EnGenius ESR900 Specifications

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10Chapter2 Controlling the Router Through Its Web Conguration Interface

100Conguring a VPN Tunnel ProleToviewtheStatussettings,clickVPNthenselectStatus.ManuallycongureaVPNtunnelprole.Creating a Prole• Cl

101GeneralFormanuallyconguringaVPNtunnelprole.Name: Enterthenameforthisprole.Connection Type: Clickthedrop-downmenutoselectthecon

102SA (Security Association)IKE(InternetKeyExchange)isconguredintwonegotiations.Phase1authenticatestheVPNClientstoeachotherbyconr

103NetworkManually conguring a VPN tunnel prole.Security Gateway Type:Clickthedrop-downmenutoselecttheSecurityGatewayType(IPAddress,Doma

104AdvancedManually conguring a VPN tunnel prole.NAT Traversal: SelectenabletoenabletheNATTraversalfunctioninordertohidetheprivateIPa

105Conguring a User SettingTheUserSettingfunctionallowsyoutocreateuserprolesinordertosetuploginaccesstotheVPNservice.NameEnterthe

106USB PortTheESR900routerisequippedwithaUSBportforconnectingaharddrivesomediacontentcanbeaccessedortransferredtootherdevices

107Viewing File ServerTheFileServerfunctionallowsyoutoprovidenetworkusersFTPaccesstosharedUSBstoredles.ToviewtheFileServersettin

108Viewing DLNATheDLNAMediaServerfunctionallowsyoutotransferphotos,musicandvideobetweennetworkeddevicesthroughtheESRSeriesRouter.To

109Advanced Network SettingsNAT SetupNetworkAddressTranslation(NAT)allowsusersontheLANtoaccesstheInternetthroughasinglePublicIPAddre

11Logging InDuringtheQuick Start Guide procedure, you should have successfully logged into the router’s Web Conguration user interface (essentially

110Port Mapping SetupPortMappingallowsyoutoredirectaparticularrangeofserviceportnumbersfromtheWANtoaparticularLANIPaddress.Tovie

111Current Port Mapping TableDisplaysalistofmappedportrangesinuseonthenetwork.No. (Number)Thesequencenumberofthemappedportrange.Desc

112Port Forwarding SetupPortforwardingenablesmultipleserverapplicationsonaLANtoserveclientsonaWANoverasingleWANIPaddress.Therout

113Current Port Forwarding TableThetableofcurrentportforwardingcongurations.ClickDelete Selected to remove selected devices from the list.Clic

114Port Triggering SetupSomeapplications,suchasonlinegames,videoconferencingandVoIPtelephony,requiremultipleportsforinboundandoutbound

115Public TypeSelecttheprotocoltousefortheinboundportfromthefollowing:TCP,UDPorBoth.ClickAdd toappendanewcongurationtothetable

116Application Layer Gateway SetupTheALG(ApplicationLayerGateway)servesasawindowbetweencorrespondentapplicationprocessessothattheymay

117Universal Plug and Play SetupUPnPhelpsinternetdevices,suchasgamingandvideoconferencing,toaccessthenetworkandconnecttootherregister

118Internet Group Multicast Protocol SetupInternetGroupMulticastProtocol(IGMP)isanetwork-layerprotocolusedtoestablishmembershipinamulti

119Quality of Service SetupQoScanprioritizebandwidthusesuchasvideostreaming,onlinegaming,VoIPtelephonyandvideoconferencingtoensuresta

12Viewing the Web Conguration Dash BoardTheHomePagescreenoftheWebCongurationinterface,ordashboard,providesaccesstotherouter’ssetting

120Priority QueueSetnetworkresourceusagebasedonspecicprotocolsorportranges.Incomingpacketsareprocessedbasedontheprotocols’position

121Bandwidth AllocationSetnetworkresourceusage,forinboundandoutboundtrafc,basedonlocalIPandportranges.TypeSelectDownloadorUploadto

122Routing SetupTypicallystaticroutingdoesnotneedtobesetupbecausetherouterhasadequateroutinginformationafterithasbeenconguredfor

123Wake on LAN SetupWakeonLANsetup(WOL)allowstheadministratortoactivateacomputeroverthenetwork.ToviewtheWOLsettings,clickAdvanced

