Edimax EW-7479CAP User manual
AC1300DBDCCeiling‐mountAP
CAP1300,Office1‐2‐3,Office+1,Office+3,OfficeWiFi
System,OfficeWiFiSystem+1.
UserManual
04‐2015/v1.1
CONTENTS
OVERVIEW:IMPORTANT..............................................................................1
I.ProductInformation.......................................................................................................................................2
I‐1.PackageContents..................................................................................................................2
I‐2.SystemRequirements...........................................................................................................2
I‐3.HardwareOverview..............................................................................................................3
I‐4.LEDStatus.............................................................................................................................4
I‐5.Reset.....................................................................................................................................5
I‐6.SafetyInformation................................................................................................................6
II.HardwareInstallation..............................................................................7
II‐1.ConnectingtheaccesspointtoarouterorPoEswitch......................................................7
II‐2.Mountingtheaccesspointtoaceiling...............................................................................8
II‐3.T‐RailMount.....................................................................................................................11
APMode
III.QuickSetup...........................................................................................13
III‐1.InitialSetup.........................................................................................................................13
III‐2.BasicSettings......................................................................................................................15
IV.BrowserBasedConfigurationInterface.................................................19
IV‐1.Information.......................................................................................................................21
IV‐1‐1.SystemInformation..........................................................................................................21
IV‐1‐2.WirelessClients.................................................................................................................24
IV‐1‐3.WirelessMonitor..............................................................................................................25
IV‐1‐4.Log.....................................................................................................................................26
IV‐2.NetworkSettings...............................................................................................................28
IV‐2‐1.LAN‐SideIPAddress..........................................................................................................28
IV‐2‐2.LANPort............................................................................................................................30
IV‐2‐3.VLAN..................................................................................................................................31
IV‐3.WirelessSettings...............................................................................................................32
IV‐3‐1.2.4GHz11bgn....................................................................................................................32
IV‐3‐1‐1.Basic............................................................................................................................33
IV‐3‐1‐2.Advanced....................................................................................................................36
IV‐3‐1‐3.Security.......................................................................................................................38
IV‐3‐1‐3‐1.NoAuthentication.....................................................................................................39
IV‐3‐1‐3‐2.WEP...........................................................................................................................40
IV‐3‐1‐3‐3.IEEE802.1x/EAP.........................................................................................................40
IV‐3‐1‐3‐4.WPA‐PSK...................................................................................................................40
IV‐3‐1‐3‐5.WPA‐EAP...................................................................................................................41
IV‐3‐1‐3‐6.AdditionalAuthentication.........................................................................................41
IV‐3‐1‐4.WDS.............................................................................................................................43
IV‐3‐1‐5.Schedule......................................................................................................................45
IV‐3‐2.WPS.....................................................................................................................................46
IV‐3‐3.RADIUS................................................................................................................................48
IV‐3‐3‐1.RADIUSSettings..........................................................................................................50
IV‐3‐3‐2.InternalServer............................................................................................................51
IV‐3‐3‐3.RADIUSAccounts........................................................................................................53
IV‐3‐4.MACFilter.........................................................................................................................55
IV‐3‐5.WMM..................................................................................................................................57
IV‐4.Management.....................................................................................................................59
IV‐4‐1.Admin................................................................................................................................59
IV‐4‐2.DateandTime...................................................................................................................62
IV‐4‐3.SyslogServer.....................................................................................................................64
IV‐4‐4.PingTest............................................................................................................................65
IV‐4‐5.I’mHere.............................................................................................................................66
IV‐4‐6.OperationMode...............................................................................................................67
IV‐5.Advanced..........................................................................................................................68
IV‐5‐1.LEDSettings.......................................................................................................................68
IV‐5‐2.UpdateFirmware..............................................................................................................69
IV‐5‐3.Save/RestoreSettings.......................................................................................................70
IV‐5‐4.FactoryDefault..................................................................................................................72
IV‐5‐5.Reboot...............................................................................................................................73
EdimaxProNMS
I.ProductInformation.............................................................................74
II.QuickSetup...........................................................................................75
III.SoftwareLayout....................................................................................81
IV.Features................................................................................................88
IV‐1.LOGIN,LOGOUT&RESTART...............................................................................................88
IV‐2.DASHBOARD........................................................................................................................90
IV‐2‐1.SystemInformation............................................................................................................91
IV‐2‐2.DevicesInformation............................................................................................................91
IV‐2‐3.ManagedAP........................................................................................................................92
IV‐2‐4.ManagedAPGroup.............................................................................................................93
IV‐2‐5.ActiveClients.......................................................................................................................94
IV‐3.ZONEPLAN..........................................................................................................................95
IV‐4.NMSMONITOR...................................................................................................................97
IV‐4‐1.AccessPoint........................................................................................................................97
IV‐4‐1‐1.ManagedAP................................................................................................................97
IV‐4‐1‐2.ManagedAPGroup.....................................................................................................99
IV‐4‐2.WLAN................................................................................................................................101
IV‐4‐2‐1.ActiveWLAN.............................................................................................................101
