Network Router User Manual

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Chapter1ProductOverview
ThankyouforchoosingtheEOA7530.TheEOA7530isadual‐radiowirelessoutdoorAccess
Point/Client/Bridgedesignedasanenterprise‐scaleproducttodeliverunparalleledrangeand
performanceonboth2.4GHzand5GHzwirelesslocal‐areanetworks(WLANs).WithcertifiedIP‐65
protection,theEOA7530isdesignedtodeliverhighreliabilitywhetherinstalledindoorsoroutdoors.
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TheEOA7530isactuallythreedevicesinone:anAccessPoint,aClientBridge,andaClientRouter.Its
wirelesscapabilitiesallowyoutodeliverInternetandintranetconnectivityinlocationswherewire d
connectionsarenotpossibleorpractical.
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The EOA7530 contains two radio‐frequency (RF) interfaces, 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, that support IEEE
802.11aand802.11b/gstandards.Dependingon the operatingmode, theEOA7530 can use one or
both RF interfaces at the same time. The EOA7530 also supports Power over Ethernet and is
equippedwith an external N‐type antennathatdeliverssuperiorwirelesssignal quality,evenin the
harshestenvironments.Bestofall,theantennaisupgradeable.
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In addition, the EOA7530 can manage power level control, Wireless Access Control, and Wi‐Fi
Multimedia (WMM), and show real‐time received signal strength indicator (RSSI) status. For
security‐conscious users, the EOA7530 fully supports encryption, including Wi‐Fi Protected Access
(WPA‐PSK/WPA2‐PSK), 64/128/152‐bit Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) Encryption, and IEEE 802.1x
RADIUSencryption.
1.1 Features
ThefollowinglistsummarizesthekeyfeaturesoftheEOA7530.
‐ OperatesasanAccessPoint,ClientBridge,orClientRouter
‐ Worksconcurrentlywith2.4GHzand5GHznetworksforoptimumthroughput
‐ FullyinteroperablewithIEEE802.11a‐andIEEE802.11b/IEEE802.11g‐compliantdevices
‐ Supportsfourindependentlyconfigurableservicesetidentifiers(SSIDs)
‐ AdministratorscansetupaVLANforeachSSIDtoisolateservicesamongclients
‐ Exceptionalextendedrangeandcoverage
‐ EasyInternetaccessusingISPserviceauthentication
‐ RSSIindicatorshowsthesignalqualityforeachwirelessclientconnectedtotheAccessPoint
‐ Fullysupportsthelatestsecuritycapabilities
‐ ClientscanaccessdifferentnetworksthroughasingleAccessPoint,andassigndifferentpolicies
andfunctionstoeachSSID