124Tools SetupConguring the Administrator AccountChangetherouter’ssystempasswordaswellassetupadevicetoremotelycongurethesettings.Tov

125System Time SettingChangethesystemtimeoftheESRSeriesRouterandsetupautomaticupdatesthroughanetworktime(NTP)protocolserverorthrou

126Synchronizing Time with a ComputerTime SetupSelecthowtheESRSeriesRouterobtainsthecurrenttime.Computer Date and TimeDisplayssystemdatean

127Dynamic Domain Name Service (DDNS) SetupThemostcommonuseforDDNSisinallowinganInternetdomainnametobeassignedtoacomputerwithavar

128Diagnosis that Client Devices Are Connected to the RouterThediagnosisfeatureallowstheadministratortoverifythataclientdeviceisavailable

129Upgrading The Router’s FirmwareFirmwareistherouter’ssystemsoftwarethatoperatesandallowstheadministratortointeractwithit.Toviewthe

13Home PageThe Home PagedisplaystheareaswithintheWebCongurationtowhichyoucannavigate:Setup Wizard, Network Settings, USB Storage Sharing

130Backing Up The Router’s SettingsSavethemasacongurationleonyourcomputer.ToviewtheBack-upsettings,clickTools then select Back-up.Rest

131Rebooting the RouterThisfeatureallowsyoutoreboottherouterintheeventofasystemhanguporotherdisruptiontothenetwork.ToviewtheRe

132Appendix

133Wall Mounting The RouterThefollowingareinstructionsifyouchoosetomounttherouteronawall.Note: Choosealocationthatiswithinreachof

134Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitalde

135Industry Canada Statement ThisdevicecomplieswithRSS-210oftheIndustryCanadaRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)

14Web Menus OverviewSystemViewandeditsettingsthataffectsystemfunctionality.Operation ModeCongurethedevicetobearouterorWDSaccesspoint

15InternetViewandeditsettingsthataffectnetworkconnectivity.StatusDisplaysasummaryoftheInternetstatusandtypeofconnection.Dynamic IPSet

16Wireless 2.4 GHzViewandeditsettingsfor2.4GHzwirelessnetworkconnectivity.StatusViewthecurrentwirelessconnectionstatusandrelatedinfor

17Wireless 5 GHzViewandeditsettingsfor5GHzwirelessnetworkconnectivity.StatusViewthecurrentwirelessconnectionstatusandrelatedinformati

18Parental ControlsViewandeditsettingsforparentalcontrols.WizardEnableordisabletheParentalControlsfunction.Themenualsoprovidesinforma

19Guest NetworkViewandeditsettingsforaguestnetwork.SelectionEnableordisabletheGuestNetworkfunction.DHCP Server SettingConguretheGuest

2IMPORTANTTo install this router, please refer to the Quick Start Guide included in the product packaging.To activate and use EnShare™ refer to the do

20IPv6ViewandeditsettingsfortheIPv6protocol.BasicAllowsyoutoenableordisabletheIPv6andIPv6Pass-throughfunctions.StatusShowsIPv6LAN

21FirewallViewandeditsettingsforthenetworkrewall.BasicEnableordisablethenetworkrewall.AdvancedCongurevirtualprivatenetwork(VPN)pac

22VPNViewandeditsettingsforVPNtunnelling.StatusViewthestatusofcurrentVPNtunnels.Prole SettingManuallycongureVPNtunnels.User SettingCo

23USB PortForviewingandeditingsettingsforstoragesharing.EnShare™EnablesordisablestheEnShareremoteaccessfunction.File SharingEnablesord

24AdvancedViewandcongureadvancedsystemandnetworksettings.NATEnableordisableNetworkAddressTranslation(NAT).Port MappingRe-directarange

25QoSConguresthenetworkqualityofservice(QoS)settingbyprioritizingtheuplinkanddownlinkbandwidth.RoutingCongurestaticrouting.WOL(Wake

26ToolsForviewingandconguringtherouter’soperatingsystemandnetworktoolssettings.AdminForsettingtheadministrator’spasswordusedtologi

27Chapter3 Installation Setup Wizard

28Internet Setup WizardUsetheWizardtodetectandsetupthetype of Internet connection you need, tosetupasecurewirelessconnection,tocreate

291.DecidehowtosetuptheInternetconnection.Note:It is recommended to let the device setup the Internetconnection automatically.• Select Auto D

3Chapter 1 Product Overview...5 Key Features...

