Edimax Technology Co 9574791704 AC1300 DBDC Ceiling-mount AP User Manual 1

Edimax Technology Co Ltd AC1300 DBDC Ceiling-mount AP 1

User Manual-1

AC1300DBDCCeiling‐mountAPCAP1300,Office1‐2‐3,Office+1,Office+3,OfficeWiFiSystem,OfficeWiFiSystem+1. UserManual 04‐2015/v1.1
CONTENTS OVERVIEW:IMPORTANT..............................................................................1 I.ProductInformation....................................................................................................................................... 2 I‐1.PackageContents..................................................................................................................2I‐2.SystemRequirements...........................................................................................................2I‐3.HardwareOverview..............................................................................................................3I‐4.LEDStatus.............................................................................................................................4I‐5.Reset.....................................................................................................................................5I‐6.SafetyInformation................................................................................................................6II.HardwareInstallation..............................................................................7 II‐1.ConnectingtheaccesspointtoarouterorPoEswitch......................................................7II‐2.Mountingtheaccesspointtoaceiling...............................................................................8II‐3.T‐RailMount.....................................................................................................................11APModeIII.QuickSetup...........................................................................................13 III‐1.InitialSetup.........................................................................................................................13III‐2.BasicSettings......................................................................................................................15IV.BrowserBasedConfigurationInterface.................................................19 IV‐1.Information.......................................................................................................................21IV‐1‐1.SystemInformation..........................................................................................................21IV‐1‐2.WirelessClients.................................................................................................................24IV‐1‐3.WirelessMonitor..............................................................................................................25IV‐1‐4.Log.....................................................................................................................................26IV‐2.NetworkSettings...............................................................................................................28IV‐2‐1.LAN‐SideIPAddress..........................................................................................................28IV‐2‐2.LANPort............................................................................................................................30IV‐2‐3.VLAN..................................................................................................................................31IV‐3.WirelessSettings...............................................................................................................32IV‐3‐1.2.4GHz11bgn....................................................................................................................32IV‐3‐1‐1.Basic............................................................................................................................33IV‐3‐1‐2.Advanced....................................................................................................................36IV‐3‐1‐3.Security.......................................................................................................................38IV‐3‐1‐3‐1.NoAuthentication.....................................................................................................39
IV‐3‐1‐3‐2.WEP...........................................................................................................................40IV‐3‐1‐3‐3.IEEE802.1x/EAP.........................................................................................................40IV‐3‐1‐3‐4.WPA‐PSK...................................................................................................................40IV‐3‐1‐3‐5.WPA‐EAP...................................................................................................................41IV‐3‐1‐3‐6.AdditionalAuthentication.........................................................................................41IV‐3‐1‐4.WDS.............................................................................................................................43IV‐3‐1‐5.Schedule......................................................................................................................45IV‐3‐2.WPS.....................................................................................................................................46IV‐3‐3.RADIUS................................................................................................................................48IV‐3‐3‐1.RADIUSSettings..........................................................................................................50IV‐3‐3‐2.InternalServer............................................................................................................51IV‐3‐3‐3.RADIUSAccounts........................................................................................................53IV‐3‐4.MACFilter.........................................................................................................................55IV‐3‐5.WMM..................................................................................................................................57IV‐4.Management.....................................................................................................................59IV‐4‐1.Admin................................................................................................................................59IV‐4‐2.DateandTime...................................................................................................................62IV‐4‐3.SyslogServer.....................................................................................................................64IV‐4‐4.PingTest............................................................................................................................65IV‐4‐5.I’mHere.............................................................................................................................66IV‐4‐6.OperationMode...............................................................................................................67IV‐5.Advanced..........................................................................................................................68IV‐5‐1.LEDSettings.......................................................................................................................68IV‐5‐2.UpdateFirmware..............................................................................................................69IV‐5‐3.Save/RestoreSettings.......................................................................................................70IV‐5‐4.FactoryDefault..................................................................................................................72IV‐5‐5.Reboot...............................................................................................................................73EdimaxProNMSI.ProductInformation.............................................................................74 II.QuickSetup...........................................................................................75 III.SoftwareLayout....................................................................................81 IV.Features................................................................................................88 IV‐1.LOGIN,LOGOUT&RESTART...............................................................................................88IV‐2.DASHBOARD........................................................................................................................90
