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User Guide
Omada Controller Software
1910012484 REV 3.1.0
November 2018
CONTENTS
1 Quick Start
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2 Monitor and Manage the Network
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3 Configure the EAPs Globally
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4 Omada Cloud Service
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5 Configure the EAPs Separately
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6 Manage the Omada Controller
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7 Application Example
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Appendix: Omada App
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Quick Start
Omada Controller is a management software for TP-Link EAP devices. With this software, you can centrally manage your EAP devices, such as configure EAPs in batches and conduct real-time monitoring of EAPs locally or remotely through Omada Cloud service.
Follow the steps below to complete the basic settings of Omada Controller.
1. Determine the Network Topology
2. Install Omada Controller Software
3. Inform the EAPs of the Controller Host's Address
4. Start and Log In to the Omada Controller
5. Create Sites and Adopt the EAPs
6. Monitor and Manage the EAPs
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1.1 Determine the Network Topology
There are two methods centrally manage EAPs via Omada Controller:
· Management on the Local Network
· Management via Cloud Access
Determine your management method according to your need and refer to the following introductions to build your network topology.
1.1.1 Management on the local Network
There are two kinds of network topologies to centrally manage EAPs on the local network:
· Omada Controller and EAPs are in the same subnet.
· Omada Controller and EAPs are in different subnets.
Determine your management method according to your need and refer to the following introductions to build your network topology.
Management in the Same Subnet
If your Omada Controller and EAPs are in the same subnet, refer to the following network topology.
A router acts as a DHCP server to assign IP addresses to EAPs and clients. Omada Controller should be installed on one host, which is called as Controller Host. The other hosts in the same
LAN can access the Controller Host to manage the network. Taking the following topology as an example, you can enter “https://192.168.0.100:8043“ in a web browser on Host B to visit the Omada
Controller interface on Host A. It's recommended to set a static IP address to the Controller Host for the convenient login to the Omada Controller interface.
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Host A (Controller Host)
IP: 192.168.0.100/24
Omada Controller
Layer 2 Switch
Router (DHCP Server)
LAN IP:192.168.0.1/24 Internet
EAPs
Host B
IP: 192.168.0.200/24
Clients
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· Omada Controller must be running all the time when you manage the network.
· Omada Controller can be running on only one host in a LAN. When other users in the LAN try to launch
Omada Controller on their own hosts, they will be redirected to the host that is already running Omada
Controller.
Management in Different Subnets
If your Omada Controller and EAPs are in different subnets, refer to the following topology.
A router acts as the gateway of the network. A layer 3 switch acts as a DHCP server to assign IP addresses to EAPs and clients. The Controller Host and the EAPs are connected to the switch's different network segments. To help EAPs find the Controller Host, Omada Discover Utility should be installed on Host B which is in the same subnet with the EAPs. For how to use Omada Discovery
Utility, refer to
Inform the EAPs of the Controller Host’s Address .
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Host A (Controller Host)
IP: 192.168.1.100/24
Omada Controller
192.168.1.0/24
Layer 3 Switch
(DHCP Server)
192.168.2.0/24
LAN
Router
WAN
Internet
Omada
Discovery Utility
Host B
IP: 192.168.2.100/24
EAPs
Clients
1.1.2 Management via Cloud Access
With Cloud Access enabled on the Omada Controller, you can use https://omada.tplinkcloud.com
to remotely access and monitor multiple controllers. If you want to manage EAPs remotely via Omada
Cloud , refer to the following topology.
A router acts as the gateway of the network. A layer 3 switch acts as a DHCP server to assign
IP addresses to EAPs and clients. The management device is not on the local network. On the management device, you can launch a web browser to remotely launch Omada Controller to manage EAPs via Omada Cloud. For more details about Cloud Access, refer to
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Switch Router
Internet
LAN WAN
Management Devices
EAPs
Omada Controller
Controller Host
Clients
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1.2 Install Omada Controller Software
We provide Omada Controller for both Windows and Linux operating systems. Determine your operation system and follow the introductions below to install Omada Controller.
1.2.1 Installation on Windows Host
Make sure your PC meets the following system requirements and then properly install the Omada
Controller software.
System Requirements
Operating System : Microsoft Windows 7/8/10/Server.
Web Browser : Mozilla Firefox 32 (or above), Google Chrome 37 (or above), Opera 24 (or above), or
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 (or above).
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We recommend that you deploy Omada Controller on a 64-bit operating system to guarantee the software stability.
Install Omada Controller
Download the installation file of Omada Controller from the website
http://www.tp-link.com/ en/download/EAP-Controller.html
. Then follow the instructions to properly install the Omada
Controller software. After successful installation, a shortcut icon of the Omada Controller will be created on your desktop.
1.2.2 Installation on Linux Host
Two versions of installation package are provided: .tar.gz
file and .deb
file. The .tar.gz
file can be used in multiple versions of Linux operating system. And the .deb
file can be used only in Ubuntu.
Make sure your PC meets the following system requirements and then choose the proper installation files to install the Omada Controller software.
System Requirements
Operating System : 64-bit Linux operating system, including Ubuntu 14.04/16.04/17.04, CentOS
6.x/7.x and Fedora 20 (or above).
Web Browser : Mozilla Firefox 32 (or above), Google Chrome 37 (or above), Opera 24 (or above), or
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 (or above).
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Install the Omada Controller
Download the installation file of Omada Controller from our website
http://www.tp-link.com/en/ download/EAP-Controller.html.
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Install the
.tar.gz file
Follow the steps below to install Omada Controller on your Linux PC:
1. Make sure your PC is running in root mode. You can use this command to enter root mode: sudo
2. Extract the tar.gz file using the command: tar zxvf Omada_Controller_v3.0.5_linux_x64_targz.tar.gz
3. Install Omada Controller using the command: sudo ./install.sh
4. To implement privilege separation, make sure you have jsvc installed in your system. For example, you can use the command: apt-get install jsvc or yum install jsvc .
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Install the
.deb file
Follow the steps below to install Omada Controller on your Linux PC:
1. Make sure your PC is running in root mode. You can use this command to enter root mode: sudo
2. Install the .deb file using the command: dpkg -i Omada_Controller_v3.0.5_linux_x64.deb
If dependencies are missing, you can use the command: apt -get-intall -f to fix the problem.
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· For installing the .tar.gz
, if you want Omada Controller to run as a user (it runs as root by default) you should modify OMADA_USER value in bin/control.sh.
· To uninstall Omada Controller, go to the installation path: /opt/tplink/EAPController, and run the command: sudo ./uninstall.sh.
· During uninstallation, you can choose whether to backup the database. The backup folder is /opt/tplink/eap_ db_backup.
· During installation, you will be asked whether to restore the database if there is any backup database in the folder /opt/tplink/eap_db_backup.
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1.3 Inform the EAPs of the Controller Host's Address
If your Controller Host and EAPs are in the same network segment, you can skip this section.
If your Controller Host and EAPs are in different subnets, you need to install Omada Discovery
Utility on a host that is in the same network segment with the EAPs. Omada Discovery Utility can help EAPs find the Controller Host.
System Requirements
Windows 7/8/10/Server
Mac OS X 10.7/10.8/10.9/10.10/10.11
Install and Use Omada Discovery Utility
Follow the steps below to install Omada Discovery Utility and use it to inform the EAPs of the
Controller Host's IP address:
1. Download the installation file from the website
https://www.tp-link.com/en/download/EAP-
Controller.html#EAP_Discovery_Tool
. Then follow the instructions to properly install Omada
Discovery Utility.
2. Open the Omada Discovery Utility and the following window will pop up. This window shows the information of all EAPs in the same LAN.
3. Click Manage in the Action column or select multiple EAPs and click Batch Setting .
4. Enter the hostname or IP address of the Controller Host.
5. Enter the EAP’s username and password (both are admin by default).
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6. Click Apply to inform the EAP of the Controller Host's hostname or IP address. And then the connection can be established between the EAP and the Controller Host.
1.4 Start and Log In to the Omada Controller
Launch Omada Controller and follow the instructions to complete the basic configurations, and then you can log in to the management interface.
1.4.1 Launch Omada Controller
Double click the icon and the following window will pop up. You can click Hide to hide this window but do not close it. After a while, your web browser will automatically open.
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· If your browser does not open automatically, click Launch a Browser to Manage Wireless Network . You can also launch a web browser and enter http://127.0.0.1:8088 in the address bar.
· If your web browser opens but prompts a problem with the website's security certificate, click Continue .
· Only one Omada Controller can run in a LAN. If an Omada Controller has already been running on a host that is in your LAN, you will be redirected to the Omada Controller interface on that host.
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1.4.2 Do the Basic Configurations
In the web browser you can see the configuration page. Follow the setup wizard to complete the basic settings for Omada Controller.
1. Click Let’s Get Started .
2. Specify a name for Omada Controller. Click Next.
3. Specify a username and password for the login account. Specify the email address to receive the emails for resetting your password if necessary. Click Next .
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After logging in to Omada Controller, set a mail server so that you can receive the emails and reset your password in case that you forget the password. Please refer to
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4. The setup page displays all the detected EAPs in the network. Select one or more EAPs to be managed and click Next .
5. Set an SSID name (wireless network name) and password for the EAPs to be managed. Omada
Controller will create two wireless networks, a 2.4GHz one and a 5GHz one, both encrypted in
WPA2-PSK mode. Click Next .
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6. If you want to manage EAPs via Omada Cloud, enable the Cloud Access button, and bind your
TP-Link ID to your Omada Controller, and then click Next . If you want to manage EAPs on the local network, you can just click Skip . For more details about Omada Cloud, please refer to
in chapter 4.
7. Review your settings and click Finish .
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1.4.3 Log In to the Management Interface
Once the basic configurations are finished, the browser will be redirected to the following page.
Log in to the management interface using the username and password you have set in the basic configurations.
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In addition to the Controller Host, other hosts in the same LAN can also manage EAP devices via remote access to the Controller Host. For example, if the IP address of the Controller Host is 192.168.0.100 and
Omada Controller is running normally on this host, you can enter https://192.168.0.100:8043/login , or https://192.168.0.100:8043 , or http://192.168.0.100:8088 in the web browser of other hosts in the same
LAN to log in to the Omada Controller and manage EAP devices. Or you can log in to Omada Controller on the management devices through Omada Cloud service.
1.5 Create Sites and Adopt EAPs
Omada Controller can manage multiple EAP networks, which are called sites. Multiple sites are logically separated, and each site has its own configurations. There is an initial site named Default .
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If you have no need to manage EAPs with different sites, you can use the default site and skip the
Create Sites section. However, Adopt the EAPs is a necessary step to manage the EAPs.
1.5.1 Create Sites
Follow the steps below to add sites.
1. Click in the top left corner of the page and select window will pop up.
, and then the following
2. Click and set a name for the site.
3. Click Apply to create the site.
1.5.2 Adopt the EAPs
Omada Controller can discover all EAP devices currently connected in the network and display their connection status. All EAPs are in Pending status when first discovered by Omada Controller.
To manage the EAPs, you need to adopt them. In the quick setup process, Omada Controller will automatically adopt the selected EAPs using the default username and password (both are admin).
However, if you have changed the username or password of your EAPs before, Omada Controller cannot automatically adopt them, and you need to refer to the following steps to adopt them manually.
To ensure that all EAPs are adopted, follow the steps below:
1. Select a site and go to Access Points > Pending . The table displays all the EAPs that have not been adopted.
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2. Click the Retry button in the Action column and enter the current username and password of the
EAP. Click Apply .
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· If you have a new discovered EAP, you can click the Adopt button in the Action column to adopt the EAP.
Omada Controller will automatically adopt the EAP using the default username and password (both are admin).
· If you have multiple new discovered EAPs, and all of them have the default username and password (both are admin), you can click the Batch Adopt button to adopt them in batch. But if there are any EAPs with the Retry button, it means that the username and password of these EAPs have been changed. You need to first adopt them before batch adopt the rest EAPs.
3. After EAPs are adopted, the status will change from Pending to Connected . All the EAPs’ username and password will become the same as those of the Controller's administrator account you created in the
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If you want to change the EAPs' username and password, refer to
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1.6 Monitor and Manage the EAPs
When all the configurations above are finished, you can centrally monitor and manage the EAPs via the Omada Controller's management interface. The management interface is divided into three sections as the following figure shows.
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Section A
Section B
Section C
In Section A, you can check the status of EAPs and clients in the network. Also, you can click to refresh the current page, click to globally configure the wireless network, and click to sign out from the management interface.
Furthermore, the Sites allows you to group your EAPs and manage them in batches. To configure sites, refer to
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In Section B, you can centrally monitor and manage the EAPs and clients.
In Section C, you can globally configure the wireless network. The global configurations will take effect on all the adopted EAPs.
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MNnitNr and Managt tht ttwNrk
With Omada Controller you can monitor the EAP devices and centrally manage your wireless network. This chapter includes the following sections:
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View the Statistics of the Network
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Monitor the Network with the Map
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View Clients Statistics during the Specified Period
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2.1 View the Statistics of the Network
Omada Controller collects all statistics of the managed EAPs and displays the statistical information via graphs, pie charts and tables, providing an overview of your wireless network.
2.1.1 View the Client Distribution on SSID
A visual pie chart shows the client distribution on each SSID. For example, the SSID1 has one client, which occupies 50% of all the clients.
2.1.2 Have a Quick Look at EAPs and Clients
This tab displays the Most Active AP , the Most Active Clients and the All-Time Top Client . You can click the MAC address of the EAP or the client to see more details.
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Most Active AP
Most Active
Client
All-time Top
Client
The current connected AP with the maximum traffic.
The current connected client with the maximum traffic.
The client with the maximum traffic among all the clients that have ever accessed the EAP network.
2.1.3 View Current Usage-Top EAPs
This tab lists the number of connected clients and the data traffic condition of the ten APs that use the most traffic currently.
Clients
%Clients
Traffic (MB)
%Traffic
The amount of clients connected to this EAP.
The proportion of current connected clients to the Top EAPs' total client amount.
The total amount of data transmitted by this EAP, which equals the sum of the transmission traffic of all the current clients that connect to the AP.
The proportion of the EAP's current data transmission amount to the Top EAPs' total transmission amount.
2.1.4 View Recent Activities
The Recent Activities statistics can be toggled between a view for the past specific 24 hours and one for the past specific 30 days.
