User Guide Wireless N Ceiling Mount Access Point REV1.0.
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CE Mark Warning (CAP300) This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. (CAP1750) This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. RF Exposure Information This device meets the EU requirements (1999/5/EC Article 3.
2） For devices with detachable antenna(s), the maximum antenna gain permitted for devices in the band 5725-5850 MHz shall be such that the equipment still complies with the e.i.r.p. limits specified for point-to-point and non-point-to-point operation as appropriate; and The high-power radars are allocated as primary users (i.e. priority users) of the bands 5250-5350 MHz and 5650-5850 MHz and that these radars could cause interference and/or damage to LE-LAN devices.
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CONTENTS About this User Guide.............................................................................................................................. 1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 2 Working Mode.................................................................................................................. 3 FIT Mode.................................................................................
About this User Guide When using this guide, please notice that features of the CAP may vary slightly depending on the model and software version you have, and on your location, language, and Internet service provider. All screenshots, images, parameters and descriptions documented in this guide are used for demonstration only. The information in this document is subject to change without notice.
Introduction Auranet series products provide wireless coverage solutions for small-medium business. They can either work independently in FAT mode or be centrally managed by the wireless controller in FIT mode, providing a flexible, richly-functional but easily- configured enterprise-grade wireless network for small and medium business. “Celling lamp” appearance and easily mounting design with chassis make CAP easy to be installed on a wall or ceiling and blend in with most interior decorations.
Working Mode CAPs support two working modes including FIT mode and FAT mode. In FIT mode, APs can be centrally managed by TP-Link’s wireless controller. The default FIT mode is used when you want to deploy a large wireless network. The management of every single AP in the network is complex and complicated. With the wireless controller, you can centrally manage the mass APs simply in a web browser. In FAT mode, you can log in to AP’s webpage to manage the AP alone.
Typical topology in FIT mode: Internet Router Wireless Controller Switch CAP Manangement Host CAP CAP Clients Figure 2-1 Typical Topology in FIT Mode NOTE: The IP address of the wireless controller must be reachable for the CAPs in the network. FAT Mode In FAT mode, you can log in to AP’s webpage to manage the AP alone. The FAT mode is used in a small wireless network.
Typical topology in FAT mode: Internet Router CAP Clients Figure 2-2 Typical Topology in FIT Mode Follow the steps below to log in to the web interface. 1. Launch a web browser, enter 192.168.0.254 in the address field and press the Enter key. NOTE: To log in to the device, the IP address of your PC should be set in the same subnet addresses of the device. The IP address is 192.168.0.x (”x” is any number from 1 to 253). Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0. 2.
Figure 2-3 Login 3. The webpage will be shown as below. Click the menu bar to configure the corresponding parameters. Figure 2-4 Status TIPS: Proceed to the following chapters for information on configuring the CAP in FAT mode. CAP1750 is taken as an example.
Status The Status page displays the device information, wireless parameter, wireless service and wireless client of the CAP. Figure 3-1 Status Page Device Information This section displays the information of hardware version, MAC address, IP address, system time and running time of the CAP. If you want to modify the IP address of the CAP, Please refer to AP Management. To modify the system time, please refer to Time Setting.
Wireless Parameter This section displays the wireless mode, channel bandwidth, channel frequency and WDS status of the device. Please refer to Advanced Settings to configure the wireless mode, channel bandwidth and channel frequency and refer to WDS Settings to configure the WDS feature. Figure 3-3 Wireless Parameter Wireless Service In this section, you can check or edit the wireless service information of the CAP.
NOTE: If the wireless network is not encrypted, changing password here will encrypt the network with WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK. If the wireless network has been already encrypted, changing password here will not change the encryption type. Wireless Client The wireless client table displays the information of the connected clients including their MAC address, connected SSID and the connection time.
Wireless Wireless page consists of Wireless, WDS Settings, Advanced Settings and Band Steering. Figure 4-1 Wireless Page If you have made any change of the parameters, please click OK to make the configuration take effect. There will be a blue bar at the top of the page to remind you to save the configuration. Click Save when you finish all settings, otherwise all the settings will be recovered to last saved settings at reboot or power off.
NOTE: Proceed to the following chapter for information on configuring the wireless network of the CAP. The configuring information of 2.4GHz is taken as the example. Wireless This section allows you to configure the wireless basic settings, such as SSID, network type, security mode, and password of each wireless service entry. Figure 4-2 Wireless Click Add to create a new wireless service. Click button wireless service.
select None. For the safety of wireless network, you are suggested to encrypt your wireless network. This device provides two security modes: WPA/WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access) and WPA-PSK/WPA2PSK (WPA Pre-Shared Key). WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK is recommended. Settings vary in different security modes as the details is in the following introduction.
PSK Password: Configure the PSK password with ASCII or Hexadecimal characters. For ASCII, the length should be between 8 and 63 characters with combination of numbers, letters (case-sensitive) and common punctuations. For Hexadecimal, the length should be 64 characters (caseinsensitive, 0-9, a-f, A-F). Group Key Update Period: Specify the group key update period in seconds. The value can be either 0 or 30-8640000 seconds.
