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EWC series
wireless AP
controller
user manual

June 2018

Summary of Contents for EWC-100-62W

Page 1: ...EWC series wireless AP controller user manual June 2018...

Page 2: ...rdware Installation 8 Configuration 9 Log into the managed page 9 Edit the User Name and Password 9 Modify the LAN IP Address 10 Upgrade EWC wireless controller firmware 11 Connect the device 12 Wirel...

Page 3: ...38 RSSI Threshold 38 Authentication Method 39 Access Points 42 Captive Portal 44 To Internal Portal URL 46 To Advertisement URL 48 Captive Portal with RADIUS 49 Client Blacklist 50 Management 51 Syst...

Page 4: ...irements of enterprise organizations It can manage up to 64 access points and monitors network connection status Wireless roaming automatically keeps you connected Extending a Wi Fi network for greate...

Page 5: ...dentifies your business and advertisement A page identifying it is your business and your Wi Fi network Captive Portal allows administrators to block internet access for users until they complete a de...

Page 6: ...ng Gigabit Ports Connect to your LAN network and connect additional network devices Gigabit Ports w PoE Connect to your LAN network and connect additional PoE PD devices Power button To power on off t...

Page 7: ...olid light When the total PoE output power achieve Guard Band Off Light off System still have power for new PD Please check the detailed specification from http www soarnex com if necessary Features T...

Page 8: ...s the authentication process when client roaming to different AP in the same network Group Configuration easily sets multiple deployments EWC 100 Series wireless controller enables the network adminis...

Page 9: ...WC device on a flat desk or shelf 3 Attach the mounting brackets on the both sides of the EWC device to a rack with the screws 4 Then mount the Switch to a rack with the screws 5 Plug the power cord i...

Page 10: ...0 with subnet mask 255 255 255 0 then the computer should be set 192 168 1 x where x is a number between 1 254 expect 200 with subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Edit the User Name and Password 2 Enter the Use...

Page 11: ...mpted immediately afterwards to login to the controller management page with the password You also can click Display password button to check what you written in the password fields Modify the LAN IP...

Page 12: ...e one your controller is currently running To check the firmware version that is currently on your EWC wireless controller log in to the wireless controller Click Management and click on Maintenance T...

Page 13: ...pgrade process Do not turn off the device or press the Reset button during the upgrade any interruptions during the firmware upgrade process may permanently damage your controller Connect the device 7...

Page 14: ...nt in default mode If the environment does not have DHCP server to provide IP Address then all the EAP series wireless access point will used default IP 192 168 1 10 Wireless Setup 1 Using the compute...

Page 15: ...cess points All of APs can be add them to the EWC wireless AP controller 5 After the EWA series access points have been added into the wireless controller the status changed from to 6 Click Configurat...

Page 16: ...d to perform the complete authentication process to backend server every time when the wireless client roams to an new AP within the network The wireless client also needs support 802 11k and 802 11r...

Page 17: ...nfiguration section and click Backup Configuration 4 To save a file specify the location or the file may be downloaded automatically to the web browser settings default download folder e g the EWC 100...

Page 18: ...he wireless controller This is also known as a soft reboot Log into your controller management page Click on Management and click on Maintenance In the System Reboot section click Reboot Controller an...

Page 19: ...ients and data usage information 1 Log into your controller management page 2 Click on Monitor and click on Dashboard 3 You can Stop Monitor by click button or you can Start Monitor by click button Yo...

Page 20: ...al number of client will be displayed Traffic When hovering over with your cursor the AP MAC address and total number of packets transmitted received will be displayed Quick Look This section will dis...

Page 21: ...viewing it is recommended to use a location map image size of 970px x 520px max for all uploaded location map and the actual layout drawings within 920 x 470px max Upload Location Maps 1 Log into your...

Page 22: ...less access point has not been added to any other EWC series wireless controllers and is available to add to the currently managed controller The EWA series wireless access point has been successfully...

Page 23: ...controller will switch to Device list page and display a summarized list of information about this EWA wireless access point Clicking icon the EWA wireless controller will switch to Device list page a...

Page 24: ...2 Click Monitor and click Devices 3 The list of EWA series wireless access points are list in Device List table as statuses all of those APs can be add them to the EWC wireless AP controller 4 After...

Page 25: ...accept this LOCK wireless access point by click Accept button But the currently EWC wireless controller e g EWC 100 62W must know the AP s admin user name and password 7 Click button you can modify th...

Page 26: ...reless environments Auto 20 40 MHz Recommended Default The Auto 20 40MHz channel is capable of providing higher performance only if the wireless devices support the higher 40MHz channel width settings...

Page 27: ...specific to other wireless group instead the default group Tx Power Sets the wireless access point 2 4G transmit power the value dBm the stronger the wireless output power We recommended keep the sett...

Page 28: ...e access point can dynamically choose whether to operate in 20MHz or 40MHz or 80MHz depending on the wireless environment conditions 80 MHz The 80MHz channel providing highest performance but the some...

Page 29: ...User can set the wireless access point IP Address here IPv4 IPv6 You can set to Manual or DHCP IPv6 is AutoConfiguration or Keep AP s Settings Note By default SOARNEX EWA wireless access points are s...

Page 30: ...a transmission 5G LED Turn ON OFF the 5G status LED The indicator turns on solid green when the wireless is enabled on your access point This LED blinks green during data transmission Note EWA 210 not...

Page 31: ...the client device History Clicking History on current connected client that will displays a brief snapshot of the total amount of data downloaded received Upload transmitted by the client in graph Bla...

Page 32: ...www soarnex com Configuration The configuration provided quick setup EWA wireless access points functions Sites 1 Log into your controller management page 2 Click on Configuration and click on Sites...

