Configuration Guide Wireless Controller AC50/AC500 1910012001 REV 1.0.
Content About This Guide................................................................................................................... 1 1 Quick Start........................................................................................................................ 2 1.1 Determine the Network Topology............................................................................................................. 2 1.1.1 Manage CAPs in the LAN.........................................................
.4.1 Statistics.................................................................................................................................................................19 3.4.2 Mirror........................................................................................................................................................................20 3.4.3 Rate Control...................................................................................................................................
7.3 User Management........................................................................................................................................ 57 7.3.1 Authentication Server.....................................................................................................................................59 7.4 Applications.................................................................................................................................................... 62 7.4.
About This Guide This Configuration Guide provides information for managing AC500/AC50 Series Wireless Controller. Please read this guide carefully before operation. Intended Readers This Guide is intended for network managers familiar with IT concepts and network terminologies. Conventions When using this guide, please notice that features of the device may vary slightly depending on the model and software version you have.
1 Quick Start The wireless controller (AC) is a device used for centralized management of access points (APs). At present, the supported APs are TP-Link’s CAPs. The AC can configure CAPs in batches using a web browser and conduct a real-time monitoring of each CAP in the network. This AC supports AP automatic discovery, AP status monitoring, AP centralized control, MAC filtering, radio management, load balance, dual-link backup and various authentication types.
1.1.2 Manage CAPs in Different Network Segment If the AC needs to manage CAPs in a different network segment, refer to the following topology. Switch Wireless Controller IP: 1.1.1.100 Router 192.168.1.1 1.1.1.2 CAP Host A IP: 1.1.1.101 Clients Note: In this situation, the router acting as the CAPs' DHCP server should support option 60 and option138 in DHCP settings. 1.2 Log in to the AC 1.2.
1.2.2 Log in 1 Open a web browser and enter 192.168.0.253 in the address field, then press Enter key. Figure 1-1 Enter the IP Address 2 Create a username and a password for subsequent login attempts. Figure 1-2 Create an account 3 Use the username and password set above to log in to the webpage.
4 After a successful login, the main page will appear as in the figure below, and you can configure the function by clicking the setup menu on the left side of the screen. Figure 1-4 Main Page The wireless controller’s configuration files fall into two types: the running configuration file and the start-up configuration file. After you perform configurations on the sub-interfaces and click Save, the modifications will be saved in the running configuration file.
2 Status 2.1 System Status Choose the menu Status > System Status > System Status to load the following page. Figure 2-1 System Status In the Resource Utilization section, you can monitor the utilization of the memory and CPU. It is recommended that the CPU utilization should be at about 50%. The CPU utilization above 85% indicates that the AC is under a high load and above 95% means AC is completely loaded. When the CPU utilization keeps at high loads, some function of the AC may be abnormal.
2.2 Client Status Choose the menu Status > Client Status > Client Status to load the following page. Figure 2-2 Client Status You can check the information of the connected clients on this page. Select the desired clients by checking the boxes in front of the entries. Click the buttons above the list for additional operations. Select the Group Select the group from the drop-down list to see the clients' information in the corresponding group. Disconnect Disconnect one or more clients from the AP(s).
2.3 AP Status Choose the menu Status > AP Status > AP Status to load the following page. Figure 2-3 AP Status The information of the connected CAPs will be displayed in this section. Select the desired CAPs by checking the boxes in front of the entries. Click the buttons above the list for additional operations. Select the Group Select the group from the drop-down list to see the CAPs' information in the corresponding group.
2.4 Authentication Status 2.4.1 Authentication Status Choose the menu Status > Authentication Status > Authentication Status to load the following page. Figure 2-4 Authentication Status You can check the information of the authentication status on this page. Select the desired users by checking the boxes in front of the entries. Click the buttons above the list for additional operations. Delete Delete the users from the authentication list. Search Search the specified users in the list.
2.4.2 Non-sense Authenticated User Non-sense authenticated users are users who have passed the authentication, leave the wireless network and then join the wireless network again. If the time they left is within the time threshold set by the AC, they don’t have to re-authenticate. Choose the menu Status > Authentication Status > Non-sense Authenticated User to load the following page. Figure 2-5 Non-sense Authenticated User You can check the information of the non-sense authenticated users on this page.
