Determine The Management Method - TP-Link AP9635 User Manual

1.1 Determine the Management Method

Before building your network, choose a proper method to manage your APs. You have the
following two options:
■ Controller Mode
If you want to manage a large-scale network centrally, choose Controller Mode. In
Controller Mode, you can configure and monitor mass APs, switches, and gateways via
Omada Pro Controller.
To use the Omada Pro Software Controller, contact the sales staff to get the installation
package.
To use the Omada Pro Cloud-Based Controller, contact the sales staff to grant the
permission.
■ Standalone Mode
If you want to manage only a few APs, choose Standalone Mode. In Standalone Mode, you
can singly configure and monitor your APs via Omada APP or a web browser, and each AP
has its own management page.
This chapter introduces how to start configuring the AP in Standalone Mode.

Note:
• Standalone Mode is inaccessible while the AP is managed by a controller. To turn the AP back to
Standalone Mode, you can forget the AP on the controller or reset the AP.
• To make your APs discovered by the controller, you need to configure
certain scenarios.
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