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The left ordinate axis indicates the traffic and the right one represents the number of the clients.
The abscissa axis shows the selected time period. Traffic indicates a visual graph of the network traffic during the selected time period. Client indicates a visual graph of the number of the connected clients during the selected time period. For example, the statistics information at 15:00 indicates the traffic size and client number from 14:00 to 15:00. In the following figure, at 11 o’clock, the traffic is about 34MB and there is 1 clients connected to the AP.
2.2
Monitor the Network with the Map
You can upload your local map images and monitor the status and coverage range of each EAP with the map. When you initially launch Omada Controller, a default map is displayed as the following figure shows. Follow the instructions below to add your own map and manage the EAPs via the map.
2.2.1 Add a Map
Prepare a map image in .jpg, .jpeg, .gif, .png, .bmp, .tiff format. And then follow the steps below to add the map to the Omada Controller.
1. Click Configure Maps on the upper right corner of map and click Add.
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2. Enter the map description, select your map image, and click Create .
3. Select your local map from the drop-down list on the upper right corner of map area.
4. Click . Draw a line on the map and enter the distance the line represents. Then the Omada
Controller will compute and generate the map scale automatically based on your configuration.
5. Drag the EAPs from the Unplaced APs list to the appropriate locations on the map according to their actual locations.
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You can click to reveal additional options:
Lock the selected EAP in the current location on the map.
Unlock the selected EAP and you can drag it to another location.
Display the EAP's details and configure the wireless parameters. Refer to
Configure the EAPs Separately .
Remove the selected EAP back into the Unplaced APs list.
2.2.2 Monitor the EAPs on the Map
Click any of the following options to display EAP Label, Details, and Coverage on the map.
Label
Details
Coverage
Display the EAP’s name. The default name is the MAC address of the EAP.
Display the EAP’s name, MAC address, IP address, transmitting/receiving channel, number of connected users, and number of connected guests.
Display a visual representation of the wireless range covered by EAPs. The actual signal coverage may be smaller than the visual coverage on the map because the obstacles around the EAPs will weaken the signal.
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2.3 Monitor and Manage the EAPs
Omada Controller can discover all the EAP devices currently connected to the network and display the information of them on the Access Points page.
2.3.1 Manage the EAPs in Different Status
According to their connection status, EAPs are divided into four categories: Connected ,
Disconnected , Isolated and Pending . You can view the EAPs in different status on different pages:
All
Connected
Disconnected
Isolated
Displays the information of all EAPs in different status.
Displays the connected EAPs.
The status of connected EAPs includes two cases: Connected and Connected
(Wireless) .
Connected: After you adopt a wired EAP in Pending status, its status will become
Provisioning, then Configuring and Connected eventually.
Connected (Wireless) : In a mesh network, if an EAP has a successful wireless uplink, its status will become Adopting (Wireless) and then Connected (Wireless).
Only connected EAPs can be managed. A connected EAP will turn into a pending one after you forget
it. You can refer to Forget this AP
on the page to forget all the connected EAPs.
to forget an EAP or click Forget All
Displays the disconnected EAPs.
If a connected EAP powers off or disconnects from the Omada Controller, it will be in
Disconnected status. When a disconnected EAP is reset to factory defaults or forgot,
it will turn into a pending one again. You can refer to Forget this AP
click Forget All on the page to forget all the disconnected EAPs.
Displays the isolated EAPs.
In a mesh network, when the EAP which has been managed before by Omada
Controller connects to the network wirelessly and cannot reach the gateway, it goes into the Isolated state. The isolated EAP searches for wireless uplink and the LED on the device turns green and flashes off every 5 seconds. To know more about mesh network, refer to
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Pending Displays the pending EAPs.
The status of pending EAPs includes three cases: Pending , Pending (Wireless) and
Managed by others .
Pending: All the EAPs with wired network connection are in pending status by default when first discovered by Omada Controller.
Pending (Wireless): The factory default EAP with mesh functions and no wired network connection is in Pending (Wireless) status when first discovered by Omada Controller.
Managed by others: An EAP is located on the same network as the controller, but has been already managed by an existing controller before. You can provide the username/password to unbind the EAP from the existing controller and begin adoption in current controller.
Only after pending EAPs are adopted and connected, you can manage them. To adopt pending EAPs, refer to
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2.3.2 View the Detailed Information of EAPs
You can click Overview , Config , Performance or Mesh Network tab to view different detailed information of EAPs.
Overview
Config
Performance
Mesh Network
Displays the EAP's name, MAC address, IP address, status, model, hardware version, firmware version, channel number of connected clients and download/upload bytes.
Displays the EAP’s name, MAC address, IP address, status, model, hardware version, firmware version, WLAN Group bounded with the 2G and 5G of the EAP, and radio of the 2G and 5G.
Displays the EAP’s name, MAC address, IP address, status, model, hardware version, firmware version, number of connected 2G clients and 5G clients, TX(Downloaded
Traffic), RX(Uploaded Traffic), TX 2G and TX 5G.
Displays the EAP’s name, MAC address, IP address, status, model, hardware version, firmware version, number of connected clients, hops, uplink APs and downlink APs.
2.3.3 Manage the EAPs in the Action Column
You can execute the corresponding operation to the EAP by clicking an icon in the Action column.
Locate the EAP in the map.
Reboot the EAP.
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Upgrade the EAP.
Two options are available for upgrading: upgrade online and upgrade manually.
Upgrade online: With Cloud Access enabled on the controller and a TP-Link ID bound with the controller, the latest firmware for the EAP can be detected by the controller automatically. And you can upgrade the EAP online by clicking Upgrade Now . For more details about Cloud Access, refer to
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Upgrade manually: Click Browse to locate and choose the upgrade file in your computer, then click Upgrade to install the latest EAP firmware. The Status will appear as Upgrading until the process is complete and the EAP reconnects to the Omada
Controller.
Move the EAP to a site.
Select a site that has been created and click Apply . You can group all the EAPs by this way and centrally manage them on each site.
Configure the EAP.
For detailed instructions about how to configure the EAP on this window, refer to
Configure the EAPs Separately .
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· Only managed EAPs can be rebooted or upgraded.
· The EAP which is managed by the controller can not be logged in to its own management interface. To log in to the EAP’s own management interface, forget the EAP in the controller first.
2.4 Monitor and Manage Clients
The Clients tab displays the clients connected to the EAP network.
2.4.1 View the Current Information of Clients
The clients are divided into two types: User and Guest. Users are the clients connected to the EAP wireless network without the
Portal Authentication . Guests are the clients connected to the EAP
wireless network with the
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You can click the following tabs to respectively view the detailed information of users and guests.
All Clients
Users
Guests
The page displays the information of all clients including users and guests.
The page displays the information of Users.
The page displays the information of Guests.
2.4.2 Manage Clients in the Action Column
You can execute the corresponding operation to the EAP by clicking an icon in the Action column:
Reconnect the client to the network.
Restrict the client's access to the network.
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Configure the rate limit of the client and view the connection history.
Enter the download limit and upload limit and click Apply .
If the client is a Guest, you can click this icon to cancel the authorization for it.
2.5
View Clients Statistics During the Specified Period
The Clients Statistics page under the Insight tab displays the information of clients that have connected to the EAPs network during a specified period.
2.5.1 Select a Specified Period
Select a period from the drop-down menu. Then the page will display clients that have connected to the EAPs network during the period.
2.5.2 View the History Information of Clients
You can click the client's MAC address to get its connection history and configure the Rate Limit feature for this client. In addition, you can click the following tabs to view the information of different types of clients:
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All
User
Guest
Blocked
Rate Limited
The page displays the history information of all the clients.
The page displays the history information of Users.
Users are the clients connected to the EAP wireless network without the Portal
.
The page displays the history information of Guests.
Guests are the clients connected to the EAP wireless network with the Portal
.
The page displays the clients that have been blocked.
The page displays the clients that have been limited upload or download rate.
All
Offline Only
The page displays the history information of all clients.
The page displays the history information of the off-line clients.
2.5.3 Manage Clients in the Action Column
You can execute the corresponding operation to the EAP in the Action column:
Block the client's access to the network.
Resume the client's access.
Configure the rate limit of the client and view the connection history.
Remove the limit to the client’s upload or download rates.
2.6 Manage the Rogue APs List
A Rogue AP is an access point that has been installed on a secure network without explicit authorization from a system administrator. The Omada Controller can scan all channels to detect all nearby EAPs. If rogue APs are detected, they will be shown on the Untrusted Rogue APs list.
Besides, you can move the untrusted rogue APs to the Trusted Rogue APs list.
By default, the Rogue AP Detection feature is disabled. To allow your EAP to detect nearby APs, you need to enable this feature for this EAP. You can refer to
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2.6.1 Manage the Untrusted Rogue APs List
The Untrusted Rogue APs page displays the detailed information of untrusted rogue APs.
You can execute the corresponding operation to the EAP in the Action column:
Move the untrusted rogue AP to the Trusted Rogue APs list.
Delete this record.
Delete all records.
2.6.2 Manage the Trusted Rogue APs List
The Trusted Rogue APs page displays the detailed information of trusted rogue APs.
You can execute the corresponding operation to the EAP by clicking an icon in the Action column:
Move the trusted rogue AP to the Untrusted Rogue APs list.
Export and download the current Trusted Rogue APs list and save it on your PC.
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Import a saved Trusted Rogue APs list. If the MAC address of an AP appears in list, it will not be detected as a rogue AP.
Please follow the steps below:
1. Select Replace (replace the current Trusted Rogue APs list with the one you import) or
Merge (add the APs in the file to the current Trusted Rogue APs list).
2. Click Browse to locate the file and choose it.
3. Click Import to import the Trusted Rogue APs list.
2.7
View Past Guest Authorization
The Past Guest Authorization page displays the details about all the clients that accessed the network during a certain time period. You can select a period in the drop-down list.
2.8
View Logs
The logs of Omada Controller can effectively record, classify and manage the system information of the managed EAPs, providing powerful support for you to monitor network operation and diagnose malfunctions. The Logs page displays EAP's MAC address, level, occurred time and content.
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2.9 View Alerts
You can see the status change of your EAPs on the Unarchived Alerts page. You can click to move unarchived alerts to the Archived Alerts page.
or
As follows, the Archived Alerts page displays the alerts archived by you. You can click or
to delete the records.
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Configure the EAPs Globally
This chapter introduces the global configurations applied to all the managed EAPs. To configure a
specific EAP, please refer to Chapter 5 Configure the EAPs Separately .
In global configurations, you can configure the following items:
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3.1 Wireless Network
In addition to the wireless network you created in Quick Start, you can add more wireless networks and configure the advanced wireless parameters to improve the network quality.
3.1.1 Add Wireless Networks
To add wireless networks, follow the steps below.
1. Go to Wireless Settings > Basic Wireless Setting .
2. Select a band frequency and click at the right of to add a WLAN group. WLAN groups are an easy way to quickly deploy EAPs by creating a template-based set of SSIDs with wireless parameters. Different WLAN groups can be applied to different EAPs. If you have no need to group your wireless networks, you can use the default
WLAN group and skip this step.
3. Specify a name for the group and click Apply .
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4. Select the brand frequency and WLAN group
5. Click to add an SSID to the specific WLAN group.
6. Configure the parameters in the following window.
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SSID Name
Wireless Vlan ID
SSID Broadcast
Security Mode
SSID Isolation
Access Control Rule
Enter an SSID name contains up to 32 characters.
Set a VLAN ID for the wireless network. Wireless networks with the same VLAN
ID are grouped to a VLAN.
The value ranges from 0 to 4094. 0 means VLAN function is disabled.
With the option enabled, EAPs will broadcast the SSID to the nearby hosts, so that those hosts can find the wireless network identified by this SSID. If this option is disabled, users must enter the SSID manually to connect to the EAP.
Enabled by default.
Select the security mode of the wireless network.
None : The hosts can access the wireless network without authentication.
: The hosts need to get authenticated before accessing the wireless network. For the network security, you are suggested to encrypt your wireless network. Settings vary in different security modes and the details are in the following introduction.
With the option enabled, the devices connected in the same SSID of the same
AP cannot communicate with each other.
Disabled by default.
Select an Access Control rule for this SSID. For more information, refer to
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Following is the detailed introduction of WEP, WPA-Enterprise and WPA-PSK .
WEP
WEP is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard and less safe than WPA-Enterprise and WPA-PSK.
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WEP is not supported in 802.11n mode or 802.11ac mode. If WEP is applied in 802.11n, 802.11 ac or 802.11n/ ac mixed mode, the clients may not be able to access the wireless network. If WEP is applied in 11b/g/n mode
(2.4GHz) or 11a/n (5GHz), the EAP device may work at a low transmission rate.
Type
Key Selected
WEP Key Format
Key Type
Key Value
Select the authentication type for WEP.
Auto : The Omada Controller can select Open System or Shared Key automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request.
Open System : Clients can pass the authentication and associate with the wireless network without password. However, correct password is necessary for data transmission.
Shared Key : Clients have to input password to pass the authentication, otherwise it cannot associate with the wireless network or transmit data.
Select one key to specify. You can configure four keys at most.
Select ASCII or Hexadecima as the WEP key format.
ASCII : ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters of the specified length.
Hexadecimal : Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) with the specified length.
Select the WEP key length for encryption.
64Bit : Enter 10 hexadecimal digits or 5 ASCII characters.
128Bit : Enter 26 hexadecimal digits or 13 ASCII characters.
152Bit : Enter 32 hexadecimal digits or 16 ASCII characters.
Enter the WEP keys. The length and valid characters are affected by key type.
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WPA-Enterprise
The WPA-Enterprise mode requires a RADIUS server to authenticate clients. Since the WPA-
Enterprise can generate different passwords for different clients, it is much safer than WPA-PSK.
However, it costs much more to maintain and is usually used by enterprise.
Version
Encryption
RADIUS Server IP
RADIUS Port
RADIUS Password
Group Key Update
Period
Select the version of WPA-Enterprise.
Auto : The EAP will automatically choose the version used by each client device.
WPA / WPA2 : Two versions of Wi-Fi Protected Access.
Select the Encryption type.
Auto : The default setting is Auto and the EAP will select TKIP or AES automatically based on the client device's request.
