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Wireless Controller
AC50/AC500
1910012001 REV 1.0.0

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  • Page 1 Configuration Guide Wireless Controller AC50/AC500 1910012001 REV 1.0.0...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Content About This Guide ........................1 1 Quick Start ........................2 Determine the Network Topology ......................2 1.1.1 Manage CAPs in the LAN ..........................2 1.1.2 Manage CAPs in Different Network Segment ..................3 Log in to the AC ............................... 3 1.2.1 Preparations ................................3 1.2.2 Log in ..................................4 2 Status ..........................
  • Page 3 3.4.1 Statistics ................................19 3.4.2 Mirror ..................................20 3.4.3 Rate Control .................................20 3.4.4 Port Config ................................21 3.4.5 Port Status ................................22 4 AP Control ........................23 AP Settings ..............................23 AP Firmware Upgrade ..........................26 AP Database ..............................27 Load Balancing .............................. 28 5 Radio ..........................30 Radio Settings ...............................
  • Page 4 User Management ............................57 7.3.1 Authentication Server ............................59 Applications ..............................62 7.4.1 Application for Onekey Online ........................62 7.4.2 Application for Web Authentication .......................65 8 Link Backup ........................69 Dual-link Backup ............................69 Application ..............................70 9 System Tools ........................73 Account ................................73 9.1.1 Account ..................................73 9.1.2 System Settings ..............................74 Administration ...............................

  • Page 5: About This Guide

    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.

  • Page 6: Quick Start

    This wireless controller makes it easier to configure and manage dozens or hundreds of CAPs in a large public environment, such as markets, hotels, companies and campuses,etc. AC500 wireless controller supports to manage 500 CAPs at the same time and AC50 wireless controller supports 50 CAPs.

  • Page 7: Manage Caps In Different Network Segment

    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. Wireless Controller Switch Router IP: 1.1.1.100 192.168.1.1 1.1.1.2 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.

  • Page 8: Log In

    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. Figure 1-3 Log in to the webpage...
  • Page 9 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.

  • Page 10: Status

    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.

  • Page 11: Client Status

    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.

  • Page 12: Ap Status

    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.

  • Page 13: Authentication Status

    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.

  • Page 14: Non-Sense Authenticated User

    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 >...

  • Page 15: Network

    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 to set VLANs first. VLAN Figure 3-1 Interface Click...

  • Page 16: Dhcp Server

    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. Specify the MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) for the interface.
  • Page 17 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. Click to create a DHCP server. The page will be shown as below. Figure 3-4 Add a DHCP Server Interface Select the interface which you want to create the DHCP server for.

  • Page 18: Dhcp Client List

    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 >...

  • Page 19: Vlan

    Click to create an IP address reservation. Figure 3-7 Create an IP Address Reservation Interface Select the interface which the CAP or client requiring the static IP address belongs to. Refer to to set the interface first. 3.1 Interface MAC Address Enter the MAC address of the specified AP or client to which you want to assign the static IP address.
  • Page 20 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.

  • Page 21: Ports

    VLANs. The default egress rule is UNTAG. The PVID can be set as the VID number of any valid VLAN. PVID Enter the VLAN ID of the port. Note: AC50 doesn't include a General port link type.

  • Page 22: Relations

    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. Figure 3-11 Relations...

  • Page 23: Switch

    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. Figure 3-12 Statistics...

  • Page 24: Mirror

    Choose the menu Network > Switch > Rate Control to load the following page. Here you can control the data transfer rate for each port. Check boxes to manually enter the corresponding rates. Note: The data transfer rate ranges from 1 to 100Mpbs for AC50, and from 1 to 1000Mpbs for AC500.

  • Page 25: Port Config

    By default, it is disabled. Negotiation Mode Select the Negotiation Mode for the port including auto and duplex mode. Duplex mode includes 10M Half-duplex, 10M Full-duplex, 100M Half-duplex, 100M Full-duplex and 1000M Full-duplex. Note: The AC50 doesn't support 1000M Full-duplex.

  • Page 26: Port Status

    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.

  • Page 27: Ap Control

    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.
  • Page 28 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 Click this button to return to the group list. Back to Group List Select the corresponding entries and click this button to move them to your Move to Other...
  • Page 29 Click at the Operation row of the list. The following figure will be shown. Figure 4-4 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.

  • Page 30: Ap Firmware Upgrade

    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.

  • Page 31: Ap Database

    Click Browse to locate and select the new AP database. Click Upgrade to import it. Download the latest AP Click Download the latest AP database. You will be redirected to the TP-Link database download center to download the AP database files. The download center will...

  • Page 32: Load Balancing

    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.
  • Page 33 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.

  • Page 34: Radio

    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.
  • Page 35 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.
  • Page 36 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 Specify the fragment threshold for transmitting packets.

