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  • Page 1 Configuration Guide WAPC-500/WAPC-1000 AP Control...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Sections Overview……………………………………………………………………… Application…………………………………………………………………… Main UI Introduction……………………………………………………….. 5~7 Dashboard Introduction…………………………………………………... 8~10 System Menu -- Graphical Statistics ……………………………..…... 11~13 System Menu -- AP control……………………………………………… 14~29 System Menu -- System Configuration ……………………………… 30~33 System Menu -- Network Services ……………………………………. 34~47 System Menu -- Maintenance…………………………………………… 48~51 System Menu -- Refresh…………………………………………………...

  • Page 3: A) Overview

    Overview Main Features: System Platform    AP auto discovery (subnet-based discovery)  Form Factor: 1U Rack-mount chassis  AP auto IP assignment  Processor: Intel® Celeron® J1900 up to 2.42 GHz  AP group management (bulk provision, upgrade, ...

  • Page 4: B) Application

    Application 4 / 63...

  • Page 5: Main Ui Introduction

    Main UI Introduction...
  • Page 6 Home Page -- Dashboard UI Structure 6 / 63...
  • Page 7 Main Dashboard -- Description Item Description Remarks 1. Roughly shows the system status: Current APs online (total online), AP Groups (total groups), Clients (total active AP Status Summary clients) 2. Click the PLANET Logo to connect to PLANET Web site. From Left to right: 1.

  • Page 8: Dashboard Introduction

    Dashboard Introduction...
  • Page 9 Dashboard (Home) System Information: In this area, you can view the  basic system information system version, management IP, management port, CPU Utilization, Disk Utilization, and Memory Utilization. Managed APs on Wireless Channels: The chart  Port Status: In this area, you can view each ...
  • Page 10 Dashboard (Home) Summary: In this area, you can view the  pie charts including AP Status, Current Clients of Top APs. The AP Status chart shows which AP is  online, offline, or Wi-Fi disabled. The Current Clients of Top APs chart shows ...
  • Page 11 System Menu -- Graphical Statistics...

  • Page 12: System Menu - Graphical Statistics

    System Menu – Graphical Statistics [Top Chart] The Top 10 Managed AP chart shows the real-time traffic  statistics of Top 10. [System Menu – Graphical Statistics] Switch between 1 day and 1 week to view the statistic of a ...
  • Page 13 System Menu – Graphical Statistics [Top Chart] Set the radio option to “active clients” and then click the AP  name at the x-axis of the top chart to show the active clients’ [System Menu – Graphical Statistics] statistics of designated APs shown in the bottom chart. ...