3 Network 3.1 Interface Choose the menu Network > Interface > Interface to load the following page. On this page you can create a logical interface and specify it to a specified VLAN. Please refer to 3.3.1 VLAN to set VLANs first. Figure 3-1 Click Figure 3-2 Interface to create a new interface. The page will be shown as below. Add an Interface Interface Name Specify a name for the interface to make it easier to search for and manage. VLAN Specify a VLAN for the interface.
Connection Type Select the connection type for the interface. Only static IP is supported at present. IP Address Specify an IP address for the interface. Subnet Mask Specify a subnet mask for the interface. Default Gateway (Optional) Specify a default gateway for the interface. MTU Specify the MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) for the interface. Its value is between 576 to 1500 and 1500 by default. Primary DNS (Optional) Specify the primary DNS server for the interface.
that request this information. In the global settings you can select that the DHCP server assigns IP parameters to AP only or both AP and client. to create a DHCP server. The page will be shown as below. Click Figure 3-4 Add a DHCP Server Interface Select the interface which you want to create the DHCP server for. Refer to 3.1 Interface to set the interface first. Starting/Ending IP Address Specify the starting IP address and ending IP address of the DHCP server IP pool.
3.2.2 DHCP Client List Choose the menu Network > DHCP Server > DHCP Client List to load the following page. The list displays the information such as the IP address, MAC address and lease time of the connected clients. Figure 3-5 DHCP Client List 3.2.3 Address Reservation Choose the menu Network > DHCP Server > Address Reservation to load the following page. Figure 3-6 Address Reservation If the CAP or client requires a static IP address, you can manually reserve an IP address for it.
Click Figure 3-7 to create an IP address reservation. Create an IP Address Reservation Interface Select the interface which the CAP or client requiring the static IP address belongs to. Refer to 3.1 Interface to set the interface first. MAC Address Enter the MAC address of the specified AP or client to which you want to assign the static IP address. IP Address Specify a static IP address to the specified AP or client. The IP address should be in the same segment as the interface.
VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) is a network technique that solves broadcasting issues in local area networks. A local area network is partitioned into several VLANs, and all VLAN traffic remains within its VLAN. Therefore, you can group and isolate APs and clients to enhance network security. VLANs group devices logically instead of physically, so devices in the same VLAN can be located in different places. to create a VLAN. Click Figure 3-9 Create a VLAN VLAN ID Specify a VLAN ID between 2 to 4094.
3.3.2 Ports Choose the menu Network > VLAN > Ports to load the following page. Specify the link type and PVLD for each port. The link type and PVID can not be modified at the same time. Figure 3-10 Ports Link Type The ports can be divided into three link types: Access: The access port can be added in a single VLAN, and the egress rule of the port is UNTAG. The PVID is same as the current VLAN ID. If the current VLAN is deleted, the PVID will be set to 1 by default.
3.3.3 Relations Choose the menu Network > VLAN > Relations to load the following page. This list displays the relations among ports, link types and VLANs.
3.4 Switch 3.4.1 Statistics Choose the menu Network > Switch > Statistics to load the following page. The statistics list displays the information of data packets received or transmitted by each port.
3.4.2 Mirror Choose the menu Network > Switch > Mirror to load the following page. Figure 3-13 Mirror Check the box to enable the Port Mirror function. There are three port mirror modes as follows. Ingress and egress: When this mode is selected, both the incoming and outgoing packets through the mirrored port will be copied to the mirroring port. Ingress: When this mode is selected, the incoming packets received by the mirrored port will be copied to the mirroring port.
Figure 3-14 Rate Control Click Save to finish the settings. 3.4.4 Port Config Choose the menu Network > Switch > Port Config to load the following page. Figure 3-15 Port Cofig Flow Control With this option enabled, the device synchronizes the data transmission speed with the peer device, thus avoiding the packet loss caused by congestion. By default, it is disabled. Negotiation Mode Select the Negotiation Mode for the port including auto and duplex mode.
3.4.5 Port Status Choose the menu Network > Switch > Port Status to load the following page. Figure 3-16 Port Status This page displays the connection status, speed, duplex mode and flow control status of each port. Disabled: The port is disabled. Link down: The port is enabled but with physical connection. Link up: The Port is enabled and connected normally. Note: The data transfer rate ranges from 1 to 100Mpbs for AC50, and from 1 to 1000Mpbs for AC500. AC50 doesn't support 1000M Full-duplex.
