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AC1300DBDCCeiling‐mountAP

CAP1300,Office1‐2‐3,Office+1,Office+3,OfficeWiFi

System,OfficeWiFiSystem+1.

UserManual

04‐2015/v1.1

CONTENTS

OVERVIEW:IMPORTANT..............................................................................1

I.ProductInformation....................................................................................................................................... 2

I‐1.PackageContents..................................................................................................................2

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I‐2.SystemRequirements...........................................................................................................2

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I‐3.HardwareOverview..............................................................................................................3

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I‐4.LEDStatus.............................................................................................................................4

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I‐5.Reset.....................................................................................................................................5

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I‐6.SafetyInformation................................................................................................................6

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II.HardwareInstallation..............................................................................7

II‐1.ConnectingtheaccesspointtoarouterorPoEswitch......................................................7

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II‐2.Mountingtheaccesspointtoaceiling...............................................................................8

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II‐3.T‐RailMount.....................................................................................................................11

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APMode

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III.QuickSetup...........................................................................................13

III‐1.InitialSetup.........................................................................................................................13

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III‐2.BasicSettings......................................................................................................................15

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IV.BrowserBasedConfigurationInterface.................................................19

IV‐1.Information.......................................................................................................................21

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IV‐1‐1.SystemInformation..........................................................................................................21

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IV‐1‐2.WirelessClients.................................................................................................................24

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IV‐1‐3.WirelessMonitor..............................................................................................................25

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IV‐1‐4.Log.....................................................................................................................................26

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IV‐2.NetworkSettings...............................................................................................................28

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IV‐2‐1.LAN‐SideIPAddress..........................................................................................................28

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IV‐2‐2.LANPort............................................................................................................................30

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IV‐2‐3.VLAN..................................................................................................................................31

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IV‐3.WirelessSettings...............................................................................................................32

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IV‐3‐1.2.4GHz11bgn....................................................................................................................32

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IV‐3‐1‐1.Basic............................................................................................................................33

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IV‐3‐1‐2.Advanced....................................................................................................................36

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IV‐3‐1‐3.Security.......................................................................................................................38

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IV‐3‐1‐3‐1.NoAuthentication.....................................................................................................39

IV‐3‐1‐3‐2.WEP...........................................................................................................................40

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IV‐3‐1‐3‐3.IEEE802.1x/EAP.........................................................................................................40

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IV‐3‐1‐3‐4.WPA‐PSK...................................................................................................................40

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IV‐3‐1‐3‐5.WPA‐EAP...................................................................................................................41

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IV‐3‐1‐3‐6.AdditionalAuthentication.........................................................................................41

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IV‐3‐1‐4.WDS.............................................................................................................................43

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IV‐3‐1‐5.Schedule......................................................................................................................45

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IV‐3‐2.WPS.....................................................................................................................................46

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IV‐3‐3.RADIUS................................................................................................................................48

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IV‐3‐3‐1.RADIUSSettings..........................................................................................................50

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IV‐3‐3‐2.InternalServer............................................................................................................51

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IV‐3‐3‐3.RADIUSAccounts........................................................................................................53

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IV‐3‐4.MACFilter.........................................................................................................................55

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IV‐3‐5.WMM..................................................................................................................................57

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IV‐4.Management.....................................................................................................................59

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IV‐4‐1.Admin................................................................................................................................59

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IV‐4‐2.DateandTime...................................................................................................................62

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IV‐4‐3.SyslogServer.....................................................................................................................64

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IV‐4‐4.PingTest............................................................................................................................65

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IV‐4‐5.I’mHere.............................................................................................................................66

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IV‐4‐6.OperationMode...............................................................................................................67

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IV‐5.Advanced..........................................................................................................................68

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IV‐5‐1.LEDSettings.......................................................................................................................68

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IV‐5‐2.UpdateFirmware..............................................................................................................69

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IV‐5‐3.Save/RestoreSettings.......................................................................................................70

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IV‐5‐4.FactoryDefault..................................................................................................................72

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IV‐5‐5.Reboot...............................................................................................................................73