  • Page 14: System Menu -- Ap Control

    System Menu -- AP Control...
  • Page 15 AP Control UI – Structure & Description AP control icon Main Menu Item Description Remarks Preference Edit region, RO community, RW community Search Find the supported APs Set up SSID, Radio ( 2.4G, 5G ) Profiles Profiles AP and AP group management Control Map It Edit the map of AP location and coverage eater...
  • Page 16 Main Menu – Preference Noted: Device of FCC and device of ETIS cannot be  shown at the same time. [Preference] Preference: On this page, you can choose the device  region of FCC or ETSI. Then edit RO community and RW community for ...
  • Page 17 Main Menu – Search Filter: You can filter the search result by entering the  keywords in the field next to the magnifier icon. The keywords include: Model, MAC Address and IP Address  View items per page: You can edit to show the number of devices (10~256 pcs.) on one page.
  • Page 18 Main Menu – Profiles [SSID Profile Configuration] [Profiles] On the SSID profile configuration page, enter  Profiles: On this page, you can create the SSID the value that you preferred and then click “Apply”  2.4GHz/5GHz profiles further to save the profile. provisioning.
  • Page 19 Main Menu – 3/Profiles On the Radio profile configuration page, enter the  value that you preferred and then click “Apply” to save the profile. Apply: Click this button to save the settings.  Back: Click this button to return to the previous ...
  • Page 20 Main Menu – Control Status:  Connection status: online, offline, Wi-Fi disabled In progress: action in progress Finished/Success: action finished successful. Failed: action failed. Action:  Setting: edit setting and allocate profile to AP [Control - AP Management] Link: link to the AP’s web page Control: On this page, the system allows you to ...
  • Page 21 Main Menu – Control Procedure of configuring AP’s setting:  Edit the basic AP Information. Click the “Clone >>” button if you want to use the same IP configuration as the previous LAN settings. Otherwise, please enter the preferred LAN setting. If there are already profiles created, you can designate the SSID profile and Radio profile to this AP.
  • Page 22 Main Menu – Control Procedure of profile provisioning to AP groups:  Select the AP group. Click the “Apply” button. Go to “3/Control-> AP Management” to check whether the status is becoming “In progress”. Wait until the status comes “Online”. [3/Control - AP Group Management] On the AP Group Management page, you can ...
  • Page 23 Main Menu – Control Procedure of creating an AP group:  Choose the AP model from the drop-down list and enter the AP group name and description. Select the AP and click “<< Add” to the “Current AP Group Members” list. If there are already profiles created, you can designate the SSID profile and Radio profile to this group.
  • Page 24 Main Menu – Map It A system message will prompt to remind you to edit  map first if there is no other map available in the system. Click “OK” to continue. On the Edit Map page, click “Choose File” and enter ...
  • Page 25 Main Menu – Map It After finishing map uploading, you can click the  sidebar at the left-side of the window to expand the AP list. 25 / 63...
  • Page 26 Main Menu – Map It Setting Scale: 1. Click “Scale” to start to reset  the map scale. Press the “Set” button to draw a line on the map.  Fill its physical distance in the blank and press “Set” or “Cancel”. For example, in the graph below, set the door width to 0.8 m.
  • Page 27 Main Menu – Map It Drag and drop the AP onto the map or select Once the allocation is done, click “Save” to save   multiple APs by clicking the checkbox. the setting. To upload more maps or edit current map, click ...
  • Page 28 Main Menu – Map It The lower-left side area provides map control Transparency: Slide the bar to adjust the   options. transparency of the map. AP Group: To filter the managed APs shown on  the map, but the selected AP group is displayed. Band: Select “2.4GHz”...
  • Page 29 Main Menu – Statistics [Statistics – Managed APs] [Statistics – Active Clients] Managed APs: On this page, you can observe the Active Clients: On this page, you can observe   current configuration of all managed APs. the statuses of all associated clients including traffic statistics, transmission speed and RSSI Filter: You can filter the AP list by entering the ...
  • Page 30 System Menu -- System Configuration...

  • Page 31: System Menu - System Configuration

    System Menu – System Configuration Login Account: On this page, you can modify  the login user name and password. Enter the new user name and new password  directly in the corresponding fields, and then click “Apply” to apply the setting. The login window will be prompted to ask you to enter the new account to re-log in the system.
  • Page 32 System Menu – System Configuration Settings: On this page, you can configure  the static ID of SAPC or choose it as DHCP client. After configuration is done, click “Apply” to  apply the setting. The window will prompt you to change network setting that will cause the system to restart.
  • Page 33 System Menu – System Configuration Date and Time: On this page, you can  configure the system static date and time or by NTP configuration. After configuration is ready, click “Apply” to  apply the setting. The window will prompt you to change network setting that will cause the system to restart.
  • Page 34 System Menu -- Network Services...

  • Page 35: System Menu - Network Services

    System Menu – Network Services Network Services: On this page, you can set up  DDNS, DHCP, SNMP, RADIUS, and PORT of the system.  DDNS: Click “DDNS” to use PLANET Easy DDNS services or Dynamic DDNS. (Supports PLANET DDNS/ Easy DDNS) ...
  • Page 36 System Menu – Network Services  Network Services: On this page, you can set up DDNS, DHCP, SNMP, RADIUS, and PORT of the system.  DHCP: On the DHCP Server page, choose “Enable” to use DHCP server service. On Client list page, you can see the Client detail information.
  • Page 37 System Menu – Network Services [Client List information] 37 / 63...
  • Page 38 System Menu – Network Services  Network Services: On this page, you can set up DDNS, DHCP, SNMP, RADIUS, and PORT of the system.  SNMP: On the SNMP Agent page, choose “Enable” to use SNMP v1, v2c, v3 service. On the SNMP Trap page, you can set up the SNMP Trap Configuration.
  • Page 39 System Menu – Network Services [SNMP Trap Configuration] 39 / 63...
  • Page 40 System Menu – Network Services  Network Services: On this page, you can set up DDNS, DHCP, SNMP, RADIUS, and PORT of the system.  RADIUS: On the RADIUS page, choose “Enable” to use RADIUS service. On RADIUS Client page and RADIUS User Account page, you can see the detailed information of them.
  • Page 41 System Menu – Network Services  Add Radius Client Configuration: On this page, you can set up Name, Client IP, Shared Secret Key, and Description of the system.  Click “Apply” to apply the setting.  AP RADIUS Setup: You should go to AP’s Web UI to RADIUS page to set up Radius Server IP, Password and Server Port (1812), and enable the function.
  • Page 42 System Menu – Network Services [RADIUS Client Setting Finished] 42 / 63...
  • Page 43 System Menu – Network Services  Add RADIUS User Account: On this page, you can set up Account Name, Password, Description, Validation Period information of the system.  Click “Apply” to apply the setting. [System Menu – RADIUS] [RADIUS User Account Setting] 43 / 63...
  • Page 44 System Menu – Network Services [RADIUS User Account Setting Finished] 44 / 63...
  • Page 45 System Menu – Network Services  Network Services: On this page, you can set up DDNS, DHCP, SNMP, RADIUS, and PORT of the system.  PORT: On the PORT page, you can see each Port status and you can configure the speed for down, auto, 10/100 Mbps HDX/FDX, and 1GMbps FDX on the Port Statistics page, ...
  • Page 46 System Menu – Network Services  Network Services: On this page, you can set up DDNS, DHCP, SNMP, RADIUS, and PORT of the system.  PORT: On the PORT page, you can see each Port status and you can configure the speed for down, auto, 10/100 Mbps HDX/FDX, and 1GMbps FDX on the Port Statistics page.
  • Page 47 System Menu – Network Services [Port Statistics information] 47 / 63...
  • Page 48 System Menu -- Maintenance...

