect a jumper or install a card may damage sensitive electronic components. EKI-6311GN-User_Manual V1.0.
Contents CHAPTER 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................. 3 FEATURES .................................................................................................................................... 3 SPECIFICATION .............................................................................................................................. 4 PACKING LIST ...............................
CHAPTER Overview 2
Chapter 1 Overview 1.1 Introduction EKI-6311GN is a feature rich wireless AP/ CPE which provides a reliable wireless connectivity for industrial environments. The PoE injector enhances flexibility in deployment of this AP/ CPE even where the DC power supply is hard to fulfill. As an 802.11n compliant device, EKI-6311GN provides 3 times higher data rates than legacy 802.11g devices.
1.3 Specification Standard Support z z z z z Wireless IEEE802.11b/g/n (IEEE802.11n draft v 2,0) Ethernet IEEE802.3u MDI / MDIX 10/100 Fast Ethernet LAN IEEE802.11b/g wireless LAN interface IEEE 802.11n draft wireless LAN standard Passive 12V PoE, max. distance: 50 meters Certifications US FCC Part 15 Class B & C & E Europe ETSI 300 328, ETSI 301 489-1&17 EN 60950 compliant and CE Mark Data Rates 802.11b 11, 5.5, 2, 1 Mbps, auto-fallback ` 802.11a/g 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 Mbps, auto-fallback 802.
Wireless Transmission Rates z Transmitted Power o 802.11b: 26dBm802. o 11g: 26dBm @ 6Mbps, 24dBm @ 54Mbps802. o 11gn HT20: 26dBm @ MCS0, 22dBm@ MCS7802. o 11gn HT40: 26dBm @ MCS0, 21dBm@ MCS7 Receiver Sensitivity 802.11b Sensitivity -93dBm @ 1Mbps; -88dBm @ 11Mbps 802.11g Sensitivity -89dBm @ 6Mbps; -73dBm @ 54Mbps z 802.11n HT20 -88dBm @ MCS0; -70dBm @ MCS7 z 802.11n HT40 -84dBm @ MCS0; -67dBm @ MCS7 z z 1.4 Packing List The product package you have received should contain the following items.
Start up manual & User’s manual CD N-to-RSMA adaptor RSMA Omni Antenna Figure 2 Accessories Warning: Users MUST use the “Power cord & PoE Injector” shipped in the box with the EKI-6311GN. Use of other options will cause damage to the EKI-6311GN. 1.5 Safety Precaution Attention IF DC voltage is supplied by other power injector, please check the voltage and use a protection device on the power supply input.
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Chapter 2 Installation This chapter describes safety precautions and product information you have to know and check before installing EKI-6311GN. 2.1 Preparation before Installation Professional Installation Required Please seek assistance from a professional installer who is well trained in the RF installation and knowledgeable in the local regulations. Safety Precautions 1. To keep you safe and install the hardware properly, please read and follow these safety precautions. 2.
2.2 Installation Precautions To keep the EKI-6311GN well while you are installing it, please read and follow these installation precautions. 1. Users MUST use a proper and well-installed surge arrestor with the EKI-6311GN; otherwise, a random lightening could easily cause fatal damage to EKI-6311GN. EMD (Lightning) DAMAGE IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRNTY. 2. Users MUST use the “Power cord & PoE Injector” shipped in the box with the EKI-6311GN. Use of other options will cause damage to the EKI-6311GN. 3.
Figure 3 Cable Connection 3. Slide the cover back to seal the bottom of the EKI-6311GN. Figure 4 Seal the Bottom 4. Plug the power cord into the DC port of the PoE injector as the following right picture shows. Figure 5 Connect to PoE Injector 5. Plug the other side of the Ethernet cable as shown in Step 3 into the PoE port of the PoE injector and get the complete set ready.