TKIP : Temporal Key Integrity Protocol. TKIP is not supported in 802.11n mode,
802.11ac mode or 802.11n/ac mixed mode. If TKIP is applied in 802.11n,
802.11 ac or 802.11n/ac mixed mode, the clients may not be able to access the wireless network of the EAP. If TKIP is applied in 11b/g/n mode (2.4GHz) or 11a/ n mode(5GHz), the device may work at a low transmission rate.
AES : Advanced Encryption Standard. We recommend you select AES as the encryption type because it is more secure than TKIP.
Enter the IP address of the RADIUS Server.
Enter the port number of the RADIUS Server.
Enter the shared secret key of the RADIUS server.
Specify a group key update period, which instructs the EAP how often it should change the encryption keys. The value can be either 0 or 30~8640000 seconds.
0 means no change of the encryption key anytime.
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WPA-PSK
Based on a pre-shared key, WPA-PSK is characterized by high safety and simple settings and is mostly used by common households and small businesses.
Version
Encryption
Wireless
Password
Group Key
Update Period
Select the version of WPA-PSK.
Auto : The EAP will automatically choose the version for each client device.
WPA-PSK : Pre-shared key of WPA.
WAP2-PSK : Pre-shared key of WPA2.
Select the Encryption type.
Auto : The default setting is Auto and the EAP will select TKIP or AES automatically based on the client request.
TKIP : Temporal Key Integrity Protocol. TKIP is not supported in 802.11n mode,
802.11ac mode or 802.11n/ac mixed mode. If TKIP is applied in 802.11n, 802.11 ac or 802.11n/ac mixed mode, the clients may not be able to access the wireless network of the EAP. If TKIP is applied in 11b/g/n mode (2.4GHz) or 11a/n mode(5GHz), the device may work at a low transmission rate.
AES : Advanced Encryption Standard. We recommend you select AES as the encryption type for it is more secure than TKIP.
Configure the wireless password with ASCII or Hexadecimal characters.
For ASCII, the length should be between 8 and 63 characters with combination of numbers, letters (case-sensitive) and common punctuations. For Hexadecimal, the length should be 64 characters (case-insensitive, 0-9, a-f, A-F).
Specify a group key update period, which instructs the EAP how often it should change the encryption keys. The value can be either 0 or 30~8640000 seconds. 0 means the encryption keys will not be changed all the time.
7. Enable Rate Limit for the clients to guarantee the network balance. Enter the value for Download
Limit and Upload Limit . 0 means unlimited. Note that the download and upload rate will be limited to the minimum of the value configured in SSID, client and portal configuration.
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8. Click Apply .
3.1.2 Configure Advanced Wireless Parameters
Proper wireless parameters can improve the network's stability, reliability and communication efficiency. The advanced wireless parameters consist of Fast Roaming , Beacon Interval , DTIM
Period , RTS Threshold , Fragmentation Threshold and Airtime Fairness .
To configure the advanced wireless parameters, follow the steps below.
1. Go to Wireless Settings > Advanced Wireless Setting .
2. Enable Fast Roaming and configure the corresponding parameters.
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Fast Roaming
Dual Band 11k Report
Force-disassociation
DTIM Period
RTS Threshold
With this option enabled, 11k/v capable clients can have improved fast roaming experience when moving among different APs.
With this feature disabled, the controller provides candidate AP report that contains the APs in the same band as the clients. With this feature enabled, the controller provides candidate AP report that contains the APs in both
2.4GHz and 5GHz bands.
The controller dynamically monitors the link quality of every associated client. When the client’s current link quality drops below the predefined threshold and there are some other APs with better signal, the current AP issues an 11v roaming suggestion to the client.
With Force-disassociation disabled, the AP only issues a roaming suggestion, but whether to roam or nor is determined by the client.
With Force-disassociation enabled, the AP not only issues a roaming suggestion but also disassociates the client after a while. Thus the client is supported to re-associate to a better AP. This function is recommended when there are sticky clients that don‘t roam.
3. Click Apply .
4. Select the band frequency
5. Configure the following parameters.
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Beacon Interval Beacons are transmitted periodically by the EAP device to announce the presence of a wireless network for the clients. Beacon Interval value determines the time interval of the beacons sent by the device.
You can specify a value between 40 and 100ms. The default is 100ms.
The DTIM (Delivery Traffic Indication Message) is contained in some Beacon frames. It indicates whether the EAP device has buffered data for client devices.
The DTIM Period indicates how often the clients served by this EAP device should check for buffered data still on the EAP device awaiting pickup.
You can specify the value between 1-255 Beacon Intervals. The default value is 1, indicating clients check for buffered data on the EAP device at every beacon. An excessive DTIM interval may reduce the performance of multicast applications, so we recommend you keep it by default.
RTS (Request to Send) can ensure efficient data transmission. When RTS is activated, the client will send a RTS packet to EAP to inform that it will send data before it send packets. After receiving the RTS packet, the EAP notices other clients in the same wireless network to delay their transmitting of data and informs the requesting client to send data, thus avoiding the conflict of packet.
If the size of packet is larger than the RTS Threshold , the RTS mechanism will be activated.
If you specify a low threshold value, RTS packets are sent more frequently and help the network recover from interference or collisions that might occur on a busy network. However, it also consumes more bandwidth and reduces the throughput of the packet. We recommend you keep it by default. The recommended and default value is 2347.
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Fragmentation
Threshold
Airtime Fairness
The fragmentation function can limit the size of packets transmitted over the network. If a packet exceeds the Fragmentation Threshold , the fragmentation function is activated and the packet will be fragmented into several packets.
Fragmentation helps improve network performance if properly configured.
However, too low fragmentation threshold may result in poor wireless performance caused by the extra work of dividing up and reassembling of frames and increased message traffic. The recommended and default value is
2346 bytes.
With this option enabled, each client connecting to the EAP can get the same amount of time to transmit data, avoiding low-data-rate clients to occupy too much network bandwidth and improving the network throughput. We recommend you enable this function under multi-rate wireless networks.
6. Click Apply .
3.1.3 Configure Band Steering
A client device that is capable of communicating on both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequency bands will typically connect to the 2.4GHz band. However, if too many client devices are connected to an EAP on the 2.4GHz band, the efficiency of communication will be diminished. Band Steering can steer dual-band clients to the 5GHz frequency band which supports higher transmission rates and more client devices, and thus to greatly improve the network quality.
To configure Band Steering, follow the steps below.
1. Go to Wireless Settings > Band Steering .
2. Check the box to enable the Band Steering function.
3. Configure the following parameters to balance the clients on both frequency bands:
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Connection Threshold/
Difference Threshold
Max Failures
Connection Threshold defines the maximum number of clients connected to the 5GHz band. The value of Connection Threshold is from 2 to 40, and the default is 20.
Difference Threshold defines the maximum difference between the number of clients on the 5GHz band and 2.4GHz band. The value of
Difference Threshold is from 1 to 8, and the default is 4.
When the following two conditions are both met, the EAP prefer to refuse the connection request on 5GHz band and no longer steer other clients to the 5GHz band:
1. The number of clients on the 5GHz band reaches the Connection
Threshold value.
2. The difference between the number of clients on the 2.4GHz band and
5GHz band reaches the Difference Threshold value.
If a client repeatedly attempts to associate with the EAP on the 5GHz band and the number of rejections reaches the value of Max Failures , the EAP will accept the request.
The value is from 0 to 100, and the default is 10.
4. Click Apply .
3.1.4 Configure Mesh
Mesh is used to establish a wireless network or expand a wired network through wireless connection on 5GHz radio band. In practical application, it can help users to conveniently deploy
APs without requiring Ethernet cable. After mesh network establishes, the EAP devices can be configured and managed within Omada controller in the same way as wired EAPs. Meanwhile, because of the ability to self-organize and self-configure, mesh also can efficiently reduce the configuration overhead.
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· Only EAP225-Outdoor with specific firmware (version 1.3 or above) is available for mesh function currently.
· Only the EAPs in the same site can establish a mesh network.
To understand how mesh can be used, the following terms used in Omada Controller will be introduced:
· Root AP: The AP is managed by Omada Controller with a wired data connection that can be configured to relay data to and from mesh APs (Downlink AP).
· Isolated AP: When the EAP which has been managed before by Omada Controller connects to the network wirelessly and cannot reach the gateway, it goes into the Isolated state.
· Mesh AP: An isolated AP will be mesh AP after establishing a wireless connection to the AP with network access.
· Uplink AP/Downlink AP: Among mesh APs, the AP that offers the wireless connection for other APs is Uplink AP. A Root AP or an intermediate AP can be the Uplink AP. And the AP
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that connects to the Uplink AP is called Downlink AP. An uplink AP can offer direct wireless connection for 4 Downlink APs at most.
· Wireless Uplink: The action that a Downlink AP connects to the uplink AP.
· Hops: In a deployment that uses a root AP and more than one level of wireless uplink with intermediate APs, the uplink tiers can be referred to by root, first hop, second hop and so on.
The hops cannot be more than 3.
In a basic mesh network as shown below, there is a root AP that is connected by Ethernet cable, while other isolated APs have no wired data connection. Mesh allows the isolated APs to communicate with pre-configured root AP on the network. Once powered up, factory default or unadopted EAP devices can sense the EAP in range and make itself available for adoption within the Omada controller.
Internet
Wireless Uplink
Omada Controller
Host A (Controller Host)
Router (DHCP Server)
Wired LAN Connection
Switch Root AP Mesh AP
(Hops: 1)
Mesh APs
(Hops: 2)
After all the EAPs are adopted, a mesh network is established. Then the EAPs connected to the network wirelessly also can broadcast SSIDs and relay network traffic to and from the network through the uplink AP.
To establish a mesh network, follow the steps below.
· Enable Mesh Function.
· Adopt the Root AP.
· Set up wireless uplink by adopting APs in Pending (Wireless) or Isolated status.
1. Go to Wireless Settings > Mesh .
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2. Check the box to enable the Mesh function.
3. Configure the following parameters to maintain the mesh network:
Auto Failover
Connectivity Detection
Enable or disable Auto Failover.
Auto Failover is used for the controller to automatically maintain the mesh network. With this feature enabled, the controller can automatically select an uplink AP for the isolated EAP to establish Wireless Uplink. Thus the controller will automatically select a new uplink AP for the mesh EAPs to when the original uplink fails.
Specify the method of Connection Detection.
In a mesh network, the APs can send ARP request packets to a fixed IP address to test the connectivity. If the link fails, the status of these APs will change to Isolated.
Auto (Recommended): Select this method and the mesh APs will send ARP request packets to the default gateway for the detection.
Custom IP Address: Select this method and specify a desired IP address.
The mesh APs will send ARP request packets to the custom IP address to test the connectivity. If the IP address of the AP is in different network segments from the custom IP address, the AP will use the default gateway
IP address for the detection.
4. Click Apply .
5. Go to Access Points > Pending and adopt the Root AP. Then the status of the Root AP will change into Connected.
6. Install the EAP that will uplink the Root AP wirelessly. Make sure the intended location is within the range of Root AP. The EAPs that is waiting for Wireless Uplink includes two cases: factory default EAPs and EAPs that has been managed by Omada Controller before.
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1 ) For the factory default EAP, after powering on the device, the EAP will be in Pending (Wireless) status shown in the controller. Go to Access Points > Pending and adopt the EAPs in
Pending (Wireless) status.
After adoption begins, the status of Pending (Wireless) EAP will become Adopting (Wireless) and then Connected (Wireless). It should take roughly 2 minutes to show up Connected (Wireless) within your controller.
2 ) For the EAP that has been managed by Omada Controller before and cannot reach the gateway, it goes into Isolated status when it is discovered by controller again. Go to Access
Points > Isolated , click .
The following page will shown, go to Mesh , then click to connect the Uplink AP.
Once adoption has finished, your device can be managed by the controller in the same way as a wired EAP. You can click the EAP’s name on the Access Points tab to view and configure the mesh
parameters of the EAP on the pop-up window. Please refer to View Mesh Information of the EAP
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· You can manually select the uplink AP that you want to connect in the uplink EAP list. To build a mesh network with better performance, we recommend that you select the Uplink AP with the strongest signal, least hop and least Downlink AP.
· You can enable Auto Failover to make the controller automatically select an uplink AP for the isolated EAP to establish Wireless Uplink. And the controller will automatically select a new uplink AP for the mesh EAPs when the original uplink fails.
3.2 Access Control
Access Control is used to block or allow the clients to access specific subnets. To configure
Access Control rules, follow the steps below.
1. Go to Wireless Control > Access Control.
2. Click to add a new Access Control rule.
3. Configure the following parameters.
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Rule Name
Rule Mode
Rule Members
Specify a name for this rule.
Select the mode for this rule.
Block : Select this mode to block clients to access the specific subnets.
Allow : Select this mode to allow clients to access the specific subnets.
Specify the member subnets for this rule.
Subnets : Enter the subnet that will follow the rule mode in the format X.X.X.X/X and click . Up to 16 subnets can be added.
Except Subnets : Enter the excepted subnet in the format X.X.X.X/X and click
. Up to 16 subnets can be added. The rule mode will not apply to the subnet that is in both of the Subnets list and Except Subnets list.
4. Click Apply .
5. Go to Wireless Settings > Basic Wireless Setting and enable Access Control function of a selected SSID.
3.3 Portal Authentication
Portal authentication enhances the network security by providing authentication service to the clients that just need temporary access to the wireless network. Such clients have to log into a web page to establish verification, after which they will access the network as guests. What's more, you can customize the authentication login page and specify a URL which the newly authenticated clients will be redirected to.
To configure Portal Authentication, go to Wireless Control > Portal and click .
Then the following window will pop up:
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These authentication methods are available:
,
,
,
,
and
External Portal Server . The following
sections introduce how to configure each Portal authentication.
3.3.1 No Authentication
With No Authentication configured, clients can access the network without any authentication.
Follow the steps below to configure No Authentication:
1. Go to Wireless Settings > Basic Wireless Settings and create an SSID for the Portal.
2. Go back to the Portal configuration page. In the Basic Info section, complete the basic settings for the portal authentication.
Configure the following parameters:
Portal Name Specify a name for the Portal.
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SSID
Authentication Type
Authentication
Timeout
Select an SSID for the Portal.
Select No Authentication .
With Daily Limit disabled, the client's authentication will expire after the time period you set and the client needs to log in on the web authentication page again to access the network.
