Pakedge Device & Software NK-1 User manual

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NK-1
NK-1 Wireless Access Point Controller / NK-1 Network Cloud Patroller
Version 1.2

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Contents
Package contents 3
Installing the NK-1 5
Conguring the NK-1 Wireless Access Point Controller 6
Step 1: Logging in 7
Step 2: Changing the IP address of the controller 11
Step 3: Running the Wizard 12
Access point overview 16
Conguring the NK-1 Network Cloud Patroller 17
Step 1: Logging in 17
Step 2: Changing the IP address of the patroller 19
Creating a BakPak Cloud Account from the cloud 20
Conguring the NK-1-CP 22
Technical Support 24

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Contents are based on the model of your NK-1. Please refer to the installation manual of your
product.
NK-1
The NK-1 model can be identied by following labels:
Wireless Access Point Controller
You can nd the “Controller” label on the NK-1’s rear panel and “Controller FW loaded” label on
the box.
Refer to following label that indicates how many access points the controller is able to manage. It
follows your order of the NK-1.
Package contents
Access Point’s

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Network Cloud Patroller
You can nd the “Patroller” label on NK-1’s rear panel and the “Patroller FW loaded” label on the
box.
NK-1 Default Settings
IP Address: 192.168.1.240
Username/Password: pakedge/pakedgen

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Tools required:
• Phillips screwdriver (if using rack-mount brackets)
• Computer with Ethernet interface and a web browser (an integrated DB-9 port or USB-to-
Serial adapter may be necessary if you would like to use the console interface.)
• Ethernet cable
Installation
1 Open the box and remove the NK-1.
2 If mounting the NK-1 in a standard 19” AV rack, attach the included rack-mount brackets
to the sides of the NK-1. If not
mounting to a rack, ensure that
the NK-1 is physically mounted
near power and network
connections (such as a backbone
switch or rewall/router).
3 Connect power to the device.
4 Connect an Ethernet cable from your
computer to the LAN port on the NK-1.
You are now ready to congure the NK-1 to an IP
address that matches your network.
Installing the NK-1

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Conguring the NK-1 Wireless
Access Point Controller
If your NK-1 model is the NK-1 Network Cloud Patroller, please skip to the section “Conguring
the NK-1 Network Cloud Patroller.”
There is separate NK-1 controller rmware for W6/W7 and WK/WX. The following screens shown
may look dierent in NK-1 W6/W7 controller rmware.

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NOTE: If your computer is not set to the default IP scheme of the NK-1 (192.168.1.X), you must rst congure the TCP/IP settings on
your computer to log in to the NK-1 through a web browser.
Step 1: Logging in
1 Connect the NK-1 to power and press the power switch on the rear panel. The PWR LED will
light up.
2 Connect a computer to the NK-1 through an Ethernet cable. Enter 192.168.1.240 into the
address bar of your web browser. A login page opens.
3 In the username box, type pakedge. In the password box, type pakedgen, then click Login.

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Using Windows 10
1 Under Control Panel, Network and
Internet, click View Network Status
and Tasks.
2 On the left panel, click Change
Adapter Settings, right-click
Local Area Connection, then click
Properties.
3 Select Internet Protocol Version 4
(TCP/IPv4), then click Properties.
4 Select Use the Following IP Address
and enter the following information:
IP address: 192.168.1.10
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
5 Additional settings can be left blank.
6 Click OK, then Close.

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Using OS X
1 Under System Preference,
click Network.
2 On the left panel, click
Ethernet (or Thunderbolt
Ethernet on newer Macs),
then select Manually from
the drop-down menu.
3 Enter the following
information:
IP Address: 192.168.1.10
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Additional settings can be
left blank.
4 Click Apply.

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The following page will display when logged in to the NK-1 Wireless Access Point Controller:

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1 After you are logged in to the controller, hover over Macrocell Controller under Setting,
and click LAN Settings.
2 Fill in the IP address, Netmask (subnet mask), Gateway, and Hostname information, then
click Save to implement your changes.
Step 2: Changing the IP address of the controller
Now that your NK-1 Wireless Access Point Controller has the correct IP information and matches
your network’s scheme, you are ready to connect it to either a switch or directly to the router and
set up the wireless system.

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The Wizard will discover, manage, and congure your access points (APs), making it a quick and
easy tool to get your wireless network up and running.
If this is your rst time logging in to the controller, you will be prompted to run the Wizard.
Otherwise, log in to the controller and hover over the Wizard menu and click Run Wizard.
Click Start the Easy Wizard to begin the wizard setup.
Step 3: Running the Wizard

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Setting the IP address and updating the rmware
If your wireless access points have duplicate IP addresses, the controller will ask you to congure
the IP address of your access point.
1 Click Apply DHCP to get the dynamic DHCP from your router in the network. Make sure
your router is on and can assign IP addresses correctly.
- OR -
Click Static IP, input your desired IP address range in the blanks, and click Set. If the
IP address of your wireless access points has been congured, this step will be skipped.
The access points must all be on the same rmware version. If there is any inconsistency in
the rmware version,
the controller will
notify you as follows:

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2 Click OK to upgrade to the latest AP rmware. After the rmware upgrade is completed, you
will be redirected to the AP-Firmware update page. The icon indicates the access points
that have an older rmware and which version they should be updated to.
3 Select the highlighted APs and click Upgrade. After the process is complete, all of your
access points should display a green icon like this .
4 Click Next to continue to the next step.
Discovering and managing AP(s)
The controller will detect the DHCP server on the network, which is usually a router.
1 Click Next to continue.

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Setting Global Conguration
1 The Wizard will ask you how many SSIDs you would like to congure. You can congure up
to 18 SSIDs (8 on 2.4 GHz and 8 on 5 GHz, in addition to a guest SSID for each band). After
you have selected the number of SSIDs, you will be able to congure them individually.
2 Band steering moves 5 GHz-compatible client devices to that frequency. If you do not
enable band steering, make sure that you use dierent SSID names for your 2.4 GHz and
5 GHz wireless.
3 After you have selected the number of SSIDs you want, you can congure the SSID name,
security, password, and more.
4 Pakedge Zone (WK/WX version only) is the Pakedge pre-congured VLAN settings. Ensure
the Pakedge Zone conguration matches the settings of your Pakedge switches and routers.

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After the Wizard completes, you will be directed to the Access Point page.
1 Click Manual Setup to see the status of the access points.
Access point overview
NOTE: For more detailed instructions and an explanation of the options under the NK-1 controller GUI, refer to the NK-1 User’s
Manual.

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1 Connect the NK-1 to power and press the power switch on the rear panel. The PWR LED will
light up.
2 Connect a computer to the NK-1 through an Ethernet cable. Enter 192.168.1.240 into the
address bar of your web browser. You should see a login page. In the USERNAME box, type
pakedge. In the PASSWORD box, type pakedgen and click Login.
Conguring the NK-1 Network Cloud Patroller
NOTE: If your computer is not set to the default IP scheme of the NK-1 (192.168.1.X), you must rst congure the TCP/IP settings
on your computer to log in to the NK-1 through a web browser. Refer to page 8-9 on how to congure the TCP/IP settings on your
computer.
Step 1: Logging in

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The following page will display when logged in to the NK-1 Network Cloud Patroller:

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1 Log in to the Patroller and click LAN Settings.
2 Enter the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway, then click Update.
Step 2: Changing the IP address of the patroller

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Creating a BakPak Cloud Account from the cloud
1 Open a web browser and enter the following URL: https://mybakpak.com
2 Click [Create a] Dealer Admin Account.