4 AP Control 4.1 AP Settings Choose the menu AP Control > AP Settings > AP Settings to load the following page. Figure 4-1 AP Settings In the global settings, check the Reboot Schedule box and then the Lock to AC Automatically box to enable the corresponding function. Click Save to complete. Reboot Schedule With the reboot schedule enabled, all connected APs will reboot at the specified time. Reboot Date Select the date to reboot the APs.
Figure 4-2 Add a group In the group list, click the numbers at the Group Statistics Information row. The group information will be shown as below. Click the buttons above the list for additional operations. Figure 4-3 Group statistics information Back to Group List Click this button to return to the group list. Move to Other Group Select the corresponding entries and click this button to move them to your desired group.
Click Figure 4-4 at the Operation row of the list. The following figure will be shown. AP Settings Name Specify the AP's name. AP Keep-alive Time Specify the time interval for the AP sending echo packets to the AC. AC can detect whether the AP is online or not by receiving the echo packets. Client Keep-alive Time Specify the time interval for the client sending heartbeat packets to the AP. APs can detect whether the client is online or not by receiving heartbeat packets.
4.2 AP Firmware Upgrade Choose the menu AP Control > AP Firmware Upgrade > AP Firmware Upgrade to load the following page. With it enabled, import the correct firmwares and set the starting upgrade time. The connected APs will start to upgrade at the specified time. If it is disabled, the APs that haven’t started upgrading will not be upgraded. Figure 4-5 AP Firmware Upgrade AP Model Displays the AP model. Hardware Version Displays the current hardware version.
Upgrade Status Displays the upgrade status of current APs of this model. Click to check the detailed upgrade information of each AP of this model. Latest: There is no AP of the current model to be upgraded. Waiting: APs of the current model are waiting to be upgraded. Upgrading: Some APs of the current model are upgrading. Completed: All APs of the current model are upgraded. Terminated: The upgrade was disabled while the AP was waiting to upgrade. The AP's upgrade process is terminated.
4.4 Load Balancing Load Balancing is applied in the high density wireless environment. It can balance the APs load and guarantee the reasonable access of the clients to APs. Therefore, the wireless resources and bandwidth of each AP can be used fairly. The following example is used to illustrate the working process of load balancing. Figure 4-7 Topology Wireless Controller CAP1 CAP2 Client number: 16 Client number: 20 Client The client is within the wireless range of CAP1 and CAP2.
Choose the menu AP Control > Load Balancing > Load Balancing to load the following page. Figure 4-8 Load Balancing Load Balancing Specify whether to enable load balancing. Mode Load balancing supports session mode only at present. In this mode, each AP will be assigned an average number of clients by the AC. Threshold Set the maximum number of clients that are allowed to access the AP.
5 Radio 5.1 Radio Settings Choose the menu Radio > Radio Settings > Radio Settings to load the following page. Figure 5-1 Radio Settings On this page, you can specify the radio parameters of multiple or individual CAPs. Select the entries and click the buttons above the list to change the radio status or bulk edit the parameters. Click at the operation row in the radio list, the following figure will be shown.
Figure 5-2 Change the Radio Settings AP Name Displays the AP's name. Radio Frequency Displays the radio frequency of the AP to be modified. Mode Specify the working mode of the wireless network. AP with a frequency band of 2.4GHz supports five wireless modes: 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11b/g and 802.11b/g/n. You are recommended to select the 11b/g/n mode, and all of 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.11n wireless stations can connect to the AP. AP with a frequency band of 5GHz supports 802.11a, 802.
Transmit Power Specify a transmit power for the wireless network. A larger transmission power than needed may cause interference to other wireless networks. Maximum Users Specify the maximum number of clients that can be connected to the AP. Antenna Specify the antenna type. Only internal antenna is supported at present. Fragment Threshold Specify the fragment threshold for transmitting packets.
5.2 Rate Settings Choose the menu Radio > Rate Settings > Rate Settings to load the following page. Specify the data transmission rate on this page. Figure 5-3 802.11a Rate Settings Basic Rate: Specify the basic rate set with which the 802.11a clients are allowed to access the network. At least one rate should be selected from the rate set. 6Mbps, 12Mbps and 24Mbps are selected by default. Supported Rate: Specify the supported rate for 802.11a clients.