Options include 1 Hour, 8 Hours, 24 Hours, 7 Days and Custom . Custom allows you to define the time in days, hours and minutes. The default value is one hour.
Daily Limit
HTTPS Redirect
Redirect
Redirect URL
With Daily Limit enabled, the client’s authentication will expire after the time period you set and the client cannot log in again in the same day.
Options include 30 Minutes, 1 Hour, 2 Hours, 4 Hours and 8 Hours, Custom .
Custom allows you to define the time in hours and minutes. The default value is 30 minutes.
With Daily Limit enabled, after authentication times out, the user cannot get authenticated again in the same day.
With this function enabled, the unauthorized clients will be redirected to the
Portal page when they are trying to browse HTTPS websites.
With this function disabled, the unauthorized clients cannot browse HTTPS websites or be redirected to the Portal page.
If you enable this function, the portal will redirect the newly authenticated clients to the configured URL.
If the Redirect function above is enabled, enter the URL that a newly authenticated client will be redirected to.
3. In the Login Page section, configure the login page for the Portal.
Configure the following parameters:
Background Select the background type. Two types are supported: Solid Color and
Picture .
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Background Color
Background Picture
Logo Picture
If Solid Color is selected, configure your desired background color through the color picker or by entering the RGB value manually.
If Picture is selected, click the Choose button and select a picture from your PC. Drag and scale the clipping region to edit the picture and click
Confirm .
Click the Choose button and select a picture from your PC. Drag and scale the clipping region to edit the picture and click Confirm .
In addtion, you can click and configure the logo position. The options include Middle, Upper and Lower .
Welcome Information Specify the welcome information.
In addtion, you can click and select your desired text color for the welcome information through the color picker or by entering the RGB value manually.
Copyright Specify the copyright information.
In addtion, you can click and select your desired text color for Copyright information through the color picker or by entering the RGB value manually.
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Terms of Service Enable or disable Terms of Service. With this option enabled, specify the terms of service in the following box.
Button Click and configure the button.
Button Position : Set the position of the login button. The options include
Middle, Upper and Lower.
Button Color : Select your desired login button color through the color picker or by entering the RGB value manually.
Button Text Color : Select your desired text color for the button through the color picker or by entering the RGB value manually.
4. In the Advertisement section, select whether display advertisement pictures for users and configure the related parameters.
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Configure the following parameters:
Advertisement
Picture Resource
Advertisement
Duration Time
Picture Carousel
Interval
Allow Users To Skip
Advertisement
5. Click Apply .
Specify whether to enable the Advertisement feature. With this feature enabled, you can add advertisement pictures on the authentication page.
These advertisement pictures will be displayed before the login page appears. You can also allow users to skip the advertisement by enabling
Allow to Skip Advertisement . The advertisement picture should be less than
2MB. And only JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF and JPEG file types are supported.
Upload advertisement pictures. When several pictures are added, they will be played in a loop.
Specify how long the advertisement will be displayed for. For this duration, the pictures will be played in a loop. If the duration time is not enough for all the pictures, the rest will not be displayed.
Specify the picture carousel interval. For example, if this value is set as 5 seconds, the first picture will be displayed for 5 seconds, followed by the second picture for 5 seconds, and so on.
Specify whether to enable this feature. With this feature enabled, the user can click the Skip button to skip the advertisement.
3.3.2 Simple Password
With this Simple Password configured, clients are required to enter the correct password to pass the authentication.
Follow the steps below to configure No Simple Password Portal:
1. Go to Wireless Settings > Basic Wireless Settings and create an SSID for the Portal.
2. Go back to the Portal configuration page. In the Basic Info section, complete the basic settings for the portal authentication.
Configure the following parameters:
Portal Name Specify a name for the Portal.
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SSID
Authentication Type
Password
Authentication
Timeout
HTTPS Redirect
Redirect
Redirect URL
Select an SSID for the Portal.
Select Simple Password .
Set the password for authentication.
The client's authentication will expire after the time period you set and the client needs to log in the web authentication page again to access the network.
Options include 1 Hour, 8 Hours, 24 Hours, 7 Days and Custom . Custom allows you to define the time in days, hours and minutes. The default value is one hour.
With this function enabled, the unauthorized clients will be redirected to the
Portal page when they are trying to browse HTTPS websites.
With this function disabled, the unauthorized clients cannot browse HTTPS websites or be redirected to the Portal page.
If you enable this function, the portal will redirect the newly authenticated clients to the configured URL.
If the Redirect function above is enabled, enter the URL that a newly authenticated client will be redirected to.
3. In the Login Page section, configure the login page for the Portal.
Configure the following parameters:
Background
Background Color
Background Picture
Select the background type. Two types are supported: Solid Color and
Picture .
If Solid Color is selected, configure your desired background color through the color picker or by entering the RGB value manually.
If Picture is selected, click the Choose button and select a picture from your PC. Drag and scale the clipping region to edit the picture and click
Confirm .
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Logo Picture Click the Choose button and select a picture from your PC. Drag and scale the clipping region to edit the picture and click Confirm .
In addtion, you can click and configure the logo position. The options include Middle, Upper and Lower .
Welcome Information Specify the welcome information.
In addtion, you can click and select your desired text color for the welcome information through the color picker or by entering the RGB value manually.
Copyright Specify the copyright information.
In addtion, you can click and select your desired text color for Copyright information through the color picker or by entering the RGB value manually.
Terms of Service Enable or disable Terms of Service. With this option enabled, specify the terms of service in the following box.
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Input Box Click and configure the input box.
Select your desired color for the input box through the color picker or by entering the RGB value manually.
Button Click and configure the button.
Button Position : Set the position of the login button. The options include
Middle, Upper and Lower.
Button Color : Select your desired login button color through the color picker or by entering the RGB value manually.
Button Text Color : Select your desired text color for the button through the color picker or by entering the RGB value manually.
4. In the Advertisement section, select whether display advertisement pictures for users and configure the related parameters.
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Configure the following parameters:
Advertisement
Picture Resource
Advertisement
Duration Time
Picture Carousel
Interval
Allow Users To Skip
Advertisement
5. Click Apply .
Specify whether to enable the Advertisement feature. With this feature enabled, you can add advertisement pictures on the authentication page.
These advertisement pictures will be displayed before the login page appears. You can also allow users to skip the advertisement by enabling
Allow to Skip Advertisement . The advertisement picture should be less than
2MB. And only JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF and JPEG file types are supported.
Upload advertisement pictures. When several pictures are added, they will be played in a loop.
Specify how long the advertisement will be displayed for. For this duration, the pictures will be played in a loop. If the duration time is not enough for all the pictures, the rest will not be displayed.
Specify the picture carousel interval. For example, if this value is set as 5 seconds, the first picture will be displayed for 5 seconds, followed by the second picture for 5 seconds, and so on.
Specify whether to enable this feature. With this feature enabled, the user can click the Skip button to skip the advertisement.
3.3.3 Local User
With this Local User configured, clients are required to enter the correct username and password of the login account to pass the authentication. You can create multiple accounts and assign different accounts for different users.
Configure Local User Portal
Follow the steps below to configure Local User Portal:
1. Go to Wireless Settings > Basic Wireless Settings and create an SSID for the Portal.
2. Go back to the Portal configuration page. In the Basic Info section, complete the basic settings for the portal authentication.
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Configure the following parameters:
Portal Name
SSID
Authentication Type
User Management
Specify a name for the Portal.
Select an SSID for the Portal.
Select Local User .
You can click this button to configure user accounts for authentication later.
Please refer to
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HTTPS Redirect
Redirect
Redirect URL
With this function enabled, the unauthorized clients will be redirected to the
Portal page when they are trying to browse HTTPS websites.
With this function disabled, the unauthorized clients cannot browse HTTPS websites or be redirected to the Portal page.
If you enable this function, the portal will redirect the newly authenticated clients to the configured URL.
If the Redirect function above is enabled, enter the URL that a newly authenticated client will be redirected to.
3. In the Login Page section, configure the login page for the Portal.
Configure the following parameters:
Background Select the background type. Two types are supported: Solid Color and
Picture .
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Background Color
Background Picture
Logo Picture
If Solid Color is selected, configure your desired background color through the color picker or by entering the RGB value manually.
If Picture is selected, click the Choose button and select a picture from your PC. Drag and scale the clipping region to edit the picture and click
Confirm .
Click the Choose button and select a picture from your PC. Drag and scale the clipping region to edit the picture and click Confirm .
In addtion, you can click and configure the logo position. The options include Middle, Upper and Lower .
Welcome Information Specify the welcome information.
In addtion, you can click and select your desired text color for the welcome information through the color picker or by entering the RGB value manually.
Copyright Specify the copyright information.
In addtion, you can click and select your desired text color for Copyright information through the color picker or by entering the RGB value manually.
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Terms of Service Enable or disable Terms of Service. With this option enabled, specify the terms of service in the following box.
Input Box Click and configure the input box.
Select your desired color for the input box through the color picker or by entering the RGB value manually.
Button Click and configure the button.
Button Position : Set the position of the login button. The options include
Middle, Upper and Lower.
Button Color : Select your desired login button color through the color picker or by entering the RGB value manually.
Button Text Color : Select your desired text color for the button through the color picker or by entering the RGB value manually.
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4. In the Advertisement section, select whether display advertisement pictures for users and configure the related parameters.
Configure the following parameters:
Advertisement
Picture Resource
Advertisement
Duration Time
Picture Carousel
Interval
Allow Users To Skip
Advertisement
Specify whether to enable the Advertisement feature. With this feature enabled, you can add advertisement pictures on the authentication page.
These advertisement pictures will be displayed before the login page appears. You can also allow users to skip the advertisement by enabling
Allow to Skip Advertisement . The advertisement picture should be less than
2MB. And only JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF and JPEG file types are supported.
Upload advertisement pictures. When several pictures are added, they will be played in a loop.
Specify how long the advertisement will be displayed for. For this duration, the pictures will be played in a loop. If the duration time is not enough for all the pictures, the rest will not be displayed.
Specify the picture carousel interval. For example, if this value is set as 5 seconds, the first picture will be displayed for 5 seconds, followed by the second picture for 5 seconds, and so on.
Specify whether to enable this feature. With this feature enabled, the user can click the Skip button to skip the advertisement.
5. Click Apply .
Create Local User Accounts
Follow the steps below to create the user accounts for authentication:
1. In the Basic Info section on the portal configuration page, click User Management . The management page will appear. Go to the User page and click .
2. The following window will pop up. Configure the required parameters and click Apply .
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Configure the following parameters:
Username
Password
Authentication
Timeout
MAC Address Binding
Type
Specify the username. The username should not be the same as any existing one.
Specify the password. Users will be required to enter the username and password when they attempt to access the network.
Specify the authentication timeout for formal users. After timeout, the users need to log in at the web authentication page again to access the network.
There are three types of MAC binding: No Binding, Static Binding and
Dynamic Binding .
Static Binding: Specify a MAC address for this user account. Then only the user with the this MAC address can use the username and password to pass the authentication.
Dynamic Binding: The MAC address of the first user that passes the authentication will be bound. Then only this user can use the username and password to pass the authentication.
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Maximum Users
Name
Telephone
Rate Limit (Download)
Rate Limit (Upload)
Traffic Limit
Specify the maximum number of users able to use this account to pass the authencitation.
Specify a name for identification.
Specify a telephone number for identification.
Select whether to enable download rate limit. With this option enabled, you can specify the limit of download rate.
Select whether to enable upload rate limit. With this option enabled, you can specify the limit of upload rate.
Select whether to enable traffic limit. With this option enabled, you can specify the total traffic limit for the user. Once the limit is reached, the user can no longer use this account to access the network.
3. In the same way, you can add more user accounts. The created user accounts will be displayed in the list. Users can use the username and password of the account to pass the portal authentication.
By default, the account Status is , which means that the user account is enabled and valid.
You can also click this button to disable the user account. The icon will be changed to , which means that the user account is disabled.
Additionally, you can click to backup all the user account information into a CSV file or XLS file and save the file to your PC. If needed, you can click file to import the account information to the list.
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Using Excel to open the CSV file may cause some numerical format changes, and the number may be displayed incorrectly. If you use Excel to edit the CSV file, please set the cell format as text.
Manage the Guests
On the Guest page, you can view the information of clients that have passed the portal authentication and manage the clients.
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You can select an icon to execute the corresponding operation:
Disconnect client.
Extend the effective time.
Create Operator Accounts
Operator account can be used to remotely manage the Local User Portal and Voucher Portal. Other users can visit the URL https://Omada Controller Host’s IP Address:8043/hotspot (For example: https://192.168.0.64:8043/hotspot) and use the Operator account to enter the portal management page.
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· Make sure the host that is used to enter the portal management page with operator account can visit the
Controller host.
· Only the user that log in to the controller with the administrator role can add or remove the operator account for portal management.
· The users who enter the portal management page by operator account can only create local user accounts and vouchers and manage the clients.
Follow the steps below to create Operator account.
1. Go to the Operator page.
2. Click and the following window will pop up.
3. Specify the Name , Password and Notes of the Operator account.
4. Select Site Privileges from the drop-down list (multiple options available) for the Operator account.
5. Click Apply to create an Operator account. Then other users can use this account to enter the hotspot management page.
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3.3.4 Voucher
With Voucher configured, you can distribute the vouchers automatically generated by the Omada
Controller to the clients. Clients can use the vouchers to access the network.
Configure Voucher Portal
Follow the steps below to configure Voucher Portal:
1. Go to Wireless Settings > Basic Wireless Settings and create an SSID for the Portal.
2. Go back to the Portal configuration page. In the Basic Info section, complete the basic settings for the portal authentication.
Configure the following parameters:
Portal Name
SSID
Authentication Type
User Management
Specify a name for the Portal.
Select an SSID for the Portal.
Select Voucher .
You can click this button to configure vouchers for authentication later.
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HTTPS Redirect
Redirect
Redirect URL
With this function enabled, the unauthorized clients will be redirected to the
Portal page when they are trying to browse HTTPS websites.
With this function disabled, the unauthorized clients cannot browse HTTPS websites or be redirected to the Portal page.
If you enable this function, the portal will redirect the newly authenticated clients to the configured URL.
If the Redirect function above is enabled, enter the URL that a newly authenticated client will be redirected to.
