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Device Management

For centralized, large-scale networks, it is complicated for you to manage all APs independently in your network.

In this case, you can deploy an access controller (like AC2000) to manage all your APs (APs work in

Local

mode)

centrally.

Summary of Contents for AP355

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Page 2: ...prior written permission of IP COM Networks Co Ltd Disclaimer Pictures images and product specifications herein are for references only To improve internal design operational function and or reliabil...

Page 3: ...phical conventions in this User Guide Item Presentation Example Button Bold Click the Save button can be simplified as Click Save Menu Bold The menu Basic can be simplified as Basic Continuous Steps C...

Page 4: ...oller AC2000 you can also view the User Guide of AC2000 For latest product information visit IP COM official website http www ip com com cn and input the corresponding product model in the search bar...

Page 5: ...ew 1 1 1 Overview 2 1 2 Package Contents 2 1 3 Appearance 3 1 3 1 LEDs interface button 3 1 3 2 Label 4 2 Device Management 5 2 1 Network Tolopogy 6 2 2 Management Method 8 2 3 Web Login 9 2 4 Web Log...

Page 6: ...adio 32 3 4 3 Radio Optimizing 34 3 4 4 Frequency Analysis 37 3 4 5 WMM Setup 39 3 4 6 Access Control 41 3 4 7 Advanced 44 3 4 8 QVLAN 45 3 5 Firewall 49 3 5 1 URL Filter 49 3 5 2 App Filter 52 3 5 3...

Page 7: ...vi 3 8 7 Reboot 67 3 8 8 LED 69 3 8 9 Uplink Detection 69 Appendix 71 A FAQs 72 B Configure PC 73 Windows 8 73 Windows 7 75 Windows XP 77 C Default Settings 79 D Safety and Emission Statement 82...

Page 8: ...1 1 Product Overview Overview Package Contents Appearance...

Page 9: ...is AP either with the included power adapter or with an IEEE 802 3at compliant PoE device Under the management and control of the IP COM series AC it supports advanced features like access control loa...

Page 10: ...linking orange The AP has been managed by an AC You need to log in to the Web UI of the AC to view the AP s login IP address Off The AP is not powered on malfunctions occur or LEDs are disabled manual...

Page 11: ...to the included power adapter for power supply 1 3 2 Label The label is attached on the bottom of the device as shown below General descriptions of the label 1 Default login IP address of the AP When...

Page 12: ...2 2 Device Management Network Topology Management Method Web Login Web Logout Web Layout Commonly Used Buttons...

Page 13: ...Device Management 6 2 1 Network Tolopogy For small scale networks you can deploy your network as shown below In this case you can manage the AP via its own Web UI...

Page 14: ...centralized large scale networks it is complicated for you to manage all APs independently in your network In this case you can deploy an access controller like AC2000 to manage all your APs APs work...

Page 15: ...IP COM access controller AC2000 When the AP has been connected to an IP COM access controller AC2000 it will be managed by the access controller and obtain its IP address info from the access control...

Page 16: ...s IP to a static IP address within the following range 192 168 0 X 2 253 and a subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 2 Launch a web browser say Google enter 192 168 0 254 in the address bar and then press Ent...

Page 17: ...will be automatically logged out of the web UI after a period of inactivity You can set the length of the inactive period that is to say the web login timeout is configurable By default it is 5 minut...

Page 18: ...o choose feature menus Three stage Navigation Configuration Display Section You can configure or view your settings here 2 6 Commonly Used Buttons Brief introduction for commonly used buttons Button D...

Page 19: ...3 3More Features Status Quick Setup Network Wireless Firewall SNMP Deployment Tools...

Page 20: ...d 5GHz Wireless Clients Display information of connected devices 3 1 1 System Status This page displays system status information and LAN information of this AP including device name system time up ti...

Page 21: ...splays total RX TX traffic statistics and total RX TX traffic packets of corresponding SSIDs Click Status Traffic Statistics to enter page below To view 5GHz traffic statistics click 5GHz Traffic Stat...

Page 22: ...corresponding SSID s connected client info 3 2 Quick Setup This section mainly walks you through operating modes of the AP Click Quick Setup to enter page below and you can select the proper operating...