IV‐4‐2‐2.ActiveWLANGroup..................................................................................................102
IV‐4‐3.Clients................................................................................................................................102
IV‐4‐3‐1.ActiveClients.............................................................................................................102
IV‐4‐4.RogueDevices...................................................................................................................103
IV‐4‐5.Information.......................................................................................................................104
IV‐4‐5‐1.AllEvents/Activities..................................................................................................104
IV‐4‐5‐2.Monitoring................................................................................................................105
IV‐5.NMSSettings.....................................................................................................................106
IV‐5‐1.AccessPoint......................................................................................................................106
IV‐5‐2.WLAN................................................................................................................................117
IV‐5‐3.RADIUS..............................................................................................................................121
IV‐5‐4.AccessControl...................................................................................................................127
IV‐5‐5.GuestNetwork..................................................................................................................130
IV‐5‐6.ZoneEdit...........................................................................................................................134
IV‐5‐7.FirmwareUpgrade............................................................................................................136
IV‐5‐8.Advanced..........................................................................................................................137
IV‐5‐8‐1.SystemSecurity.........................................................................................................137
IV‐5‐8‐2.Date&Time..............................................................................................................137
IV‐6.LocalNetwork...................................................................................................................139
IV‐6‐1.NetworkSettings...............................................................................................................139
IV‐6‐1‐1.LAN‐SideIPAddress..................................................................................................139
IV‐6‐1‐2.LANPortSettings......................................................................................................142
IV‐6‐1‐3.VLAN..........................................................................................................................143
IV‐6‐2.2.4GHz11bgn....................................................................................................................144
IV‐6‐2‐1.Basic..........................................................................................................................144
IV‐6‐2‐2.Advanced..................................................................................................................146
IV‐6‐2‐3.Security.....................................................................................................................148
IV‐6‐2‐3‐1.NoAuthentication...................................................................................................149
IV‐6‐2‐3‐2.WEP.........................................................................................................................149
IV‐6‐2‐3‐3.IEEE802.1x/EAP.......................................................................................................150
IV‐6‐2‐3‐4.WPA‐PSK.................................................................................................................150
IV‐6‐2‐3‐5.WPA‐EAP.................................................................................................................150
IV‐6‐2‐3‐6.AdditionalAuthentication.......................................................................................151
IV‐6‐2‐4.WDS...........................................................................................................................152
IV‐6‐3.5GHz11ac11an..............................................................................................................154
IV‐6‐3‐1.Basic..........................................................................................................................154
IV‐6‐3‐2.Advanced..................................................................................................................156
IV‐6‐3‐3.Security.....................................................................................................................158
IV‐6‐3‐4.WDS...........................................................................................................................160
IV‐6‐4.WPS...................................................................................................................................162
IV‐6‐5.RADIUS..............................................................................................................................163
IV‐6‐5‐1.RADIUSSettings........................................................................................................164
IV‐6‐5‐2.InternalServer..........................................................................................................165
IV‐6‐5‐3.RADIUSAccounts......................................................................................................167
IV‐6‐6.MACFilter.........................................................................................................................169
IV‐6‐7.WMM................................................................................................................................171
IV‐7.LocalSettings....................................................................................................................173
IV‐7‐1.OperationMode...............................................................................................................173
IV‐7‐2.NetworkSettings...............................................................................................................173
IV‐7‐2‐1.SystemInformation..................................................................................................173
IV‐7‐2‐2.WirelessClients.........................................................................................................176
IV‐7‐2‐3.WirelessMonitor......................................................................................................177
IV‐7‐2‐4.Log.............................................................................................................................178
IV‐7‐3.Management.....................................................................................................................180
IV‐7‐3‐1.Admin......................................................................................................................180
IV‐7‐3‐2.DateandTime.........................................................................................................182
IV‐7‐3‐3.SyslogServer...........................................................................................................183
IV‐7‐3‐4.I’mHere...................................................................................................................184
IV‐7‐4.Advanced..........................................................................................................................185
IV‐7‐4‐1.LEDSettings...............................................................................................................185
IV‐7‐4‐2.UpdateFirmware....................................................................................................185
IV‐7‐4‐3.Save/RestoreSettings.............................................................................................187
IV‐7‐4‐4.FactoryDefault........................................................................................................188
IV‐7‐4‐5.Reboot.....................................................................................................................188
IV‐8.Toolbox.............................................................................................................................189
IV‐8‐1.NetworkConnectivity.....................................................................................................189
IV‐8‐1‐1.Ping..........................................................................................................................189
IV‐8‐1‐2.TraceRoute.............................................................................................................189
V.Appendix.............................................................................................190
V‐1.ConfiguringyourIPaddress............................................................................................190
V‐1‐1.WindowsXP....................................................................................................................191
V‐1‐2.WindowsVista................................................................................................................193
V‐1‐3.Windows7......................................................................................................................195
V‐1‐4.Windows8......................................................................................................................199
V‐1‐5.Mac.................................................................................................................................203
V.BestPractice........................................................................................205
VI‐1.HowtoCreateandLinkWLAN&AccessPointGroups..................................................205
OVERVIEW
Youraccesspointcanfunctioninthreedifferentmodes.