3. In the Login Page section, configure the login page for the Portal.
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Configure the following parameters:
Background
Background Color
Background Picture
Logo Picture
Select the background type. Two types are supported: Solid Color and
Picture .
If Solid Color is selected, configure your desired background color through the color picker or by entering the RGB value manually.
If Picture is selected, click the Choose button and select a picture from your PC. Drag and scale the clipping region to edit the picture and click
Confirm .
Click the Choose button and select a picture from your PC. Drag and scale the clipping region to edit the picture and click Confirm .
In addtion, you can click and configure the logo position. The options include Middle, Upper and Lower .
Welcome Information Specify the welcome information.
In addtion, you can click and select your desired text color for the welcome information through the color picker or by entering the RGB value manually.
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Copyright Specify the copyright information.
In addtion, you can click and select your desired text color for Copyright information through the color picker or by entering the RGB value manually.
Terms of Service Enable or disable Terms of Service. With this option enabled, specify the terms of service in the following box.
Input Box Click and configure the input box.
Select your desired color for the input box through the color picker or by entering the RGB value manually.
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Button Click and configure the button.
Button Position : Set the position of the login button. The options include
Middle, Upper and Lower.
Button Color : Select your desired login button color through the color picker or by entering the RGB value manually.
Button Text Color : Select your desired text color for the button through the color picker or by entering the RGB value manually.
4. In the Advertisement section, select whether display advertisement pictures for users and configure the related parameters.
Configure the following parameters:
Advertisement
Picture Resource
Advertisement
Duration Time
Specify whether to enable the Advertisement feature. With this feature enabled, you can add advertisement pictures on the authentication page.
These advertisement pictures will be displayed before the login page appears. You can also allow users to skip the advertisement by enabling
Allow to Skip Advertisement . The advertisement picture should be less than
2MB. And only JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF and JPEG file types are supported.
Upload advertisement pictures. When several pictures are added, they will be played in a loop.
Specify how long the advertisement will be displayed for. For this duration, the pictures will be played in a loop. If the duration time is not enough for all the pictures, the rest will not be displayed.
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Picture Careusel
Interval
Allow Users To Skip
Advertisement
5. Click Apply .
Specify the picture carousel interval. For example, if this value is set as 5 seconds, the first picture will be displayed for 5 seconds, followed by the second picture for 5 seconds, and so on.
Specify whether to enable this feature. With this feature enabled, the user can click the Skip button to skip the advertisement.
Create Vouchers
Follow the steps below to create vouchers for authentication:
1. In the Basic Info section, click Voucher Manager . The voucher management page will appear. Go to the Voucher page and click .
2. The following window will pop up. Configure the required parameters and click Apply .
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Configure the following parameters:
Code Length
Amount
Type
Duration
Rate Limit
(Download)
Rate Limit (Upload)
Traffic Limit
Notes
Specify the length of the voucher codes to be created.
Enter the voucher amount to be generated.
Select Single Use or Multi Use .
Single Use means one voucher can only be distributed to one client. Multi Use means one voucher can be distributed to several clients, who can use the same voucher to access the network at the same time.
If you select Multi Use, enter the value of Max Users . When the number of clients who are connected to the network with the same voucher reaches the value, no more clients can use this voucher to access the network.
Select the period of validity of the Voucher.
The options include 8 hours , 2 days and User-defined . The period of valid of the voucher is reckoned from the time when it is used for the first time.
Select whether to enable download rate limit. With this option enabled, you can specify the limit of download rate.
Select whether to enable upload rate limit. With this option enabled, you can specify the limit of upload rate.
Specify the total traffic limit for one voucher. Once the limit is reached, the client can no longer access the network using the voucher.
Enter a description for the Voucher (optional).
3. The Vouchers will be generated and displayed on the page.
4. Click to print a single voucher; click click to print all unused vouchers.
to print your selected vouchers;
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5. Distribute the vouchers to clients, and then they can use the codes to pass authentication.
6. When the vouchers are invalid, you can click to delete the Voucher or click delete the selected vouchers.
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Manage the Guests
On the Guest page, you can view the information of clients that have passed the portal authentication and manage the clients.
You can select an icon to execute the corresponding operation:
Restrict the client to access the network.
Extend the effective time.
Create Operator Accounts
Operator account can be used to remotely manage the Local User Portal and Voucher Portal. Other users can visit the URL https://Omada Controller Host’s IP Address:8043/hotspot (For example: https://192.168.0.64:8043/hotspot) and use the Operator account to enter the portal management page.
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· Make sure the host that is used to enter the portal management page with operator account can visit the
Controller host.
· Only the user that log in to the controller with the administrator role can add or remove the operator account for portal management.
· The users who enter the portal management page by operator account can only create local user accounts and vouchers and manage the clients.
Follow the steps below to create Operator account.
1. Go to the Operator page.
2. Click and the following window will pop up.
3. Specify the Name , Password and Notes of the Operator account.
4. Select Site Privileges from the drop-down list (multiple options available) for the Operator account.
5. Click Apply to create an Operator account. Then other users can use this account to enter the hotspot administrative system.
3.3.5 SMS
With SMS portal configured, client can get verification codes using their mobile phones and enter the received codes to pass the authentication.
Follow the steps below to configure SMS Portal:
1. Go to www.twilio.com/try-twilio and get a Twilio account. Buy the Twilio service for SMS. Then get the account information, including ACCOUNT SID, AUTH TOKEN and Phone number.
2. Go to Wireless Settings > Basic Wireless Settings and create an SSID for the Portal.
3. Go back to the Portal configuration page. In the Basic Info section, complete the basic settings for the portal authentication.
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Configure the following parameters:
Portal Name
SSID
Authentication Type
Twilio SID
Auth Token
Phone Number
Maximum Users
Authentication
Timeout
Preset Country Code
Specify a name for the Portal.
Select an SSID for the Portal.
Select SMS .
Enter the Account SID for Twilio API Credentials.
Enter the Authentication Token for Twilio API Credentials.
Enter the phone number that is used to send verification messages to the clients.
A telephone can get several codes via messages one by one, and different clients can use different codes to pass the authentication. However, the number of clients that are allowed to be authenticated using the same telephone at the same time has a upper limit.
Specify the upper limit in this field.
The client's authentication will expire after the time period you set and the client needs to log in the web authentication page again to access the network.
Options include 1 Hour, 8 Hours, 24 Hours, 7 Days and Custom . Custom allows you to define the time in days, hours and minutes. The default value is one hour.
Set the default country code that will be filled automatically on the authentication page.
HTTPS Redirect With this function enabled, the unauthorized clients will be redirected to the
Portal page when they are trying to browse HTTPS websites.
With this function disabled, the unauthorized clients cannot browse HTTPS websites or be redirected to the Portal page.
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Redirect
Redirect URL
If you enable this function, the portal will redirect the newly authenticated clients to the configured URL.
If the Redirect function above is enabled, enter the URL that a newly authenticated client will be redirected to.
4. In the Login Page section, configure the login page for the Portal.
Configure the following parameters:
Background
Background Color
Background Picture
Logo Picture
Select the background type. Two types are supported: Solid Color and
Picture .
If Solid Color is selected, configure your desired background color through the color picker or by entering the RGB value manually.
If Picture is selected, click the Choose button and select a picture from your PC. Drag and scale the clipping region to edit the picture and click
Confirm .
Click the Choose button and select a picture from your PC. Drag and scale the clipping region to edit the picture and click Confirm .
In addtion, you can click and configure the logo position. The options include Middle, Upper and Lower .
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Welcome Information Specify the welcome information.
In addtion, you can click and select your desired text color for the welcome information through the color picker or by entering the RGB value manually.
Copyright Specify the copyright information.
In addtion, you can click and select your desired text color for Copyright information through the color picker or by entering the RGB value manually.
Terms of Service Enable or disable Terms of Service. With this option enabled, specify the terms of service in the following box.
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Input Box Click and configure the input box.
Select your desired color for the input box through the color picker or by entering the RGB value manually.
Button Click and configure the button.
Button Position : Set the position of the login button. The options include
Middle, Upper and Lower.
Button Color : Select your desired login button color through the color picker or by entering the RGB value manually.
Button Text Color : Select your desired text color for the button through the color picker or by entering the RGB value manually.
5. In the Advertisement section, select whether display advertisement pictures for users and configure the related parameters.
Configure the following parameters:
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Advertisement
Picture Resource
Advertisement
Duration Time
Picture Careusel
Interval
Specify whether to enable the Advertisement feature. With this feature enabled, you can add advertisement pictures on the authentication page.
These advertisement pictures will be displayed before the login page appears. You can also allow users to skip the advertisement by enabling
Allow to Skip Advertisement . The advertisement picture should be less than
2MB. And only JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF and JPEG file types are supported.
Upload advertisement pictures. When several pictures are added, they will be played in a loop.
Specify how long the advertisement will be displayed for. For this duration, the pictures will be played in a loop. If the duration time is not enough for all the pictures, the rest will not be displayed.
Specify the picture carousel interval. For example, if this value is set as 5 seconds, the first picture will be displayed for 5 seconds, followed by the second picture for 5 seconds, and so on.
Specify whether to enable this feature. With this feature enabled, the user can click the Skip button to skip the advertisement.
Allow Users To Skip
Advertisement
6. Click Apply .
For more details about how to configure SMS Portal, you can go to https://www.tp-link.com/en/ configuration-guides.html
and download the configuration guide for SMS Portal.
3.3.6 Facebook
With Facebook Portal configured, when clients connect to your Wi-Fi, they will be redirected to your Facebook page. To access the internet, clients need to pass the authentication on the page.
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Omada Controller will automatically create Free Authentication Policy entries for the Facebook Portal. You don’t need to create them manually.
Follow the steps below to configure Facebook Portal:
1. Go to www.facebook.com
and get a Facebook account. Create your Facebook page according to your needs.
2. Go to Wireless Settings > Basic Wireless Settings and create an SSID for the Portal.
3. Go back to the Portal configuration page. In the Basic Info section, complete the settings for the portal authentication.
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Configure the following parameters:
Portal Name
SSID
Authentication Type
Facebook Page
Configuration
Facebook Checkin
Location
HTTPS Redirect
Specify a name for the Portal.
Select an SSID for the Portal.
Select Facebook .
Click this button to specify the Facebook Page.
If the Facebook page is successfully got by the Omada Controller, the name of the Facebook page will be displayed here.
With this function enabled, the unauthorized clients will be redirected to the
Portal page when they are trying to browse HTTPS websites.
With this function disabled, the unauthorized clients cannot browse HTTPS websites or be redirected to the Portal page.
For more details about how to configure Facebook Portal, you can go to https://www.tp-link.com/ en/configuration-guides.html
and download the configuration guide for Facebook Portal.
3.3.7 External RADIUS Server
If you have a RADIUS server, you can configure External RADIUS Server Portal. With this type of portal, you can get two types of portal customization: Local Web Portal and External Web Portal.
The authentication login page of Local Web Portal is provided by the built-in portal server of the controller. The External Web Portal is provided by external portal server.
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Omada Controller will automatically create Free Authentication Policy entries for the External RADIUS Portal.
Follow the steps below to configure External RADIUS Server Portal:
1. Go to Wireless Settings > Basic Wireless Settings and create an SSID for the Portal.
2. Go back to the Portal configuration page. In the Basic Info section, complete the basic settings for the portal authentication.
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Configure the following parameters:
Portal Name
SSID
Authentication Type
RADIUS Server IP
RADIUS Port
RADIUS Password
Authentication
Timeout
HTTPS Redirect
Redirect
Redirect URL
Specify a name for the Portal.
Select an SSID for the Portal.
Select External RADIUS Server .
Enter the IP address of the RADIUS server.
Enter the port number you have set on the RADIUS server.
Enter the password you have set on the RADIUS Server.
The client's authentication will expire after the time period you set and the client needs to log in the web authentication page again to access the network.
Options include 1 Hour, 8 Hours, 24 Hours, 7 Days, Custom . Custom allows you to define the time in days, hours, and minutes. The default value is one hour.
With this function enabled, the unauthorized clients will be redirected to the
Portal page when they are trying to browse HTTPS websites.
With this function disabled, the unauthorized clients cannot browse HTTPS websites or be redirected to the Portal page.
If you enable this function, the portal will redirect the newly authenticated clients to the configured URL.
Disabled by default.
If the Redirect function above is enabled, enter the URL that a newly authenticated client will be redirected to.
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Portal Customization Select Local Web Portal or External Web Portal.
Local Web Portal : If this option is selected, refer to step 4 to configure the login page and step 5 to configure the advertisement.
External Web Portal : If this option is selected, follow the steps below.
1. Configure the external RADIUS server.
2. Enter the authentication login page's URL provided by the external portal server in the External Web Portal URL field.
3. Local Web Portal is configured, configure the login page for the Portal in the Login Page section.
Configure the following parameters:
Background
Background Color
Background Picture
Logo Picture
Select the background type. Two types are supported: Solid Color and
Picture .
If Solid Color is selected, configure your desired background color through the color picker or by entering the RGB value manually.
If Picture is selected, click the Choose button and select a picture from your PC. Drag and scale the clipping region to edit the picture and click
Confirm .
Click the Choose button and select a picture from your PC. Drag and scale the clipping region to edit the picture and click Confirm .
In addtion, you can click and configure the logo position. The options include Middle, Upper and Lower .
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Welcome Information Specify the welcome information.
In addtion, you can click and select your desired text color for the welcome information through the color picker or by entering the RGB value manually.
Copyright Specify the copyright information.
In addtion, you can click and select your desired text color for Copyright information through the color picker or by entering the RGB value manually.
Terms of Service Enable or disable Terms of Service. With this option enabled, specify the terms of service in the following box.
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Input Box Click and configure the input box.
Select your desired color for the input box through the color picker or by entering the RGB value manually.
Button Click and configure the button.
Button Position : Set the position of the login button. The options include
Middle, Upper and Lower.
Button Color : Select your desired login button color through the color picker or by entering the RGB value manually.
Button Text Color : Select your desired text color for the button through the color picker or by entering the RGB value manually.
4. If Local Web Portal is configured, select whether display advertisement pictures for users and configure the related parameters in the Advertisement section, .
Configure the following parameters:
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Advertisement
Picture Resource
Advertisement
Duration Time
Picture Careusel
Interval
Specify whether to enable the Advertisement feature. With this feature enabled, you can add advertisement pictures on the authentication page.