Page 23: ...r other options please refer to 3 4 1 SSID Setup 1 WiFi Radio Select 2 4GHz 2 Mode Select AP Mode 3 SSID Modify the SSID optional The SSID is the WiFi name you need to connect to for Internet access 4...

Page 24: ...ient Mode There s already an AP Hereinafter referred as the remote AP installed in a hotel Due to limited WiFi coverage or other objects intereference some rooms of the hotel may be unable to enjoy Wi...

Page 25: ...ress to one that is different from AP2 but on the same network segment say 192 168 0 253 For details please refer to 3 3 1 LAN Setup 3 Re log in to the AP1 s UI with the new IP address click Quick Set...

Page 26: ...ters This AP supports two address modes Static IP and Dynamic IP to obtain an IP address Tip 1 If the AP s IP address has changed you need to change your PC s IP address to one that is different from...

Page 27: ...NS IP address The Secondary DNS Server is optional 6 Click Save to apply your settings Dynamic IP In this address mode the AP will automatically get IP info including IP address subnet mask gateway an...

Page 28: ...ter in the same LAN with the AP can log in to the AP s UI with this IP address In general it is in the same network segment with the LAN IP address of gateway Tip If the AP s IP address has changed yo...

Page 29: ...ice it will automatically configure the TCP IP settings for all your LAN computers including IP address subnet mask gateway and DNS etc eliminating the need of manual intervention Just be sure to set...

Page 30: ...can assign to clients By default it is 192 168 0 200 Lease Time How long the IP address can be used by the client device It is 1 day by default Subnet Mask The subnet mask that the DHCP server will as...

Page 31: ...sis Give you an overview of background noise and channel utilization on each channel and nearby wireless signals WMM Setup Comfigure WMM settings Access Control Configure a list of devices to allow or...

Page 32: ...oadcast SSID Configure the selected SSID s broadcast status Enable When it is enabled wireless clients are able to scan the SSID Disable when it is disabled wireless clients are unable to scan the SSI...

Page 33: ...others to GB2312 so that any client can recognize and connect to it Security Mode Display wireless encryption information of the current SSID Available security modes are None WEP WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Mi...

Page 34: ...cess the wireless network Default Key Used for specifying the current WEP key Open and Shared If the default key is WEP Key 2 wireless clients need to use WEP Key 2 to connect to the AP ASCII 5 13 ASC...

Page 35: ...you wish to configure 8 63 ASCII characters or 8 64 HEX characters Key Update Interval Configure the key update interval for encrypting WPA data Theoretically the shorter the key update interval is t...

Page 36: ...TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol If selected wireless speed can reach up to 54Mbps TKIP AES If selected both AES and TKIP enabled wireless clients can join your wireless network Key Update Interv...

Page 37: ...88 the RADIUS port is 1812 and its password is 12345678 1 SSID Select the SSID you want to encrypt say IP COM_0E6AD9 2 Security Mode Select WEP 3 Encryption Type Select 802 1x 4 RADIUS Server Enter th...

Page 38: ...he radio is 2 4GHz the security mode is mixed WPA WPA2 PSK the cipher type is AES and its key is 12345678 1 SSID Select the SSID you want to encrypt say IP COM_0E6AD9 2 Security Mode Select Mixed WPA...

Page 39: ...ect the SSID you want to encrypt say IP COM_0E6AD9 2 Security Mode Select WPA 3 RADIUS Server Enter the IP address of the radius server say 192 168 0 88 4 RADIUS Port Enter 1812 The default value is s...

Page 40: ...rate is supported in this mode 11b g Select it if you have 11b and 11g wireless devices in your wireless network Up to 54Mbps wireless rate is supported in this mode 11b g n Select it if you have 11b...

Page 41: ...are two types of preambles long preamble and short preamble Long Preamble It can be compatible with some old wireless adapters Short Preamble The longer the preamble is the shorter valid data will be...

Page 42: ...ransmission When the error rate is relatively high you can lower the fragment threshold In this way if transmission failure occurs only packets that are not sent successfully needs re sending which wi...

Page 43: ...the SSID at 5GHz In this case only WPA WPA2 PSK and Mixed WPA WPA2 PSK are supported 5GHZ Threshold This option is available when 5GHz SSID Priority is enabled The AP will check the receive signal str...

Page 44: ...other APs and client stations on the network Supported Rate Sets Check the transmission rate sets you want the AP to support The AP will automatically choose the most efficient rate based on factors l...

