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... Segment...2 1.2 Install the EAP Controller...3 System Requirements...3 Install the EAP Controller...3 1.3 Inform the EAPs of the Controller Host's Address 4 1.4 Basic Configurations and Login...5 Launch the EAP Controller...5 Do the Basic Configurations...5 Log into the Management Interface...7 1.5 Create Sites and Adopt EAPs...7 Create Sites...7 Adopt the EAPs...8 1.6 Monitor and Manage the EAPs...8 2 Monitor...
... Segment...2 1.2 Install the EAP Controller...3 System Requirements...3 Install the EAP Controller...3 1.3 Inform the EAPs of the Controller Host's Address 4 1.4 Basic Configurations and Login...5 Launch the EAP Controller...5 Do the Basic Configurations...5 Log into the Management Interface...7 1.5 Create Sites and Adopt EAPs...7 Create Sites...7 Adopt the EAPs...8 1.6 Monitor and Manage the EAPs...8 2 Monitor...
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... the Trusted Rogue APs List...21 2.7 View Past Guest Authorization...22 2.8 View Logs...22 2.9 View Alerts...23 3 Configure the EAPs Globally 24 3.1 Wireless Network...25 Add Wireless Networks...25 Configure Advanced Wireless Parameters...30 Configure Band Steering...31 3.2 Access Control...32 3.3 Portal Authentication...33 No Authentication...34 Simple Password...35 Hotspot...36 External...
... the Trusted Rogue APs List...21 2.7 View Past Guest Authorization...22 2.8 View Logs...22 2.9 View Alerts...23 3 Configure the EAPs Globally 24 3.1 Wireless Network...25 Add Wireless Networks...25 Configure Advanced Wireless Parameters...30 Configure Band Steering...31 3.2 Access Control...32 3.3 Portal Authentication...33 No Authentication...34 Simple Password...35 Hotspot...36 External...
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3.6 Scheduler...45 3.7 QoS...47 3.8 System...50 Reboot Schedule...50 Log Setting...50 Device Account...52 LED...52 SSH...53 Management VLAN...53 Backup&Restore...53 Batch Upgrade...54 4 Configure the EAPs Separately 55 4.1 View the Information of the EAP...56 Overview...56 LAN...56 Radio...57 4.2 View Clients Connecting to the EAP...57 User...57 Guest...58 4.3 Configure the EAP...58 Basic Config...58 IP Setting...59 Radio...59 Load Balance...61 WLANs...61 Trunk Settings...62 Rouge AP Detection...62 Forget this AP...63 Local LAN Port VLAN Settings...63
3.6 Scheduler...45 3.7 QoS...47 3.8 System...50 Reboot Schedule...50 Log Setting...50 Device Account...52 LED...52 SSH...53 Management VLAN...53 Backup&Restore...53 Batch Upgrade...54 4 Configure the EAPs Separately 55 4.1 View the Information of the EAP...56 Overview...56 LAN...56 Radio...57 4.2 View Clients Connecting to the EAP...57 User...57 Guest...58 4.3 Configure the EAP...58 Basic Config...58 IP Setting...59 Radio...59 Load Balance...61 WLANs...61 Trunk Settings...62 Rouge AP Detection...62 Forget this AP...63 Local LAN Port VLAN Settings...63
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5 Manage the EAP Controller 64 5.1 Information About the Software...65 5.2 User Account...65 5.3 Controller Settings...66 Configure Controller Hostname/IP...66 Configure Mail Server...67 6 Application Example 68 6.1 Basic Configuration...69 6.2 Advanced Settings...69 Monitor the EAPs with Map...69 Configure Portal Authentication...70 Create a SSID for the Employees...72 Configure Scheduler...73
5 Manage the EAP Controller 64 5.1 Information About the Software...65 5.2 User Account...65 5.3 Controller Settings...66 Configure Controller Hostname/IP...66 Configure Mail Server...67 6 Application Example 68 6.1 Basic Configuration...69 6.2 Advanced Settings...69 Monitor the EAPs with Map...69 Configure Portal Authentication...70 Create a SSID for the Employees...72 Configure Scheduler...73
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You can configure EAPs in the network. Monitor and Manage the EAPs 1 Determine the Network Topology 2. 1 Quick Start The EAP Controller is a management software for the TP-LINK EAP devices. Follow the steps below to centrally manage your EAP devices using a web browser. It allows you to complete the basic settings of the EAP Controller. 1. Inform the EAPs of each EAP in batches and conduct real-time monitoring of the Controller Host's Address 4. Create Sites and Adopt the EAPs 6. Basic Configurations and Login 5. Install the EAP Controller Software 3.