IV‐2‐1.SystemInformation............................................................................................................91IV‐2‐2.DevicesInformation............................................................................................................91IV‐2‐3.ManagedAP........................................................................................................................92IV‐2‐4.ManagedAPGroup.............................................................................................................93IV‐2‐5.ActiveClients.......................................................................................................................94IV‐3.ZONEPLAN..........................................................................................................................95IV‐4.NMSMONITOR...................................................................................................................97IV‐4‐1.AccessPoint........................................................................................................................97IV‐4‐1‐1.ManagedAP................................................................................................................97IV‐4‐1‐2.ManagedAPGroup.....................................................................................................99IV‐4‐2.WLAN................................................................................................................................101IV‐4‐2‐1.ActiveWLAN.............................................................................................................101IV‐4‐2‐2.ActiveWLANGroup..................................................................................................102IV‐4‐3.Clients................................................................................................................................102IV‐4‐3‐1.ActiveClients.............................................................................................................102IV‐4‐4.RogueDevices...................................................................................................................103IV‐4‐5.Information.......................................................................................................................104IV‐4‐5‐1.AllEvents/Activities..................................................................................................104IV‐4‐5‐2.Monitoring................................................................................................................105IV‐5.NMSSettings.....................................................................................................................106IV‐5‐1.AccessPoint......................................................................................................................106IV‐5‐2.WLAN................................................................................................................................117IV‐5‐3.RADIUS..............................................................................................................................121IV‐5‐4.AccessControl...................................................................................................................127IV‐5‐5.GuestNetwork..................................................................................................................130IV‐5‐6.ZoneEdit...........................................................................................................................134IV‐5‐7.FirmwareUpgrade............................................................................................................136IV‐5‐8.Advanced..........................................................................................................................137IV‐5‐8‐1.SystemSecurity.........................................................................................................137IV‐5‐8‐2.Date&Time..............................................................................................................137IV‐6.LocalNetwork...................................................................................................................139IV‐6‐1.NetworkSettings...............................................................................................................139IV‐6‐1‐1.LAN‐SideIPAddress..................................................................................................139IV‐6‐1‐2.LANPortSettings......................................................................................................142IV‐6‐1‐3.VLAN..........................................................................................................................143IV‐6‐2.2.4GHz11bgn....................................................................................................................144IV‐6‐2‐1.Basic..........................................................................................................................144IV‐6‐2‐2.Advanced..................................................................................................................146IV‐6‐2‐3.Security.....................................................................................................................148IV‐6‐2‐3‐1.NoAuthentication...................................................................................................149IV‐6‐2‐3‐2.WEP.........................................................................................................................149
IV‐6‐2‐3‐3.IEEE802.1x/EAP.......................................................................................................150IV‐6‐2‐3‐4.WPA‐PSK.................................................................................................................150IV‐6‐2‐3‐5.WPA‐EAP.................................................................................................................150IV‐6‐2‐3‐6.AdditionalAuthentication.......................................................................................151IV‐6‐2‐4.WDS...........................................................................................................................152IV‐6‐3.5GHz11ac11an..............................................................................................................154IV‐6‐3‐1.Basic..........................................................................................................................154IV‐6‐3‐2.Advanced..................................................................................................................156IV‐6‐3‐3.Security.....................................................................................................................158IV‐6‐3‐4.WDS...........................................................................................................................160IV‐6‐4.WPS...................................................................................................................................162IV‐6‐5.RADIUS..............................................................................................................................163IV‐6‐5‐1.RADIUSSettings........................................................................................................164IV‐6‐5‐2.InternalServer..........................................................................................................165IV‐6‐5‐3.RADIUSAccounts......................................................................................................167IV‐6‐6.MACFilter.........................................................................................................................169IV‐6‐7.WMM................................................................................................................................171IV‐7.LocalSettings....................................................................................................................173IV‐7‐1.OperationMode...............................................................................................................173IV‐7‐2.NetworkSettings...............................................................................................................173IV‐7‐2‐1.SystemInformation..................................................................................................173IV‐7‐2‐2.WirelessClients.........................................................................................................176IV‐7‐2‐3.WirelessMonitor......................................................................................................177IV‐7‐2‐4.Log.............................................................................................................................178IV‐7‐3.Management.....................................................................................................................180IV‐7‐3‐1.Admin......................................................................................................................180IV‐7‐3‐2.DateandTime.........................................................................................................182IV‐7‐3‐3.SyslogServer...........................................