30Settingwirelessencryptionfor2.4GHzand5GHznetworks.ToencryptthewirelesssignalsforeitherorbothofthefrequencybandsintheESR900r

31Setting Your Router’s Administrator PasswordSetupapasswordtologintotheESRSeriesRouter.1.EnterapasswordintheNew Passwordtexteld.2.

32Setting Your Router’s Time ZoneSetupdateandtimesyncronizationontheESRSeriesRouterwithacomputeroranNetworkTimeProtocol(NTP)server.T

336.Selectthedateandtimevalueswhendaylightssavingstime ends in the End Timedropdownlists.7.ClickPrev to return to the previous screen, Ap

34Status and Save SettingsThisscreenletsyoureview,changeandsaveyourInternetconnection,savewirelesssecuritysettingsorsetupupauser-sp

35Chapter4 Basic Network Settings

36Note:If a feature or function does not apply to all modes, a note indicates whichmodesareapplicable.Otherwise,itisassumedthefeatureor funct

37StatusToviewtheStatussettings,clickSystem then click Status.OntheStatuspage,youcanviewasummaryofthecurrentroutersystemstatusinc

38WAN SettingsAttain IP ProtocolDisplaystheIPprotocolinusefortherouter.Itcanbeadynamic or static IP address.IP AddressTherouter’sIPaddr

39LAN SettingsIP AddressTherouter’slocalIPaddress.ThedefaultLANIPaddressishttp://192.168.0.1ToaccesstheWebCongurationinterfaceforthe

4Chapter 5 Wireless Encryption...65 Wi-FiProtectAccess(WPA)Pre-SharedKey...

40WLAN SettingsChannelThecommunicationschannelusedbyallstations,orcomputingdevices,onthenetwork.ESSIDTheIDvalueofasetofoneormorei

41Guest NetworkGuest NetworkTheguestnetworkstatus.(Default:Disabled)IP AddressTheGuestNetwork’sLANIPaddress.Subnet MaskTheGuestNetwork’sl

42Conguring the LAN (Local Area Network)Thesettingsonthispageallowyoutocongurethewirednetworksettings.Devicesconnectedtotherouter’s

43DHCP ServerTheDHCPserverassignsIPaddressestothedevicesontheLAN.DHCP ServerEnableordisabletheDHCPserver(Default:Enabled).Lease Time

44Conguring Dynamic Host Conguration ProtocolThiswindowallowsyoutoviewandcongureDynamicHostCongurationProtocol(DHCP)addresses.WARNING

45Enable Static DHCP IPTherearereasonswhyyoumaywanttoenableastaticIPaddressonaclientdeviceonyourESRrouter’snetwork.Onoccasion,

46Current Static DHCP TableAllowsyoutoviewtheactivestaticDHCPIPaddressesthathavebeenmanuallyassignedtoclientdeviceswiththeircorres

47Conguring Event LoggingThe logging service records and displays important system informationandactivityonthenetwork.Theeventsarestoredin

48Monitoring Bandwidth UsageThistoolallowsyoutoviewreal-timebandwidthusageforWAN(WideAreaNetwork-orInternet),LAN(LocalAreaNetwork)

49Conguring the System LanguageTheESRrouter’sWebCongurationinterfacesupportsmultiplelanguages.ToviewtheLanguagesettings,clickSystem, t

5Chapter1 Product Overview

50Conguring IP CamerasThisESRroutersupportsuptofour(4)EnGeniusIPCamerassimultaneously.IfnoIPCameraisdetected,pleasecheckthatthe

51Conguring Internet SettingsView Internet StatusTheWANSettings,orInternetStatus,pageshowsasummaryofthe current Internet connection inform

52Conguring Dynamic IPDynamicIPaddressingassignsadifferentIPaddresseachtimeadeviceconnectstoanISP(InternetServiceProvider)andmost