Figure 6 Complete Set 11
2.4 Pole Mounting Pole Mounting 1. Turn the EKI-6311GN over. Put the pole mounting ring through the middle hole of it. Note that you should unlock the pole mounting ring with a screw driver before putting it through EKI6311GN as the following right picture shows. Figure 7 Pole Mounting – Step 1 2. Mount EKI-6311GN steadily to the pole by locking the pole mounting ring tightly. Figure 8 Pole Mounting – Step 2 3. Now you have completed the hardware installation of EKI-6311GN.
Using the External Antenna If you prefer to use the external antenna for your application instead of the built-in directional antenna, please follow the steps below. 1. Grab the black rubber on the top of EKI-6311GN, and slightly pull it up. The metal N-type connector will appear. Figure 90 Move the Rubber 2. Connect your antenna with the N-type to RSMA adaptor on the top of EKI-6311GN.
Note: If you are going to use an external antenna on EKI-6311GN, get some cable in advance. Be aware of the force you use while connecting to the N-type connector, inappropriate force may damage the N-type connector! Warning: Users MUST power off the EKI-6311GN first before connecting the external antenna to it.
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Chapter 3 Basic Settings 3.1 Factory Default Settings We’ll elaborate the EKI-6311GN factory default settings. You can re-acquire these parameters by default. If necessary, please refer to the “Restore Factory Default Settings”. Table 1 EKI-6311GN Factory Default Settings Features Username Password Wireless Device Name Operating Mode Data Rate IP Address Subnet Mask LAN Gateway Primary DNS Server Secondary DNS Server Spanning Tree 802.
6311GN is 192.168.1.1. (X cannot be 0, 1, nor 255); A Web browser on PC for configuration such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or above, Netscape or Firefox. 3.3 How to Login the Web-based Interface The EKI-6311GN provides you with user-friendly Web-based management tool. Open Web browser and enter the IP address (Default: 192.168.1.1) of EKI-6311GN into the address field. You will see the login page as below.
Figure 11 Main Page Note: The username and password are case-sensitive, and the password should be no more than 19 characters! 3.
Basic Settings Network Mode: Specify the network mode, including Bridge and Router. It is easy to configure parameters in Bridge Mode; however, users must pay extra attention to the way they configure the device when it is set to Router Mode. For details, please refer to “IP Settings (Router)”. Device Name: Specify the device name, which is composed of no more than 15 characters with (0-9), (A-Z), (a-z) or (-).
Figure 16 IP Settings (Router) WAN Settings: Specify the Internet access method to Static IP, DHCP or PPPOE. Users must enter WAN IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway settings provided by your ISPs. LAN Settings: When DHCP Server is disabled, users can specify IP address and subnet mask for EKI-6311GN manually. Make sure the specified IP address is unique on your network in order to prevent IP conflict.
Open “RADIUS Settings” in “System” to make RADIUS configuration. Figure 1713 RADIUS Settings Authentication RADIUS Server This is for RADIUS authentication. It can communicate with RADIUS through IP Address, Port and Shared Secret. IP Address: Enter the IP address of the Radius Server; Port: Enter the port number of the Radius Server; Shared Secret: This secret, which is composed of no more than 31 characters, is shared by the EKI-6311GN and RADIUS during authentication.
Figure 18 Time Settings Current Time Display the present time in Yr, Mon, Day, Hr, Min and Sec.A Time Zone Select Select the time zone from the dropdown list. NTP Server Select the time server from the “NTP Server” dropdown list or manually input the IP address of available time server into “Manual IP”. Hit “Apply” to save settings. 3.7 Firewall Settings The firewall is a system or group of systems that enforce an access control policy between two networks.
Figure 19 Source IP Filtering Destination IP Filtering: The destination IP filtering gives you the ability to restrict the computers in LAN from accessing certain websites in WAN according to specified IP addresses. Check the “Enable Source IP Filtering” checkbox and enter the IP address of the clients to be restricted. Hit Apply to make the setting take effect.
Figure 21 Source Port Filtering Destination Port Filtering: The destination port filtering enables you to restrict certain ports of data packets from your local network to Internet through EKI-6311GN. Use of such filters can be helpful in securing or restricting your local network.
