Planet Networking & Communication WAPC-500 User manual

WAPC-500/WAPC-1000
AP Control
Configuration Guide

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Sections
a) Overview……………………………………………………………………… 3
b) Application…………………………………………………………………… 4
c) Main UI Introduction……………………………………………………….. 5~7
d) Dashboard Introduction…………………………………………………... 8~10
e) System Menu -- Graphical Statistics ……………………………..…... 11~13
f) System Menu -- AP control……………………………………………… 14~29
g) System Menu -- System Configuration ……………………………… 30~33
h) System Menu -- Network Services ……………………………………. 34~47
i) System Menu -- Maintenance…………………………………………… 48~51
j) System Menu -- Refresh………………………………………………… 52~53
k) System Menu -- Exit……………………………………………………… 54~56
l) LCD Operation …………………………………………………………… 57~62

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Overview
Main Features:
AP auto discovery (subnet-based discovery)
AP auto IP assignment
AP group management (bulk provision, upgrade,
reboot, LED control)
AP provisioning
AP SSID, radio configuration
AP LED control
AP bulk firmware upgrade
Remote AP power reboot
Floor map view
Floor map import, custom map export*
Real-time AP signal coverage display
Real-time AP and wireless client status monitoring
Real-time graphical statistics view
Real-time wireless channel distribution
Rogue AP detection*
Wireless MAC black list*
Ban clients per AP*
Dashboard view
Easy discovery by PLANET Smart Discovery
Built-in DHCP Server
Console/Telnet command line interface
SSL secure access
Web-based GUI management interface
SNMP v1, v2c, and v3 management
Supports PLANET DDNS/Easy DDNS
Remarks: * means new features will be added
through system updates.
System Platform
Form Factor: 1U Rack-mount chassis
Processor: Intel® Celeron® J1900 up to 2.42 GHz
Memory: 2GB DDR3(L) 1333 SODIMM
Browser: Chrome 31.0 or better
Physical Specifications
I/O Interface: 4 x 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ45 ports with auto-MDI/MDI-X
1 USB 2.0 port
1 RS232-to-RJ45 console port (115200, 8, N, 1)
LCM display with keypad
Storage: 2.5”, 500GB SATA HDD
Dimensions: 430 x 200 x 44 mm(W x D x H)
Weight: 3kg
Power: 100W ATX PSU
AC 100~240V, 50/60Hz, 8A max.
Compatible Managed APs:
WDAP-W7200AC
WDAP-C7200AC
WNAP-C3220A
WNAP-W2201A
WNAP-W2200UE
WDAP-C7200E
WNAP-C3220E
WBS-202N
WDAP-702AC
WBS-502AC
WAP-252N
WBS-502N
WDAP-802AC
WAP-552N
WBS-200N
WAP-200N
WAP-500N
WBS-500N

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Application

Main UI Introduction

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Home Page -- Dashboard UI Structure
A B
C D
E F

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Main Dashboard -- Description
Item Description Remarks
A AP Status Summary
1. Roughly shows the system status:
CurrentAPs online (total online),AP Groups (total groups), Clients (total active
clients)
2. Click the PLANET Logo to connect to PLANET Web site.
B System Menu
From Left to right:
1. Dashboard (Home): Provides the whole system view and wireless network status
2. Graphical Statistics: Provides theAP and active clients status in charts
3. AP control:1. Preference, 2. Search, 3. Profiles, 4. Control, 5. Map It, 6. Statistics
4. System Configuration: Includes user configuration, static IP, DHCP client setting
5. Network Services:1. Planet DDNS, 2. DHCP Server, 3. SNMP Agent, 4. RADIUS
Service, 5. Port Configuration
6. Maintenance: System upgrade, backup, or restore
7. Refresh:Auto refresh or manually refresh the page content
8. Exit: Click to opt for the logout, reboot, shutting down of the system or reset to
factory default
C System Information 1. System Version, 2. Management IP, 3. Management Port,
4. CPU Utilization, 5. Disk Utilization, 6. Memory Utilization,
D Managed APs on
Wireless Channels Show the real-time total wireless channel
E Network Summary Show the real-time total quantity of APs, AP Groups, clients and profiles
F AP Summary Show the real-time pie charts including AP Status, and Current Clients of
Top APs

Dashboard Introduction

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Dashboard (Home)
System Information: In this area, you can view the
basic system information on system version,
management IP, management port, CPU Utilization,
Disk Utilization, and Memory Utilization.
Port Status: In this area, you can view each
port status of SAPC. For example, if the port is
uplink, it will show green; no link is black.
Managed APs on Wireless Channels: The chart
shows the current quantity of managed APs with max.
Tx power at each channel.
Click 2.4GHz or 5GHz to switch to different frequency
band. Select the drop-down list to switch between
different floor maps if available.

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Dashboard (Home)
AP Summary: In this area, you can view the
pie charts including AP Status, Current Clients
of Top APs.
The AP Status chart shows which AP is
online, offline, or Wi-Fi disabled.
The Current Clients of Top APs chart shows
the real-time top 3 APs which have max. active
clients.

