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EAP101

EAP102

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Page 1: ...User Manual www edge core com EAP101 EAP102 Software Release 11 1 1...

Page 2: ...User Manual EAP101 EAP102 Cloud Enabled Enterprise Access Point E042021 CS R01...

Page 3: ...is Organized The organization of this guide is based on the AP s web management interface An introduction and initial configuration information is also provided The guide includes these sections Sect...

Page 4: ...or calls your attention to related features or instructions Caution Alerts you to a potential hazard that could cause loss of data or damage the system or equipment Revision History This section summa...

Page 5: ...necting to the Web Interface 12 LAN Port Connection 13 AP Setup Wizard 14 QR Code Onboarding 19 Main Menu 21 Dashboard 21 Common Web Page Buttons 22 Section II Web Configuration 23 2 Status Informatio...

Page 6: ...49 5 System Settings 51 System Settings 52 Maintenance 53 Displaying System Logs 53 Downloading the Diagnostics Log 54 Rebooting the Access Point 54 Resetting the Access Point 54 Backing Up Configura...

Page 7: ...al Networks 26 Figure 14 Active DHCP Leases and the ARP Table 27 Figure 15 Wireless Status 28 Figure 16 Internet Settings 32 Figure 17 IP Address Mode Static IP 33 Figure 18 IP Address Mode PPPoE 34 F...

Page 8: ...ance 53 Figure 34 System Log 53 Figure 35 Rebooting the Access Point 54 Figure 36 Resetting to Defaults 54 Figure 37 Restoring Configuration Settings 55 Figure 38 Upgrading Firmware 55 Figure 39 User...

Page 9: ...9 Tables Table 1 Troubleshooting Chart 60...

Page 10: ...provides an overview of the access point and introduces some basic concepts about wireless networking It also describes the basic settings required to access the management interface This section incl...

Page 11: ...guration using a command line interface CLI Note This manual describes the configuration interface for stand alone mode Refer to the Edgecore ecCLOUD Controller User Manual for information on configur...

Page 12: ...r names and passwords Configure IP settings Configure 2 4 GHz and 5 GHz radio settings Control access through wireless security settings Filter packets using Access Control Lists ACLs Download system...

Page 13: ...utomatically assigned through DHCP by default If a DHCP server is unreachable the Uplink PoE port reverts to a fallback IP address of 192 168 1 10 To access the AP s web management interface follow th...

Page 14: ...P up and running Step 1 Change Your Password Set a new password for management access to the AP the default user name is admin with password admin The password must be 6 20 ASCII characters case sensi...

Page 15: ...to the radio channels and transmit power levels permitted for wireless networks in the specified country Figure 3 Select Your Country Caution You must set the country code to the country of operation...

Page 16: ...d Managed or Stand Alone If you select to manage the AP using the Edgecore ecCLOUD controller go to cloud ignitenet com to register your AP Log in and select Devices from the menu Click Add Device and...

Page 17: ...gure 5 Wireless Network Setup The default wireless network name consists of the AP model and its serial number and there is a default wireless password You have the option to modify the wireless netwo...

Page 18: ...and configure the IP address mode used to provide an IP address for the Internet access port Figure 6 Advanced Setup The default IP Address Mode is DHCP and other options include Static IP and PPPoE F...

Page 19: ...7 Scanning the AP QR Code 4 When a message pops up tap yes to join the Wi Fi network iPhone requires you to go to Settings Wi Fi for the message to pop up The web browser should open and redirect to t...

Page 20: ...of the AP see Figure 1 on page 13 b Cloud Managed Mode Tap Done to finish the Setup Wizard and the browser is redirected to the ecCLOUD login page Figure 8 ecCLOUD Login Page If you already have an ec...

Page 21: ...to the relevant section in this guide where the configuration parameters are described in detail Dashboard The dashboard shows basic settings for the AP including general status local network setting...

Page 22: ...sage at the top of the screen to inform you that the changes have not yet been saved to Flash memory The running configuration will not be saved upon a reboot unless you click the Save Apply button Fi...

Page 23: ...ection provides details on configuring the access point using the web browser interface This section includes these chapters Status Information on page 24 Network Settings on page 31 Wireless Settings...

Page 24: ...information on the current system configuration including Internet status local network settings and wireless radio status This chapter includes the following sections General Status on page 25 Netwo...

Page 25: ...Ethernet Port 0 IP Address IP address of the Internet connection Mode Shows if the IP address is a static setting or set by DHCP Netmask The subnet mask of the IP address Gateway The IP address of the...

Page 26: ...Network Status The Network Status section shows information about local network connections Figure 13 Local Networks The following items are displayed in this section Name Shows information on the na...

Page 27: ...Chapter 2 Status Information Network Status 27 Figure 14 Active DHCP Leases and the ARP Table...

Page 28: ...Status The Wireless Status section shows information about the radio settings and associated clients Figure 15 Wireless Status The following items are displayed in this section Wireless Radio 5 GHz 2...

Page 29: ...o the same as that of the access point Name A unique identifier for the local wireless network Security Shows whether or not security has been enabled BSSID The basic service set identifier This is th...

Page 30: ...rate from the wireless client TX The number of bytes transmitted to the wireless client RX The number of bytes received from the wireless client TX Packets The number of packets transmitted to the wir...

Page 31: ...3 Network Settings This chapter describes basic network settings on the access point It includes the following sections Internet Settings on page 32 Ethernet Settings on page 35 LAN Settings on page...