These advertisement pictures will be displayed before the login page appears. You can also allow users to skip the advertisement by enabling
Allow to Skip Advertisement .
Upload advertisement pictures. When several pictures are added, they will be played in a loop.
Specify how long the advertisement will be displayed for. For this duration, the pictures will be played in a loop. If the duration time is not enough for all the pictures, the rest will not be displayed.
Specify the picture carousel interval. For example, if this value is set as 5 seconds, the first picture will be displayed for 5 seconds, followed by the second picture for 5 seconds, and so on.
Specify whether to enable this feature. With this feature enabled, the user can click the Skip button to skip the advertisement.
Allow Users To Skip
Advertisement
5. Click Apply .
3.3.8 External Portal Server
The option of External Portal Server is designed for the developers. They can customized their own authentication type according to the interface provided by Omada Controller, e.g. message authentication and WeChat authentication etc.
1. Go to Wireless Settings > Basic Wireless Settings and create an SSID for the Portal.
2. Go back to the Portal configuration page. In the Basic Info section, complete the settings for the portal authentication.
Portal Name
SSID
Authentication Type
Specify a name for the Portal.
Select an SSID for the Portal.
Select External Portal Server .
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External Portal Server
HTTPS Redirect
Enter the complete authentication URL that redirect to an external portal server, for example: http://192.168.0.147:8880/portal/index.php or http://192.168.0.147/ portal/index.html
With this function enabled, the unauthorized clients will be redirected to the Portal page when they are trying to browse HTTPS websites.
With this function disabled, the unauthorized clients cannot browse
HTTPS websites or be redirected to the Portal page.
3. Click Apply .
3.4 Free Authentication Policy
Free Authentication Policy allows some specified clients to access the network resources without authentication. Follow the steps below to add free authentication policy.
1. Go to Wireless Control > Free Authentication Policy .
2. Click and the following window will pop up.
3. Configure the following parameters. When all conditions are met, the client can access the network without authentication.
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Policy Name
Match Mode
URL
Source IP Range
Destination IP Range
Source MAC
Destination Port
Status
Specify a name for the policy.
Select the match mode for the policy. Two options are provided:
URL : With this option selected, configure an URL that is allowed to be visited by the clients without authentication.
IP-MAC Based : With this option selected, configure Source IP Range,
Destination IP Range, Source MAC and Destination MAC to specify the specific clients and service that will follow the Free Authentication feature.
Set the URL.
Set the Source IP Range with the subnet and mask length of the clients.
Set the Destination IP Range with the subnet and mask length of the server.
Set the MAC address of client.
Enter the port the service uses.
Check the box to enable the policy.
4. Click Apply and the policy is successfully added.
3.5 MAC Filter
MAC filter can be used to allow or block the listed clients to access the network. Thereby it can effectively control client's access to the wireless network.
Follow the steps below to configure MAC Filter.
1. Go to Wireless Control > MAC Filter to add MAC Filter group and group members.
1 ) Click and specify a name for the group.
2 ) Click Apply and the group will be successfully added as shown below.
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3 ) Click and enter a MAC address in the format as shown below.
4 ) Click Apply to add the MAC address into the MAC filter group.
2. You can add more groups or members according to your need.
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to export the group members to a excel file and save the file on your PC. If to import the group members to the Omada Controller.
3. Go to Wireless Control > MAC Filter Association to associate the added MAC Filter group with
SSID.
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1 ) Check the box and click Apply to enable MAC Filtering function.
2 ) Select a band frequency (2.4GHz or 5GHz) and a WLAN group.
3 ) In the MAC Filter Name column of the specified SSID, select a MAC Filter group in the dropdown list. Then select Allow / Deny in the Action column to allow/deny the clients in the MAC
Filter group to access the network.
4 ) Click Apply in the Setting column.
3.6 Scheduler
With the Scheduler, the EAPs or its’ wireless network can automatically turn on or off at the time you set. For example, you can use this feature to schedule the radio to operate only during the office working time in order to achieve security goals and reduce power consumption. You can also use the Scheduler to make clients can only access the wireless network during the time period you set in the day.
Follow the steps below to configure Scheduler.
1. Go to Wireless Control > Scheduler .
1 ) Click and specify a name for the profile.
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2 ) Click Apply and the profile will be added.
3 ) Click and configure the parameters to specify a period of time.
4 ) Click Apply and the profile is successfully added in the list.
2. Go to Wireless Control > Scheduler Association .
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1 ) Check the box to enable Scheduler function.
2 ) Select Associated with SSID (the profile will be applied to the specific SSID on all the EAPs) or Associated with AP (the profile will be applied to all SSIDs on the specific EAP). Then click
Apply .
3 ) Select a band frequency (2.GHz or 5GHz) and a WLAN group.
4 ) In the Profile Name column of the specified SSID or AP, select a profile you added before in the drop-down list. Select Radio Off / Radio On to turn on or off the wireless network during the time interval set for the profile.
5 ) Click Apply in the Setting column.
3.7 QoS
The Omada Controller software allows you to configure the quality of service (QoS) on the EAP device for optimal throughput and performance when handling differentiated wireless traffic, such as Voice-over-IP (VoIP), other types of audio, video, streaming media, and traditional IP data.
To configure QoS on the EAP device, you should set parameters on the transmission queues for different types of wireless traffic and specify minimum and maximum wait times (through contention windows) for transmission. In normal use, we recommend you keep the default values for the EAP devices and station EDCA (Enhanced Distributed Channel Access).
Follow the steps below to configure QoS.
1. Go to Wireless Control > QoS .
2. Enable or disable the following features.
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Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM)
No Acknowledgment
Unscheduled Automatic
Power Save Delivery
By default enabled. With WMM enabled, the EAP devices have the QoS function to guarantee the high priority of the transmission of audio and video packets.
If 802.11n only mode is selected in 2.4GHz (or 802.11n only, 802.11ac only, or 802.11 n/ac mixed mode in 5GHz), the WMM should be enabled. If
WMM is disabled, the 802.11n only mode cannot be selected in 2.4GHz (or
802.11n only, 802.11ac only, or 802.11 n/ac mixed mode in 5GHz).
By default disabled. You can enable this function to specify that the EAP devices should not acknowledge frames with Qos No Ack.
Acknowledgeable is recommended if VoIP phones access the network through the EAP device.
By default enabled. As a power management method, it can greatly improve the energy-saving capacity of clients.
3. Click AP EDCA Parameters and the following page will appear. AP EDCA parameters affect traffic flowing from the EAP device to the client station. We recommend you use the defaults.
Queue
Arbitration Inter-
Frame Space
Minimum Contention
Window
Queue displays the transmission queue. By default, the priority from high to low is Data 0, Data 1, Data 2, and Data 3. The priority may be changed if you reset the EDCA parameters.
Data 0 (Voice) —Highest priority queue, minimum delay. Time-sensitive data such as VoIP and streaming media are automatically sent to this queue.
Data 1 (Video) —High priority queue, minimum delay. Time-sensitive video data is automatically sent to this queue.
Data 2 (Best Effort) —Medium priority queue, medium throughput and delay.
Most traditional IP data is sent to this queue.
Data 3 (Background) —Lowest priority queue, high throughput. Bulk data that requires maximum throughput and is not time-sensitive is sent to this queue
(FTP data, for example).
A wait time for data frames. The wait time is measured in slots. Valid values for Arbitration Inter-Frame Space are from 0 to 15.
A list to the algorithm that determines the initial random backoff wait time
(window) for retry of a transmission.
This value can not be higher than the value for the Maximum Contention
Window .
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Maximum Contention
Window
Maximum Burst
The upper limit (in milliseconds) for the doubling of the random backoff value.
This doubling continues until either the data frame is sent or the Maximum
Contention Window size is reached.
This value must be higher than the value for the Minimum Contention
Window .
Maximum Burpt specifies the maximum burst length allowed for packet bursts on the wireless network. A packet burst is a collection of multiple frames transmitted without header information. The decreased overhead results in higher throughput and better performance.
4. Click Station EDCA Parameters and the following page will appear. Station EDCA parameters affect traffic flowing from the client station to the EAP device. We recommend you use the defaults.
Queue
Arbitration Inter-
Frame Space
Minimum Contention
Window
Maximum Contention
Window
Queue displays the transmission queue. By default, the priority from high to low is Data 0, Data 1, Data 2, and Data 3. The priority may be changed if you reset the EDCA parameters.
Data 0 (Voice) —Highest priority queue, minimum delay. Time-sensitive data such as VoIP and streaming media are automatically sent to this queue.
Data 1 (Video) —High priority queue, minimum delay. Time-sensitive video data is automatically sent to this queue.
Data 2 (Best Effort) —Medium priority queue, medium throughput and delay.
Most traditional IP data is sent to this queue.
Data 3 (Background) —Lowest priority queue, high throughput. Bulk data that requires maximum throughput and is not time-sensitive is sent to this queue
(FTP data, for example).
A wait time for data frames. The wait time is measured in slots. Valid values for Arbitration Inter-Frame Space are from 0 to 15.
A list to the algorithm that determines the initial random backoff wait time
(window) for retry of a transmission. This value can not be higher than the value for the Maximum Contention Window .
The upper limit (in milliseconds) for the doubling of the random backoff value.
This doubling continues until either the data frame is sent or the Maximum
Contention Window size is reached.
This value must be higher than the value for the Minimum Contention
Window .
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TXOP Limit The TXOP Limit is a station EDCA parameter and only applies to traffic flowing from the client station to the EAP device. The Transmission
Opportunity (TXOP) is an interval of time, in milliseconds, when a WME client station has the right to initiate transmissions onto the wireless medium (WM) towards the EAP device. The valid values are multiples of 32 between 0 and
8192.
5. Click Apply .
3.8 Site Settings
You can configure the site-specific settings on the Site Settings page. To switch sites, select a different site from the Sites drop-down menu at the top of any screen.
3.8.1 LED
You can change the LED light status on the EAP devices on the page Site Settings > LED .
By default, the LED status is , which means that the LED lights of all the EAP devices on the site are on. You can click this button to change the LED light status. The icon will be changed to which means that all the LED lights are off.
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3.8.2 Device Account
When the EAP devices are adopted at the first time, their username and password will become the same as those of the Omada Controller which are specified at Basic Configurations. You can specify a new username and password for the adopted EAPs in batches.
Follow the steps below to change EAP devices’ username and password.
1. Go to Site Settings > Device Account.
2. Specify a new username and password for the EAP devices.
3. Click Apply .
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· The new account will be applied to EAP devices but not the Omada Controller. To change the Omada
Controller’s username and password, please refer to User Account .
· Device account can be only viewed and changed when you log in to the controller as the administrator. While the operator and observer accounts do not have the permission.
3.8.3 Reboot Schedule
You can reboot all the EAPs in the network periodically as needed. Follow the steps below to configure Reboot Schedule.
1. Go to Site Settings > Reboot Schedule.
2. Check the box to enable the function.
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3. Choose Daily , Weekly or Monthly in the Timing Mode drop-down list and set a specific time to reboot the EAPs.
4. Click Apply .
3.8.4 Log Settings
Follow the steps below to choose the way to receive system logs.
1. Go to Site Settings > Log Setting.
2. Check the box to choose the way to receive system logs (you can choose more than one) and click Apply . Two ways are available: Auto Mail Feature and Server .
Auto Mail Feature
If Auto Mail Feature is enabled, system logs will be sent to a specified mailbox. Check the box to enable the feature and configure the parameters.
From Address
To Address
SMTP Server
Enter the sender's E-mail address.
Enter the receiver's E-mail address.
Enter the IP address of the SMTP server.
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Enable Authentication
Time Mode
Fixation Time
You can check the box to enable mail server authentication. Enter the sender's mail account name and password.
Select Time Mode. System logs can be sent at specific time or time interval.
If you select Fixation Time, specify a fixed time to send the system log mails.
For example, 08:30 indicates that the mail will be sent at 8:30 am everyday.
Period Time If you select Period Time, specify a period time to regularly send the system log mail. For example, 6 indicates that the mail will be sent every six hours.
More Client Detail Log With the option enabled, the logs of clients will be sent to the receiver’s
E-mail address.
Server
If Server is enabled, system logs will be sent to a server. Check the box to enable the feature and configure the parameters.
System Log Server IP
System Log Server Port
More Client Detail Log
Enter the IP address of the server.
Enter the port of the server.
With the option enabled, the logs of clients will be sent to the server.
3.8.5 Batch Upgrade
You can upgrade your EAP devices of the same model in batches using Batch Upgrade. Two options are available for upgrading: upgrade online and upgrade manually.
Upgrade Online
With Cloud Access enabled, the latest firmware for the EAPs can be detected by the controller automatically. And you can upgrade the EAPs online. Thus you need not to save the firmware files locally in advance.
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Follow the steps below to upgrade the EAP devices online according to their model.
1. Go to Cloud Access . Click the button to enable Cloud Access and log in and bind with your TP-
Link ID. For more details about Cloud Access, please refer to Omada Cloud Service .
2. Go to Site Settings > Batch Upgrade . The device model, amount, current firmware and available firmware will appear on the Firmware list .
3. Click in the Action column to upgrade the device.
After upgrading, the device will reboot automatically.
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· You can click to check if the latest firmware is available.
· You can click in the Available Firmware column to view the release note of the firmware, which can help you know the new features or improvements of this firmware.
Upgrade Manually
The latest firmware files can be downloaded from the in the download center of TP-Link Website.
Then you can upgrade the EAP devices manually.
Follow the steps below to upgrade the EAP devices manually according to their model.
1. Visit http://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/ to download the latest firmware file of the corresponding model.
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2. Go to Site Settings > Batch Upgrade .
3. Click in the Action column to upgrade the device.
4. Click Browse to locate and choose the proper firmware file for the model.
5. Click Upgrade to upgrade the device.
After upgrading, the device will reboot automatically.
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· The EAP device cannot be upgraded manually when you access the controller via Omada Cloud.
· To avoid damage, please do not turn off the device while upgrading.
3.8.6 SSH
SSH is a protocol working in application layer and transport layer. It can provide a secure, remote connection to a device. You can log in to the Omada Controller via SSH. Follow the steps below to configure SSH on the Omada Controller:
1. Go to Site Setting > SSH . Enter the port number of the SSH server.
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2. Check the box to enable SSH Login.