................................................................183IV‐7‐3‐4.I’mHere...................................................................................................................184IV‐7‐4.Advanced..........................................................................................................................185IV‐7‐4‐1.LEDSettings...............................................................................................................185IV‐7‐4‐2.UpdateFirmware....................................................................................................185IV‐7‐4‐3.Save/RestoreSettings.............................................................................................187IV‐7‐4‐4.FactoryDefault........................................................................................................188IV‐7‐4‐5.Reboot.....................................................................................................................188IV‐8.Toolbox.............................................................................................................................189IV‐8‐1.NetworkConnectivity.....................................................................................................189IV‐8‐1‐1.Ping..........................................................................................................................189IV‐8‐1‐2.TraceRoute.............................................................................................................189V.Appendix.............................................................................................190
V‐1.ConfiguringyourIPaddress............................................................................................190V‐1‐1.WindowsXP....................................................................................................................191V‐1‐2.WindowsVista................................................................................................................193V‐1‐3.Windows7......................................................................................................................195V‐1‐4.Windows8......................................................................................................................199V‐1‐5.Mac.................................................................................................................................203V.BestPractice........................................................................................205 VI‐1.HowtoCreateandLinkWLAN&AccessPointGroups..................................................205
OVERVIEW Youraccesspointcanfunctioninthreedifferentmodes. ThedefaultmodeforyouraccesspointisAPmode. APmodeisaregularaccesspointforuseinyourwirelessnetwork. APControllermodeactsasthedesignatedmasterofanAParray(groupoflinkedaccesspoints). ManagedAPmodeactsasa“slave”APwithintheAParray(controlledbytheAPController“master”). InAPControllermodetheuserinterfacewillswitchtoEdimaxProNMS. Thisusermanualissplitintotwoparts:APmode(blue)andEdimaxProNMS(grey). 1
I.ProductInformation I‐1.PackageContents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1.CAP1300AccessPoint4. CD2.CeilingMountBracket5. QuickInstallationGuide3.T‐RailMountingKit&6. EthernetCable Screws7. PowerAdapter 8.CeilingMountScrewTemplate I‐2.SystemRequirements ‐ Existingcable/DSLmodem&router‐ Computerwithwebbrowserforaccesspointconfiguration 2
I‐3.HardwareOverview  3 Ethernet Port (PoE) Power Jack (DC IN) Ethernet Port
I‐4.LEDStatus LEDColor LEDStatusDescription Blue OnTheaccesspointison. LongFlashing Upgradingfirmware. ShortFlashing Resettingtofactorydefaults. Amber OnStartingup. FlashingError. Off OffTheaccesspointisoff. 4
I‐5.Reset Ifyouexperienceproblemswithyouraccesspoint,youcanresetthedevicebacktoitsfactorysettings.Thisresetsallsettingsbacktodefault. 1.Pressandholdtheresetbuttonontheaccesspointforatleast10seconds. Youmayneedtouseapinorsimilarsharpobjecttopushtheresetbutton. 2.Waitfortheaccesspointtorestart.TheaccesspointisreadyforsetupwhentheLEDisblue. 5
I‐6.SafetyInformation Inordertoensurethesafeoperationofthedeviceanditsusers,pleasereadandactinaccordancewiththefollowingsafetyinstructions. 1. Theaccesspointisdesignedforindooruseonly;donotplacetheaccesspointoutdoors.2. Donotplacetheaccesspointinornearhot/humidplaces,suchasakitchenorbathroom.3. Donotpullanyconnectedcablewithforce;carefullydisconnectitfromtheaccesspoint.4. Handletheaccesspointwithcare.Accidentaldamagewillvoidthewarrantyoftheaccesspoint.5. Thedevicecontainssmallpartswhichareadangertosmallchildrenunder3yearsold.Pleasekeeptheaccesspointoutofreachofchildren.6. Donotplacetheaccesspointonpaper,cloth,orotherflammablematerials.Theaccesspointmaybecomehotduringuse.7. Therearenouser‐serviceablepartsinsidetheaccesspoint.Ifyouexperienceproblemswiththeaccesspoint,pleasecontactyourdealerofpurchaseandaskforhelp.8. Theaccesspointisanelectricaldeviceandassuch,ifitbecomeswetforanyreason,donotattempttotouchitwithoutswitchingthepowersupplyoff.Contactanexperiencedelectricaltechnicianforfurtherhelp.9. Ifyousmellburningorseesmokecomingfromtheaccesspointorpoweradapter,thendisconnecttheaccesspointandpoweradapterimmediately,asfarasitissafelypossibletodoso.Callyourdealerofpurchaseforhelp. 6
II.HardwareInstallation WhenusingtheaccesspointinAPmodeitisrecommendedtoconfiguresomebasicsettingsasshowninIII.QuickSetupbeforehardwareinstallation. II‐1. ConnectingtheaccesspointtoarouterorPoEswitch 1.Ifyouneedto,removethecapfromtheundersideoftheaccesspoint.Thiscreatesextraspaceforyourcablestopassthrough. 2.ConnectarouterorPoEswitchtotheaccesspoint’sLANportusinganEthernetcable. 3.Ifyouareusingarouter,thenconnectthepoweradaptertotheaccesspoint’s12VDCportandplugthepoweradapterintoapowersupply. DonotusethepoweradapterifyouareusingaPoEswitch. 7
II‐2. Mountingtheaccesspointtoaceiling Tomounttheaccesspointtoaceiling,pleasefollowtheinstructionsbelowandrefertodiagramA&B. ForWoodenCeilings(refertodiagramA): 1.Placetheceilingmountbrackettoaceilinginyourdesiredlocationandinsertscrewiiithroughholei(x2)andtightentofixthebracketinplace. 2.Whentheceilingbracketisinplace,insetscrewivintoholev(x2)ontheaccesspoint. 3.Fixtheaccesspointtotheceilingbracketbyinsertingtheattachedscrewsiv intoholeviandtwistingtheaccesspoint.4. Locktheaccesspointfirmlyintoplacewhenbytwistingittoalignscrewsiv withthegroovesintheceilingmount. ForOtherCeilings(refertodiagramB): 1.PlacetheceilingmountbrackettoaceilinginyourdesiredlocationandInsertscrewiithroughholei(x2)andtightentofixthebracketinplace,asshowninA. 2.Insertscrewiiithroughholeiandintotherearofscrewiiandtightentoprovideadditionalstrength. 3.Whentheceilingbracketisinplace,insertscrewivintoholev(x2)ontheaccesspoint. 5.Fixtheaccesspointtotheceilingbracketbyinsertingtheattachedscrewsivintoholeviandtwistingtheaccesspoint. 6. Locktheaccesspointfirmlyintoplacebytwistingittoalignscrewsivwiththegroovesintheceilingmount. 8
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II‐3. T‐RailMount TomounttheaccesspointtoaT‐Rail,pleasefollowtheinstructionsbelowandrefertodiagramC,D&E. 1.SelectthecorrectsizeT‐Railbracketfromthetwosizeswhichareincludedinthepackagecontents. 2.AttachtheT‐Railbracketitoholeiiusingscrewiii(x2)asshowninC. IfyouneedmorespacebetweentheaccesspointandtheT‐Rail,thenadditionallyusebracketivbetweenbracketiandholeii(x2),andusethelongerscrews(x2)includedinthepackagecontents. 3.CliptheaccesspointontoyourT‐RailusingthenowattachedT‐Railbracket. 11
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APMode III. QuickSetup Youraccesspointcanbeupandrunninginjustafewminutes.ThisquickinstallationguidewillhelptosetupyouraccesspointinitsdefaultAPmodeandconfigureitsbasicsettings.ForuseaManagedAPwithinanAParraynosettingsarenecessary.ConfigurationscanbemadefromyourControllerAP(refertoEdimaxProNMS). III‐1. InitialSetup 1.ConnecttheaccesspointtoacomputerviaEthernetcable. 2.Connectthepoweradaptertotheaccesspoint’s12VDCportandplugthepoweradapterintoapowersupplyusingtheincludedcable. 3.Pleasewaitamomentfortheaccesspointtostartup.TheaccesspointisreadywhentheLEDisblue. 4.Setyourcomputer’sIPaddressto192.168.2.xwherexisanumberintherange3–100.Ifyouareunsurehowtodothis,pleaserefertotheusermanualformoreinformation. Pleaseensuretherearenootheractivenetworkconnectionsonyourcomputer(disconnectWi‐FiconnectionsandEthernetcables). 5.Entertheaccesspoint’sdefaultIPaddress192.168.2.2intotheURLbarofawebbrowser. 13
APMode 6.Youwillbepromptedforausernameandpassword.Enterthedefaultusername“admin”andthedefaultpassword“1234”. 7.Youwillarrivethe“SystemInformation”screenshownbelow. 8.Next,pleasefollowtheinstructionsbelowinII‐2.BasicSettingstoconfiguretheaccesspoint’sbasicsettings. 14