You can configure EAPs in the network. Monitor and Manage the EAPs 1 Determine the Network Topology 2. 1 Quick Start The EAP Controller is a management software for the TP-LINK EAP devices. Follow the steps below to centrally manage your EAP devices using a web browser. It allows you to complete the basic settings of the EAP Controller. 1. Inform the EAPs of each EAP in batches and conduct real-time monitoring of the Controller Host's Address 4. Create Sites and Adopt the EAPs 6. Basic Configurations and Login 5. Install the EAP Controller Software 3.
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After a while, your web browser will pop up. site. Do the Basic Configurations In the web browser you can see the configuration page. Enter the EAP's username and password (both encrypted in to this web- Set the SSID name (wireless network name) and password for the ... and the following window will automatically open. // Not: ··If your browser does not open, please click Launch a Browser to complete the basic configurations, and then you can log in the WPA2-PSK mode. Click Next. 5 Click Apply to inform the EAP of the Controller's hostname or IP address...
After a while, your web browser will pop up. site. Do the Basic Configurations In the web browser you can see the configuration page. Enter the EAP's username and password (both encrypted in to this web- Set the SSID name (wireless network name) and password for the ... and the following window will automatically open. // Not: ··If your browser does not open, please click Launch a Browser to complete the basic configurations, and then you can log in the WPA2-PSK mode. Click Next. 5 Click Apply to inform the EAP of the Controller's hostname or IP address...
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Click Next. // Not: After logging into the EAP Controller, please set a mail server so that you can receive the notification emails and reset your password if necessary. 2. Please refer to save the configurations. 6 Specify the email address to create an administrator account. Review your settings and click Finish to Configure Mail Server. 3. Configure the admin name and password to receive the notification emails and reset your password if necessary.
Click Next. // Not: After logging into the EAP Controller, please set a mail server so that you can receive the notification emails and reset your password if necessary. 2. Please refer to save the configurations. 6 Specify the email address to create an administrator account. Review your settings and click Finish to Configure Mail Server. 3. Configure the admin name and password to receive the notification emails and reset your password if necessary.
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... corner of other computers in the same LAN can also manage EAP devices via remote access to the Controller Host. Each site has its own configurations. Create Sites Follow the steps below to create the site. 7 Click Apply to add sites. 1. The multiple sites are called sites. However,...in the web browser of the page and select window will be redirected to the following 2. Please log into the Management Interface Once the basic configuration is named Default. If you have set a name for the site. 3. Log into the management interface of EAP Controller with the username ...
... corner of other computers in the same LAN can also manage EAP devices via remote access to the Controller Host. Each site has its own configurations. Create Sites Follow the steps below to create the site. 7 Click Apply to add sites. 1. The multiple sites are called sites. However,...in the web browser of the page and select window will be redirected to the following 2. Please log into the Management Interface Once the basic configuration is named Default. If you have set a name for the site. 3. Log into the management interface of EAP Controller with the username ...
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Click in the Action column and enter the username and password of the Controller's administrator account you created in the Basic Configuration. // Not If you can also click to adopt all the EAPs are finished, you want to change their connection statuses on a specific site. 1. ... connected in the network and display their status to Connected. As shown below to Device Account. 1.6 Monitor and Manage the EAPs When all the configurations above are in the Pending status by default). Click Apply to Access Points > Pending. 2. You can centrally monitor and manage the EAPs via...
