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USER MANUAL
Peplink Balance Series
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22 AP
The AP Controller acts as a centralized controller of Pepwave AP devices. With this feature, users will be able to
customize and manage multiple AP one a single Peplink Balance Interface.
To configure, navigate to the AP tab and the following options will be shown.
Special Note
Each Balance router can control a limited number of routers without cost. To manage more, a Full Edition license is
required. Please contact our Authorized Reseller or Peplink Sales Team to obtain more information and price
details.
22.1 AP Controller
Clicking on the AP tab will default to this menu. Here, you can view basic AP management options.
Access Point Controller
AP Management
The AP Controller for managing Pepwave APs can be enabled by checking this box.
When this option is enabled, the AP Controller will wait for management connections
originating from APs over the LAN on TCP and UDP port 11753. It will also wait for
captive portal connections on TCP port 443. An extended DHCP option, CAPWAP
Access Controller addresses (field 138), will be added to the DHCP server. A local DNS
record, AP Controller, will add to the local DNS proxy.
Support Remote
AP
The AP Controller supports remote management of Pepwave APs. When this option is
enabled, the AP Controller will wait for management connections originating from remote
APs over the WAN on TCP and UDP port 11753. It will also wait for captive portal
connections on TCP port 443.
The DHCP server and/or local DNS server of the remote AP’s network should be
configured in the DNS Proxy Settings menu under Network > LAN. The procedure is as
follows:
1. Define an extended DHCP option, CAPWAP Access Controller addresses (field
138), in the DHCP server, where the values are the AP Controller's public IP
addresses; and/or