53DNS ServersTheDNSservertranslatesadomainorwebsitenameintoaURL(UniformResourceLocator),orInternetaddress.Therearetwooptionstoch

54Conguring Static IPSettingastaticIPaddressallowsanadministratortosetaspecicIPaddressfortherouterandguaranteesthatitcannotbe

55Conguring PPPoEPoint-to-PointProtocoloverEthernet(PPPoE)isusedmainlybyISPsthatprovideDSLmodemstoconnecttotheInternet.Toviewthe

56Conguring PPTPPPTP(Point-to-PointTunnellingProtocol)isusedinassociationwithvirtualprivatenetworks(VPNs).TherearetwopartstoaPPTP

57PPTP SettingsUser NameEntertheusernameassignedbyyourISP.PasswordEnterthepasswordassignedbyyourISP.Service IP AddressEnterthePPTPserve

58Conguring L2TPL2TP(Layer2TunnelingProtocol)isusedinassociationwithVPNs(VirtualPrivateNetworks).TherearetwopartstoaL2TPconnecti

59L2TP SettingsUsernameEntertheusernameassignedbyanISP.PasswordEnterthepasswordassignedbyanISP.Service IP AddressEntertheL2TPserverIP

6MaximumdataratesarebasedonIEEE802.11standards.Actualthroughputandrangemayvarydependingonmanyfactorsincludingenvironmentalconditi

60Conguring DS-LiteDual-StackLite,orDS-Lite,allowsISPstostopIPv4addressesfromreachingacustomer’snetworkdevicesandonlyuseIPv6.Tovi

61Wireless LAN Setup ToviewtheWirelessBasicsettings,clickWireless then select Basic.RadioEnableordisablethewirelessradio.Ifthewireless

62Access Point ModeTheseinstructionsapplytoboththe2.4GHzand5GHzfrequencybands.TherouterbydefaultisalreadyconguredinAccessPoint

63Wireless Distribution System ModeConguringtherouter’swirelesssettingsforWDS(WirelessDistributionSystem)mode.ChannelSelectachanneltoas

64WDS Security Settings ScreenSelectingthetypeofWDSencryption(Disable,WEPorWPAPre-SharedKey)forthewirelessnetwork.Wired Equivalent Priv

65Chapter5 Wireless Encryption

66Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) Pre-Shared KeyWPA TypeSelectthetypeofWPA.• WPATemporalKeyIntegrityProtocol(TKIP):Generates a128-bitkeyfo

67Conguring SecurityEnablingsecurityoptionsonthewirelessnetworktopreventintrusionstosystemsonthewirelessnetwork.ToviewtheSecuritys

68ClickApply to save the settings or Cancel to discard the changes.Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) Pre-Shared KeyWPA TypeSelectthetypeofWPAfromthe

69WPA RADIUSUsingaRADIUSservertoauthenticatewirelessstationsandprovide a session key to encrypt data during communications.WPA TypeSelect the

7Product OverviewA Media Sharing PlatformThe ESR900 is designed to access and share media for devicesonthehomenetwork.Inadditiontoconnectingh

70Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)Authentication TypeSelectthetypeofauthenticationfromthefollowing:• Open System: Wirelessstationscanassociat

71Conguring FiltersWhenEnableWirelessAccessControlisselected,onlywirelessclientswithMACaddresseslistedinthetableareallowedtoconne

72MAC Address Filtering TableNo. (Number)Thesequencenumberofthedevice.DescriptionThe description of the device.MAC AddressTheMACaddressofthe

73Conguring Wi-Fi Protected SetupWi-FiProtectedSetup(WPS)isanquickandeasywaytoassociateanewwirelessclientdevicetotheencryptedrout

74Conguring Client ListViewthewirelessdevicescurrentlyconnectedtotherouter.ToviewtheClientListsettings,clickWirelessthenselectClien

75Chapter6 Advanced Settings

76Conguring Advanced SettingsAllowsyoutodenetheAdvancedSettingsavailableontherouter.ToviewtheAdvancedsettings,clickWireless then sel

77Channel BandwidthSelectthechannelbandwidth.ThefactorydefaultisAuto20/40MHz.Thedefaultsettingprovidesthebestperformancebyautoselect