802.11b Basic Rate: Specify the basic rate with which 802.11b clients are allowed to access the wireless network. At least one rate should be selected in the rate set. 1Mbps and 2Mbps are selected by default. Supported Rate: Specify the supported rate for 802.11b clients. The supported rate should not overlap with the basic rate that has been set. 5.5Mbps and 11Mbps are selected by default. Multicast Rate: Specify the multicast rate for the 802.11b multicast packets.
The following example is used to illustrate the process of band steering. Figure 5-4 Band Steering Process Wireless Controller Dual-band CAP 2.4GHz SSID: TP-Link 5GHz SSID: TP-Link Client Number: 36 Client Number: 40 Dual-band Client The 2.4GHz SSID and 5GHz SSID of the dual-band CAP are set the same. If a 2.4GHz client or 5GHz client requests to connect to the CAP, the band steering won’t take effect and the client will connect to the 2.4GHz or 5GHz directly.
Choose the menu Radio > Band Steering > Band Steering to load the following page. Check the Enable radio button to enable the band steering function. Figure 5-5 Band Steering 5GHz Maximum Connection Threshold Specify the maximum number of clients that are allowed to connect to the 5GHz band. When the client number meets the 5GHz maximum connection threshold and difference threshold, the AP will prevent more APs from connecting to the 5GHz band.
6 Wireless 6.1 Wireless Service Choose the menu Radio > Wireless > Wireless Service to load the following page. Figure 6-1 Wireless Service Specify and view the wireless service on this page. Click button, you can go into the radio binding page. service. Click Figure 6-2 to create a new wireless Add a New Wireless Service Status Specify whether to enable the wireless network. SSID Specify the SSID (Service Set Identifier) for the wireless network. The SSID should be unique.
Security Specify the security option of the wireless network. If all the clients are allowed to access the wireless network, please select None. For the safety of the wireless network, you are suggested to encrypt your wireless network with password. This device provides three security options: WPA/WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access) and WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK (WPA Pre-Shared Key). WPAPSK/WPA2-PSK is recommended. Settings vary in different security options as the details is in the following introduction.
Figure 6-4 Security of WPA/WPA2 Authentication Type Select one of the following versions: Auto: Select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. WPA: Wi-Fi Protected Access. WPA2: Version 2 of WPA. Encryption Select the encryption type, including Auto, TKIP, and AES.
Select the Group Select the group to be displayed in the list. VLAN Binding above the list. The wireless Enter a VLAN ID into the field and Click network will be bound to the corresponding VLAN. Bound Select the desired entries and click this button to bind the service to corresponding radios. Unlocked APs cannot be bound. Please refer to 4.1 AP Settings and check the box Lock to AC Automatically. Unbind Select the desired entries and click this button to unbind the service in corresponding radios.
7 Authentication 7.1 MAC Authentication MAC Authentication is based on port and MAC address. AC can control the clients’ network access by their MAC addresses. In MAC Authentication, the AC should first get the MAC addresses information of the clients that are authorized to access the network. When the AC detects the MAC address of the client for the first time, it initiates the authentication for the client immediately.
7.1.1 MAC Address Choose the menu Authentication > MAC Authentication > MAC Address to load the following page. Figure 7-2 MAC Address Click Backup to backup all the MAC authentication entries in the CSV file which are in ANSI coding format. This file can be restored to the AC and all MAC addresses can be added into the MAC address list. Add multiple MAC address entries at a time: 1 Save the MAC address entries as a CSV file with ANSI coding format in the AC.
Name Specify the name for the entry. MAC Address Specify the MAC address of the client. Effective VLAN Name Specify the effective VLAN entry range. The range is 1 to 4094. Number and range are both supported. The ranges can be seperated by commas. For example: 1 11-20 1,3,5,4090-4094 7.1.2 MAC Authentication Choose the menu Authentication > MAC Authentication > MAC Authentication to load the following page. Figure 7-4 MAC Authentication Here you can view the MAC Authentication List.
7.2 Authentication Mode Black List: All the MAC addresses in this authentication mode are forbidden to access the network. Status Specify whether to enable this authentication entry. Portal Authentication AC provides portal authentication, including Web authentication, Onekey Online, Remote Portal, as well as Redirect Page, Free Authentication Policy and Authentication Config.
