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User  Manual of WAPC-1232HP 

 

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Chapter 1.  Configuring the AP  and Login the Controller 

In this manual, we use the WDAP-C7200AC managed AP as an example to be controlled by the WAPC-1232HP 

Wireless AP Controller with 8-Port 802.3at PoE+. 

Before configuring the WDAP-C7200AC in the managed AP mode to be managed by the AP controller, please 

ensure you have upgraded the AP to the firmware that supports the AP controller. 

 

After the upgrade is finished, please go to the “

Management-> Reload Settings

” page to upload the latest config 

file included in the firmware package file. After the upload for the configuration is finished, please reset the AP to the 

factory default. 

 

1.1  Operation Mode 

Follow the steps below to set up the operation mode of the WDAP-C7200AC in the “

Managed AP

” mode. 

Step 1. 

To access the WDAP-C7200AC, open a web-browser and enter  the default IP address 

http://192.168.1.253

 in the web address field of the browser. 

 

Figure 1-1 

Login by default IP address 

 

After a moment, a login window will appear. Enter 

admin 

for the User Name and Password, both in lower case 

letters. Then click the 

OK

 button or press the 

Enter

 key. 

Summary of Contents for WAPC-1232HP

Page 1: ......

Page 2: ...CC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and...

Page 3: ...shock and static electricity when working with electrical equipment All guidelines of this and of the computer manufacture must therefore be allowed at all times to ensure the safe use of the equipme...

Page 4: ...ectronic equipment end users of electrical and electronic equipment should understand the meaning of the crossed out wheeled bin symbol Do not dispose of WEEE as unsorted municipal waste and have to c...

Page 5: ...e 12 4 4 Radio Profile 15 4 4 1 2 4G Radio Profile 15 4 4 2 5G Radio Profile 21 4 5 AP Management 27 4 5 1 General Setting 28 4 5 2 2 4GHz Wi Fi Setting 30 4 5 3 5GHz Wi Fi Setting 32 4 6 AP Group Man...

Page 6: ...User Manual of WAPC 1232HP VI 6 1 TFTP Setting 51 6 2 Firmware Upgrade 54 6 3 Group Firmware Upgrade 56 6 4 Reset AP 57 6 5 LED Control 58...

Page 7: ...SELECT THE AP FROM THE LIST 10 FIGURE 4 4 DEVICE LIST 11 FIGURE 4 5 SSID PROFILE 12 FIGURE 4 6 SSID PROFILE EXAMPLE 12 FIGURE 4 7 SSID PROFILE LIST 14 FIGURE 4 8 2 4G RADIO PROFILE 15 FIGURE 4 9 RADIO...

Page 8: ...G AP STATUS ACTIVE CLIENTS 48 FIGURE 5 7 AP MONITORING AP STATUS ROGUE AP LIST 49 FIGURE 6 1 MENU AP MAINTENANCE 51 FIGURE 6 2 AP MAINTENANCE TFTP SETTING 51 FIGURE 6 3 TFTP SERVER SETTING COPY FIRMWA...

Page 9: ...e Management Reload Settings page to upload the latest config file included in the firmware package file After the upload for the configuration is finished please reset the AP to the factory default 1...

Page 10: ...User Manual of WAPC 1232HP 2 Figure 1 2 Login Window...

Page 11: ...Proxy checkbox and click OK to finish it Step 2 Go to the Operation Mode page to set the operation mode to Managed AP Then click Apply Change Figure 1 3 Operation Mode Managed AP Please back up the co...

Page 12: ...of the AP Controller Default 0 0 0 0 The default IP address of the PLANET AP Controller is 192 168 1 100 Entering 0 0 0 0 means all AP controllers in the same network segment are able to manage this...

Page 13: ...User Manual of WAPC 1232HP 5 Figure 1 6 AP Controller Main...

Page 14: ...he managed APs which allow you to manage the APs with ease Step 1 Go to DHCP server Mode to switch the Mode to Enabled Then click Apply to apply the setting Figure 2 1 DHCP Server Mode Step 2 Go to Sy...

Page 15: ...APC 1232HP 7 Step 3 Go to DHCP server Binding to ensure all devices have obtained an IP address successfully Figure 2 3 DHCP Server Binding Step 4 Now you can continue to configure the managed AP in t...

Page 16: ...Controller This chapter delivers a detailed presentation of AP Controller s functionalities and features under 3 main menus including AP Control AP Monitoring AP Status and AP Maintenance allowing you...

Page 17: ...files to single or multiple APs at once Figure 4 1 Menu AP Control 4 1 AP Search Go to the AP Control AP Search page and then click Refresh to discover the managed AP available in the network Only the...

Page 18: ...tmask The netmask of the AP Device Gateway The gateway IP address of the AP Device Description The device description of the AP Select Device Check this option to select the device from the managed AP...