NOTE: Encryption type TKIP is not supported in 802.11n mode. If TKIP is applied in 802.11n mode, the clients may not be able to access the wireless network of the CAP. If TKIP is applied in 11b/g/n mode (in the 2.4GHz frequency band) or 11a/n (in the 5GHz frequency band), the device may work at a low transmission rate. WDS Settings WDS (Wireless Distribution System) is a communication system among multiple wireless local area networks established between APs through wireless connection.
Figure 4-6 AP List After selecting the desired root AP, the WDS settings page will be shown as below. If the root AP is encrypted, you should enter the PSK password manually. Click OK to finish the settings. Manually Figure 4-7 WDS Settings You should manually enter the parameters of the root AP. Click OK to finish the settings. WDS: Check the box to enable WDS feature. SSID: The SSID of the AP your device is going to connect to as a client.
Select the encryption type, including None and WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK. The default setting is None. Please refer to Security Mode for details. Advanced Settings You can configure the advanced settings in this section. Improper configuration would degrade the CAP’s wireless performance. With no special requirement, it is recommended to keep the default settings. Figure 4-8 Advanced Settings Wireless Mode: Select the protocol standard for the wireless network. For 2.
Channel: This field determines which operating frequency will be used. The default channel is set to Auto, so the AP will choose the best channel automatically. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point. Transmit Power: You can use the slider or manually enter the transmit power value. The maximum transmit power may vary among different countries or regions.
Figure 4-9 Band Steering Select the Enabled and click OK. The following page will be shown. Click Yes and wait a second until the band steering is switched to Enabled. Band Steering: Select Enabled and click OK to enable Band Steering feature. Select Disabled and click OK to disable Band Steering feature. 5GHz Maximum Connection Threshold: Specify the maximum number of clients that are allowed to connect to the 5GHz band.
Network On Network page, you can configure the wireless MAC filtering rule and set the VLANs. Figure 5-1 Network Page If you have made any change of the parameters, please click OK to make the configuration take effect. There will be a blue bar at the top of the page to remind you to save the configuration. Click Save when you finish all settings, otherwise all the settings will be recovered to last saved settings at reboot or power off.
Wireless MAC Filtering: Check the box and select one or more wireless networks to enable the wireless MAC filtering on the selected wireless network(s). With MAC filtering enabled, only MAC addresses listed in the rule list can be connected to the corresponding wireless network. Click Add to create a wireless MAC filtering entry. The following page will be shown. Figure 5-3 Filtering Rule MAC Address: Enter the MAC address of the client.
Figure 5-5 VLAN Settings VLAN: Check the box to enable the VLAN feature. VLAN ID: Specify a VLAN ID for the wireless network.
System System page is mainly used to configure some basic information like AP management, user account, system log, time setting, and realize functions including reboot, reset, backup, restore, firmware upgrade and ping watch dog. Figure 6-1 System Page If you have made any change of the parameters, please click OK to make the configuration take effect.
save the configuration. Click Save when you finish all settings, otherwise all the settings will be recovered to last saved settings at reboot or power off. AP Management You can change the IP address, mask, default gateway, web service port and web session timeout of the CAP and enable the manage VLAN. Figure 6-2 AP Management Page IP Address: Set the IP address through which the hosts in the LAN can visit the CAP. The default setting is 192.168.0.254.
WEB Service Port: Set the Web service port for the CAP. Web Session Timeout: Set the session timeout for the webpage. When you log in to the CAP’s webpage, if there is no operation during the set time, the webpage will be logged out automatically. Account You can change the username and password to protect your device from unauthorized login. Figure 6-3 Account Page Current User Name/Password: Enter the current user name and password of the admin account to get the permission of modification.
Figure 6-4 System Log Check Log: Click Open to check the system log. Download Log: Click Download to download the system log. Send To Server/ Server Address: Check the box to enable the function. If you want to check the system log in a specified host, please install a system log server and enter the server IP in this field. Click OK, then the AP will send the system log to the specified IP address. Time Setting System time represents the device system’s notion of the passing of time.
Time: Specify the device’s time. Select the number from the drop-down list in time format HH/MM/SS. NTP Server I/NTP Server II: Please input the primary NTP sever address and an alternative NTP server address. Configuration Management In this section, you can backup, restore, reset or reboot your CAP. Figure 6-6 Configuration Management Backup: Click Backup to save a copy of your current settings. Please save your copy in a secure file location.
After the firmware is uploaded, the page below will be shown. If you want to save the current settings, please click Save Configuration. If you want to restore the device to factory defaults please click Restore. Figure 6-8 Firmware Upgrade Hardware Version: Display the current hardware version. Firmware Version: Display the current Firmware version. Firmware Upgrade: Click Browse to locate and select the firmware file. Click Upload to upload the file to upgrade.
Destination IP Address: Specify the IP address of the target host to which the Ping Watch Dog Utility will send ping packets. Ping Interval: Enter the time interval (in seconds) between two successive ping packets. The default value is 300 seconds. Start-up Delay: Enter the initial time delay (in seconds) from device startup to the first ICMP echo requests sent by Ping Watch Dog. The default value is 300 seconds.