Figure 7-7 Add a Redirect Page Redirect Page Specify the name of the redirect page template. Authenticaiton Type Select the authentication type of the redirect page . Options include Web Authentication and Onekey Online. Web Authentication: Users need to enter a username and password to log in on the login page, and can access the network after successful authentication. Onekey Online: Users can access the network without entering any parameters on the login page.
7.2.2 Web Authentication The AC provides Web Authentication. Users need to log in by entering a username and password, and can then access the network after successful authentication. Web Authentication Model The Web Authentication model is shown as below: Figure 7-8 Web Authentication Topology Web Server Client Access Device Authentication Server Client: The client needs to be authenticated before accessing the network. Access Device: Access Devices includes routers, switches and AC.
Web Authentication Process Figure 7-9 Web Authentication Process Client AP AC Web Server Authentication Server http:// Visit the Internet Redirect the client to Web Server Visit the Web Server Returns the authentication login page http://ACip/portal/auth Enter the Username and Password in the login page Forwards the username and password to the Authentication Server Returns the authentication result Returns the authentication result 1 The client connects to the network but is not authenticate
Click to add a new entry. There are two authentication server types, including Local Authentication Server and Remote Authentication Server. Figure 7-11 Local Authentication Server Page Status Specify the status of the entry. Redirect Page Select the redirect page of the Web authentication. VLAN ID Specify the VLAN ID of the Web authentication. Authenticaiton Server Type Specify the server type of the Web authentication.
Figure 7-12 Remote Authentication Server Page Status Specify the status of the entry. Redirect Page Select the redirect page of the Web authentication. VLAN ID Specify the VLAN ID of the Web authentication. Authenticaiton Server Type Specify the server type of the Web authentication. Authentication Server Group Select the server group of the Web authentication.
Description Specify a description for the Web authentication entry to make it easier to search for and manage. 7.2.4 Onekey Online In Onekey Online Authentication, users can access the network need without entering any parameters on the login page . Choose the menu Authentication > Portal Authentication > Onekey Online to load the following page. Figure 7-13 Onekey Online Here you can view the Onekey Online Authentication information and edit the entries. to add a new entry.
7.2.5 Remote Portal Choose the menu Authentication > Portal Authentication > Remote Portal to load the following page. Figure 7-15 Remote Portal Here you can view the Remote Portal Authentication information and edit the entries. to add a new entry. There are two authentication server type: Local Click Authentication Server and Remote Authentication Server. Figure 7-16 Local Authentication Server Page Status Specify whether to turn on the remote portal authentication entry.
Success Redirect URL Specify the redirect URL address after successful authentication. Fail redirect URL Specify the redirect URL address after the authentication failed. Non-sense Authentication If non-sense authentication is enabled, the non-sense authenticated users will pass the authentication automatically when connecting to the wireless network. Description Specify a description for the remote portal authentication entry to make it easier to search for and manage.
VLAN ID Select the VLAN ID used to remote portal authentication. Remote Portal Address Enter the address of the server used for remote portal authentication. Authenticaiton Server Type Select the server type used for remote portal authentication. Authentication Server Group Select the server group used for remote portal authentication.
Click URL Type. to add a new entry. There are two Match Modes, including Five Tuple Type and Five Tuple Type Five Tuple Type is configured based on the IP address range, MAC address, VLAN ID, port and protocol. It is recommended to select Five Tuple Type when there are many parameters to be configured in the free authentication policy. Figure 7-19 Five Tuple Type Strategy Name Specify a name for the free authentication policy entry.
Description Specify a description for the free authentication policy entry to make it easier to search for and manage. Status Specify whether to turn on the free authentication policy. URL Type URL Type is configured based on the URL address, IP address range, MAC address and VLAN ID. It is recommended to select URL Type when the URL address is already known. Figure 7-20 URL Type Strategy Name Specify a name for the free authentication policy entry.
Status Specify whether to turn on the free authentication policy. Note: 1. The empty strategy means all sources are allowed to visit. 2. Only when one of the source port or the destination port is configured, can the protocol take effect. 7.2.7 Authentication Config Choose the menu Authentication > Portal Authentication > Authentication Config to load the following page. Figure 7-21 Authentication Config Here you can configure and view the global parameters for the authentication.
7.3 User Management Choose the menu Authentication > User Management > User Management to load the following page. Figure 7-22 User Management Backup User Information Click Backup to backup all the local users’ information into a CSV file in ANSI coding format. This file can be restored to the user’s list. Restore User Information Add multiple local user entries at a time: 1 Save the local user entries as a CSV file with ANSI coding format in the device.
