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Organization of the Configuration Web:
For easier maintenance, SNMP and remote SYSLOG services are provided in the SYSTEM. The SYSTEM can be managed remotely in a centralized manner.
GRE Tunnels can be established between AP and Controller. This allows the AP to be deployed over different IP networks and yet capable of being incorporated into the central controller’s internal network.
CAPWAP is a standard interoperable protocol that enables a controller to manage a collection of wireless access points. AP supports automatic discovery and management negotiation with 4ipnet WHG Controllers via CAPWAP protocol. Discovery priority is as follows: DNS SRV > DHCP option > Static Configuration > Multicast Discovery > Broadcast discovery.
Network administrator can assign different traffic priorities in this page.
An overall status relating to wireless configurations are summarized in this page. SYSTEM has 8 Virtual APs (VAP), each having its own settings. In the table, we can click on the "Advanced Setting" to proceed with detailed configuration of the corresponding VAP.
Wireless > GeneralThe items in this page are AP's RF settings, and will be applied to all VAPs.
Normally, the available RF configurations can be illustrated as:
Band | Short Preamble | Short Guard Interval | Channel Width | Channel | Max Transmit Rate | Transmit Power |
Disable | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
802.11b | Disable/Enable | N/A | N/A | Auto, 1~11, 13, or 14 | 1M, 2M, 5.5M, 11M | Auto, Lowest, Low, Medium, High, Highest |
802.11g | Disable/Enable | N/A | N/A | Auto, 1~11 or 13 | 6M, 9M, 12M, 18M, 24M, 36M, 48M, 54M | |
802.11b+802.11g | Disable/Enable | N/A | N/A | Auto, 1~11, 13, or 14 | 1M, 2M, 5.5M, 6M, 9M, 11M, 12M, 18M, 24M, 36M, 48M, 54M | |
802.11g+802.11n | Disable/Enable | Disable/Enable | 20 MHz, 40/20 MHz | Auto, 1~11, 13, or 14 | 1M, 2M, 5.5M, 6M, 9M, 11M, 12M, 18M, 24M, 36M, 48M, 54M, MCS 0 ~ MCS 15 |
However, due to RF regulation in different nations, available values may differ from the above table depending on your countries RF regulations.
Pure 11n: When this option is checked, only clients with 802.11n capable device can associate successfully with this AP.
Beacon Interval: Enter the desired time interval for the access point to send beacon signal.
To enable each VAP in the SYSTEM, we need to configure each VAP individually and the settings of each are described as follows:
SYSTEM supports various user authentication and data encryption standards in each VAP's profile, and thus depend on the desired security levels, you can provide different service levels to clients. The security type includes:
The system supports 2 options of Repeater types:
WES: The WES check box indicates the activation status of 4ipWES function. When check box is checked, it means that the WES button is activated. When this check box is unchecked, it means that the WES button is deactivated and will not initiate WES procedure when pressed.
Generally the default settings should meet most requirements. If occasionally we need tune or debug the wireless network, we may take the following parameters for that purpose.
For each VAP profile, the SYSTEM supports various methods to authenticate clients from using wireless LAN. The default policy is unlimited connections without any authentication required. To restrict the station number of wireless connections, just change the Maximum number of stations to a desired number. For example, When the number of stations is set to 20, only 20 stations are allowed to connect to this VAP.
For MAC ACL control, the supported methods include:
The one selected in the Access Control Type will be activated.
Enable Layer 2 Firewall: If the function is enabled, the firewall rules in the list with checked state will be enforced. Individual rule details can be edited, deleted, moved or inserted to different priority.
Firewall Service: It provides a list of customizable service protocols of layer-3 or above. These services protocols are available to choose from drop-down list of the layer 2 firewall rule edit page with EtherType to be IPv4. The first 28 entries are default services and the administrator can add/delete any extra desired services.
The administrator's account password can be changed here. Newly set password will be verified before accessing Web interface upon subsequent login. The login ID is "admin".
This page provides a means to ping external hosts from the AP. The result will be displayed in the window below.
Utilities > Config Save & Restore
The system can be restored to the default setting by clicking on Reset. The settings of the device can be backed up to a file. This file can be saved for future recovery use. It can be used to duplicate settings to the other SYSTEM devices (backup settings and then restore in another device). You may also restore the SYSTEM to a previous configuration with a saved backup file.
Please make sure you have the correct firmware file. During firmware update, please, don't turn off the power. This may permanently damage the AP device.
At this page, you can reboot this AP remotely.
Utilities > Upload Certificate
AP's Certificate can be managed under this tab page.
This section provides an overview of the system's configuration for the administrator.
The description of the table is as follows:
Item |
Description |
|
System |
System Name |
The system name of the SYSTEM. |
Firmware Version |
The present firmware version of the system |
|
Build Number |
The present firmware build number of the system |
|
Location |
The location of the system |
|
Site |
The site of the system |
|
Device Time |
The system time of the SYSTEM. |
|
System Up Time |
The elapsed time that the system has been in operation. |
|
LAN Interface |
MAC Address |
The MAC address of the LAN Interface. |
IP Address |
The IP address of the LAN Interface. |
|
Subnet Mask |
The Subnet Mask of the LAN Interface. |
|
Gateway |
The Gateway of the LAN Interface. |
|
GRE Tunnel |
Status |
Displays the current GRE Tunnel status on the AP. |
Radio Status |
MAC Address |
The MAC address of the RF interface |
Band |
The RF band in use. |
|
Channel |
The channel specified. |
|
Tx Power |
Transmit Power
level of RF interface |
|
AP Status |
Profile Name |
The profile
name of AP |
BSSID |
Basic Service
Set ID |
|
ESSID |
Extended
Service Set ID |
|
Security Type |
Security type
of the Virtual AP. |
|
Online Clients |
The number of
online clients. |
|
GRE |
Indicates whether this VAP has established a GRE Tunnel with the controller or not. |
List all associated clients from all of the enabled VAPs. The administrator can use this table to manage the clients or refer to the signal strength for debug purposes.
The administrator can review detailed information of the repeater function on this page. Information of each link's status, mode and encryption is provided.
Event log provides the records of system activities. The administrator can monitor the system status by checking this log.
In the log, normally, each line represents an event record; within each line, there are 4 fields:
To save the file locally or clear all the records, press SAVE LOG or CLEAR button respectively.