Page 45: ...waves in wireless communication If there s much noise data transmission may be affected 2 4GHz 5GHz Illegal AP Detection This is mainly used for scaning signal of other devices nearby displaying SSID...

Page 46: ...tup WMM Wi Fi Multimedia is a Wi Fi Alliance interoperability certification based on the IEEE 802 11e standard It provides basic Quality of service QoS features to IEEE 802 11 networks Click Wireless...

Page 47: ...more details see description below Description for WMM EDCA If Custom is selected the following page will pop out WMM prioritizes traffic according to four Access Categories AC voice AC_VO video AC_VI...

Page 48: ...ave different idle waiting time The greater the AIFSN value is the longer the idle waiting time will be TXOP Limit Transmission Opportunity Limit The maximum use time for the channel for the user whil...

Page 49: ...Access Control feature Allow Only MAC addresses in the access control list are allowed to connect to the SSID Deny Only MAC addresses in the access control list are not allowed to connect to the SSID...

Page 50: ...o join your SSID IP COM_0E6AD9 1 Select the SSID IP COM_0E6AD9 and set the MAC filter mode to Deny 2 Enter C8 9C DC 12 13 13 in the MAC Address field and click Add If the MAC address you want to confi...

Page 51: ...broadcast data Click Wireless Advanced to enter page below Recognize Terminal Type When this feature is enabled the AP will be able to recognize the terminal type which makes your network management m...

Page 52: ...feature helps to filter broadcast packets avoiding broadcast storm effectively 3 4 8 QVLAN When using this feature users could also assign different VLAN IDs to different wireless networks which makes...

Page 53: ...different link types which is illustrated in the following table Port Type Receiving Packets Sending Packets Receiving Tag Packets Receiving Untag Packets Access Packets will be forwarded to other por...

Page 54: ...Different SSIDs have different security settings and different people connect to different SSIDs Three kinds of clients are involved in this example And up to 12 SSIDs 2 4GHz 8 5GHz 4 can be supported...

Page 55: ...AN ID Guests XX hotel VLAN2 Guests XX hotel 5G VLAN2 Staffs oa VLAN3 Hotel Executives managers VLAN4 Configuration Considerations To ensure that wireless clients connecting to AP s can have normal acc...

Page 56: ...ationally manage network access rights App Filter Filter some popular mobile apps like IM Video etc Traffic Control Configure traffic control rules so that all clients can share network resources prop...

Page 57: ...ng video Email and Recruit can t be deleted Click URL Category to customize URL info Up to 10 URL entries can be supported for every URL category Once some URLs are enabled to be filtered clients won...

Page 58: ...e Features 51 2 Specify the URL set say discount and then click 3 Click the URL set you ve created and then click New URL 4 Give a description for the URL specify the URL field click and then click Sa...

Page 59: ...ring Then clients won t be able to use this app 3 5 3 Traffic Control Some apps like P2P download may consume lots of bandwidth However the total bandwidth is limited If some apps consume too much ban...

Page 60: ...n case of bandwidth waste Configuration steps for manual traffic control 1 Traffic Control Select Manual 2 Select the SSID you want to configure from the drop down menu 3 Set the max upload download r...

Page 61: ...SNMP to enter page below By default SNMP is disabled Check the Enable box to enable SNMP Parameters Description Item Description SNMP Disable Enable the SNMP feature It is disabled by default Administ...

Page 62: ...mmunity string for write read access to permit reading and writing this AP s SNMP information The default is private 3 7 Deployment Two deployment modes are supported on this AP Local and Cloud If the...

Page 63: ...default it is in Local mode Cloud When many APs are scattered here and there it is suggested to set these APs in Cloud mode so that the AC cloud AC from the Internet side can centrally manage these s...

Page 64: ...fied Cloud AC Address The WAN IP address or domain of the router that the cloud AC connects to This item is only available in Cloud mode Cloud AC Manage Port The port of the router that the cloud AC c...

Page 65: ...g Click Tools Maintenance to enter page below Note Do not disconnect power supply of the AP If the power supply is interrupted the upload may fail and you need to re upgrade it If you are unable to lo...

Page 66: ...ternet it will automatically connect to the NTP server on the Internet to synchronize the time System time can be configured using the following 2 methods Sync with Internet time servers If enabled sy...

