EnGenius Technologies ENH500 - Manual (Page 6)

1 Product Overview
Thank you for using the ENH500. It is a powerful and enhanced business-class product with 4
multi-functions: Access Point, Client Bridge, WDS, and Client Router.
EnGenius’ ENH500 uses the latest wireless standard, 802.11n, which allows for faster wireless
throughput. The ENH500 affords a great advantage to minimize the time and cost which is
required to expand your network. It operates at 5GHz and is also backwards compatible with
802.11a networking equipment.
The ENH500 is easy to install almost anywhere with included proprietary Power over Ethernet
adapter for quick outdoor installation. In addition, the ENH500 can manage power level
control, and it features narrow bandwidth selection, traffic shaping and real-time RSSI
indication. The ENH500 fully supports wireless encryption including Wi-Fi Protected Access
(WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK), (64/128/152)-bit WEP Encryption, and IEEE 802.1x with RADIUS.
Additionally, the ENH500 is an ideal choice to pair with the ENH500 in a Access Point – Client
Bridge or WDS Bridge – WDS Bridge topology.
The ENH500 utilizes a proprietary PoE adapter. Only use the supplied PoE
adapter. Damage may occur if another PoE adapter is used.
1.1 Features
The following list describes the design and scope of the ENH500 made possible through the
power and flexibility of wireless LANs:
a) Difficult-to-wire environments
There are many situations where wires cannot be laid easily. For example, historic
and older buildings as well as open areas and cross-street architectures make the
installation of LANs either impossible or very expensive.
b) Temporary workgroups
Consider situations in parks, athletic arenas, exhibition centers, disaster-recovery,
temporary offices and construction sites where one wants a temporary WLAN
established and removed at a future date. The ENH500 is easy to place into and
remove from production.
c) The ability to access real-time information
Doctors and nurses, point-of-sale employees, and warehouse workers can access
real-time information while dealing with patients, serving customers, and
processing information.