  • Page 37: Rate Settings

    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 Rate Settings 802.11a Basic Rate: Specify the basic rate set with which the 802.11a clients are allowed to access the network.

  • Page 38: Band Steering

    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.
  • Page 39 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...
  • Page 40 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 Specify the maximum number of clients that are allowed to connect to the 5GHz Connection Threshold band.

  • Page 41: Wireless

    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 to create a new wireless service. Click button, you can go into the radio binding page. Figure 6-2 Add a New Wireless Service Status Specify whether to enable the wireless network.
  • Page 42 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).
  • Page 43 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. The default setting is Auto, which can select TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) or AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request.
  • Page 44 Select the Group Select the group to be displayed in the list. VLAN Binding Enter a VLAN ID into the field and Click above the list. The wireless network will be bound to the corresponding VLAN. Select the desired entries and click this button to bind the service to Bound corresponding radios.

  • Page 45: Authentication

    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.

  • Page 46: Mac Address

    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.

  • Page 47: Mac Authentication

    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: 11-20 1,3,5,4090-4094...

  • Page 48: Portal Authentication

    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. 7.2 Portal Authentication AC provides portal authentication, including Web authentication, Onekey Online, Remote Portal, as well as Redirect Page, Free Authentication Policy and Authentication Config. Note: Before configuring portal authentication, make sure that the IP address of the AC’s interface that manages the AP and the IP addresses of the clients are routable.
  • Page 49 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.

  • Page 50: Web Authentication

    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 Access Device...

  • Page 51: Configuring Web Authentication

     Web Authentication Process Figure 7-9 Web Authentication Process Client 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...
  • Page 52 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.
  • Page 53 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 Specify the server type of the Web authentication. Type Authentication Server Select the server group of the Web authentication.

  • Page 54: Onekey Online

    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 >...

  • Page 55: Remote Portal

    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. Click to add a new entry. There are two authentication server type: Local Authentication Server and Remote Authentication Server.
  • Page 56 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 If non-sense authentication is enabled, the non-sense authenticated users will Authentication 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.

  • Page 57: Free Authentication Policy

    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 Select the server type used for remote portal authentication. Type Authentication Server Select the server group used for remote portal authentication. Group Free Authentication If the remote authentication server is selected, and the server is configured...
  • Page 58 Click to add a new entry. There are two Match Modes, including Five Tuple Type and URL Type.  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.
  • Page 59 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.

  • Page 60: Authentication Config

    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 >...

  • Page 61: User Management

    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.
  • Page 62 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.

  • Page 63: Authentication Server

    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.
  • Page 64 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. Click to add a new entry.
  • Page 65 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.

  • Page 66: Applications

    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.  Network Topology Figure 7-29 Network Topology Internet...
  • Page 67  Configuration Steps 1 Configure the redirect page. 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. Figure 7-30 Redirect Page Configurations...
  • Page 68 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. Figure 7-32 Onekey Online Configurations...

  • Page 69: Application For Web Authentication

    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.  Network Topology Figure 7-33 Network Topology Internet...
  • Page 70  Configuration Steps 1 Configure the redirect page. Choose the menu Authentication > Portal Authentication > Redirect Page, Click add a new entry. 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.
  • Page 71 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. In this example, we create accounts to meet the following requirements:  Each room is offered a free account, and up to three users are able to use this account to authenticate at the same time.
  • Page 72 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. Figure 7-37 Add a Free Account...

  • Page 73: Link Backup

    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.

  • Page 74: Application

    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 192.168.1.253 Priority: 150 Router 192.168.0.253 Priority: 100 Core Switch DHCP Server PoE Switch PoE Switch...
  • Page 75 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.
  • Page 76 Figure 8-3 Working Process Master AC: 192.168.1.253 Master AC: 192.168.1.252 Standby AC:192.168.1.252 Standby AC:192.168.1.253 Core Switch PoE Switch PoE Switch 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.

  • Page 77: System Tools

    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.

  • Page 78: System Settings

    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. 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.

  • Page 79: Backup & Restore

    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 &...

  • Page 80: Reboot

    Here you can upgrade your firmware. Please back up your configurations before upgrading. Click Browse to locate the firmware file, then click Upgrade to upgrade your firmware. For the latest firmware version, please go to www.tp-link.com Firmware Version Displays the current firmware version.

  • Page 81: Traffic Statistics

    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.

  • Page 82: Diagnostics

    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.

  • Page 83: Time Settings

    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.
  • Page 84 AC500 has a built-in RTC (Real-time Clock) chip, the system time won't be restored to the default time setting when the AC is rebooted or powered off. AC50 doesn't have an RTC chip. Please set the time manually or connect to the internet to set the time after the device is rebooted or powered off.

  • Page 85: System Log

    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.
  • Page 86 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.

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