Page 19: ...rder of device MAC Address The MAC address of the AP AP Model The model name of the AP Version The current firmware version of the AP Device IP The IP address of the AP On the Device List page the IP...

Page 20: ...Apply Click this button to apply the settings 4 3 SSID Profile Go to the AP Control SSID Profile page to create a new profile related to wireless SSID Figure 4 5 SSID Profile Example of SSID Profile F...

Page 21: ...ation the wireless clients connected to the same SSID will be isolated Security Configuration Encryption The encryption of the SSID Authentication Mode The authentication mode of the SSID WPA2 Cipher...

Page 22: ...g Once disabling the SSID Broadcasting the wireless clients will not be able to see the SSID of the AP Security This field equals the Encryption field of the Security Configuration Encryption This fie...

Page 23: ...status 4 4 Radio Profile In this section you can create wireless advanced settings as 2 4GHz profile or 5GHz profile for future provisioning to multiple APs 4 4 1 2 4G Radio Profile Go to the AP Contr...

Page 24: ...User Manual of WAPC 1232HP 16 Example of the 2 4G Radio Profile Figure 4 9 Radio Profile example of 2 4G radio profile The page includes the following fields...

Page 25: ...llows a unit with only one antenna to leverage multiple antennas on other 802 11n devices to improve performance and range Default is Disabled Auto Block Ack An aggregation technique which prevents se...

Page 26: ...synchronize the wireless network Default is 100 Data Beacon Rate DTIM 1 255 This is the Delivery Traffic Indication Map It is used to alert the clients that multicast and broadcast packets buffered a...

Page 27: ...establishing the connection of all the clients at this unit and speeding up of data transmission Default is Disabled Multicast to Unicast Convert Multicast data to Unicast one Default is Enabled IAPP...

Page 28: ...l Bandwidth This field displays the channel bandwidth of the profile Tx Power This field displays the Tx power of the profile Data Rate This field displays the data rate of the profile IAPP This field...

Page 29: ...HP 21 uncheck status 4 4 2 5G Radio Profile Go to the AP Control Radio Profile 5G page to create a new 5GHz wireless profile related to wireless advance parameters Figure 4 11 5G Radio Profile Example...

Page 30: ...User Manual of WAPC 1232HP 22 Figure 4 12 Radio Profile example of 5G radio profile The page includes the following fields...

Page 31: ...reless environment Default is Disabled STBC A mechanism that allows a unit with only one antenna to leverage multiple antennas on other 802 11n devices to improve performance and range Default is Disa...

Page 32: ...s Auto This field only supports in 2 4GHz frequency band Beacon Interval 20 1024 ms The interval of time that this access point broadcasts a beacon Beacon is used to synchronize the wireless network D...

Page 33: ...LS enables all clients data to be transmitted effectively If DSL is enabled the wireless LAN router performs establishing the connection of all the clients at this unit and speeding up of data transmi...

Page 34: ...annel Bandwidth This field displays the channel bandwidth of the profile Tx Power This field displays the Tx power of the profile Data Rate This field displays the data rate of the profile IAPP This f...

Page 35: ...cute the query Status Check this option and filter the AP list by the AP status online or offline AP Model Check this option and filter the AP list by the AP Model that user specifies MAC Address Chec...

Page 36: ...l setting including the AP description and TCP IP setting 2 4GHz Wi Fi Setting Click the Setting hyperlink to apply the 2 4GHz SSID and Radio profiles to the AP 5GHz Wi Fi Setting Click the Setting hy...

Page 37: ...e includes the following fields Object Description AP Information AP Model The model name of the AP AP MAC The MAC address of the AP AP Description The device description of the AP This field length i...

Page 38: ...net mask of the AP when the DHCP Mode is changed to Static Device Gateway This field is used to set the Gateway IP address of the AP when the DHCP Mode is changed to Static DNS Server This field is us...

Page 39: ...page includes the following fields Object Description AP Information AP Model The model name of the AP AP MAC The MAC address of the AP AP Description The device description of the AP To edit this fie...

Page 40: ...e to the AP s 2 4GHz SSID 4 To create new SSID profile please go to the SSID Profile page SSID 5 This field is used to designate the 2 4GHz SSID Profile to the AP s 2 4GHz SSID 5 To create new SSID pr...

Page 41: ...ge includes the following fields Object Description AP Information AP Model The model name of the AP AP MAC The MAC address of the AP AP Description The device description of the AP To edit this field...

Page 42: ...the AP s 5GHz SSID 4 To create new SSID profile please go to the SSID Profile page SSID 5 This field is used to designate the 5GHz SSID Profile to the AP s 5GHz SSID 5 To create new SSID profile pleas...

Page 43: ...s limited to 16 characters AP Model Name The model name of the AP Only the same model of the AP can be created as a group to prevent any wireless parameters from inconsistency caused by the provisioni...