ThedefaultmodeforyouraccesspointisAPmode.
APmodeisaregularaccesspointforuseinyourwirelessnetwork.
APControllermodeactsasthedesignatedmasterofanAParray(group
oflinkedaccesspoints).
ManagedAPmodeactsasa“slave”APwithintheAParray(controlledby
theAPController“master”).
InAPControllermodetheuserinterfacewillswitchtoEdimaxProNMS.
Thisusermanualissplitintotwoparts:APmode(blue)andEdimaxPro
NMS(grey).
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I.ProductInformation
I‐1.PackageContents
123
4567
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1.
CAP1300AccessPoint4. CD
2.
CeilingMountBracket5. QuickInstallationGuide
3.
T‐RailMountingKit&6. EthernetCable
Screws7. PowerAdapter
8.
CeilingMountScrewTemplate
I‐2.SystemRequirements
‐Existingcable/DSLmodem&router
‐Computerwithwebbrowserforaccesspointconfiguration
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I‐3.HardwareOverview
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Ethernet Port (PoE)
Power Jack (DC IN)
Ethernet Port
I‐4.LEDStatus
LEDColorLEDStatusDescription
BlueOnTheaccesspointison.
LongFlashing Upgradingfirmware.
ShortFlashing Resettingtofactorydefaults.
Amber
OnStartingup.
Flashing
Error.
Off
Off
Theaccesspointisoff.
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I‐5.Reset
Ifyouexperienceproblemswithyouraccesspoint,youcanresetthe
devicebacktoitsfactorysettings.Thisresetsallsettingsbacktodefault.
1.Pressandholdtheresetbuttonontheaccesspointforatleast10
seconds.
Youmayneedtouseapinorsimilarsharpobjecttopushthe
resetbutton.
2.Waitfortheaccesspointtorestart.Theaccesspointisreadyforsetupwhen
theLEDisblue.
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I‐6.SafetyInformation
Inordertoensurethesafeoperationofthedeviceanditsusers,please
readandactinaccordancewiththefollowingsafetyinstructions.
1. Theaccesspointisdesignedforindooruseonly;donotplacetheaccess
pointoutdoors.
2. Donotplacetheaccesspointinornearhot/humidplaces,suchasa
kitchenorbathroom.
3. Donotpullanyconnectedcablewithforce;carefullydisconnectitfrom
theaccesspoint.
4. Handletheaccesspointwithcare.Accidentaldamagewillvoid
thewarrantyoftheaccesspoint.
5. Thedevicecontainssmallpartswhichareadangertosmallchildren
under3yearsold.Pleasekeeptheaccesspointoutofreachofchildren.
6. Donotplacetheaccesspointonpaper,cloth,orotherflammablematerials.
Theaccesspointmaybecomehotduringuse.
7. Therearenouser‐serviceablepartsinsidetheaccesspoint.Ifyou
experienceproblemswiththeaccesspoint,pleasecontactyourdealer
ofpurchaseandaskforhelp.
8. Theaccesspointisanelectricaldeviceandassuch,ifitbecomeswetfor
anyreason,donotattempttotouchitwithoutswitchingthepower
supplyoff.Contactanexperiencedelectricaltechnicianforfurtherhelp.
9. Ifyousmellburningorseesmokecomingfromtheaccesspointorpower
adapter,thendisconnecttheaccesspointandpoweradapterimmediately,
asfarasitissafelypossibletodoso.Callyourdealerofpurchaseforhelp.