3. Click Apply .
3.8.7 Management VLAN
Management VLAN provides a safer way for you to manage the EAP. With Management VLAN enabled, only the hosts in the management VLAN can manage the EAP. Since most hosts cannot process VLAN TAGs, connect the management host to the network via a switch, and set up correct
VLAN settings for the switches on the network to ensure the communication between the host and the EAP in the management VLAN.
Follow the steps below to configure Management VLAN.
1. Go to Site Setting > Management VLAN . Check the box to enable Management VLAN.
2. Specify the Management VLAN ID. The default VLAN ID is 1.
3. Click Apply .
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4
Omada Cloud Service
TP-Link Omada Cloud Service provides a better way to realize remote management. With Cloud
Access enabled on the controller and a TP-Link ID bound with your controller, and you can easily monitor and manage your wireless network. To ensure that your EAPs stay new and get better over time, the Omada Cloud will notify you when a newer firmware upgrade is available. Surely you can also manage multiple Omada Controllers with a single TP-Link ID.
Follow the steps below to configure Cloud Access and access the controller via Omada Cloud:
2. Manage the Controller via Omada Cloud
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4.1 Configure the Cloud Access
4.1.1 Enable Cloud Access
You can configure the controller via Omada Cloud only when Cloud Access is enabled on the controller and you have been added as a Cloud User.
On the page Cloud Access you can configure Cloud Access. Click the button to enable the Cloud
Access . The Cloud Access status is , which means that the Cloud Access is enabled.
4.1.2 Manage the Cloud Users
To configure and manage Omada Controller through Cloud service, you need to have a TP-Link ID, and bind your TP-Link ID to the controller. Then you can remotely access the controller as a Cloud
User.
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To register a TP-Link ID and bind it to your controller, make sure that the controller host can access the internet.
Register a TP-Link ID
In the Quick Setup process, you can register a TP-Link ID and bind it to your controller.
If you have skipped the registration during the Quick Setup process, you can go to Cloud Access . Click
Register Now and follow the instructions to register a TP-Link ID.
Log in and bind your TP-Link ID
After activating your TP-Link ID, come back to Cloud Access page to log in and bind your TP-Link
ID to your controller.
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The TP-Link ID which is bound with the controller for the first time will be automatically bound as an administrator. And only one TP-Link ID can be bound with the controller as an administrator. An administrator account can add or remove other TP-Link IDs to or from the same controller as Cloud
Users.
Add new Cloud Users
After you have an administrator TP-Link ID, you can add new Cloud Users. Click another TP-Link ID as needed and click Save .
, enter
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TP-Link ID
Role
Site Privileges
Enter the TP-Link ID that you want to add as the new Cloud User. If you do not have another TP-Link ID, you can click Register Now and follow the instructions to register a TP-Link ID.
Select the role for the new Cloud User from the drop-down list. Two options are provided:
Operator: An Operator account can change the settings of the privileged sites that are given by the administrator. And the Operator account cannot manage the cloud users and change controller settings.
Observer : An Observer account can only view the status and settings of the privileged sites that are given by the administrator but not change the settings.
Both the Operator and Observer accounts cannot manage the cloud users and controller settings. Thus Operator and Observer accounts can only be created or deleted by the administrator.
Select the privileged sites (multiple options available) for the Operator or
Observer accounts from the drop-down list.
Unbind a TP-Link ID
You can click Unbind to unbind your administrator TP-Link ID. Note that Unbind operation cannot be performed when you log in to the controller through Omada Cloud service.
4.2 Manage the Controller via Omada Cloud
With Cloud Access enabled, you can manage your controller remotely using your TP-Link ID. You can refer to the following topology.
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Switch
LAN
Router
WAN
Internet
Management Devices
EAPs
Omada Controller
Controller Host
Clients
Before you remotely access your controller, make sure that the following requirements have been met:
· Cloud Access is enabled on the controller.
· Your controller has been bound with a TP-Link ID. If you don’t have a TP-Link ID, refer to
to get one.
· Both your Controller Host and management devices have internet access.
4.2.1 Access the controller via Omada Cloud
1. Launch a web browser and type https://omada.tplinkcloud.com
in the address bar, then press
Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac).
2. Enter your TP-Link ID and password and click Log In .
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3. After you log in to Omada Cloud, a list of controllers that has been bound with your TP-Link ID will appear. If the controller does not appear on the list, you can click to refresh the current page.
Click Launch to access your controller. Then you can configure and manage your controller.
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· To Refresh the page, click
Omada Cloud.
. Automatic refreshing is not available when accessing the controller via
· To remove the Omada Controller from your cloud account, you can click
· To log out Omada Cloud, click and select Log Out.
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4.2.2 Change your TP-Link ID information
You can change your TP-Link ID information on the Omada Cloud page. Click
TP-Link ID , the cloud accounting settings will appear.
You can have a nickname for your TP-Link ID. Enter your nick name and click Save .
and select My
You can also change the password of your TP-Link ID. Enter the current password, then a new password twice and click Save .
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5
Configure the EAPs Separately
In addition to global configuration, you can configure the EAPs separately and the configuration results will be applied to a specified EAP device.
To configure a specified EAP, please click the EAP's name on the Access Points tab or click of connected EAP on the map. Then you can view the EAP's detailed information and configure the
EAP on the pop-up window.
This chapter includes the following contents:
·
View the Information of the EAP
·
View Clients Connecting to the EAP
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View Mesh Information of the EAP
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5.1 View the Information of the EAP
5.1.1 Overview
Click Overview to view the basic information including EAP's MAC address (or name you set), IP address, model, firmware version, the usage rate of CPU and Memory and uptime (indicates how long the EAP has been running without interruption).
5.1.2 LAN
Click LAN to view the traffic information of the LAN port, including the total number of packets, the total size of data, the total number of packets loss, and the total size of error data in the process of receiving and transmitting data.
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5.1.3 Radio
Click Radio to view the radio information including the frequency band, the wireless mode, the channel width, the channel, and the transmitting power. At 2.4GHz, you can also view parameters of receiving/transmitting data.
5.2
View Clients Connecting to the EAP
5.2.1
User
The User page displays the information of clients connecting to the SSID with Portal disabled, including their MAC addresses and connected SSIDs. You can click the client's MAC address to get its connection history.
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5.2.2 Guest
The Guest page displays the information of clients connecting to the SSID with Portal enabled, including their MAC addresses and connected SSIDs. You can click the client's MAC address to get its connection history.
5.3 View Mesh Information of the EAP
The Mesh page is used to view and configure the mesh parameters of the EAP.
5.3.1 Uplinks
Here you can view the parameters of the uplink APs or click to change the uplink AP.
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· You can click to search the available uplink APs and the Uplink list will refresh.
· To build a mesh network with better performance, we recommend that you select the Uplink AP with the strongest signal, least hop and least Downlink AP.
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5.3.2 Downlinks
Here you can view the downlink APs.
5.4 Configure the EAP
The Configuration page is used to configure the EAP. All the configurations will only take effect on this device.
5.4.1 Basic Config
Here you can change the name of the EAP.
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5.4.2 IP Setting
You can configure an IP address for this EAP. Two options are provided: DHCP and Static.
Get a Dynamic IP Address From the DHCP Server
1. Configure your DHCP server.
2. Select DHCP on the page above.
3. Enable the Fallback IP feature. When the device cannot get a dynamic IP address, the fallback IP address will be used.
4. Set IP address, IP mask and gateway for the fallback address and click Apply .
Manually Set a Static IP Address for the EAP
1. Select Static .
2. Set the IP address, IP mask and gateway for the static address and click Apply .
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5.4.3 Radio
Radio settings directly control the behavior of the radio in the EAP device and its interaction with the physical medium; that is, how and what type of signal the EAP device emits.
Select the frequency band (2.4GHz/5GHz) and configure the following parameters.
Status
Mode
Channel Limit
Enabled by default. If you disable the option, the radio on the frequency band will turn off.
Select the IEEE 802.11 mode the radio uses.
When the frequency of 2.4GHz is selected, 802.11b/g/n mixed, 802.11b/g mixed, and 802.11n only modes are available:
802.11b/g/n mixed : All of 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n clients operating in the
2.4GHz frequency can connect to the EAP device. We recommend you select the 802.11b/g/n mixed mode.
802.11b/g mixed : Both 802.11b and 802.11g clients can connect to the EAP device.
802.11n only : Only 802.11n clients can connect to the EAP device.
When the frequency of 5GHz is selected, 802.11 n/ac mixed, 802.11a/n mixed,
802.11 ac onl7, 802.11a only, and 802.11n only modes are available:
802.11n/ac mixed : Both 802.11n clients and 802.11ac clients operating in the
5GHz frequency can connect to the EAP device.
802.11a/n mixed : Both 802.11a clients and 802.11n clients operating in the
5GHz frequency can connect to the EAP device.
802.11ac only : Only 802.11ac clients can connect to the EAP device.
802.11a only : Only 802.11a clients can connect to the EAP device.
802.11n only : Only 802.11n clients can connect to the EAP device.
For the EAPs that support DFS in EU version, there is a Channel Limit option. If you want to use your EAP outdoors, enable this option to comply with the laws in your country.
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Channel Width
Channel
Tx Power (EIRP)
Select the channel width of the EAP device. The available options differ among different EAPs.
For some EAPs, available options include 20MHz , 40MHz and 20/40MHz .
For other EAPs, available options include 20MHz , 40MHz , 80MHz and
20/40/80MHz .
The 20/40 MHz and 20/40/80MHz channels enable higher data rates but leave fewer channels available for use by other 2.4GHz and 5GHz devices. When the radio mode includes 802.11n, we recommend you set the channel bandwidth to
20/40 MHz or 20/40/80MHz to improve the transmission speed.
Select the channel used by the EAP device to improve wireless performance.
The range of available channels is determined by the radio mode and the country setting. If you select Auto for the channel setting, the EAP device scans available channels and selects a channel where the least amount of traffic is detected.
Select the Tx Power (Transmit Power) in the 4 options: Low, Medium, High and Custom . Low, Medium and High are based on the Min. Txpower (Minimum transmit power) and Max. TxPower (maximum transmit power. It may vary among different countries and regions).
Low : Min. TxPower + (Max. TxPower-Min. TxPower) * 20% (round off the value)
Medium : Min. TxPower + (Max. TxPower-Min. TxPower) * 60% (round off the value)
High : Max. TxPower
Custom : Enter a value manually.
5.4.4 Load Balance
By setting the maximum number of clients accessing the EAPs, Load Balance helps to achieve rational use of network resources.
Select the frequency band (2.4GHz/5GHz) and configure the parameters.
Max Associated
Clients
Enable this function and specify the maximum number of connected clients. While more clients requesting to connect, the EAP will disconnect those with weaker signals.
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RSSI Threshold Enable this function and enter the threshold of RSSI (Received Signal Strength
Indication). When the clients' signal is weaker than the RSSI Threshold you've set, the clients will be disconnected from the EAP.
5.4.5 WLANs
You can specify a different SSID name and password to override the previous SSID. After that, clients can only see the new SSID and use the new password to access the network. Follow the steps below to override the SSID.
1. Select the frequency band and WLAN group.
2. Click and the following window will pop up.
3. Check the box to enable the feature.
4. You can join the overridden SSID in to a VLAN. Check the Use VLAN ID box and specify a VLAN
ID.
5. Specify a new name and password for the SSID.
6. Click Apply to save the configuration.
5.4.6 Trunk Settings (Only for EAP330)
The trunk function can bundles multiple Ethernet links into a logical link to increase bandwidth and improve network reliability.
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Status
Mode
Enable this function.
The EAP330 has two 1000Mbps Ethernet ports. If the Trunk function is enabled and the ports are in the speed of 1000Mbps Full Duplex, the whole bandwidth of the trunk link is up to 4Gbps (2000Mbps * 2).
Select the applied mode of Trunk Arithmetic from the drop-down list.
• MAC_DA + MAC_SA: When this option is selected, the arithmetic will be based on the source and destination MAC addresses of the packets.
• MAC_DA: When this option is selected, the arithmetic will be based on the destination MAC addresses of the packets.
• MAC_SA: When this option is selected, the arithmetic will be based on the source
MAC addresses of the packets.
5.4.7 Rogue AP Detection
With this option enabled, the EAP device will detect rogue APs in all channels.
5.4.8 Local LAN Port Settings (Only for EAP115-Wall and EAP225-Wall)
You can configure the LAN port of the EAP.
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VLAN
PoE Out
Enable this feature and specify the VLAN that the EAP is added to, and then the hosts connected to this EAP can only communicate with the devices in this VLAN.
The valid values are from 1 to 4094, and the default is 1.
If your EAP has PoE OUT port, you can enable this option to supply power to the connected device on this port.
The EAP that has no PoE OUT port does not support this feature.
5.4.9 Forget this AP
If you no longer want to manage this EAP, you may remove it. All the configurations and history about this EAP will be deleted. It is recommended to back up the configurations of this EAP before you forget it.
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Manage the Omada Controller
This chapter mainly introduces how to manage the user account and configure system settings.
This chapter includes the following contents.
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·
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·
Information About the Software
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6.1 User Account
You can use different user account to log in to the Omada Controller. User has three roles: administrator, operator and observer. The administration authority varies among different roles.
Administrator
Operator
Observer
The first administrator account is created in the Basic Configuration process and this account can not be deleted. An administrator can change the settings of the EAP network and create and delete user accounts.
An operator account can be created or deleted by the administrator. The operator can change the settings of the EAP network.
An observer account can be created or deleted by the administrator. The observer can only view the status and settings of the EAP network but not change the settings.
Follow the steps below to add user account.
1. Go to Controller Settings > User Account .
2. Click and the following window will pop up.
3. Specify the username, Email and password of the account.
4. Select the role from the drop-down list.
· If you select operator or observer , you also need to select the Site Privileges .
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· If you select administrator , the Site Privileges option will not appear and all sites are available for the administrator user.
5. Click Apply to add the user account.
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· You can refer to the Role page to view the user role’s type, description information, permission scope and created time.
· The user account cannot be used to log in to the Omada Controller through Omada Cloud Service. To access the controller via Cloud Access, you should be a cloud user. To add a cloud user, refer to
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6.2 General Setting
6.2.1 Configure Controller Name
Omada Controller is given a default name in the format Omada Controller_XXXXXX . You can give your controller a descriptive name in the Controller Settings > General Setting page and click
Apply .