78Setting Up Parental ControlsOffensivewebcontentcanbeblockedwhenaparentspecieskeywords.ParentscanalsolimitInternetaccesswithinasp

79Adding a Control PolicyTherouterprovidesawizardtoguideyouthroughsettingupanewAccessControlPolicy.To start the procedure, click the Ad

8Technical SpecicationsDevice InterfaceGigabitWANPort4GigabitLANPortsUSB2.0PortPushButtonforWPSResetButtonIEEE Standards802.11a/b/g/nUpto

805. Setting up a schedule for the router services.To set up a Service Schedule,followthesesteps: a. Select Allow from the Schedule option. b.C

817.SetupakeywordandURLlterlist.Tosetupakeyword/URLlterlist,followthesesteps: a. Select Allow from the Filtering option. b.Enter

82Viewing Parental PoliciesAvailableparentalcontrolpoliciesareshowninatableandeachpolicycanbeenabledordisabled,edited,anddeleted.To

83Guest NetworkTheGuestNetworkfunctionenablesyoutoofferInternetconnectivitytovisitorsorguestswhilekeepingothernetworkeddevices(compu

84Conguring the DHCP Server SettingTheGuestNetworkSSIDshouldbeonadifferentsubnetfromtherouter’sDHCPserver.ToviewtheDHCPServerSetti

85Viewing the DHCP Client List on the Guest NetworkShowsthelistofguestclientsregisteredonthenetwork.ToviewtheDHCPClientListsettings,cl

86IPv6Thereareseveralconnectiontypestochoosefrom:AutoDetection,StaticIPv6,Autoconguration(SLAAC/DHCPv6),PPPoE,IPv6inIPv4Tunnel,6to4

87Viewing the IPv6 Connection StatusToviewtheStatusinformation,clickIPv6thenselectStatus.IPv6 Connection InformationShowstheIPv6connection

88Conguring Static IPv6ToviewtheStaticIPv6settings,clickIPv6 then select Static IPv6.Use Link-Local AddressEnableordisableLANlink-localad

89Setting AutocongurationToviewtheAutoCongurationsettings,clickIPv6 then select Auto Conguration.Obtain A DNS Server Address AutomaticallyEn

9Physical InterfaceDimensions and WeightsWeight:0.5lbs.Diameter:6.36”Height:1.64”1 WLAN 5 GHz LED2 WLAN 2.4 GHz LED3 Power LED4WAN Port/(Internet

90Conguring PPPoEToviewthePPPoEsettings,clickIPv6 then select PPPoE.Address ModeSelectStaticifyourISPassignedyoutheIPaddress,subnetm

91Obtain A DNS Server Address AutomaticallyEnableordisableobtainingaDNSserverautomatically.Primary IPv6 DNS AddressEntertheprimaryIPv6DNSa

92Conguring 6to4Toviewthe6to4settings,clickIPv6 then select 6to4.6to4 AddressEnterthe6to4IPaddress.Primary IPv6 DNS AddressEntertheprimar

93Viewing Local ConnectionsToviewtheLinkLocalsettings,clickIPv6 then select Link Local.LAN IPv6 Link-Local AddressEntertheLANIPv6link-local

94Firewall SetupConguring Basic SettingsToviewtheBasicsettings,clickFirewallthenselectBasic.TheESRSeriesRouterrewallautomaticallydete

95Conguring Advanced SettingsTheroutersupportsVPNpass-throughwhichallowsvirtualprivatenetworking(VPN)packetstopassthroughtherewall.T

96VPN L2TP Pass-throughClickSelecttoallowanL2TPconnectionmethodoveraVPN.VPN PPTP Pass-throughClickSelecttoallowaPPTPconnectionmethod

97Conguring Demilitarized ZoneConguringadeviceontheLANasaDemilitarizedZone(DMZ)hostallowsunrestrictedtwo-wayInternetaccessforInter

98Conguring Denial of ServiceToenableblockingofdenialofservice(DoS)attacks,selecttheDoSoptionintheFirewallsection.DoSattackscano

99Virtual Private Network SetupAVirtualPrivateNetwork(VPN)providesasecureconnectionbetweentworemotelocationsortwousersovertheInterne