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II.HardwareInstallation
WhenusingtheaccesspointinAPmodeitisrecommendedto
configuresomebasicsettingsasshowninIII.QuickSetupbefore
hardwareinstallation.
II‐1. ConnectingtheaccesspointtoarouterorPoEswitch
1.Ifyouneedto,removethecapfromtheundersideoftheaccesspoint.This
createsextraspaceforyourcablestopassthrough.
2.ConnectarouterorPoEswitchtotheaccesspoint’sLANportusingan
Ethernetcable.
3.Ifyouareusingarouter,thenconnect
thepoweradaptertotheaccesspoint’s
12VDCportandplugthepoweradapter
intoapowersupply.
Donotusethepoweradapter
ifyouareusingaPoEswitch.
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II‐2. Mountingtheaccesspointtoaceiling
Tomounttheaccesspointtoaceiling,pleasefollowtheinstructions
belowandrefertodiagramA&B.
ForWoodenCeilings(refertodiagramA):
1.Placetheceilingmountbrackettoaceilinginyourdesiredlocationandinsert
screwiiithroughholei(x2)andtightentofixthebracketinplace.
2.Whentheceilingbracketisinplace,insetscrewivintoholev(x2)onthe
accesspoint.
3.Fixtheaccesspointtotheceilingbracketbyinsertingtheattachedscrews
iv intoholeviandtwistingtheaccesspoint.
4. Locktheaccesspointfirmlyintoplacewhenbytwistingittoalignscrews
iv withthegroovesintheceilingmount.
ForOtherCeilings(refertodiagramB):
1.Placetheceilingmountbrackettoaceilinginyourdesiredlocationand
Insertscrewiithroughholei(x2)andtightentofixthebracketinplace,as
showninA.
2.Insertscrewiiithroughholeiandintotherearofscrewiiandtightento
provideadditionalstrength.
3.Whentheceilingbracketisinplace,insertscrewivintoholev(x2)ontheaccess
point.
5.Fixtheaccesspointtotheceilingbracketbyinsertingtheattachedscrews
ivintoholeviandtwistingtheaccesspoint.
6. Locktheaccesspointfirmlyintoplacebytwistingittoalignscrewsivwiththe
groovesintheceilingmount.
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A
ii
i
iii
9
B
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II‐3. T‐RailMount
TomounttheaccesspointtoaT‐Rail,pleasefollowtheinstructions
belowandrefertodiagramC,D&E.
1.SelectthecorrectsizeT‐Railbracketfromthetwosizeswhichare
includedinthepackagecontents.
2.AttachtheT‐Railbracketitoholeiiusingscrewiii(x2)asshowninC.
IfyouneedmorespacebetweentheaccesspointandtheT‐Rail,
thenadditionallyusebracketivbetweenbracketiandholeii(x2),
andusethelongerscrews(x2)includedinthepackagecontents.
3.CliptheaccesspointontoyourT‐RailusingthenowattachedT‐Rail
bracket.
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APMode
III. QuickSetup
Youraccesspointcanbeupandrunninginjustafewminutes.Thisquick
installationguidewillhelptosetupyouraccesspointinitsdefaultAPmode
andconfigureitsbasicsettings.ForuseaManagedAPwithinanAParray
nosettingsarenecessary.ConfigurationscanbemadefromyourController
AP(refertoEdimaxProNMS).
III‐1. InitialSetup
1.ConnecttheaccesspointtoacomputerviaEthernetcable.
2.Connectthepoweradaptertotheaccesspoint’s12VDCportandplugthepower
adapterintoapowersupplyusingtheincludedcable.
3.Pleasewaitamomentfortheaccesspointtostartup.Theaccesspointisready
whentheLEDisblue.
4.Setyourcomputer’sIPaddressto192.168.2.xwherexisanumberinthe
range3–100.Ifyouareunsurehowtodothis,pleaserefertotheuser
manualformoreinformation.
Pleaseensuretherearenootheractivenetworkconnectionson
yourcomputer(disconnectWi‐FiconnectionsandEthernet
cables).
5.Entertheaccesspoint’sdefaultIPaddress192.168.2.2intotheURLbarofa
webbrowser.
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APMode
6.Youwillbepromptedforausernameandpassword.Enterthedefault
username“admin”andthedefaultpassword“1234”.
7.Youwillarrivethe“SystemInformation”screenshownbelow.
8.Next,pleasefollowtheinstructionsbelowinII‐2.BasicSettingsto
configuretheaccesspoint’sbasicsettings.
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