APMode Formoreadvancedconfigurations,pleaserefertoIV.BrowserBasedConfigurationInterface. III‐2. BasicSettings Theinstructionsbelowwillhelpyoutoconfigurethefollowingbasicsettingsoftheaccesspoint: ‐ LANIPAddress‐ 2.4GHzSSID&Security‐ AdministratorName&Password‐ Time&Date Itisrecommendedyouconfigurethesesettingsbeforeusingtheaccesspoint. 1.Tochangetheaccesspoint’sLANIPaddress,goto“NetworkSettings”>“LAN‐sideIPAddress”andyouwillseethescreenbelow. 2.EntertheIPaddresssettingsyouwishtouseforyouraccesspoint.Youcanuseadynamic(DHCP)orstaticIPaddress,dependingonyournetworkenvironment.Click“Apply”tosavethechangesandwaitafewmomentsfortheaccesspointtoreload. Whenyouchangeyouraccesspoint’sIPaddress,youneedtousethenewIPaddresstoaccessthebrowserbasedconfigurationinterfaceinsteadofthedefaultIP192.168.2.2. 3.TochangetheSSIDofyouraccesspoint’s2.4GHzwirelessnetwork(s),goto“WirelessSetting”>“2.4GHz11bgn”>“Basic”.EnterthenewSSIDforyour2.4GHzwirelessnetworkinthe“SSID1”fieldandclick“Apply”. 15
APMode Toutilizemultiple2.4GHzSSIDs,openthedropdownmenulabelled“EnableSSIDnumber”andselecthowmanySSIDsyourequire.ThenenteranewSSIDinthecorrespondingnumberedfieldsbelow,beforeclicking“Apply”. 4.Toconfigurethesecurityofyouraccesspoint’s2.4GHzwirelessnetwork(s),goto“WirelessSetting”>“2.4GHz11bgn”>“Security”.Selectan“AuthenticationMethod”andentera“Pre‐sharedKey”or“EncryptionKey”dependingonyourchoice,thenclick“Apply”. IfusingmultipleSSIDs,specifywhichSSIDtoconfigureusingthe“SSID”dropdownmenu. 16
APMode 5.Tochangetheadministratornameandpasswordforthebrowserbasedconfigurationinterface,goto“Management”>“Admin”. 6.Completethe“AdministratorName”and“AdministratorPassword”fieldsandclick“Apply”. 7.Tosetthecorrecttimeforyouraccesspoint,goto“Management”>“DateandTime”. 8.Setthecorrecttimeandtimezoneforyouraccesspointusingthedropdownmenus.TheaccesspointalsosupportsNTP(NetworkTimeProtocol)soalternativelyyoucanenterthehostnameorIPaddressofatimeserver.Click“Apply”whenyouarefinished. 17
APMode Youcanusethe“AcquireCurrentTimefromyourPC”buttonifyouwishtosettheaccesspointtothesametimeasyourPC. 9.Thebasicsettingsofyouraccesspointarenowconfigured.Pleasereferto II. HardwareInstallationforguidanceonconnectingyouraccesspointtoarouterorPoEswitch. 18
APMode IV. BrowserBasedConfigurationInterface InManagedAPmodesomefunctionsofthebrowserbasedconfigurationinterfacearedisabled.PleaseuseEdimaxProNMSonyourControllerAPtoconfigureyourManagedAP(s). Thebrowser‐basedconfigurationinterfaceenablesyoutoconfiguretheaccesspoint’sadvancedfeatures.TheCAP1300featuresarangeofadvancedfunctionssuchasMACfiltering,MACRADIUSauthentication,VLANconfigurations,upto32SSIDsandmanymore.Toaccessthebrowserbasedconfigurationinterface: 1.ConnectacomputertoyouraccesspointusinganEthernetcable. 2.Enteryouraccesspoint’sIPaddressintheURLbarofawebbrowser.Theaccesspoint’sdefaultIPaddressis192.168.2.2. 3.Youwillbepromptedforausernameandpassword.Thedefaultusernameis“admin”andthedefaultpasswordis“1234”,thoughitwasrecommendedthatyouchangethepasswordduringsetup(seeIII‐2.BasicSettings). Ifyoucannotrememberyourpassword,resettheaccesspointbacktoitsfactorydefaultsettings.RefertoI‐5.Reset 4.Youwillarriveatthe“SystemInformation”screenshownbelow. 19
APMode 5.Usethemenuacrossthetopanddowntheleftsidetonavigate. 6.Click“Apply”tosavechangesandreloadtheaccesspoint,or“Cancel”tocancelchanges. Pleasewaitafewsecondsfortheaccesspointtoreloadafteryou“Apply”changes,asshownbelow. 7.Pleaserefertothefollowingchaptersforfulldescriptionsofthebrowserbasedconfigurationinterfacefeatures. 20
APMode IV‐1. Information Screenshotsdisplayedareexamples.Theinformationshownonyourscreenwillvarydependingonyourconfiguration. IV‐1‐1. SystemInformation The“SystemInformation”pagedisplaysbasicsysteminformationabouttheaccesspoint. 21
APMode System Model Displaysthemodelnumberoftheaccess point. ProductName Displaystheproductnameforreference, whichconsistsof“AP”plustheMACaddress. Uptime Displaysthetotaltimesincethedevicewas turnedon. BootFrom Displaysinformationforthebooted hardware,bootedfromeitherUSBorinternal memory. Version Displaysthefirmwareversion. MACAddress Displaystheaccesspoint’sMACaddress. ManagementVLAN DisplaysthemanagementVLANID. ID IPAddress DisplaystheIPaddressofthisdevice.Click “Refresh”toupdatethisvalue. Default DisplaystheIPaddressofthedefault Gateway gateway. DNS IPaddressofDNS(DomainNameServer) DHCPServer IPaddressofDHCPServer. 22
APMode WiredLANPortSettings WiredLANPort Specifieswhich LANport(1or2). Status DisplaysthestatusofthespecifiedLANport (connectedordisconnected). VLANMode/ID DisplaystheVLANmode(taggedoruntagged) andVLANIDforthespecifiedLANport.See IV‐2‐3.VLAN Wireless2.4GHz Status Displaysthestatusofthe2.4GHzwireless (enabledordisabled). MACAddress Displaystheaccesspoint’sMACaddress. Channel Displaysthechannelnumberthespecified wirelessfrequencyisusingforbroadcast. TransmitPower Displaysthewirelessradiotransmitpower levelasapercentage. Wireless2.4GHZ/SSID SSID DisplaystheSSIDname(s)for2.4GHzwireless. Authentication Displaystheauthenticationmethodforthe Method specifiedSSID.SeeIV‐3.WirelessSettings EncryptionType Displaystheencryptiontypeforthespecified SSID.SeeIV‐3.WirelessSettings VLANID DisplaystheVLANIDforthespecifiedSSID. SeeIV‐2‐3.VLAN Additional Displaystheadditionalauthenticationtype for Authentication thespecifiedSSID.SeeIV‐3.WirelessSettings WirelessClient Displayswhetherwirelessclientisolationisin Isolation useforthespecifiedSSID.SeeIV‐2‐3.VLAN Wireless2.4GHZ/WDSStatus MACAddress Displaysthepeeraccesspoint’sMACaddress. EncryptionType Displaystheencryptiontypeforthespecified WDS.SeeIV‐3‐1‐4.WDS VLANMode/ID DisplaystheVLANIDforthespecifiedWDS. SeeIV‐3‐1‐4.WDS Refresh Clicktorefreshallinformation. 23
APMode IV‐1‐2. WirelessClients The“WirelessClients”pagedisplaysinformationaboutallwirelessclientsconnectedtotheaccesspointonthe2.4GHzfrequency. Refreshtime AutoRefreshTime Selectatimeintervalfortheclienttablelistto automaticallyrefresh. ManualRefresh Clickrefreshtomanuallyrefreshtheclient table. 2.4GHzWLANClientTable SSID DisplaystheSSIDwhichtheclientis connectedto. MACAddress Displays theMACaddressoftheclient. Tx Displaysthetotaldatapacketstransmittedby thespecifiedclient. Rx Displaysthetotaldatapacketsreceivedby thespecifiedclient. Signal(%) Displaysthewirelesssignalstrengthforthe specifiedclient. ConnectedTime Displaysthetotaltimethewirelessclienthas beenconnectedtotheaccesspoint. IdleTime Clientidletimeisthetimeforwhichtheclient hasnottransmittedanydatapacketsi.e.is idle. Vendor Thevendoroftheclient’swirelessadapteris displayedhere. 24
APMode IV‐1‐3. WirelessMonitor WirelessMonitorisatoolbuiltintotheaccesspointtoscanandmonitorthesurrounding wirelessenvironment.Selectafrequencyandclick“Scan”todisplayalistofallSSIDswithinrangealongwithrelevantdetailsforeachSSID. WirelessMonitor SiteSurvey Click“Scan”tobeginthesurvey. ChannelSurvey Afterascaniscomplete,click“Export”tosave Result theresultstolocalstorage. SiteSurveyResults Ch Displaysthechannelnumberusedbythe specifiedSSID. SSID DisplaystheSSIDidentifiedbythescan. MACAddress DisplaystheMACaddressofthewireless router/accesspointforthespecifiedSSID. Security Displaystheauthentication/encryptiontype ofthespecifiedSSID. Signal(%) Displaysthecurrentsignalstrengthofthe SSID. Type Displaysthe802.11wirelessnetworking standard(s)ofthespecifiedSSID. Vendor Displaysthevendorofthewireless router/accesspointforthespecifiedSSID. 25
APMode IV‐1‐4. Log Thesystemlogdisplayssystemoperationinformationsuchasuptimeandconnectionprocesses.Thisinformationisusefulfornetworkadministrators. Whenthelogisfull,oldentriesareoverwritten. SaveClicktosavethelogasafileonyourlocal computer.ClearClearalllogentries.RefreshRefreshthecurrent log. 26
APMode Thefollowinginformation/eventsarerecordedbythelog:  USB Mount&unmount  WirelessClientConnected&disconnectedKeyexchangesuccess&fail  Authentication Authenticationfailorsuccessful.  AssociationSuccessorfail  WPS M1‐M8messagesWPSsuccess  ChangeSettings  SystemBoot Displayscurrentmodelname NTPClient  WiredLink LANPortlinkstatusandspeedstatus ProxyARP ProxyARPmodulestart&stop Bridge Bridgestart&stop. SNMP SNMPserverstart&stop. HTTP HTTPstart&stop. HTTPS HTTPSstart&stop. SSH SSH‐clientserverstart&stop. Telnet Telnet‐clientserverstartorstop. WLAN(2.4G) WLAN(2.4G]channelstatusandcountry/regionstatus 27
APMode IV‐2. NetworkSettings Screenshotsdisplayedareexamples.Theinformationshownonyourscreenwillvarydependingonyourconfiguration. IV‐2‐1. LAN‐SideIPAddress The“LAN‐sideIPaddress”pageallowsyoutoconfigureyouraccesspointonyourLocalArea Network(LAN).YoucanenabletheaccesspointtodynamicallyreceiveanIPaddressfromyourrouter’sDHCPserveroryoucanspecifyastaticIPaddressforyouraccesspoint,aswellasconfigureDNSservers. Theaccesspoint’sdefaultIPaddressis192.168.2.2. LAN‐sideIPAddressIPAddress Select“DHCPClient”foryouraccesspointtoAssignment beassignedadynamicIPaddressfromyour router’sDHCPserver,orselect“StaticIP”to manuallyspecifyastatic/fixedIPaddressfor youraccesspoint(below).IPAddress SpecifytheIPaddresshere.ThisIPaddress willbeassignedtoyouraccesspointandwill replacethedefaultIPaddress.SubnetMask Specifyasubnetmask.Thedefaultvalueis 255.255.255.0 28
