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Table of Contents
6. Smart Path EMS Appliance Online ...............................................................................................................................................59
7. Using Smart Path EMS .................................................................................................................................................................61
7.1 Installling and Connecting to the Smart Path EMS GUI .......................................................................................................61
7.2 Introduction to the Smart Path EMS GUI ............................................................................................................................67
7.2.1 Viewing Reports ....................................................................................................................................................68
7.2.2 Searching ..............................................................................................................................................................68
7.2.3 Multiselecting .......................................................................................................................................................70
7.2.4 Cloning Configurations .........................................................................................................................................70
7.2.5 Sorting Displayed Data ..........................................................................................................................................71
7.3 Smart Path Configuration Workflow (Enterprise Mode) ......................................................................................................72
7.4 Updating Software on Smart Path EMS ..............................................................................................................................73
7.5 Updating SmartPathOS Firmware .......................................................................................................................................74
7.6 Updating SmartPath APs in a Mesh Environment ................................................................................................................75
8. Basic Configuration Examples ......................................................................................................................................................77
8.1 Example 1: Defining an SSID ...............................................................................................................................................77
8.2 Example 2: Creating a Cluster ............................................................................................................................................ 80
8.3 Example 3: Creating a WLAN Policy ...................................................................................................................................81
8.4 Example 4: Connecting Smart Path APs to SmartPath EMS .................................................................................................82
8.5 Example 5: Assigning the Configuration to SmartPath APs .................................................................................................89
9. Common Configuration Examples ...............................................................................................................................................93
9.1 Example 1: Mapping Locations and Installing SmartPath APs ..............................................................................................93
9.1.1 Setting Up Topology Maps ................................................................................................................................... 94
9.1.2 Preparing the SmartPath APs .................................................................................................................................97
9.2 Example 2: IEEE 802.1x with an External RADIUS Server .....................................................................................................99
9.3 Example 3: Providing Guest Access through a Captive Web Portal ....................................................................................105
9.3.1 Registration Types ...............................................................................................................................................105
9.3.2 Providing Network Settings .................................................................................................................................106
9.3.3 Modifying Captive Web Portal Pages...................................................................................................................109
9.3.4 Configuring a Captive Web Portal ....................................................................................................................... 111
9.4 Example 4: Private PSKs ................................................................................................................................................... 119
9.4.1 User Profiles ........................................................................................................................................................120
9.4.2 Private PDK User Groups ..................................................................................................................................... 121
9.4.3 Importing Private PSK Users ................................................................................................................................122
9.4.4 Private PSK SSID ..................................................................................................................................................123
9.4.5 WLAN Policy .......................................................................................................................................................123
9.4.6 E-mail Notification .............................................................................................................................................. 124
9.5 Using Smart Path AP Classifiers ........................................................................................................................................124
9.5.1 Set SmartPath AP Classifiers ................................................................................................................................125
9.5.2 Create a VLAN Object with Three Definitions ......................................................................................................126
9.5.3 Reference the VLAN Object .................................................................................................................................126
9.5.4 Update SmartPath APs ........................................................................................................................................126
10. SmartPath Operating System (OS) .............................................................................................................................................128
10.1 Common Default Settings and Commands .......................................................................................................................128
10.2 Configuration Overview ...................................................................................................................................................130
10.2.1 Device-Level Configurations ................................................................................................................................130
10.2.2 Policy-Level Configurations.................................................................................................................................. 131
10.3 SmartPathOS Configuration File Types ..............................................................................................................................132
11. Deployment Examples (CLI) .......................................................................................................................................................136
11.1 Example 1: Deploying a Single SmartPath AP ....................................................................................................................137
11.2 Example 2: Deploying a Cluster ........................................................................................................................................140
11.3 Example 3: Using IEEE 802.1x Authentication ...................................................................................................................145
11.4 Example 4: Applying QoS .................................................................................................................................................148
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