  • Page 49: System Menu - Maintenance

    System Menu – Maintenance System Upgrade: On this page, you can  upgrade the system to the latest version with new patch. Click “Choose File” to designate the system  patch file upgrade. Then, click upgrade icon at the upper-right corner to [System Menu –...
  • Page 50 System Menu – Maintenance Backup/Restore: On this page, you can  back up and restore the system profiles with the system file (*.tar.gz.enc). Click “backup” to start backup the system  profiles file into HDD or USB. Using the ”Choose File” button to choose the ...
  • Page 51 System Menu – Maintenance  Factory Default: Click “Factory Default” to reset the system to factory default. Once clicked, the warning window will prompt you to reset system to default. [System Menu – Factory Default] [Factory Default Warning] 51 / 63...
  • Page 52 System Menu -- Refresh...

  • Page 53: System Menu - Refresh

    System Menu – Refresh Refresh: The page content will be updated every 1  minute automatically by default. You can modify the system update frequency to every 30 seconds, every 2 minutes or every 5 minutes. If you require the system to update immediately, you ...
  • Page 54 System Menu -- Exit...

  • Page 55: System Menu - Exit

    System Menu – Exit Exit: On this page, you can log out, reboot, or  shut down the system.  Logout: Click “Logout” to log out the system. Once clicked, the login window will prompt you to  re-log in the system. [System Menu –...
  • Page 56 System Menu – Exit  Exit: On this page, you can log out, reboot, or shut down the system.  Reboot: Click “Reboot” to restart the system.  Shutdown: Click “Shutdown” to close the system and shut down the MV. Once clicked, the warning window will prompt you ...

  • Page 57: Lcd Operation

    LCD Operation...
  • Page 58 LCD Operation  Press the “ENTER” button to show the following 4 functions: System, Network, AP Summary, Maintenance  System: On this page, you can check these statuses:  Model: The model name.  MAC: The MAC address. [System display on LCD] ...
  • Page 59 Built-in Easy LCD Monitoring  Network: On this page, you can check these statuses:  1.Method: DHCP or Static.  2.IP Address: The IP address.  3.Subnet Mask: The Subnet Mask.  [Network display on LCD] 4.Management Port: The default port is 8888. [Network Method display on LCD] [Network IP display on LCD] [Network Port display on LCD]...
  • Page 60 Built-in Easy LCD Monitoring  Summary: On this page, you can check these statuses:  1. Managed AP’s: The amount of managed APs.  2. AP Groups: The amount of AP groups.  3. 2.4GHz Clients: The amount of radio 2.4G clients. ...
  • Page 61 Built-in Easy LCD Monitoring  Maintenance: On this page, you can check these statuses:  Reboot: Choose “Yes” and the system will reboot immediately.  Shutdown: Choose “Yes and the system will shut down immediately. [Maintenance display on LCD] 61 / 63...
  • Page 62 Built-in Easy LCD Monitoring  Maintenance: On this page, you can check these statuses:  3. USB Backup: When you input a USB device, follow these processes. [Maintenance display on LCD] Please check whether your USB flash driver is correctly set up or not. 62 / 63...
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