APMode DefaultGatewayForDHCPusers,select“FromDHCP”toget defaultgatewayfromyourDHCPserveror “User‐Defined”toenteragatewaymanually. ForstaticIPusers,thedefaultvalueisblank. DHCPuserscanselecttogetDNSservers’IPaddressfromDHCPormanuallyenteravalue.ForstaticIPusers,thedefaultvalueisblank. PrimaryAddressDHCPuserscanselect“FromDHCP”toget primaryDNSserver’sIPaddressfromDHCPor “User‐Defined”tomanuallyenteravalue.For staticIPusers,thedefaultvalueisblank.SecondaryAddressUserscanmanuallyenteravaluewhenDNS server’sprimaryaddressissetto “User‐Defined”. 29
APMode IV‐2‐2. LANPort The“LANPort”pageallowsyoutoconfigurethesettingsforyouraccess point’stwowiredLAN(Ethernet)ports. WiredLANPortIdentifiesLANport1or2.EnableEnable/disablespecifiedLANport.Speed&DuplexSelectaspeed&duplextypeforspecifiedLAN port,orusethe“Auto”value.LANportscan operateupto1000Mbpsandfull‐duplex enablessimultaneousdatapackets transfer/receive.FlowControlEnable/disableflowcontrol.Flowcontrolcan pausenewsessionrequestuntilcurrentdata processingiscomplete,inordertoavoid deviceoverloadsunderheavytraffic.802.3azEnable/disable802.3az.802.3azisanEnergy EfficientEthernetfeaturewhichdisables unusedinterfacestoreducepowerusage. 30
APMode IV‐2‐3. VLAN The“VLAN”(VirtualLocalAreaNetwork)enablesyoutoconfigureVLANsettings.AVLANisalocalareanetworkwhichmaps workstationsvirtuallyinsteadofphysicallyandallowsyoutogrouptogetherorisolateusersfromeachother.VLANIDs1–4095aresupported. VLANIDsintherange1–4095aresupported. VLANInterface WiredLANIdentifiesLANport1or2andwirelessSSIDs. Port/Wireless VLANModeSelect“TaggedPort”or“UntaggedPort”for specifiedLANinterface. VLANIDSetaVLANIDforspecifiedinterface,if “UntaggedPort”isselected. ManagementVLAN VLANIDSpecifytheVLANIDofthemanagementVLAN. OnlythehostsbelongingtothesameVLANcan managethedevice. 31
APMode IV‐3. WirelessSettings Screenshotsdisplayedareexamples.Theinformationshownonyourscreenwillvarydependingonyourconfiguration. IV‐3‐1. 2.4GHz11bgn The“2.4GHz11bgn”menuallowsyoutoviewandconfigureinformationforyouraccesspoint’s2.4GHzwirelessnetworkacrossfive categories:Basic,Advanced,Security,WDS&Schedule. 32
APMode IV‐3‐1‐1. Basic The“Basic”screendisplaysbasicsettingsforyouraccesspoint’s2.4GHzWi‐Finetwork(s). 33
APMode WirelessEnableordisabletheaccesspoint’s2.4GHz wirelessradio.Whendisabled,no2.4GHz SSIDswillbeactive.BandSelectthewirelessstandardusedforthe accesspoint.Combinationsof802.11b, 802.11g&802.11ncanbeselected.EnableSSIDNumberSelecthowmanySSIDstoenableforthe 2.4GHzfrequencyfromthedropdownmenu. Amaximumof16canbeenabled.SSID# EntertheSSIDnameforthespecifiedSSID(up to16).TheSSIDcanconsistofany combinationofupto32alphanumeric characters.VLANIDSpecifyaVLANIDforeachSSID.AutoChannelEnable/disableautochannelselection.Auto channelselectionwillautomaticallysetthe wirelesschannelfortheaccesspoint’s2.4GHz frequencybasedonavailabilityandpotential interference.Whendisabled,selectachannel manuallyasshowninthenexttable.AutoChannelRangeSelectarangefromwhichtheautochannel setting(above)willchooseachannel.AutoChannelSpecifyafrequencyforhowoftentheautoIntervalchannelsettingwillcheck/reassignthe wirelesschannel.Check/uncheckthe“Change channelevenifclientsareconnected”box accordingtoyourpreference.ChannelBandwidthSetthechannelbandwidth:20MHz(lower performancebutlessinterference),40MHz (higherperformancebutpotentiallyhigher interference)orAuto(automaticallyselect basedoninterferencelevel).BSSBasicRateSetSetaBasicServiceSet(BSS)rate:thisisa seriesofratestocontrolcommunication framesforwirelessclients. 34
APMode Whenautochannelisdisabled,selectawirelesschannelmanually: ChannelSelectawirelesschannelfrom1–11.ChannelBandwidthSetthechannelbandwidth:20MHz(lower performancebutlessinterference),40MHz (higherperformancebutpotentiallyhigher interference)orAuto(automaticallyselect basedoninterferencelevel).BSSBasicRateSetSetaBasicServiceSet(BSS)rate:thisisa seriesofratestocontrolcommunication framesforwirelessclients. 35
APMode IV‐3‐1‐2. Advanced Thesesettingsareforexperiencedusersonly.Pleasedonotchangeanyofthevaluesonthis pageunlessyouarealreadyfamiliarwiththesefunctions. Changingthesesettingscanadverselyaffecttheperformanceofyouraccesspoint. ContentionSlot Select“Short”or“Long”–thisvalueisusedfor contentionwindowsinWMM(seeIV‐3‐6. WMM).PreambleTypeSetthewirelessradiopreambletype.The preambletypein802.11 basedwireless communicationdefinesthelengthoftheCRC (CyclicRedundancyCheck)blockfor communicationbetweentheaccesspointand roamingwirelessadapters.Thedefaultvalueis “ShortPreamble”.GuardIntervalSettheguardinterval.Ashorterintervalcan improveperformance. 36
APMode 802.11gProtectionEnable/disable802.11gprotection,which increasesreliabilitybutreducesbandwidth (clientswillsendRequesttoSend(RTS)to accesspoint,andaccesspointwillbroadcast CleartoSend(CTS),beforeapacketissent fromclient.)802.11nProtectionEnable/disable802.11nprotection,which increasesreliabilitybutreducesbandwidth (clientswillsendRequesttoSend(RTS)to accesspoint,andaccesspointwillbroadcast CleartoSend(CTS),beforeapacketissent fromclient.)DTIMPeriodSettheDTIM(deliverytrafficindication message)periodvalueofthewirelessradio. Thedefaultvalueis1.RTSThresholdSettheRTSthresholdofthewirelessradio.The defaultvalueis2347.FragmentSetthefragmentthresholdofthewirelessThresholdradio.Thedefaultvalueis2346.MulticastRateSetthetransferrateformulticastpacketsor usethe“Auto”setting.TxPowerSetthepoweroutputofthewirelessradio.You maynotrequire100%outputpower.Settinga lowerpoweroutputcanenhancesecuritysince potentiallymalicious/unknownusersindistant areaswillnotbeabletoaccessyoursignal.BeaconInterval Setthebeaconintervalofthewirelessradio. Thedefaultvalueis100.StationidleSettheintervalforkeepalivemessagesfromtimeouttheaccesspointtoawirelessclienttoverifyif thestationisstillalive/active. 37
APMode IV‐3‐1‐3. Security Theaccesspointprovidesvarioussecurityoptions(wirelessdataencryption).Whendatais encrypted,informationtransmittedwirelesslycannotbereadbyanyonewhodoesnotknowthecorrectencryptionkey. It’sessentialtoconfigurewirelesssecurityinordertopreventunauthorisedaccesstoyournetwork. Selecthard‐to‐guesspasswordswhichincludecombinationsofnumbers,lettersandsymbols,andchangeyourpasswordregularly. 38
APMode SSIDSelectionSelectwhichSSIDtoconfiguresecuritysettings for. BroadcastSSIDEnableordisableSSIDbroadcast.When enabled,theSSIDwillbevisibletoclientsasan availableWi‐Finetwork.Whendisabled,the SSIDwillnotbevisibleasanavailableWi‐Fi networktoclients–clientsmustmanually entertheSSIDinordertoconnect.Ahidden (disabled)SSIDistypicallymoresecurethana visible(enabled)SSID.WirelessClientEnableordisablewirelessclientisolation.IsolationWirelessclientisolationpreventsclients connectedtotheaccesspointfrom communicatingwitheachotherandimproves security.Typically,thisfunctionisusefulfor corporateenvironmentsorpublichotspots andcanpreventbruteforceattacksonclients’ usernamesandpasswords.LoadBalancingLoadbalancinglimitsthenumberofwireless clientsconnectedtoanSSID.Setaload balancingvalue(maximum50).AuthenticationSelectanauthenticationmethodfromthedropMethoddownmenuandrefertotheinformation belowappropriateforyourmethod.AdditionalSelectanadditionalauthenticationmethodAuthenticationfromthedropdownmenuandrefertothe informationbelow(IV‐3‐1‐3‐6.)appropriatefor yourmethod. IV‐3‐1‐3‐1.NoAuthentication Authenticationisdisabledandnopassword/keyisrequiredtoconnecttotheaccesspoint. Disablingwirelessauthenticationisnotrecommended.Whendisabled,anybodywithinrangecanconnecttoyourdevice’sSSID. 39
APMode IV‐3‐1‐3‐2.WEP WEP(WiredEquivalentPrivacy)isabasicencryptiontype.ForahigherlevelofsecurityconsiderusingWPAencryption. KeyLengthSelect64‐bitor128‐bit.128‐bitismoresecure than64‐bitandisrecommended. KeyTypeChoosefrom“ASCII”(anyalphanumerical character0‐9,a‐zandA‐Z)or“Hex”(any charactersfrom0‐9,a‐fandA‐F). DefaultKeySelectwhichencryptionkey(1–4below)isthe defaultkey.Forsecuritypurposes,youcanset uptofourkeys(below)andchangewhichis thedefaultkey. EncryptionKey1–Enteryourencryptionkey/passwordaccording 4totheformatyouselectedabove.IV‐3‐1‐3‐3.IEEE802.1x/EAP KeyLengthSelect64‐bitor128‐bit.128‐bitismoresecure than64‐bitandisrecommended. IV‐3‐1‐3‐4.WPA‐PSK WPA‐PSKisasecurewirelessencryptiontypewithstrongdataprotectionanduserauthentication,utilizing128‐bitencryptionkeys. WPAType SelectfromWPA/WPA2MixedMode‐PSK, WPA2orWPAonly.WPA2issaferthanWPA only,butnotsupportedbyallwirelessclients. Pleasemakesureyourwirelessclientsupports yourselection.Encryption Select“TKIP/AESMixedMode”or“AES” encryptiontype. KeyRenewal SpecifyafrequencyforkeyrenewalinInterval minutes. Pre‐SharedKey Choosefrom“Passphrase”(8–63Type alphanumericcharacters)or“Hex”(upto64 40