Page 67: ...ly or click Sync with Your PC to automatically copy your current PC s time to the device Configuration Steps 1 Uncheck the Sync with Internet time servers box 2 Click Sync with your PC or enter the co...

Page 68: ...8 3 Logs The following two parts are included View Logs View system logs since the latest reboot Log Setup Configure log server and how many logs can be displayed on each page View Logs Click Tools Lo...

Page 69: ...backing up and restoring configurations resetting and upgrading your AP will reboot your AP To verify that the logs are correctly recorded go to Tools Time Date to make your system time correct Log Se...

Page 70: ...ration Steps 1 Click Add 2 Log Server IP Specify the IP address of the syslog server in your LAN say 192 168 0 172 3 Log Server Port Specify the port of the syslog server in your LAN If not allowed to...

Page 71: ...nd gateway so that the route between the AP and the log serve is reachable 3 8 4 Configuration The following two parts are included Backup Restore Backup current configurations to your local PC and re...

Page 72: ...oad your previous configurations click Restore and then follow onscreen prompts Restore to Factory Default If the device or client connected to the device fails to access the Internet due to incorrect...

Page 73: ...rted administrator and user The administrator can manage your AP while the user can only view the AP s relevant information Both the user name and password for the administrator are admin Both the use...

Page 74: ...t your AP at the specified time Tip While rebooting your AP all your WiFi connections will be disconnected Thus please reboot your AP when the network is not busy Reboot Click Tools Reboot to reboot y...

Page 75: ...able Auto Reboot Box 2 Select As Interval from the drop down list 3 Specify the reboot interval Recommended 1440 minutes 4 Click Save to apply your settings As Scheduled The device will reboot regular...

Page 76: ...hen Uplink Detection is enabled AP will periodically Ping the configured host If its Ping packets are unreachable to the host wireless clients will re associate with another AP by disabling this AP s...

Page 77: ...ge below Parameters Description Item Description Uplink Detection Enable Disable the uplink detection feature Ping Host 1 2 Specify the address of the Ping host which connects to the Ethernet port of...

Page 78: ...4 Appendix FAQs Configure PC Default Settings Safety and Emission Statement...

Page 79: ...gin IP address might not be 192 168 0 254 Log in to the AC view the new IP address of your AP and then use the new one to log in to it If you are still unable to log in please press the RESET button t...

Page 80: ...Appendix 73 B Configure PC Windows 8 1 Right click the icon on the bottom right corner of your desktop 2 Click Open Network and Sharing Center 3 Click Ethernet Properties...

Page 81: ...and double click Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 5 Select Use the following IP address type in the IP address 192 168 0 x 2 253 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 and click OK 6 Click OK on the Ethernet...

Page 82: ...of your desktop 2 Click Open Network and Sharing Center Tip If you cannot find the icon on the bottom right corner of your desktop follow steps below Click Start Control Panel Network and Internet Ne...

Page 83: ...ouble click Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 5 Select Use the following IP address type in the IP address 192 168 0 x 2 253 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 and click OK 6 Click OK on the Local Area Conn...

Page 84: ...x 77 Windows XP 1 Right click My Network Places on your desktop and select Properties 2 Right click Local Area Connection and select Properties 3 Scroll down to find and double click Internet Protocol...

Page 85: ...Appendix 78 4 Select Use the following IP address type in the IP address 192 168 0 x 2 253 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 and click OK 5 Click OK on the Local Area Connection Properties window...

Page 86: ...tic IP IP Address Management IP 192 168 0 254 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 0 1 Primary DNS server 192 168 0 1 Secondary DNS Server Device Name AP355 DHCP Server Disable SNMP Disable Deplo...

Page 87: ...st to Unicast Disable Probe Broadcast Packets Control Disable Maximum Clients 48 Chinese SSID Encode UTF 8 Security Mode None Radio WiFi Enable Country China Network Mode 2 4G 11 b g n mixed 5G 11ac C...

Page 88: ...5G SSID Priority Available for 5G disable Airtime Scheduling Disable Interference mitigation Available for 2 4G 4 APSD Disable Ageing Time 5 minutes Basic Rate Sets 2 4G 1 2 5 5 11Mbps 5G 6 12 24Mbps...

Page 89: ...s Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause un...

Page 90: ...ble for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment This transmitter must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter Radiation Exposur...

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