Page 32: ...this page IP Address Mode The method used to provide an IP address for the Internet access port Default DHCP Options DHCP Static IP PPPoE DHCP Configuration options displayed for DHCP are shown in Fi...

Page 33: ...5 255 0 Default Gateway The IP address of the default gateway which is used if the requested destination address is not on the local subnet If you have management stations DNS RADIUS or other network...

Page 34: ...ervice provider Range 1 32 characters MTU Size Sets the size of the maximum transmission unit MTU for packets sent on this interface Range 1400 1500 bytes Default 1500 bytes VLAN Tag Enable to activat...

Page 35: ...fault gateway which is used if the requested destination address is not on the local subnet DNS The IPv6 address of Domain Name Servers on the network A DNS maps numerical IPv6 addresses to domain nam...

Page 36: ...etwork Behavior For the Ethernet port which is not providing Internet access one of the following connection methods must be specified Default Route to Internet Bridge to Internet Configures an interf...

Page 37: ...terface which is bridged directly to the Internet By default Ethernet Port 1 is routed to Internet allowing management access via a direct connection to a PC configured with an address in the same sub...

Page 38: ...o 255 separated by periods Default 192 168 2 1 Subnet Mask Indicates the local subnet mask Default 255 255 255 0 MTU Size Sets the size of the maximum transmission unit MTU for packets sent on this ne...

Page 39: ...n access the Internet and other devices on the local LAN Internet access only Traffic from this network can only be routed to and from the Internet LAN access only Traffic from this network is restric...

Page 40: ...40 4 Wireless Settings This chapter describes the wireless settings on the access point It includes the following sections Radio Settings on page 41 VLAN Settings on page 49...

Page 41: ...e 5 GHz 802 11a n ac ax radio interface Radio 2 4 GHz the 2 4 GHz 802 11b g n ax radio interface Each radio supports 16 virtual access point VAP interfaces based on the SSIDs referred to as SSID1 SSID...

Page 42: ...AP nodes using the same SSID and security settings Client WDS The AP operates as a client station in WDS mode which can connect to other access points in Auto WDS mode Connection to another AP can be...

Page 43: ...ch beacon signals are transmitted from the access point The beacon signals allow wireless clients to maintain contact with the access point They also carry power management and other information Range...

Page 44: ...Idle Timeout sec The AP disconnects a client when there is no activity for the configured amount of time Default 300 seconds Range 60 60000 seconds Wireless Networks Security Settings Figure 28 Wirel...

Page 45: ...ion of the IEEE 802 11i wireless security standard In effect the WPA security features are a subset of the 802 11i standard WPA2 includes the now ratified 802 11i standard but also offers backward com...

Page 46: ...rt number used by the backup RADIUS server for authentication messages Range 1024 65535 Default 1812 Radius Auth Secret A shared text string used to encrypt messages between the access point and the R...

Page 47: ...Share Key PSK in WPA2 Personal This technology prevents offline dictionary attacks so that data traffic can be transmitted securely WPA3 offers backward compatibility with WPA2 and WPA Radius MAC Aut...

Page 48: ...the LAN Traffic from this interface is routed across the access point and out through an interface which is bridged to the Internet See Figure 23 Route to Internet on page 37 Network Name The network...

Page 49: ...ase security VLANs separate traffic passing between the access point associated clients and the wired network You can create up to 16 VLAN tagged networks Note the following points about the access po...

Page 50: ...u create the AP will automatically change the subnet of the local network Note Before enabling VLAN tagging on the access point be sure to configure the attached network switch port to support tagged...

Page 51: ...gs This chapter describes maintenance settings on the access point It includes the following sections System Settings on page 52 Maintenance on page 53 User Accounts on page 55 Services on page 56 Dia...

Page 52: ...P from the Edgecore ecCLOUD controller Set to disable to manage the AP through the web interface in a stand alone mode Controller URL Specifies the URL for the Edgecore ecCLOUD controller management s...

Page 53: ...nostics log rebooting the device restoring factory defaults backing up or restoring configuration settings and upgrading firmware Figure 33 Maintenance Displaying System Logs The access point saves ev...

Page 54: ...ts Note that all user configured information will be lost You will have to re enter the default user name and password to re gain management access to this device Figure 36 Resetting to Defaults Note...

Page 55: ...s point to implement the new code Until a reboot occurs the access point will continue to run the software it was using before the upgrade started The access point supports dual software images so if...

Page 56: ...uses generated public keys to encrypt all data transfers passing between the access point and SSH enabled management station clients and ensures that data traveling over the network arrives unaltered...

Page 57: ...ess point will attempt to poll each server in the configured sequence to receive a time update Figure 41 NTP Settings The following items are displayed on this page Local Time Displays the local time...

Page 58: ...ge Send iBeacon Enables iBeacon support on the AP Default Enabled UUID The iBeacon Universally Unique Identifier that advertises the beacon service The UUID contains 32 hexadecimal digits in five grou...

Page 59: ...59 Section III Appendices This section provides additional information and includes these items Troubleshooting on page 60...

Page 60: ...ble 1 Troubleshooting Chart Symptom Action Cannot connect using a web browser Be sure the AP is powered up Check network cabling between the management station and the AP Check that you have a valid n...

Page 61: ...Chapter A Troubleshooting Using System Logs 61 6 Contact Edgecore and send a detailed description of the problem along with all of the information mentioned in the above steps...

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