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EdimaxProNMS

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I.ProductInformation.............................................................................74

II.QuickSetup...........................................................................................75

III.SoftwareLayout....................................................................................81

IV.Features................................................................................................88

IV‐1.LOGIN,LOGOUT&RESTART...............................................................................................88

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IV‐2.DASHBOARD........................................................................................................................90

IV‐2‐1.SystemInformation............................................................................................................91

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IV‐2‐2.DevicesInformation............................................................................................................91

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IV‐2‐3.ManagedAP........................................................................................................................92

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IV‐2‐4.ManagedAPGroup.............................................................................................................93

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IV‐2‐5.ActiveClients.......................................................................................................................94

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IV‐3.ZONEPLAN..........................................................................................................................95

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IV‐4.NMSMONITOR...................................................................................................................97

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IV‐4‐1.AccessPoint........................................................................................................................97

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IV‐4‐1‐1.ManagedAP................................................................................................................97

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IV‐4‐1‐2.ManagedAPGroup.....................................................................................................99

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IV‐4‐2.WLAN................................................................................................................................101

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IV‐4‐2‐1.ActiveWLAN.............................................................................................................101

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IV‐4‐2‐2.ActiveWLANGroup..................................................................................................102

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IV‐4‐3.Clients................................................................................................................................102

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IV‐4‐3‐1.ActiveClients.............................................................................................................102

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IV‐4‐4.RogueDevices...................................................................................................................103

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IV‐4‐5.Information.......................................................................................................................104

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IV‐4‐5‐1.AllEvents/Activities..................................................................................................104

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IV‐4‐5‐2.Monitoring................................................................................................................105

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IV‐5.NMSSettings.....................................................................................................................106

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IV‐5‐1.AccessPoint......................................................................................................................106

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IV‐5‐2.WLAN................................................................................................................................117

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IV‐5‐3.RADIUS..............................................................................................................................121

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IV‐5‐4.AccessControl...................................................................................................................127

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IV‐5‐5.GuestNetwork..................................................................................................................130

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IV‐5‐6.ZoneEdit...........................................................................................................................134

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IV‐5‐7.FirmwareUpgrade............................................................................................................136

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IV‐5‐8.Advanced..........................................................................................................................137

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IV‐5‐8‐1.SystemSecurity.........................................................................................................137

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IV‐5‐8‐2.Date&Time..............................................................................................................137

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IV‐6.LocalNetwork...................................................................................................................139

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IV‐6‐1.NetworkSettings...............................................................................................................139

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IV‐6‐1‐1.LAN‐SideIPAddress..................................................................................................139

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IV‐6‐1‐2.LANPortSettings......................................................................................................142

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IV‐6‐1‐3.VLAN..........................................................................................................................143

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IV‐6‐2.2.4GHz11bgn....................................................................................................................144

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IV‐6‐2‐1.Basic..........................................................................................................................144

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IV‐6‐2‐2.Advanced..................................................................................................................146

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IV‐6‐2‐3.Security.....................................................................................................................148

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IV‐6‐2‐3‐1.NoAuthentication...................................................................................................149

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IV‐6‐2‐3‐2.WEP.........................................................................................................................149

IV‐6‐2‐3‐3.IEEE802.1x/EAP.......................................................................................................150

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IV‐6‐2‐3‐4.WPA‐PSK.................................................................................................................150

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IV‐6‐2‐3‐5.WPA‐EAP.................................................................................................................150

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IV‐6‐2‐3‐6.AdditionalAuthentication.......................................................................................151

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IV‐6‐2‐4.WDS...........................................................................................................................152

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IV‐6‐3.5GHz11ac11an..............................................................................................................154

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IV‐6‐3‐1.Basic..........................................................................................................................154

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IV‐6‐3‐2.Advanced..................................................................................................................156

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IV‐6‐3‐3.Security.....................................................................................................................158

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IV‐6‐3‐4.WDS...........................................................................................................................160

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IV‐6‐4.WPS...................................................................................................................................162

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IV‐6‐5.RADIUS..............................................................................................................................163