Click in the Action column and enter the username and password of the Controller's administrator account you created in the Basic Configuration. // Not If you can also click to adopt all the EAPs are finished, you want to change their connection statuses on a specific site. 1. ... connected in the network and display their status to Connected. As shown below to Device Account. 1.6 Monitor and Manage the EAPs When all the configurations above are in the Pending status by default). Click Apply to Access Points > Pending. 2. You can centrally monitor and manage the EAPs via...
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In Section B, you can click to refresh the current page, click to globally configure the wireless network, and click to sign out from the management interface. The global configuration results will take effect on all the adopted EAPs. 9 Furthermore, the Sites allows you to Create Sites. Also, ...you can centrally monitor and manage the EAPs and clients. To configure sites, refer to group your EAPs and manage them in the network. In Section C, you can globally configure the wireless network. Section A Section B Section C In Section A, you can check the ...
In Section B, you can click to refresh the current page, click to globally configure the wireless network, and click to sign out from the management interface. The global configuration results will take effect on all the adopted EAPs. 9 Furthermore, the Sites allows you to Create Sites. Also, ...you can centrally monitor and manage the EAPs and clients. To configure sites, refer to group your EAPs and manage them in the network. In Section C, you can globally configure the wireless network. Section A Section B Section C In Section A, you can check the ...
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... is displayed. And then follow the steps below to upload your local map images and monitor the status and coverage range of the map. Click Configure Maps on the upper right corner of map and click Add. 2. When you must first create the image in .jpg, .gif, or .png file format...
... is displayed. And then follow the steps below to upload your local map images and monitor the status and coverage range of the map. Click Configure Maps on the upper right corner of map and click Add. 2. When you must first create the image in .jpg, .gif, or .png file format...
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Then the EAP Controller will compute and generate the map scale automatically based on the map and enter the distance that the line represents. You can click to their actual locations. Drag the unplaced EAPs from the Unplaced APs list to appropriate locations on the map according to reveal additional options: Lock the selected EAP in the current location on the map. 12 4. Draw a line on your configuration. 5. Click .
Then the EAP Controller will compute and generate the map scale automatically based on the map and enter the distance that the line represents. You can click to their actual locations. Drag the unplaced EAPs from the Unplaced APs list to appropriate locations on the map according to reveal additional options: Lock the selected EAP in the current location on the map. 12 4. Draw a line on your configuration. 5. Click .
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Display the EAP's details and configure the wireless parameters. Label Details Coverage Display the EAP's name. The default name is EAP's MAC address. The actual signal coverage may be smaller than ..., and number of the wireless range covered by EAPs. Display a visual representation of connected guests. Unlock the selected EAP and you can drag it to Configure the EAPs Separately. Remove the selected EAP back into the Unplaced APs list.
Display the EAP's details and configure the wireless parameters. Label Details Coverage Display the EAP's name. The default name is EAP's MAC address. The actual signal coverage may be smaller than ..., and number of the wireless range covered by EAPs. Display a visual representation of connected guests. Unlock the selected EAP and you can drag it to Configure the EAPs Separately. Remove the selected EAP back into the Unplaced APs list.
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If you need to configure a specified EAP, please refer to all the managed EAPs. You can configure the following items: ·Wireless Network ·Access Control ·Portal Authentication ·Free Authentication Policy ·MAC Filter ·Scheduler ·System 24 3 Configure the EAPs Globally This chapter introduces the global configuration that will be applied to Chapter 4 Configure the EAPs Separately.
If you need to configure a specified EAP, please refer to all the managed EAPs. You can configure the following items: ·Wireless Network ·Access Control ·Portal Authentication ·Free Authentication Policy ·MAC Filter ·Scheduler ·System 24 3 Configure the EAPs Globally This chapter introduces the global configuration that will be applied to Chapter 4 Configure the EAPs Separately.