Figure 7-23 Add a Formal User User Type Specify the user type as formal user. User Name Specify the username. The username should not be the same as any existing one. Password Specify the password. Users will be required to enter the user name and password when they attempt to access the network. Authentication Timeout Specify the authentication timeout for formal users. After the timeout, the users need to log in at the web authentication page again to access the network.
Free User You can provide free users with internet service for a short time (in minutes). The account can be reused. When the time expires, the user can log in to the authentication page again and can be re-authenticated. Figure 7-24 Add a Free User User Type Specify the user type as free user. User Name Specify the username. The username should not be the same as any existing one. Password Specify the password.
2 Configure the Server group. Choose the menu Authentication > Authentication Server > Authentication Server. Radius Server Choose the menu Authentication > Authentication Server > Radius Server to load the following page. Figure 7-25 Radius Server Here you can add, edit or delete an external radius server. to add a new entry. Click Figure 7-26 Add a Radius Serve Server Name Specify a name for the Radius server. Server Address Specify the address of the server.
Retry Count If no reply is received after the client sends a connect request, it will keep resending the request. Specify the number of times the client is allowed to resend the request. Timeout Interval Specify the timeout interval after the client sends a request packet. NAS IP Address Specify the NAS IP address for the authentication. Generally, it is the address by which the AC and Radius server communicate. This field can be left empty.
7.4 Applications 7.4.1 Application for Onekey Online Network Requirements A hotel wants to offer customers free internet access and push hotel advertisement through the Web authentication page. In this case, the hotel can use Onekey Online to meet the requirements.
Configuration Steps 1 Configure the redirect page. to Choose the menu Authentication > Portal Authentication > Redirect Page, Click add a new entry. Set the Authentication Type as Onekey Online and set the other related parameters. Here you can upload a promotional image of the hotel to the device.
After all the parameters are configured, click Redirect Page Preview to preview the redirect page. Figure 7-31 Redirect Page Preview 2 Configure Onekey Online Choose the menu Authentication > Portal Authentication > Onekey Online, Click add a new entry. Turn on the Onekey Online and set the related parameters.
7.4.2 Application for Web Authentication Network Requirements A hotel wants to offer customers Internet access and push hotel advertisement through the Web authentication page. The clients can access the network only after Web authentication. In this case, the hotel can use the local authentication server to authenticate the clients.
Configuration Steps 1 Configure the redirect page. Choose the menu Authentication > Portal Authentication > Redirect Page, Click add a new entry. to Set the Authentication Type as Web Authentication and set the related parameters. Here you can upload a promotional image of the hotel to the device. Figure 7-34 Redirect Page Configurations After all the parameters are configured, click Redirect Page Preview to preview the redirect page.
2 Configure the Web Authentication. Choose the menu Authentication > Portal Authentication > Web Authentication, Click to add a new entry. Enable Web Authentication and set the related parameters. Figure 7-36 Web Authentication Configurations 3 Add Authentication Accounts After Web Authentication configuration, we still need to add user accounts to the device.
Choose the menu Authentication > User Management > User Management, Click to add a new entry. Here we take the free account configuration as an example. Set the related parameters as shown below.
8 Link Backup 8.1 Dual-link Backup Choose the menu Link Backup > Dual-link Backup > Dual-link Backup to load the following page. Check the option to enable the dual-link backup. Figure 8-1 Dual-link Backup Enble Check this option to enable the dual-link backup function. Priority Specify the priority of the AC. The AC with a greater number represents a higher priority to be selected as the master link. The modification of priority will result in the reconnection of all CAPs in the master link.
8.2 Application Scenario The dual-link backup and the standby AC are applied in the scenario that two ACs are used to manage wireless networks together. Topology Figure 8-2 Topology Internet AC1 192.168.1.253 Priority: 150 Router AC2 192.168.0.253 Priority: 100 Core Switch DHCP Server PoE Switch PoE Switch CAP CAP Configuration 1 Configure the external DHCP server. The external DHCP should support the configuration of the option field.
When an AP obtains an IP address from the DHCP server, it also needs the DHCP server to deliver the IP addresses of the two ACs in the network. You should configure the following parameters in the DHCP server: Enter TP-LINK at the DHCP Option 60 field. Enter the IP addresses of the two ACs into DHCP Option 138 filed, therefore, the CAPs in the network can find the two ACs. Note: 1.