APMode charactersfrom0‐9,a‐fandA‐F). Pre‐SharedKeyPleaseenterasecuritykey/passwordaccording totheformatyouselectedabove.IV‐3‐1‐3‐5.WPA‐EAP WPATypeSelectfromWPA/WPA2MixedMode‐EAP, WPA2‐EAPorWPA‐EAP. EncryptionTypeSelect“TKIP/AESMixedMode”or“AES” encryptiontype. KeyRenewalSpecifyafrequencyforkeyrenewalin Intervalminutes. WPA‐EAPmustbedisabledtouseMAC‐RADIUSauthentication. IV‐3‐1‐3‐6.AdditionalAuthentication Additionalwirelessauthenticationmethodscanalsobeused: WPSmustbedisabledtouseadditionalauthentication.SeeIV‐3‐3.forWPSsettings. MACAddressFilter RestrictwirelessclientsaccessbasedonMACaddressspecifiedintheMACfiltertable. SeeIV‐3‐5.MACFiltertoconfigureMACfiltering. MACFilter&MAC‐RADIUSAuthentication RestrictwirelessclientsaccessusingbothoftheaboveMACfiltering&RADIUSauthenticationmethods. MAC‐RADIUSAuthentication RestrictwirelessclientsaccessbasedonMACaddressviaaRADIUSserver,orpasswordauthenticationviaaRADIUSserver. SeeIV‐3‐4.RADIUStoconfigureRADIUSservers. 41
APMode WPSmustbedisabledtouseMAC‐RADIUSauthentication.SeeIV‐3‐3.forWPSsettings. MACRADIUSSelectwhethertouseMACaddressorPasswordpasswordauthenticationviaRADIUSserver.If youselect“Usethefollowingpassword”,enter thepasswordinthefieldbelow.Thepassword shouldmatchthe“SharedSecret”usedin IV‐3‐4.RADIUS. 42
APMode IV‐3‐1‐4. WDS WirelessDistributionSystem(WDS)canbridge/repeataccesspointstogetherinanextendednetwork.WDSsettingscanbeconfiguredasshownbelow. WhenusingWDS,configuretheIPaddressofeachaccesspointtobeinthesamesubnetandensurethereisonlyoneactiveDHCPserveramongconnectedaccesspoints,preferablyontheWANside. WDSmustbeconfiguredoneachaccesspoint,usingcorrectMACaddresses.Allaccesspointsshouldusethesamewirelesschannelandencryptionmethod. 43
APMode 2.4GHz WDSFunctionalitySelect“WDSwithAP”touseWDSwithaccess pointor“WDSDedicatedMode”touseWDS andalsoblockcommunicationwithregular wirelessclients.WhenWDSisused,each accesspointshouldbeconfiguredwith correspondingMACaddresses,wireless channelandwirelessencryptionmethod. LocalMACAddressDisplaystheMACaddressofyouraccesspoint. WDSPeerSettings WDS#Enter theMACaddressforuptofourother WDSdevicesyouwishtoconnect. WDSVLAN VLANModeSpecifytheWDSVLANmodeto“Untagged Port”or“TaggedPort”. VLANIDSpecifytheWDSVLANIDwhen“Untagged Port”isselectedabove. WDSEncryptionmethod EncryptionSelectwhethertouse“None”or“AES”encryptionandenterapre‐sharedkeyforAESconsistingof8‐63alphanumericcharacters. 44
APMode IV‐3‐1‐5.Schedule Theschedulefeatureallowsyoutoautomatethewirelessnetworkforspecifiedtimes. Check/uncheckthebox“EnableWirelessSchedule”toenable/disablethewirelessschedulingfunction. Theaccesspoint’stimeanddatesettingsmustbesetinordertousethisfunction. Wirelessschedulingcansaveenergyandincreasethesecurityofyournetwork. 1.Usethe“Enable”checkboxestoselectschedule(s). 2.Specifyaday,starttimeandendtimeforthescheduleusingthedrop‐downmenus. 3.Click“Apply”tosavetheschedulesor“Reset”toresetallvaluesbacktodefault. 45
APMode IV‐3‐2.WPS Wi‐FiProtectedSetupisasimplewaytoestablishconnectionsbetweenWPS compatibledevices.WPScanbeactivatedoncompatibledevicesbypushingaWPSbuttononthedeviceorfromwithinthedevice’sfirmware/configurationinterface(knownasPBCor“PushButtonConfiguration”).WhenWPSisactivatedinthecorrectmannerandatthecorrecttimefortwocompatibledevices,theywillautomaticallyconnect.“PINcodeWPS”isavariationofPBCwhichincludestheadditionaluseofaPINcodebetweenthetwodevicesforverification. Pleaserefertomanufacturer’sinstructionsforyourotherWPSdevice. 46
APMode WPSCheck/uncheckthisboxtoenable/disableWPS functionality.WPSmustbedisabledwhen usingMAC‐RADIUSauthentication(see IV‐3‐1‐3‐6&IV‐3‐4). WPS ProductPINDisplaystheWPSPINcodeofthedevice,used forPINcodeWPS.Youwillberequiredtoenter thisPINcodeintoanotherWPSdeviceforPIN codeWPS.Click“GeneratePIN”togeneratea newWPSPINcode.Push‐ButtonWPS Click“Start”toactivateWPSontheaccess pointforapproximately2minutes.Thishasthe sameeffectasphysicallypushingtheaccess point’sWPSbutton.WPSbyPINEnterthePINcodeofanotherWPSdeviceand click“Start”toattempttoestablishaWPS connectionforapproximately2minutes. WPSSecurity WPSStatusWPSsecuritystatusisdisplayedhere.Click “Release”tocleartheexistingstatus. Wireless2.4GHz SSIDDisplaystheSSIDname(s)forthespecified frequency.SecurityDisplaysthesecurityforthespecifiedSSID.EncryptionDisplaystheencryptiontypeforthespecified SSID.SeeIV‐3.WirelessSettings 47
APMode IV‐3‐3. RADIUS TheRADIUSmenuallowsyoutoconfiguretheaccesspoint’sexternalRADIUSserversettings. ARADIUSserverprovidesuser‐basedauthenticationtoimprovesecurityandofferwirelessclientcontrol–userscanbeauthenticatedbeforegainingaccesstoanetwork. Theaccesspointcanutilizebothaprimaryandsecondary(backup)externalRADIUSserver. TouseRADIUSservers,goto“WirelessSettings”“Security”andselect“MACRADIUSAuthentication”“AdditionalAuthentication”andselect“MACRADIUSAuthentication”(seeIV‐3‐1‐3.&IV‐3‐2‐3). RADIUSServer EntertheRADIUSserverhostIPaddress. 48
APMode AuthenticationSettheUDPportusedintheauthenticationPortprotocoloftheRADIUSserver.Valuemustbe between1–65535.SharedSecretEnterasharedsecret/passwordbetween1– 99charactersinlength.Thisshouldmatchthe “MAC‐RADIUS”passwordusedinIV‐3‐1‐3‐6or IV‐3‐2‐3.SessionTimeoutSetadurationofsessiontimeoutinseconds between0–86400.AccountingEnableordisableRADIUSaccounting. AccountingPortWhenaccountingisenabled(above),setthe UDPportusedintheaccountingprotocolof theRADIUSserver.Valuemustbebetween1– 65535. 49
APMode IV‐3‐3‐1. RADIUSSettings ConfiguretheRADIUSserversettingsfor2.4GHz.EachfrequencycanuseaninternalorexternalRADIUSserver. RADIUSType Select“Internal”tousetheaccesspoint’s built‐inRADIUSserveror“external”tousean externalRADIUSserver.RADIUSServer EntertheRADIUSserverhostIPaddress. Authentication SettheUDPportusedintheauthenticationPort protocoloftheRADIUSserver.Valuemustbe between1–65535. 50
APMode SharedSecretEnterasharedsecret/passwordbetween1– 99charactersinlength.Thisshouldmatchthe “MAC‐RADIUS”passwordusedinIV‐3‐1‐3‐6or IV‐3‐2‐3.SessionTimeoutSetadurationofsessiontimeoutinseconds between0–86400.AccountingEnableordisableRADIUSaccounting. AccountingPortWhenaccountingisenabled(above),setthe UDPportusedintheaccountingprotocolof theRADIUSserver.Valuemustbebetween1– 65535. IV‐3‐3‐2. InternalServer Theaccesspointfeaturesabuilt‐inRADIUSserverwhichcanbeconfiguredasshown belowusedwhen“Internal”isselectedfor“RADIUSType”inthe“WirelessSettings”“RADIUS”“RADIUSSettings”menu. TouseRADIUSservers,goto“WirelessSettings”“Security”andselect“MACRADIUSAuthentication”“AdditionalAuthentication”andselect“MACRADIUSAuthentication”(seeIV‐3‐1‐3.&IV‐3‐2‐3). 51
APMode InternalServerCheck/unchecktoenable/disabletheaccess point’sinternalRADIUSserver.EAPInternalSelectEAPinternalauthenticationtypefromAuthenticationthedropdownmenu.EAPCertificateFileDisplaystheEAPcertificatefileformat:FormatPCK#12(*.pfx/*.p12)EAPCertificateFileClick“Upload”toopenanewwindowand selectthelocationofanEAPcertificatefileto use.Ifnocertificatefileisuploaded,the internalRADIUSserverwilluseaself‐made certificate.SharedSecretEnterasharedsecret/passwordforuse betweentheinternalRADIUSserverand RADIUSclient.Thesharedsecretshouldbe1– 99charactersinlength.Thisshouldmatchthe “MAC‐RADIUS”passwordusedinIV‐3‐1‐3‐6or IV‐3‐2‐3.SessionTimeout Setadurationofsessiontimeoutinseconds between0–86400.TerminationActionSelectatermination‐actionattribute: “Reauthentication”sendsaRADIUSrequestto theaccesspoint,“Not‐Reathentication”sends adefaulttermination‐actionattributetothe accesspoint,“Not‐Send”no termination‐actionattributeissenttothe accesspoint. 52
APMode IV‐3‐3‐3. RADIUSAccounts TheinternalRADIUSservercanauthenticateupto256useraccounts.The“RADIUSAccounts”pageallowsyoutoconfigureandmanageusers. 53
APMode UserNameEntertheusernameshere,separatedby commas.AddClick“Add”toaddtheusertotheuser registrationlist. ResetCleartextfromtheusernamebox. SelectChecktheboxtoselectauser.UserNameDisplaystheusername.PasswordDisplaysifspecifiedusernamehasapassword (configured)ornot(notconfigured).CustomizeClick“Edit”toopenanewfieldtoset/edita passwordforthespecifiedusername(below). DeleteSelected Deleteselecteduserfromtheuserregistration list.DeleteAllDeleteallusersfromtheuserregistrationlist. EditUserRegistrationList UserNameExistingusernameisdisplayedhereandcan beeditedaccordingtoyourpreference.PasswordEnteroreditapasswordforthespecifieduser. 54
APMode IV‐3‐4. MACFilter Macfilteringisasecurityfeaturethatcanhelptopreventunauthorizedusersfrom connectingtoyouraccesspoint. Thisfunctionallowsyoutodefinealistofnetworkdevicespermittedtoconnecttotheaccesspoint.DevicesareeachidentifiedbytheiruniqueMACaddress.IfadevicewhichisnotonthelistofpermittedMACaddressesattemptstoconnecttotheaccesspoint,itwillbedenied. ToenableMACfiltering,goto“WirelessSettings”“2.4G Hz11bgn”“Security”“AdditionalAuthentication”andselect“MACFilter”(seeIV‐3‐1‐3). TheMACaddressfilteringtableisdisplayedbelow: AddMACAddressEnteraMACaddressofcomputerornetworkdevicemanuallye.g.‘aa‐bb‐cc‐dd‐ee‐ff’orentermultipleMACaddressesseparatedwith 55
APMode commas,e.g. ‘aa‐bb‐cc‐dd‐ee‐ff,aa‐bb‐cc‐dd‐ee‐gg’AddClick“Add”toaddtheMACaddresstothe MACaddressfilteringtable.ResetClearallfields. MACaddressentrieswillbelistedinthe“MACAddressFilteringTable”.Selectanentryusingthe“Select”checkbox. SelectDeleteselectedorallentriesfromthetable.MACAddressTheMACaddressislistedhere.DeleteSelectedDeletetheselectedMACaddressfromthe list.DeleteAllDeleteallentriesfromtheMACaddress filteringtable.ExportClick“Export”tosaveacopyoftheMAC filteringtable.Anewwindowwillpopupfor youtoselectalocationtosavethefile. 56