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... in Quick Start, you can add more wireless networks and configure advanced wireless parameters to improve the quality of to add a WLAN group. 3.1 Wireless Network In addition to the wireless network you created in the following ...
... in Quick Start, you can add more wireless networks and configure advanced wireless parameters to improve the quality of to add a WLAN group. 3.1 Wireless Network In addition to the wireless network you created in the following ...
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... access to the wireless network, such as the customers in Portal will broadcast the SSID to encrypt your wireless network. With the option enabled, the configurations in shopping mall and restaurant. SSID Name Wireless Vlan ID SSID Broadcast Security Mode Portal SSID Isolation Access Control Enter a SSID name contains up to...
... access to the wireless network, such as the customers in Portal will broadcast the SSID to encrypt your wireless network. With the option enabled, the configurations in shopping mall and restaurant. SSID Name Wireless Vlan ID SSID Broadcast Security Mode Portal SSID Isolation Access Control Enter a SSID name contains up to...
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...;WEP WEP is based on the wireless station's capability and request. Select ASCII or Hexadecima as the WEP key format. Auto: The EAP Controller can configure four keys at a low transmission rate. Open System: Clients can generate different passwords for encryption. 64Bit: Enter 10 hexadecimal digits or 5 ASCII characters. 128Bit: Enter...
...;WEP WEP is based on the wireless station's capability and request. Select ASCII or Hexadecima as the WEP key format. Auto: The EAP Controller can configure four keys at a low transmission rate. Open System: Clients can generate different passwords for encryption. 64Bit: Enter 10 hexadecimal digits or 5 ASCII characters. 128Bit: Enter...
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... Integrity Protocol. WAP2-PSK: Pre-shared key of WPA-Enterprise. AES: Advanced Encryption Standard. For Hexadecimal, the length should change the encryption keys. Wireless Password Configure the wireless password with combination of WPA. ··WPA-PSK Based on the client request. Version Select the version of WPA2. Auto: The EAP...
... Integrity Protocol. WAP2-PSK: Pre-shared key of WPA-Enterprise. AES: Advanced Encryption Standard. For Hexadecimal, the length should change the encryption keys. Wireless Password Configure the wireless password with combination of WPA. ··WPA-PSK Based on the client request. Version Select the version of WPA2. Auto: The EAP...
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...requesting client to announce the presence of a wireless network for buffered data on a busy network. Select the band frequency . 3. Configure the following parameters. It indicates whether the EAP device has buffered data for buffered data still on the EAP device awaiting pickup. We...how often the clients served by the EAP device to send data, thus avoiding the conflict of the beacons sent by default. Configure Advanced Wireless Parameters Proper wireless parameters can specify a value between 1-255 Beacon Intervals. If the size of Beacon Interval, DTIM Period...
...requesting client to announce the presence of a wireless network for buffered data on a busy network. Select the band frequency . 3. Configure the following parameters. It indicates whether the EAP device has buffered data for buffered data still on the EAP device awaiting pickup. We...how often the clients served by the EAP device to send data, thus avoiding the conflict of the beacons sent by default. Configure Advanced Wireless Parameters Proper wireless parameters can specify a value between 1-255 Beacon Intervals. If the size of Beacon Interval, DTIM Period...
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... in poor wireless performance caused by the extra work of dividing up and reassembling of packets transmitted over the network. Configure Band Steering A client device that is capable of communication will typically connect to occupy too much network bandwidth and improving... the network throughput. Fragmentation helps improve network performance if properly configured. Airtime Fairness With this function under multirate wireless networks. 4. Check the box to greatly improve the network quality. We...
... in poor wireless performance caused by the extra work of dividing up and reassembling of packets transmitted over the network. Configure Band Steering A client device that is capable of communication will typically connect to occupy too much network bandwidth and improving... the network throughput. Fragmentation helps improve network performance if properly configured. Airtime Fairness With this function under multirate wireless networks. 4. Check the box to greatly improve the network quality. We...