Port Forwarding: The port forwarding allows you to automatically redirect common network services to a specific machine behind the NAT firewall. These settings ne are only necessary if you wish to host some sort of server like a web server or mail server on the private local network behind EKI6311GN’s NAT firewall. Figure 23 Port Forwarding 3.8 Basic Wireless Settings Open “Basic Settings” in “Wireless” as below to make basic wireless configuration.
Wireless Mode Four operating modes are available on EKI-6311GN. Wireless Client: The EKI-6311GN is able to connect to the AP and thus join the wireless network around it. AP: The EKI-6311GN establishes a wireless coverage and receives connectivity from other wireless devices. Bridge: The EKI-6311GN establishes wireless connectivity with other APs by keying in remote MAC address. Please refer to the “WDS Setting” for detailed configuration. AP Repeater: The EKI-6311GN servers as AP and Bridge concurrently.
Usually “Auto” is preferred. Under this rate, the EKI-6311GN will automatically select the highest available rate to transmit. In some cases, however, like where there is no great demand for speed, you can have a relatively-low transmit rate for compromise of a long distance. Channel Mode Four levels are available: 5MHz, 10MHz, 20MHz and 40MHz. The last one can enhance data throughput, but it takes more bandwidth, thus it might cause potential interference.
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Chapter 4 Advanced Settings 4.1 Advanced Wireless Settings Open “Advanced Settings” in “Wireless” to make advanced wireless settings. Figure 16 Advanced Wireless Settings WMM Support WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia) is a subset of 802.11e. It allows wireless communication to define a priority limit on the basis of data type under AP mode only, thus those time-sensitive data, like video/audio data, may own a higher priority than common one. To enable WMM, the wireless client should also support it.
Specify the maximum size in byte for a packet before data is fragmented into multiple packets. Setting it too low may result in poor network performance. Leave it at its default of 2346 is recommended. Beacon Interval Specify the frequency interval to broadcast packets. Enter a value between 20 and 1024. DTIM Interval DTIM, which stands for Delivery Traffic Indication Message, is contained in the data packets. It is for enhancing the wireless transmission efficiency. The default is set to 1.
4.2 Wireless Security Settings To prevent unauthorized radios from accessing data transmitting over the connectivity, the EKI-6311GN provides you with rock solid security settings. Security Settings Open “Security Settings” in “Wireless” as below: Figure 17 Security Settings Network Authentication Open System: It allows any device to join the network without performing any security check. Shared Key: Data encryption and key are required for wireless authentication. Legacy 802.
WPA2-PSK: As a new version of WPA, only all the clients support WPA2, can it be available. If it is selected, the data encryption can only be AES and the passphrase is required. WPA-PSK&WPA2-PSK: It provides options of WPA (TKIP) or WPA2 (AES) encryption for the client. If it is selected, the data encryption can only be TKIP + AES and the passphrase is required.
Access Control Mode If you select “Allow Listed”, only those clients whose wireless MAC addresses are in the access control list will be able to connect to your AP. While when “Deny Listed” is selected, those wireless clients on the list will not be able to connect the AP. MAC Address Enter the MAC address of the wireless client that you would like to list into the access control list, click “Apply” then it will be added into the table at the bottom.
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Chapter 5 Management 5.1 SNMP Management The EKI-6311GN supports SNMP for convenient remote management. Open “SNMP Configuration” in “Management” shown below. Set the SNMP parameters and obtain MIB file before remote management. Figure 31 SNMP Configuration Enable SNMP Check this box to enable SNMP settings. Protocol Version Select the SNMP version, and keep it identical on the EKI-6311GN and the SNMP manager.
Specify the password sent with each trap to the manager. By default, it is set to public and allows all requests. Configure SNMPv3 User Profile For SNMP protocol version 3, you can click “Configure SNMPv3 User Profile” in blue to set the details of SNMPv3 user. Check “Enable SNMPv3 Admin/User” in advance and make further configuration. Figure 32 Configure SNMPv3 User Profile User Name Specify a user name for the SNMPv3 administrator or user.