Page 33: ...ion Offset To set the clocks forward or back Daylight Saving Dates DST Start The DST Start for the daylight saving time started DST End The DST End for the daylight saving time finished NTP Settings T...

Page 34: ...al location Meeting room Lobby or different floor the other group designed by different band of the EWA wireless access points EWA 210 group EWA 212 group EWA 217 groups Those profiles can be created...

Page 35: ...al group assignment that is used for identification purposes in Monitor Devices Wireless Group field 3 To create a new wireless group by click Enter the wireless group name then click button to save t...

Page 36: ...ww soarnex com Enter and select the parameters for the wireless profile You can review the settings below and click OK to add the new profile One wireless group can only create 8 SSID profile for most...

Page 37: ...pt an Acceptable Use Policy before accessing the internet e g public Wi Fi You have to configure the captive portal type and settings first before using this feature Enabling this setting will require...

Page 38: ...s wireless client devices to pre authenticate from one wireless access point to another to reduce the secure handoffs transition time The wireless client MUST support 802 11r in order to use this feat...

Page 39: ...le wireless access points enabled the RSSI threshold and set the threshold value to forcing the disconnection of the wireless client device before the signal strength and connectivity are too low that...

Page 40: ...er an unencrypted key to connect the wireless access point We are not recommended select this method for your wireless network since key is unencrypted and does not support 802 11n and 802 11ac link r...

Page 41: ...on and is based on WEP AES Advanced Encryption Standard that is provides a very secure block based encryption TKIP and AES the device negotiates the cipher type with the wireless client and uses AES w...

Page 42: ...yption algorithm used to secure the data communication Key Update Interval Specify how often the wireless key should be renegotiated RADIUS Server The RADIUS server can support to authenticate a user...

Page 43: ...nt from current EWC wireless controller and upload firmware to selected EWA wireless access point You also can manually add the EWA wireless access point into EWC wireless controller 1 Log into your c...

Page 44: ...ing windows for notices 6 You can click button to upload firmware to selected EWA wireless access points Once you click Upload Firmware button the pop up windows allows you select the firmware file to...

Page 45: ...require users to view or accept an Acceptable Use Policy before accessing the internet e g public Wi Fi You have to configure the captive portal type and settings first before using this feature Enab...

Page 46: ...abase and apply basic customization to the captive port user login page This option is recommended and does not require an external authentication server To Advertisement URL This mode requires no aut...

Page 47: ...ng to this wireless network This will be the user name and password required for users to enter in the captive portal web page Internal Portal URL for authentication in order for users to connect to y...

Page 48: ...to ensure authentication sessions are closed after a certain time period Upload Image Files Click browser and select an image file then click Upload button Once you have uploaded the image an image pr...

Page 49: ...information br for Internet access p Terms of Service TOS The captive portal function provided a sample Terms of Service TOS messages You also can modify it as your additional terms and conditions and...

Page 50: ...efault RADIUS port Radius Acct Port Enter the port number used by the RADIUS server for accounting on the server The most of RADIUS server used port 1813 as its default RADIUS accounting port Radius S...

Page 51: ...nless they are removed from the blacklist To specific the wireless client devices to be block you can go to Monitor Clients page 1 Log into your controller management page 2 Click Monitor and click Cl...

Page 52: ...wireless controller system log used to obtain system and wireless activity information for troubleshooting purposes 1 Log into your controller management page 2 Click on Management and click on System...

Page 53: ...ntroller management interface Wireless select Wireless means displays only information about EWA wireless access point and client connections Time Limit You can select the time interval Time Limit of...

Page 54: ...EWC device MAC address IP Address Enter the EWC device IP address to match the requirements of your network Netmask Enter the EWC devices subnet mask to match the requirements of your network Gateway...

Page 55: ...C device settings Firmware management by upload firmware and set the idle timeout of the EWC devices web interface System Reboot Backup Restore Configuration Factory Default and Upload Firmware All ab...

Page 56: ...100 62W cfg Backup to USB The fire format is cfg tar gz Official firmware name the file format is device_name Auto x xxbxx img E g the file format is img file For example EWC 100 62W Auto 2 03b04 img...

Page 57: ...USB hard drive 4 Click Restore to factory Default button to restore the configuration setting to the EWC device Upload the firmware file via USB hard drive 1 Plug in the USB hard drive into USB inter...

Page 58: ...Select the permission of that you want to create user account is Admin or normal Click OK button to save the change to create the user account Or click Cancel to ignore the setting The normal user acc...

Page 59: ...disable PoE power feeding priority and PoE schedule Power Over Ethernet Settings Power Budget Display this EWC wireless controller e g EWC 100 62W maximum PoE Power Budget in Watts Power Consumption...

Page 60: ...ly after all other ports assigned to the High level which is already receiving power by this EWC wireless controller e g EWC 100 62W By default all EWC PoE ports are assigned to Normal priority Low Th...

Page 61: ...oE ports should be active Schedule Range Name Enter a name for the new PoE schedule Daily Checking Daily will allow you to define a time period that applies every day For example you can setup the PoE...

Page 62: ...Gigabit and 4 x Gigabit w IEEE 802 3at PoE for EWC 100 62W 1 Reset button 1 USB Standards IEEE 802 3 IEEE 802 3u IEEE 802 3ab IEEE 802 3at Dimensions 215 130 44mm D W H Weight 682g 1 504 lbs Housing a...

Page 63: ...S settings Captive portal setting Bandwidth Control WiFi roaming using 802 11r and OKC WiFi radio neighbor resource management 802 11k Band steering Max client setting by 2 4G 5G band 802 1Q VLAN Clie...

Page 64: ...sy Wireless AP PoE Controller Trad Name SOARNEX to which this declaration relates is in conformity with the following standard s or other normative document s EN 55032 2012 AC 2013 CISPR32 2012 Class...

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