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IV‐6‐5‐1.RADIUSSettings........................................................................................................164

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IV‐6‐5‐2.InternalServer..........................................................................................................165

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IV‐6‐5‐3.RADIUSAccounts......................................................................................................167

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IV‐6‐6.MACFilter.........................................................................................................................169

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IV‐6‐7.WMM................................................................................................................................171

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IV‐7.LocalSettings....................................................................................................................173

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IV‐7‐1.OperationMode...............................................................................................................173

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IV‐7‐2.NetworkSettings...............................................................................................................173

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IV‐7‐2‐1.SystemInformation..................................................................................................173

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IV‐7‐2‐2.WirelessClients.........................................................................................................176

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IV‐7‐2‐3.WirelessMonitor......................................................................................................177

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IV‐7‐2‐4.Log.............................................................................................................................178

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IV‐7‐3.Management.....................................................................................................................180

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IV‐7‐3‐1.Admin......................................................................................................................180

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IV‐7‐3‐2.DateandTime.........................................................................................................182

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IV‐7‐3‐3.SyslogServer...........................................................................................................183

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IV‐7‐3‐4.I’mHere...................................................................................................................184

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IV‐7‐4.Advanced..........................................................................................................................185

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IV‐7‐4‐1.LEDSettings...............................................................................................................185

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IV‐7‐4‐2.UpdateFirmware....................................................................................................185

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IV‐7‐4‐3.Save/RestoreSettings.............................................................................................187

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IV‐7‐4‐4.FactoryDefault........................................................................................................188

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IV‐7‐4‐5.Reboot.....................................................................................................................188

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IV‐8.Toolbox.............................................................................................................................189

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IV‐8‐1.NetworkConnectivity.....................................................................................................189

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IV‐8‐1‐1.Ping..........................................................................................................................189

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IV‐8‐1‐2.TraceRoute.............................................................................................................189

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V.Appendix.............................................................................................190

V‐1.ConfiguringyourIPaddress............................................................................................190

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V‐1‐1.WindowsXP....................................................................................................................191

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V‐1‐2.WindowsVista................................................................................................................193

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V‐1‐3.Windows7......................................................................................................................195

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V‐1‐4.Windows8......................................................................................................................199

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V‐1‐5.Mac.................................................................................................................................203

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V.BestPractice........................................................................................205

VI‐1.HowtoCreateandLinkWLAN&AccessPointGroups..................................................205

OVERVIEW

Youraccesspointcanfunctioninthreedifferentmodes.

ThedefaultmodeforyouraccesspointisAPmode.

APmodeisaregularaccesspointforuseinyourwirelessnetwork.

APControllermodeactsasthedesignatedmasterofanAParray(group

oflinkedaccesspoints).

ManagedAPmodeactsasa“slave”APwithintheAParray(controlledby

theAPController“master”).

InAPControllermodetheuserinterfacewillswitchtoEdimaxProNMS.

Thisusermanualissplitintotwoparts:APmode(blue)andEdimaxPro

NMS(grey).

1

I.ProductInformation

I‐1.PackageContents

1 2 3

4 5 6 7

8

CAP1300AccessPoint4. CD

CeilingMountBracket5. QuickInstallationGuide

T‐RailMountingKit&6. EthernetCable

Screws7. PowerAdapter

CeilingMountScrewTemplate

I‐2.SystemRequirements

‐ Existingcable/DSLmodem&router

‐ Computerwithwebbrowserforaccesspointconfiguration

2

I‐3.HardwareOverview

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3

Ethernet Port (PoE)

Power Jack (DC IN)

Ethernet Port

I‐4.LEDStatus

LEDColor LEDStatusDescription

Blue OnTheaccesspointison.

LongFlashing Upgradingfirmware.

ShortFlashing Resettingtofactorydefaults.

Amber

OnStartingup.

Flashing

Error.

Off

Theaccesspointisoff.

4

I‐5.Reset

Ifyouexperienceproblemswithyouraccesspoint,youcanresetthe

devicebacktoitsfactorysettings.Thisresetsallsettingsbacktodefault.