5.2 Password From “Password Settings” in “Management”, you can change the password to manage your EKI6311GN. Enter the new password respectively in “New Password” and “Confirm Password” fields; click “Apply” to save settings.
Upgrade Firmware Open “Firmware Upload” in “Management” and follow the steps below to upgrade firmware locally or remotely through EKI-6311GN’s Web: Figure 34 Upgrade Firmware Click “Browse” to select the firmware file you would like to load; Click “Upload” to start the upload process; Wait a moment, the system will reboot after successful upgrade.
5.3 Backup/ Retrieve Settings It is strongly recommended you back up configuration information in case of something unexpected. If tragedy hits your device, you may have an access to restore the important files by the backup. All these can be done by the local or remote computer. Open “Configuration File” in “Management” as below: Figure 35 Backup/Retrieve Settings Backup Settings By clicking “Save”, a dialog box will pop up. Save it, then the configuration file like ap.
5.4 Restore Factory Default Settings The EKI-6311GN provides two ways to restore the factory default settings: Restore factory default settings via Web From “Configuration File”, clicking “Reset” will eliminate all current settings and reboot your device, then default settings are applied. Figure 19 Restore Settings Restore factory default settings via RS-232 If software in EKI-6311GN is unexpectedly crashed and no longer reset the unit via Web, you may do hardware reset via the reset button. 5.
Figure 37 Reboot 5.6 System Log System log is used for recording events occurred on the EKI-6311GN, including station connection, disconnection, system reboot and etc. Open “System Log” in “Tools” as below. Figure 38 System Log Remote Syslog Server Enable Remote Syslog: Enable System log to alert remote server. IP Address: Specify the IP address of the remote server. Port: Specify the port number of the remote server. 5.
5.8 Ping Watch Dog If you mess your connection up and cut off your ability the log in to the unit, the ping watchdog has a chance to reboot due to loss of connectivity. Ping Watchdog Enable Ping Watchdog: To activate ping watchdog, check this checkbox. IP Address to Ping: Specify the IP address of the remote unit to ping. Ping Interval: Specify the interval time to ping the remote unit. Startup Delay: Specify the startup delay time to prevent reboot before the EKI-6311GN is fully initialized.
Status CHAPTER
Chapter 6 Status 6.1 View EKI-6311GN Basic Information Open “Information” in “Status” to check the basic information of EKI-6311GN, which is read only. Click “Refresh” at the bottom to have the real-time information. Figure 20 Basic Information 6.2 View Association List Open “Association List” in “Connection” from “Status” to check the information of associated wireless clients. All is read only. Click “Refresh” at the bottom to view the current association list.
Figure 21 Connection
6.3 View Network Flow Statistics Open “Network Flow” in “Status” to check the data packets received on and transmitted from the wireless and Ethernet ports. Click “Refresh” to view current statistics. Figure 22 Network Flow Statistics Poll Interval Specify the refresh time interval in the box beside “Poll Interval” and click “Set Interval” to save settings. “Stop” helps to stop the auto refresh of network flow statistics. 6.4 View Bridge Table Open “Bridge Table” in “Status” as below.
6.5 View ARP Table Open “ARP Table” in “Status” as below. Click “Refresh” to view current table. Figure 43 ARP Table 6.6 View Active DHCP Client Table Open “DHCP Client List” in “Status” as below to check the assigned IP address, MAC address and time expired for each DHCP leased client. Click “Refresh” to view current table.
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Chapter 7 Trouble shooting This chapter provides trouble shooting procedures for basic problems with the EKI-6311GN. For warranty assistance, contact your service provider or distributor for the process. Q 1. How to know the MAC address of EKI-6311GN? MAC Address distinguishes itself by the unique identity among network devices. There are two ways available to know it. • Each device has a label posted with the MAC address. Please refer below. Figure 23 MAC Address Q 2.
strength. If it is weak or unstable (The smaller the number is, the weaker the signal strength is.), please join other available AP for better connection.