Figure 8-3 Working Process Master AC: 192.168.1.253 Standby AC:192.168.1.252 Master AC: 192.168.1.252 Standby AC:192.168.1.253 Core Switch PoE Switch PoE Switch CAP CAP Note: Standby AC should be configured along with the link priority. The AC with higher priority becomes the master AC and the lower one is the standby AC.
9 System Tools 9.1 Account 9.1.1 Account Choose the menu System Tools > Account > Account to load the following page. Figure 9-1 Account Here you can change the login user name and password. Old User Name Enter the current user name. Old Password Enter the current password. New User Name Enter a new username. Letters, digits and special characters are allowed. New Password Enter a new password. Please enter a strong password to secure your device and network.
9.1.2 System Settings Choose the menu System Tools > Account > Systems to load the following page. Figure 9-2 System Settings Here you can specify the service port and session timeout. 9.2 HTTP Server Port Specify the web server port. Port 80 is the default. The port should not be the the same as other service ports. Redirect HTTP to HTTPS With redirect HTTP to HTTPS enabled, the http website will be redirected to https website automatically. HTTPS Server Port Specify the secure web server port.
Factory Restore will clear all the configurations. It is highly recommended to back up your current configurations in case a recovery is needed to restore the system to a previous state or from the factory defaults. The device will reboot after the factory restore is complete. 9.2.2 Backup & Restore Choose the menu System Tools > Administration > Backup & Restore to load the following page. Figure 9-4 Backup & Restore Version View the current version.
9.2.3 Reboot Choose the menu System Tools > Administration > Reboot to load the following page. Figure 9-5 Reboot Click Reboot to reboot your device. Some settings will be applied only after the device has rebooted. Note: DO NOT power off your device while it is rebooting. 9.2.4 Firmware Upgrade Choose the menu System Tools > Administration > Firmware Upgrade to load the following page. Figure 9-6 Reboot Here you can upgrade your firmware. Please back up your configurations before upgrading.
9.3 Traffic Statistics Choose the menu System Tools > Traffic Statistics > Interface Statistics to load the following page. Figure 9-7 Interface Statice Here you can view the traffic statistics of the interfaces and click the header to display the data in ascending or descending order. Interface Displays the current enabled interface of the device. TX Rate (Kb/s) Displays the rate data frames are transmitted. RX Rate (Kb/s) Displays the rate data frames are received.
9.4 Diagnostics Choose the menu System Tools > Diagnostics > Diagnostics to load the following page. Figure 9-8 Diagnostics Here you can use the diagnostic tools to detect the current network connection status. The device provides Ping and Traceroute tools to help you troubleshoot network connection problems. The Ping tool sends packets to a target IP Address or Domain Name and logs the results, such as the number of packets sent and received, and the round-trip time.
9.5 Time Settings Choose the menu System Tools > Time Settings > Time Settings to load the following page. Figure 9-9 Time Settings Here you can view or set the system time. You can get the system time from the Internet,or set it manually. Get automatically from the Internet Figure 9-10 Get Automatically from the Internet If the AC can access the Internet, you can get the system time automatically from the Internet.
Set Time Specify the way the time is set (get automatically from the internet or manually). Time Zone Specify the time zone of the device. NTP Server I / NTP Server II IP Address for the NTP Server. Manually Figure 9-11 Get Automatically From the Internet If the AC cannot access the Internet, you should set the system time manually. Current Time Displays the current system time. Set Time Specify the way the time is set (get automatically from the internet or manually).
9.6 System Log Choose the menu System Tools > System Log > System Log to load the following page. Figure 9-12 System Log Log Settings Log Level Filter Displays a list of the most recent activity (events) on the network. You can define the level of logs you want to view in the log level filter dropdown list. All level: Displays all level of the system logs. EMERGENCY: Displays emergency system logs. These are fatal errors that may result in system breakdown. ALERT: Displays alert system logs.
Module Filter You can define the module of logs you want to view in the module filter dropdown list. ALL Module: Displays all system log modules. System Management: Displays the system's management log, including the account, device management and time settings. Interface Management: Displays the system's interface management log. DHCP server: Displays the system's DHCP server log. AP Control: Displays the system's AP control log. AP Upgrade: Displays the system's AP upgrade log.