APMode IV‐3‐5.WMM Wi‐FiMultimedia(WMM)isaWi‐FiAllianceinteroperabilitycertificationbasedontheIEEE802.11estandard,whichprovides QualityofService(QoS)featurestoIEE802.11networks.WMMprioritizestrafficaccordingtofourcategories:background,besteffort,videoandvoice. ConfiguringWMMconsistsofadjustingparametersonqueuesfordifferentcategoriesofwirelesstraffic.Trafficissenttothefollowingqueues: BackgroundLow Highthroughput,nontimesensitivebulk Prioritydatae.g.FTPBestEffortMediumTraditionalIPdata,mediumthroughputand Prioritydelay.VideoHigh Timesensitivevideodatawithminimum Prioritytimedelay.VoiceHigh TimesensitivedatasuchasVoIPand Prioritystreamingmediawithminimumtimedelay. Queuesautomaticallyprovideminimumtransmissiondelaysforvideo,voice,multimediaandcriticalapplications.Thevaluescanfurtherbeadjustedmanually: 57
APMode CWMinMinimumContentionWindow(milliseconds): Thisvalueisinputtotheinitialrandom backoffwaittimealgorithmforretryofadata frametransmission.Thebackoffwaittimewill begeneratedbetween0andthisvalue.Ifthe frameisnotsent,therandombackoffvalueis doubleduntilthevaluereachesthenumber definedbyCWMax(below).TheCWMinvalue mustbelowerthantheCWMaxvalue.The contentionwindowschemehelpstoavoid framecollisionsanddeterminepriorityof frametransmission.Ashorterwindowhasa higherprobability(priority)oftransmission.CWMaxMaximumContentionWindow(milliseconds): Thisvalueistheupperlimittorandom backoffvaluedoubling(seeabove).AIFSNArbitrationInter‐FrameSpace(milliseconds): Specifiesadditionaltimebetweenwhena channelgoesidleandtheAP/clientsends dataframes.TrafficwithalowerAIFSNvalue hasahigherpriority.TxOPTransmissionOpportunity(milliseconds):The maximumintervaloftimeanAP/clientcan transmit.This makeschannelaccessmore efficientlyprioritized.Avalueof0meansonly oneframepertransmission.Agreatervalue effectshigherpriority. 58
APMode IV‐4. Management Screenshotsdisplayedareexamples.Theinformationshownonyourscreenwillvarydependingonyourconfiguration. IV‐4‐1. Admin Youcanchangethepasswordusedtologintothebrowser‐basedconfigurationinterfacehere. Itisadvisedtodosoforsecuritypurposes. Ifyouchangetheadministratorpassword,pleasemakeanoteofthenewpassword.Intheeventthatyouforgetthispasswordandareunabletologintothebrowserbasedconfigurationinterface,seeI‐5.Resetforhowtoresettheaccesspoint. 59
APMode AccounttoManageThisDevice AdministratorSettheaccesspoint’sadministratorname. NameThisisusedtologintothebrowserbased configurationinterfaceandmustbebetween 4‐16alphanumericcharacters(casesensitive). AdministratorSettheaccesspoint’sadministratorpassword. PasswordThisisusedtologintothebrowserbased configurationinterfaceandmustbebetween 4‐32alphanumericcharacters(casesensitive). AdvancedSettings ProductNameEdittheproductnameaccordingtoyour preferenceconsistingof1‐32alphanumeric characters.Thisnameisusedforreference purposes. ManagementCheck/unchecktheboxestoenable/disable Protocolspecifiedmanagementinterfaces(seebelow). 60
APMode WhenSNMPisenabled,completetheSNMP fieldsbelow.SNMPVersionSelectSNMPversionappropriateforyour SNMPmanager.SNMPGetEnteranSNMPGetCommunitynameforCommunityverificationwiththeSNMPmanagerfor SNMP‐GETrequests.SNMPSetEnteranSNMPSetCommunitynameforCommunityverificationwiththeSNMPmanagerfor SNMP‐SETrequests.SNMPTrapEnableordisableSNMPTraptonotifySNMP managerofnetworkerrors.SNMPTrapEnteranSNMPTrapCommunitynameforCommunityverificationwiththeSNMPmanagerfor SNMP‐TRAPrequests.SNMPTrapSpecifytheIPaddressorsevername(2‐128Manageralphanumericcharacters)oftheSNMP manager. HTTPInternetbrowserHTTPprotocolmanagementinterfaceTELNETClientterminalwithtelnetprotocolmanagementinterfaceSNMP SimpleNetworkManagementProtocol.SNMPv1,v2&v3protocolsupported.SNMPv2canbeusedwithcommunitybasedauthentication.SNMPv3usesuser‐basedsecuritymodel(USM)architecture. 61
APMode IV‐4‐2. DateandTime Youcanconfigurethetimezonesettingsofyouraccesspointhere.Thedateandtimeofthedevicecanbeconfiguredmanuallyorcanbesynchronizedwithatimeserver. DateandTimeSettings LocalTime Settheaccesspoint’sdateandtimemanually usingthedropdownmenus. AcquireCurrent Click“AcquireCurrentTimefromYourPC”to TimefromyourPC entertherequiredvaluesautomatically accordingtoyourcomputer’scurrenttimeand date. NTPTimeServer UseNTP TheaccesspointalsosupportsNTP(Network TimeProtocol)forautomatictimeanddate setup. 62
APMode ServerNameEnterthehostnameorIPaddressofthetime serverifyouwish.UpdateInterval Specifyafrequency(inhours)fortheaccess pointtoupdate/synchronizewiththeNTP server. TimeZone TimeZoneSelectthetimezone ofyourcountry/region.If yourcountry/regionisnotlisted,pleaseselect anothercountry/regionwhosetimezoneisthe sameasyours. 63
APMode IV‐4‐3. SyslogServer ThesystemlogcanbesenttoaserverortoattachedUSBstorage. SyslogServerSettings TransferLogs Check/unchecktheboxtoenable/disablethe useofasyslogserver,andenterahost name,domainorIPaddressfortheserver, consistingofupto128alphanumeric characters. SyslogE‐mailSettings E‐mailLogs Checktheboxtoenable/disablee‐maillogs. E‐mailSubject Specifythesubjectlineoflogemails. SMTPServer SpecifytheSMTPserveraddressusedtosend Address logemails. SMTPServerPort SpecifytheSMTPserverportusedtosendlog emails. SenderE‐mail Specifythesenderemailaddress. ReceiverE‐mail Specifytheemailtoreceivelogemails. Authentication Disableorselectauthenticationtype:SSLorTLS. WhenusingSSLorTLS,entertheusernameand password. 64
APMode IV‐4‐4. PingTest Theaccesspointincludesabuilt‐inpingtestfunction.Pingisacomputer networkadministrationutilityusedtotestwhetheraparticularhostisreachableacrossanIPnetworkandtomeasuretheround‐triptimeforsentmessages. DestinationAddressEntertheaddressofthehost.ExecuteClickexecutetopingthehost. 65
APMode IV‐4‐5. I’mHere Theaccesspointfeaturesabuilt‐inbuzzerwhichcansoundoncommandusingthe“I’m Here”page.Thisisusefulfornetworkadministratorsandengineersworkingincomplexnetworkenvironmentstolocatetheaccesspoint. Thebuzzerisloud! DurationofSoundSetthedurationforwhichthebuzzerwill soundwhenthe“SoundBuzzer”buttonis clicked.SoundBuzzerActivatethebuzzersoundfortheabove specifieddurationoftime. 66
APMode IV‐4‐6. OperationMode Theaccesspointcanfunctioninthreedifferentmodes.Settheoperationmodeoftheaccess pointhere.APmodeisastandaloneaccesspoint,APcontrollermodeactsasthedesignatedmasteroftheAParray,andManagedAPmodeactsasaslaveAPwithintheAParray.ReferbacktoOverviewandEdimaxProNMSI.ProductInformationformorehelp. InManagedAPmodesomefunctionsoftheaccesspointwillbedisabledinthisuserinterfaceandmustbesetusingEdimaxProNMSontheAPController. InAPControllerModetheaccesspointwillswitchtotheEdimaxProNMSuserinterface. OperationMode APModeisastandardaccesspointina wirelessnetwork. APControllerModeisthemasterofanAP arrayandcontrolsallothermanagedAPs (below)usingEdimaxProNMS. ManagedAPmodeisanAPwhichispartof theAParrayandismanagedbythe ControllerAP. 67
APMode IV‐5. Advanced Screenshotsdisplayedareexamples.Theinformationshownonyourscreenwillvarydependingonyourconfiguration. IV‐5‐1. LEDSettings Theaccesspoint’sLEDscanbemanuallyenabledordisabledaccordingtoyourpreference. PowerLEDSelectonoroff. 68
APMode IV‐5‐2. UpdateFirmware The“Firmware”pageallowsyoutoupdatethesystemfirmwaretoamorerecentversion.Updatedfirmwareversionsoften offerincreasedperformanceandsecurity,aswellasbugfixes.YoucandownloadthelatestfirmwarefromtheEdimaxwebsite. Donotswitchoffordisconnecttheaccesspointduringafirmwareupgrade,asthiscoulddamagethedevice. UpdateFirmwareSelect“afileonyourPC”touploadfirmwareFromfromyourlocalcomputer.FirmwareUpdateFileClick“ChooseFile”toopenanewwindowto locateandselectthefirmwarefileinyour computer.UpdateClick“Update”touploadthespecified firmwarefiletoyouraccesspoint. 69
APMode IV‐5‐3. Save/RestoreSettings Theaccesspoint’s“Save/RestoreSettings”pageenablesyoutosave/backuptheaccess point’scurrentsettingsasafiletoyourlocalcomputeroraUSBdeviceattachedtotheaccesspoint,andrestoretheaccesspointtopreviouslysavedsettings. Save/RestoreSettings UsingDevice Select“UsingyourPC”tosavetheaccess point’ssettingstoyourlocalcomputer. SaveSettingstoPC SaveSettings Click“Save”tosavesettingsandanew windowwillopentospecifyalocationto savethesettingsfile.Youcanalsocheckthe “Encrypttheconfigurationfilewitha password”boxandenterapasswordto protectthefileinthefieldunderneath,ifyou wish. 70
APMode RestoreSettingsfromPC RestoreSettings Clickthebrowsebuttontofindapreviously savedsettingsfileonyourcomputer,then click“Restore”toreplaceyourcurrent settings.Ifyoursettingsfileisencryptedwith apassword,checkthe“Openfilewith password”boxandenterthepasswordin thefieldunderneath. 71
APMode IV‐5‐4. FactoryDefault Iftheaccesspointmalfunctionsorisnotresponding,thenitisrecommendedthatyou rebootthedevice(seeIV‐5.5)orresetthedevicebacktoitsfactorydefaultsettings.Youcanresettheaccesspointbacktoitsdefaultsettingsusingthisfeatureifthelocationoftheaccesspointisnotconvenienttoaccesstheresetbutton. FactoryDefault Click“FactoryDefault”torestoresettingsto thefactorydefault.Apop‐upwindowwill appearandaskyoutoconfirm. Afterresettingtofactorydefaults,pleasewaitfortheaccesspointtoresetandrestart. 72