System Menu --
Graphical Statistics

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System Menu – Graphical Statistics
Graphical Statistics: On this page, you can
view the charts including real-time traffic
statistics of Top 10 managed APs and active
clients.
The Top 10 Managed AP chart shows the real-time traffic
statistics of Top 10.
Switch between 1 day and 1 week to view the statistic of a
day in 24 hrs, or cumulative traffic including 7 days of a
week.
Click the AP name at the x-axis of the top chart to show the
statistics of designated APs shown in the bottom chart.
Move the cursor on any
arrow point to view the hint
of the AP status.
[Bottom Chart]
[Top Chart]
[System Menu – Graphical Statistics]

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System Menu – Graphical Statistics
The Active Clients chart shows the real-time traffic statistics of
active clients. Switch between 1 day and 1 week to view the
statistic per day or per week.
Move the cursor on bar to
view the hint of the client.
Set the radio option to “active clients” and then click the AP
name at the x-axis of the top chart to show the active clients’
statistics of designated APs shown in the bottom chart.
[Top Chart]
[Bottom Chart]
[System Menu – Graphical Statistics]

System Menu -- AP Control

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AP Control UI – Structure & Description
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Item Description Remarks
1 Preference Edit region, RO community, RW community
2 Search Find the supportedAPs
3 Profiles Set up SSID, Radio ( 2.4G, 5G ) Profiles
4 Control AP andAP group management
5 Map It Edit the map of AP location and coverage eater
6 Statistics Show the statuses of managedAPs and active clients
AP control icon
Main Menu

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Main Menu – Preference
Preference:On this page, you can choose the device
region of FCC or ETSI.
Then edit RO community and RW community for
public or private use.
Select Apply or Reset.
Noted:Device of FCC and device of ETIS cannot be
shown at the same time.
[Preference]

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Main Menu – Search
Search:On this page, you can discover the managed
APs on the network.
Click the main menu “Search”, then click the
“Search” button (Please read the figure above, within
the red box.) to start to search device.
Select the specific AP or select all APs by checking the
check box to add to the control list for further
configuration. After selecting, please click the “Apply”
button to take effect.
Filter:You can filter the search result by entering the
keywords in the field next to the magnifier icon. The
keywords include: Model, MAC Address and IP Address
.
View items per page:You can edit to show the number of
devices (10~256 pcs.) on one page.
[Search]

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Main Menu – Profiles
Profiles:On this page, you can create the SSID
and 2.4GHz/5GHz profiles for further AP
provisioning.
SSID Profiles: Click the “Add new profile”
button to add a new SSID profile.
Radio Profiles: Click the “Add new profile”
button to add a new 2.4GHz radio profile or 5GHz
radio profile.
You can create up to 32 profiles for each type of
profiles (SSID, 2.4G radio, 5G radio).
On the SSID profile configuration page, enter
the value that you preferred and then click “Apply”
to save the profile.
Add new profile: Click it to add a new profile.
Delete selected item: Click it to delete the
selected profile.
Edit:Click it to edit the profile.
Delete:Click it to delete the single profile.
Filter:You can filter the search result by entering
the keywords in the field next to the magnifier icon.
The keywords include: SSID Name
[Profiles] [SSID Profile Configuration]

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Main Menu – 3/Profiles
[2.4GHz Radio Profile Configuration]
[5GHz Radio Profile Configuration]
On the Radio profile configuration page, enter the
value that you preferred and then click “Apply” to
save the profile.
Apply: Click this button to save the settings.
Back:Click this button to return to the previous
page.
Reset:Click this button to reset all fields to default
value.
Remarks:
1. Strongly suggest you to keep the values as
default except the fields like Channel, Network
Mode, Channel Bandwidth, Tx Power, IAPP, and
Tx/Rx to prevent any unexpected error or impact
on the performance.
2. WMM Capable is not allowed to be disabled.

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Main Menu – Control
Control: On this page, the system allows you to
control the AP or AP group with specific actions.
AP Management: Go to this page to control single
AP or multiple APs.
AP Group Management: Go to this page to create
multiple APs as a group or control AP group.
Filter:You can filter the AP list by entering the
keyword in the field next to the magnifier icon. The
keyword should be any context belongs to the fields
like AP Group, MAC Address, Model, Version, IP
Address, and Name.
Apply: Click this button to apply the setting. The
profile setting will not take effect until you click the
“Apply” button on the Control’s main page.
Status:
Connection status: online, offline, Wi-Fi disabled
In progress: action in progress
Finished/Success:action finished and
successful.
Failed:action failed.
Action:
Setting: edit setting and allocate profile to AP
Link: link to the AP’s web page
Firmware Update : upgrade AP’s firmware
Reboot: reboot the AP
Delete: delete the AP from the control list
LED Control: control the AP’s LED.
Mouse-click in a sequential order:
LED blink-> LED off-> LED on
Remarks:
To configure multiple APs at one time, select multiple
APs, then choose one of the action icons on the top of
the page. The "Link" action is not allowed for multiple
APs.
[Control - AP Management]