6.2.2 Configure Mail Server
With the Mail Server, you can reset the login password of the user account if necessary. An email with the link of resetting password will be sent from the Omada Controller. It is different from the
SMTP Server, which is just for the system log emails sending.
Follow the steps below to configure mail server.
1. Go to Controller Settings > General Setting and click Mail Server .
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2. Enter the hostname or IP address of the Omada Controller. The default IP address of the Omada
Controller is 127.0.0.1
. You can keep it or customize the hostname or IP address which can be visited by the Controller host.
When the email with the link of resetting password are sent out, the Controller hostname or IP address will be specified in the Controller URL in every message.
3. Check the box to enable SMTP Server , and then the following screen will appear.
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4. Configure the following parameters.
Mail Server
Port
Enable Auth
Username/Password
Enter the IP address or domain of SMTP Server.
The SMTP server uses port 25 as default.
You can enable SSL (Security Socket Layer) to enhance secure communications over the Internet. If SSL is enabled, the port number will automatically change to 465.
Check the box to enable authentication (Optional).
If you enable authentication, enter the username and password required by the mail server.
Specify the sender's mail address. Enter the email address that will appear as the sender for resetting password.
Specify Sender
Address
5. Click Apply to save the configuration.
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Specify the account email address based on the Mail server to receive the email for resetting password.
6.3 History Data Retention
History Data Retention allows users to determine the retention of logs and client statistics. The logs and client statistics beyond the specified number of days will be cleared. For example, with 7 days selected, only the logs and client statistics in recent 7 days will be retained, and the data beyond 7 days will be cleared from the controller.
Follow the steps below to configure Historical Data Retention:
1. Go to Controller Settings > History Data Retention .
2. Select the length of time in days that data will be retained from the drop-down list. Seven options are provided: 7 days , 30 days , 60 days , 90 days , 180 days , 365 days , or All time .
3. Click Apply .
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6.4 Backup&Restore
You can save the current configuration and data in the controller as a backup file and if necessary, restore the configuration using the backup file. We recommend you back up the settings before upgrading the device. This function is available only for local logged-in users.
Follow the steps below to backup and restore the configuration.
1. Go to Controller Settings > Backup&Restore.
2. Select the length of time in days that data will be backed up in the Retained Data Backup dropdown list. For example, with 7days selected, the data only in recent 7days will be backed up.
3. Click Backup to save the backup file.
4. If necessary, click Browse to locate and choose the backup file. Then click Restore to restore the configuration.
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· If you do not want to back up historical data, you can select Settings only to get only the controller setting saved in the backup files.
· If you do not want to back up data manually, you can enable the
.
Auto Backup function. Please refer to
· The configuration of the mesh network will not be backed up. Thus the configuration of the mesh network
6.5 Auto Backup
With Auto Backup enabled, the controller will be scheduled to back up the configuration and data automatically at the specified time.
Follow the steps below to configure Auto Backup function.
1. Go to Controller Settings > Auto Backup.
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2. Check the box to enable Auto Backup function.
3. Select how often to perform Auto Backup in the Occurrence . You can choose Daily , Weekly ,
Monthly or Yearly from drop-down list. Then set an appropriate time to back up files in the
Backup Time .
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Time. For example, if you choose to automatically backup the data on the 31th day of every month.
When it comes to June, which is only 30 days long, the auto backup will not take effect
4. Select the length of time in days that data will be backed up in the Retained Data Backup . For example, with 7days selected, the data only in recent 7days will be backed up.
5. Specify the maximum number of backup files to save in the Maximum Number of Files . The default is 7.
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You can view the name, backup time and size of the backup files in the Backup Files List.
You can execute the corresponding operation to the backup files by clicking an icon in the Action column.
Restore the data and configurations in the backup file.
Download the backup file.
Delete the backup file.
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· To back up data manually and restore the data to the controller, configure Backup&Restore function. Please
· If you do not want to back up historical data, you can select saved in the backup files.
Settings only to get only the controller setting
· The auto backup files will be stored in data/ autobackup folder of the controller installation location.
· The configuration of the mesh network and cloud users will not be backed up. Thus the configuration of the mesh network and cloud users cannot be restored. You should configure the mesh again if necessary.
Please refer to Configure Mesh
. To add cloud users, please refer to Manage the Cloud Users
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6.6 Information About the Software
You can view the Omada Controller's version and copyright information on the Controller Settings
> About page.
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Application Example
A restaurant has a wireless network with three EAPs managed by the Omada Controller. The network administrator wants to :
· Monitor the EAPs with the Map.
· Enable Portal function to drive customers' attention to the ads of the supermarket when customers attempt to access the network. The costumers need to use a simple password to pass the authentication.
· Allow the employees of the restaurant to access the network resources without portal authentication.
· Schedule the radio to operate only during the working time (8:00 am to 22:00 pm) in order to reduce power consumption.
Follow the steps below to achieve the requirements above.
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7.1 Basic Configuration
Follow the steps below to do the basic configuration.
1. Connect the hardware by referring to the following topology.
Host A (Controller Host)
IP: 192.168.0.100
Switch
Router (DHCP Server)
LAN IP:192.168.0.1
Omada Controller
Internet
EAPs
2. Install the Omada Controller on Host A.
3. Launch the software and follow the instructions to complete some initial configurations.
4. Log into the management interface.
5. Adopt the pending EAP devices.
7.2
Advanced Settings
After the basic configuration, refer to the following content to meet the network administrator's requirements.
7.2.1 Monitor the EAPs with Map
Follow the steps below to create a map and monitor the EAPs with the map.
1. Go to the Map .
2. Import a local map and set the map scale.
3. Drag the EAPs to the appropriate locations on the map.
4. Click Coverage and you can see the representation of the EAPs’ wireless coverage.
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7.2.2 Configure Portal Authentication
Follow the steps below to configure Portal function.
1. Go to Wireless Settings > Basic Wireless Settings and edit the SSID we created in the basic configuration.
To make it easier for customers to connect, change the Security Mode from WPA-PSK to
None. Customers can connect to the EAPs without password and be redirected to the Portal
Authentication where the correct password will be required.
2. Open the global configuration window and go to Wireless Control > Portal . Click
The configuration window will pop up.
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3. In the Basic Info section, complete the basic settings for the portal.
1 ) Specify a name for the portal.
2 ) Select an SSID for the portal.
3 ) Select the Authentication Type as Simple Password. Specify a simple password for the guests.
4 ) Select the Authentication Timeout . For example, 1 Hour is suitable for the customers at the restaurant.
5 ) Enable the Redirect to drive the costumers to the restaurant's homepage after successful login. We can put some promotion information on the page.
4. In the Login Page section, configure the login page.
5. In the Advertisement section, upload two pictures of the restaurant and set the related parameters.
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6. Click Apply .
7.2.3 Create a SSID for the Employees
We have created a SSID in the basic configuration for the customers. Here we need to create another SSID for the employees to allow them to access the network without portal authentication.
In addition, the new SSID should be invisible for the customers.
Follow the steps below to create a SSID for the employees.
1. Open the global configuration window and go to Wireless Settings > Basic Wireless Settings .
2. Click Add to add a new SSID.
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Configure the parameters.
1 ) Disable the SSID Broadcast to hide this SSID from the customers.
2 ) Specify the SSID Name , Security Mode and Wireless Password . Let the employees manually enter the SSID name and password, and choose the security mode you set to access the network.
3 ) Click Apply to save the configuration.
7.2.4 Configure Scheduler
Follow the steps below to schedule the radio to operate only during the working time (from 8:00 to
22:00).
1. Open the global configuration window and go to Wireless Control > Scheduler .
1 ) Add a profile.
2 ) Add an item for the profile. The parameters are set as shown on the following screen.
2. Go to Scheduler Association tab.
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1 ) Enable the function and select Associated with SSID . Click Apply .
2 ) In the Profile Name column of both SSIDs, select the profile we just created.
3 ) In the Action column of both SSIDs, select Radio On .
4 ) Click Apply in the Setting column of both SSIDs.
5 ) Select 5GHz and do the same configurations as above.
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Appendix: Omada App
Omada app is a mobile application designed for Omada series EAP products. It allows you to conveniently monitor and manage your network. The Omada app can be used for Standalone and
Controller modes.
This appendix introduces how to use Omada app to manage your network and includes the following sections:
·
Install Omada App on the Mobile Device
·
Manage your Network in Standalone Mode
·
Manage your Network in Controller Mode
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1 Install Omada App on the Mobile Device
Omada app runs on iOS and Android devices, such as smart phones and tablets. Launch the Apple
App Store (iOS) or Google Play store (Android) and search “TP-Link Omada” or simply scan the QR code to download and install the app.
or
Scan for Omada App Download Omada App
2
Manage your Network in Standalone Mode
For a relatively small-scale network which has a few EAPs (usually less than three) and only basic functions are required, standalone mode is recommended. You can use a mobile device to configure each EAP individually for basic functionality without configuring a Omada Controller. Note that the EAP device which is managed by Omada Controller is inaccessible in standalone mode.
Refer to the topology below, make sure that the following requirements have been met:
· An Ethernet connection from your Omada EAP device to the LAN with DHCP.
· The supported firmware version of the EAP device. EAP245, EAP225, EAP115, EAP110, EAP225-
Outdoor, EAP110-Outdoor, EAP115-Wall and EAP225-Wall are currently supported. To check the firmware versions of the supported EAPs, please refer to www.tp-link.com/omada_ compatibility_list . More products will be supported by Omada app in the near future as firmware updates are released.
· A compatible iOS or Android device with Omada app.
EAP
Internet Router
Mobile Device Installed with Omada App
EAP
Follow the steps below to manage your network via Omada app in standalone mode. The following page is exampled with the iOS version of the app. The Android version is similar.
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1. Connect your mobile device to the EAP by using the default SSID (format: TP-
Link 2.4GHz/5GHz_XXXXXX ) printed on the label .
2. Launch the Omada app, tap Standalone
APs and wait for the EAP device to be discovered.
4. Edit the default SSID and password to keep your wireless network secure. Tap
Next .
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All the EAP devices in the same subnet will be discovered by Omada app and shown on the page. You can tap the discovered EAP device to configure directly.
3. Tap on the EAP device appearing on the page. Set a new username and password for your login account of the
EAP.
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The settings will take effect after several minutes. For operation system differences, the wireless network connection will be different.
When the default SSID of the EAP device is changed, normally mobile device join the new wireless network automatically. For the unsupported operation system, you should manually connect to the new SSID.
5. You can view the name of the EAP device and other information including wireless parameters and clients. And you can tap to change the settings of radio, SSID and device account.
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· Omada app is designed to help you quickly configure some basic settings. For advanced configuration, you can use controller mode.
And when your EAP is managed by the controller, you can not use standalone mode.
· In standalone mode, only one user is allowed to log in to the management page of the EAP at the same time. Thus the management web page of the EAP cannot be logged in to when using the Omada app and vice versa.
Also only one user can log in to the EAP via
Omada app.
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3 Manage your Network in Controller Mode
For a large-scale network which has mass EAPs and advanced functions are required, controller mode is recommended. Controller mode allows you to configure and automatically synchronize unified wireless settings to all EAPs in the network.
Omada app offers a convenient way to access the Omada Controller and adopt EAP devices. With
Local Access and Cloud Access function on the Omada app, you can manage the controller at local and remote sites.
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Omada Controller needs to be kept running when using Omada app to access the controller.
3.1 Locally manage your EAPs using the Omada App
Local Access function on Omada app is designed for accessing the controller which is in the same subnet with your mobile devices. Refer to the topology below, make sure that the following requirements have been met:
· An Ethernet connection from your Omada EAP device to the LAN with DHCP.
· The version of the Omada Controller is 3.0.2 or above.
· A compatible iOS or Android device with Omada app.
Internet
Router
Switch
Omada Controller
Omada Controller Software running the Management PC
EAP EAP EAP
Mobile Device Installed with Omada App
Follow the steps below to manage your network via Omada app in controller mode locally. The following page is exampled with the iOS version of the app. The Android version is similar.
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1. Connect your mobile device to the EAP by using the default SSID (format: TP-
Link 2.4GHz/5GHz_XXXXXX ) printed on the label. Note that the EAP should be in the same subnet with the controller.
3. T a p t h e O m a d a C o n t r o l l e r , t h e controller login page will show. Enter the username and password of the controller, then tap Log In to launch the controller.
2. Launch the Omada app, go to Local
Access, tap the + button on the upper-right corner to add the Omada controller. Normally Omada app will discover the controller which is in the same subnet. If the controller cannot be found, you can add the controller by entering the IP address and port of the controller host in the manual column.
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4. On the APs screen, tap the EAP device that is pending for the adoption. And you can use the functions at the bottom to navigate various screens of the
Omada Controller including the wireless statistics, clients information and basic settings.
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3.2 Remotely manage your EAPs using the Omada App
Cloud Access function on Omada app is designed for accessing the controller via Omada Cloud service. Thus, you can configure your controller and manage EAP devices at any time, from anywhere.
Refer to the topology below, make sure that the following requirements have been met:
· Both your Controller Host and mobile device have internet access.
· The version of the Omada Controller is 3.0.2 or above.
· A compatible iOS or Android device with Omada app.
· Cloud Access is enabled on the controller. The controller has been bound with a TP-Link ID. For more details about the Cloud Access on the controller, refer to the
.
Internet
Mobile Device Installed with Omada App
Router
Switch
Omada Controller
Omada Controller Software running the Management PC
EAP EAP EAP
Clients
Follow the steps below to manage your network via Omada app in controller mode remotely. The following page is exampled with the iOS version of the app. The Android version is similar.
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1. Launch the Omada app, go to Cloud
Access and tap Go to Log In to log in to
Omada Cloud with your TP-Link ID.
2. All the online controller which are bound with your TP-Link ID will appear on the page. Tap the controller to launch and configure the controller.
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3. On the APs screen, tap the EAP device that is pending for the adoption. And you can use the functions at the bottom to navigate various screens of the
Omada Controller including the wireless statistics, clients information and basic settings.
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Key Features
- 2.4 GHz
- 5 GHz 867 Mbit/s
- Maximum data transfer rate: 1000 Mbit/s
- IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3u
- 64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, 152-bit WEP
- Power over Ethernet (PoE)
- Antennas quantity: 4
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