APMode IV‐5‐5. Reboot Iftheaccesspointmalfunctionsorisnotresponding,thenitisrecommendedthat yourebootthedeviceorresettheaccesspointbacktoitsfactorydefaultsettings(seeIV‐5‐4).Youcanreboottheaccesspointremotelyusingthisfeature. RebootClick“Reboot”torebootthedevice.A countdownwillindicatetheprogressofthe reboot. 73
EdimaxProNMS I.ProductInformation EdimaxProNetworkManagementSuite(NMS)supportsthecentralmanagementofagroupofaccesspoints,otherwiseknownasanAPArray.NMScanbeinstalledononeaccesspointandsupportupto8EdimaxProaccesspointswithnoadditionalwirelesscontrollerrequired,reducingcostsandfacilitatingefficientremoteAPmanagement. Accesspointscanbedeployedandconfiguredaccordingtorequirements,creatingapowerfulnetworkarchitecturewhichcanbeeasilymanagedandexpandedinthefuture,withaneasytouseinterfaceandafullrangeoffunctionality–idealforsmallandmid‐sizedofficeenvironments.AsecureWLANcanbedeployedandadministeredfromasinglepoint,minimizingcostandcomplexity. 74
EdimaxProNMS II.QuickSetup EdimaxProNMSissimpletosetup.Anoverviewofthesystemisshownbelow: OneAP(accesspoint)isdesignatedastheAPController(master)andotherconnectedEdimaxProAPsareautomaticallydesignatedasManagedAPs(slaves).UsingEdimaxProNMSyoucanmonitor,configureandmanageallManagedAPs(upto8)fromthesingleAPController. 75
EdimaxProNMS Followthestepsbelow: EnsureyouhavethelatestfirmwarefromtheEdimaxwebsiteforyourEdimaxProproducts. 1.ConnectallAPstoanEthernetorPoEswitchwhichisconnectedtoagateway/router. 2.EnsureallAPsarepoweredonandcheckLEDs. 76
EdimaxProNMS 3.DesignateoneAPastheAPControllerwhichwillmanageallotherconnectedAPs(upto8). 4.ConnectacomputertothedesignatedAPControllerusinganEthernetcable. 77
EdimaxProNMS 5.OpenawebbrowserandentertheAPController’sIPaddressintheaddressfield.ThedefaultIPaddressis192.168.2.2 Yourcomputer’sIPaddressmustbeinthesamesubnetastheAPController.RefertoV‐1.ConfiguringyourIPAddressforhelp. IfyouchangedtheAPController’sIPaddress,orifyourgateway/routerusesaDHCPserver,ensureyouenterthecorrectIPaddress.Refertoyourgateway/router’ssettings. 6.Entertheusername&passwordtologin.Thedefaultusername&passwordareadmin&1234. 7.YouwillarriveattheEdimaxProNMSDashboard.Goto“Management”  “OperationMode”andselect“APControllerMode”fromthedropdownmenu. 78
EdimaxProNMS 8.Click“Apply”tosavethesettings. 9.EdimaxProNMSincludesawizardtoquicklysetuptheSSID&securityforManagedAPs.Click“Wizard”inthetoprightcornertobegin. 10. Followtheinstructionson‐screentocompleteSteps1,2&3andclick“Finish”tosavethesettings. 79
EdimaxProNMS IfanyofyourManagedAPsarenotfoundduringStep2APDiscovery,resettheManagedAPtoitsfactorydefaultsettings. 11. YourAPController&ManagedAPsshouldbefullyfunctional.UsethetopmenutonavigatearoundEdimaxProNMS. UseDashboard,ZonePlan,NMSMonitor&NMSSettingstoconfigureManagedAPs. UseLocalNetwork&LocalSettingstoconfigureyourAPController. 80
EdimaxProNMS III.SoftwareLayout Thetopmenufeatures7panels:Dashboard,ZonePlan,NMSMonitor,NMSSettings,LocalNetwork,LocalSettings&Toolbox. Dashboard TheDashboardpaneldisplaysanoverviewofyournetworkandkeysysteminformation,withquicklinkstoaccessconfigurationoptionsforManagedAPsandManagedAPgroups.Eachpanelcanberefreshed,collapsedormovedaccordingtoyourpreference. 81
EdimaxProNMS ZonePlan ZonePlandisplaysacustomizablelivemapofManagedAPsforavisualrepresentationofyournetworkcoverage.EachAPiconcanbemovedaroundthemap,andabackgroundimagecanbeuploadedforuser‐definedlocationprofilesusingNMSSettingsZoneEdit.OptionscanbeconfiguredusingthemenuontherightsideandsignalstrengthisdisplayedforeachAP. 82
EdimaxProNMS NMSMonitor TheNMSMonitorpanelprovidesmoredetailedmonitoringinformationabouttheAPArraythanfoundontheDashboard,groupedaccordingtocategoriesinthemenudowntheleftside. 83
EdimaxProNMS NMSSettings NMSSettingsprovidesextensiveconfigurationoptionsfortheAPArray.Youcanmanageeachaccesspoint,assignaccesspointsintogroups,manageWLAN,RADIUS&guestnetworksettingsaswellasupgradefirmwareacrossmultipleaccesspoints.TheZonePlancanalsobeconfiguredusing“ZoneEdit”. 84
EdimaxProNMS LocalNetwork LocalNetworksettingsareforyourAPController.YoucanconfiguretheIPaddressandDHCPserveroftheAPControllerinadditionto2.4GHz&5GhzWi‐Fiandsecurity,withWPS,RADIUSserver,MACfilteringandWMMsettingsalsoavailable. 85
EdimaxProNMS LocalSettings LocalSettingsareforyourAPController.Youcansettheoperationmodeandviewnetworksettings(clientsandlogs)specificallyfortheAPController,aswellasothermanagementsettingssuchasdate/time,adminaccounts,firmwareandreset. 86
EdimaxProNMS Toolbox TheToolboxpanelprovidesanetworkdiagnostictools:pingandtraceroute. 87
EdimaxProNMS IV.Features DescriptionsofthefunctionsofeachmainpanelDashboard,ZonePlan,NMSMonitor,NMSSettings,LocalNetwork,LocalSettings&Toolboxcanbefoundbelow.WhenusingEdimaxNMS,click“Apply”tosavechanges: Screenshotsdisplayedareexamples.Theinformationshownonyourscreenwillvarydependingonyourconfiguration. IV‐1.LOGIN,LOGOUT&RESTART ItisrecommendedthatyoulogintotheAPControllertomakeconfigurationstoManagedAPs. LOGIN 1. ConnectacomputertothedesignatedAPControllerusinganEthernetcable: 2. OpenawebbrowserandentertheAPController’sIPaddressintheaddressfield.ThedefaultIPaddressis192.168.2.2 88
EdimaxProNMS Yourcomputer’sIPaddressmustbeinthesamesubnetastheAPController.RefertoV‐1.ConfiguringyourIPAddressformorehelp. IfyouchangedtheAPController’sIPaddress,orifyourgateway/routerusesaDHCPserver,ensureyouenterthecorrectIPaddress.Refertoyourgateway/router’ssettings. IfusingaDHCPserveronthenetwork,itisadvisedtouseyourDHCPserver’ssettingstoassigntheAPControllerastaticIPaddress. 3. Entertheusername&passwordtologin.Thedefaultusername&passwordareadmin&1234. LOGOUTTologoutfromEdimaxNMS,click“Logout”inthetoprightcorner: RESTART YoucanrestartyourAPControlleroranyManagedAPusingEdimaxNMS.TorestartyourAPControllergotoLocalSettingsAdvancedRebootandclick“Reboot”. TorestartManagedAPsclicktheRestarticonforthespecifiedAPontheDashboard: 89
EdimaxProNMS IV‐2.DASHBOARD ThedashboarddisplaysanoverviewofyourAParray: Usetheblueiconsabovetorefreshorcollapseeachpanelinthedashboard.Clickanddragtomoveapaneltosuityourpreference.Youcansetthedashboardtoauto‐refreshevery1minute,30secondsordisableauto‐refresh: 90
EdimaxProNMS IV‐2‐1.SystemInformation SystemInformationdisplaysinformationabouttheAPController:ProductName(model),HostName,MACAddress,IPAddress,FirmwareVersion,SystemTimeandUptime(timetheaccesspointhasbeenon). IV‐2‐2.DevicesInformation DevicesInformationisasummaryofthenumberofalldevicesinthelocalnetwork:AccessPoints,ClientsConnected,andRogue(unidentified)Devices. 91
EdimaxProNMS IV‐2‐3.ManagedAP ManagedAPdisplaysinformationabouteachManagedAPinthelocalnetwork:Index(referencenumber),MACAddress,DeviceName,Model,IPAddress,2.4GHz&5GHzWirelessChannelNumber,No.ofClientsconnectedtoeachaccesspoint,andStatus(connected,connectingordisconnected). ThesearchfunctioncanbeusedtolocateaspecificManagedAP.Typeinthesearchboxandthelistwillupdate: TheStatusicondisplaysgrey(disconnected),yellow(connecting)orgreen(connected)foreachManagedAP. EachManagedAPhas“Action”iconswiththefollowingfunctions: 1. DisallowRemovetheManagedAPfromtheAParrayanddisableconnectivity.2. EditEditvarioussettingsfortheManagedAP(refertoIV‐5‐1.AccessPoint).3. BlinkLEDTheManagedAP’sLEDwillflashtemporarilytohelpidentify&locateaccesspoints.4. BuzzerTheManagedAP’sbuzzerwillsoundtemporarilytohelpidentify&locateaccesspoints. 92
EdimaxProNMS 5. NetworkConnectivityGotothe“NetworkConnectivity”paneltoperformapingortraceroute.6. RestartRestartstheManagedAP. IV‐2‐4.ManagedAPGroup ManagedAPscanbegroupedaccordingtoyourrequirements.ManagedAPGroupdisplaysinformationabouteachManagedAPgroupinthelocalnetwork:GroupName,MACAddress,DeviceName,Model,IPAddress,2.4GHz & 5GHzWirelessChannelNumber,No.ofClientsconnectedtoeachaccesspoint,andStatus(connectedordisconnected). ToeditManagedAPGroupsgotoNMSSettingsAccessPoint(refertoIV‐5‐1.AccessPoint). ThesearchfunctioncanbeusedtolocateaspecificManagedAPGroup.Typeinthesearchboxandthelistwillupdate: TheStatusicondisplaysgrey(disconnected),yellow(connecting)orgreen(connected)foreachindividualManagedAP. EachManagedAPhas“Action”iconswiththefollowingfunctions: 1. DisallowRemovetheManagedAPfromtheAParrayanddisableconnectivity. 93
EdimaxProNMS 2. EditEditvarioussettingsfortheManagedAP(refertoIV‐5‐1.AccessPoint)3. BlinkLEDTheManagedAP’sLEDwillflashtemporarilytohelpidentify&locateaccesspoints.4. BuzzerTheManagedAP’sbuzzerwillsoundtemporarilytohelpidentify&locateaccesspoints.5. NetworkConnectivityGotothe“NetworkConnectivity”paneltoperformapingortraceroute.6. RestartRestartstheManagedAP. IV‐2‐5.ActiveClients ActiveClientsdisplaysinformationabouteachclientinthelocalnetwork:Index(referencenumber),ClientMACAddress,DeviceName,Model,IPAddress,2.4GHz&5GHzWirelessChannelNumber,No.ofClientsconnectedtoeachaccesspoint,andStatus(onoroff). Thesearchfunctioncanbeusedtolocateaspecificclient.Typeinthesearchboxandthelistwillupdate: 94

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