Page 44: ...e group name Group Description This field displays the group description Delete Check the group that you want to delete and click Apply to delete the group AP Member Setting Click Edit to edit the gro...

Page 45: ...p Management On this page you can designate the AP group to use the specific 2 4GHz SSID and Radio profiles Figure 4 21 AP Group Management 2 4G Wi Fi Setting The page includes the following fields Ob...

Page 46: ...the AP s 2 4GHz SSID 4 To create new SSID profile please go to the SSID Profile page SSID 5 This field is used to designate the 2 4GHz SSID Profile to the AP s 2 4GHz SSID 5 To create new SSID profil...

Page 47: ...ield please go back to the AP Member Setting page 5GHz SSID Configuration SSID 1 This field is used to designate the 5GHz SSID Profile to the AP s 5GHz SSID 1 To create new SSID profile please go to t...

Page 48: ...the 5GHz SSID Profile to the AP s 5GHz SSID 5 To create new SSID profile please go to the SSID Profile page 5GHz Radio Configuration Radio Profile This field is used to designate the 5GHz Radio Profi...

Page 49: ...Ps at once Figure 5 1 Menu AP Monitoring AP Status 5 1 AP Status Summary Go to AP Monitoring AP Status AP Status Summary to check the status of the managed APs in the Device List Figure 5 2 AP Monitor...

Page 50: ...tion of the AP This field can be modified through the Setting hyperlink under the sub item General Setting Device IP The IP address of the AP Firmware Version The current firmware version of the AP AP...

Page 51: ...is option and filter the AP list by the AP model that user specifies AP MAC Address Check this option and filter the AP list by the MAC address that user specifies SSID Check this option and filter th...

Page 52: ...ated to this VAP SSID Broadcast Displays the SSID Broadcast option that is enabled or disabled in this VAP Auto refresh Check this option to let the system refresh the AP list every 15 seconds automat...

Page 53: ...device AP MAC Address The MAC address of the AP AP Model The model name of the AP Device Description The device description of the AP This field can be modified through the Setting hyperlink under the...

Page 54: ...aces Figure 5 5 AP Monitoring AP Status AP Real Time Traffic The page includes the following fields Object Description AP Wireless Traffic Statistics Query by Use one and multiple filtering rules to q...

Page 55: ...Received Packets The packets received by this interface AP LAN Traffic Statistics ID This field represents the numerical order of device AP MAC Address The MAC address of the LAN interface AP Model T...

Page 56: ...Check this option and filter the list by the SSID name that user specifies AP MAC Address Check this option and filter the list by the AP MAC address that user specifies ID This field represents the...

Page 57: ...Refresh to query or update the current list 5 6 Rogue AP List Go to AP Monitoring AP Status Rogue AP List 2 4G to check current 2 4GHz rogue APs in the environment Go to AP Monitoring AP Status Rogue...

Page 58: ...SSID The BSSID of the rouge AP Encryption The encryption of the rouge AP Auto refresh Check this option to let the system refresh the AP list every 15 seconds automatically Refresh Click Refresh to qu...

Page 59: ...intenance TFTP setting to configure TFTP server for firmware upgrade Figure 6 2 AP Maintenance TFTP setting The page includes the following fields Object Description File Name The file name of the AP...

Page 60: ...tool Step 1 Copy firmware file to the directory of the TFTP tool Figure 6 3 TFTP Server Setting copy firmware to the server Step 2 Execute the TFTP server Tfpd32 exe in the local PC and locate the cur...

Page 61: ...er go to the AP Maintenance TFTP setting page Click Browse to locate the firmware file that is already existed in the TFTP server s directory Then enter the IP address of the TFTP server Figure 6 5 TF...

Page 62: ...e select the AP Step 6 Now the upgrade procedure is beginning and you can observe the upgrade status through the percentage and status fields Figure 6 8 Firmware Upgrade start to upgrade 6 2 Firmware...

Page 63: ...re Version The current firmware version of the AP Percentage This field displays the percentage of upgrade progress Progress This field indicates the progress of upgrade procedure This icon indicates...

Page 64: ...The page includes the following fields Object Description ID This field represents the numerical order of device Model The model name of the AP Device IP The IP address of the AP On the Device List pa...

Page 65: ...t to erase all settings to default values 6 4 Reset AP Go to AP Maintenance Reset AP to reboot or reset the AP to factory default In the Reset field select the action from the drop down list and click...

Page 66: ...ption to let the system automatically refresh the list every 15 seconds Refresh Click this button to refresh the list manually Apply Click this button to apply the settings and start to upgrade firmwa...

Page 67: ...AC address of the AP Device Description The device description of the AP Position LED User can turn on or let the position LED blink to locate the AP s position Off Choose this to turn off the LED On...

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