1.Pressandholdtheresetbuttonontheaccesspointforatleast10

seconds.

Youmayneedtouseapinorsimilarsharpobjecttopushthe

resetbutton.

2.Waitfortheaccesspointtorestart.Theaccesspointisreadyforsetupwhen

theLEDisblue.

5

I‐6.SafetyInformation

Inordertoensurethesafeoperationofthedeviceanditsusers,please

readandactinaccordancewiththefollowingsafetyinstructions.

1. Theaccesspointisdesignedforindooruseonly;donotplacetheaccess

pointoutdoors.

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2. Donotplacetheaccesspointinornearhot/humidplaces,suchasa

kitchenorbathroom.

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3. Donotpullanyconnectedcablewithforce;carefullydisconnectitfrom

theaccesspoint.

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4. Handletheaccesspointwithcare.Accidentaldamagewillvoid

thewarrantyoftheaccesspoint.

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5. Thedevicecontainssmallpartswhichareadangertosmallchildren

under3yearsold.Pleasekeeptheaccesspointoutofreachofchildren.

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6. Donotplacetheaccesspointonpaper,cloth,orotherflammablematerials.

Theaccesspointmaybecomehotduringuse.

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7. Therearenouser‐serviceablepartsinsidetheaccesspoint.Ifyou

experienceproblemswiththeaccesspoint,pleasecontactyourdealer

ofpurchaseandaskforhelp.

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8. Theaccesspointisanelectricaldeviceandassuch,ifitbecomeswetfor

anyreason,donotattempttotouchitwithoutswitchingthepower

supplyoff.Contactanexperiencedelectricaltechnicianforfurtherhelp.

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9. Ifyousmellburningorseesmokecomingfromtheaccesspointorpower

adapter,thendisconnecttheaccesspointandpoweradapterimmediately,

asfarasitissafelypossibletodoso.Callyourdealerofpurchaseforhelp.

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II.HardwareInstallation

WhenusingtheaccesspointinAPmodeitisrecommendedto

configuresomebasicsettingsasshowninIII.QuickSetupbefore

hardwareinstallation.

II‐1. ConnectingtheaccesspointtoarouterorPoEswitch

1.Ifyouneedto,removethecapfromtheundersideoftheaccesspoint.This

createsextraspaceforyourcablestopassthrough.

2.ConnectarouterorPoEswitchtotheaccesspoint’sLANportusingan

Ethernetcable.

3.Ifyouareusingarouter,thenconnect

thepoweradaptertotheaccesspoint’s

12VDCportandplugthepoweradapter

intoapowersupply.

Donotusethepoweradapter

ifyouareusingaPoEswitch.

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II‐2. Mountingtheaccesspointtoaceiling

Tomounttheaccesspointtoaceiling,pleasefollowtheinstructions

belowandrefertodiagramA&B.

ForWoodenCeilings(refertodiagramA):

1.Placetheceilingmountbrackettoaceilinginyourdesiredlocationandinsert

screwiiithroughholei(x2)andtightentofixthebracketinplace.

2.Whentheceilingbracketisinplace,insetscrewivintoholev(x2)onthe

accesspoint.

3.Fixtheaccesspointtotheceilingbracketbyinsertingtheattachedscrews

iv intoholeviandtwistingtheaccesspoint.

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4. Locktheaccesspointfirmlyintoplacewhenbytwistingittoalignscrews

iv withthegroovesintheceilingmount.

ForOtherCeilings(refertodiagramB):

1.Placetheceilingmountbrackettoaceilinginyourdesiredlocationand

Insertscrewiithroughholei(x2)andtightentofixthebracketinplace,as

showninA.

2.Insertscrewiiithroughholeiandintotherearofscrewiiandtightento

provideadditionalstrength.

3.Whentheceilingbracketisinplace,insertscrewivintoholev(x2)ontheaccess

point.

5.Fixtheaccesspointtotheceilingbracketbyinsertingtheattachedscrews

ivintoholeviandtwistingtheaccesspoint.

6. Locktheaccesspointfirmlyintoplacebytwistingittoalignscrewsivwiththe

groovesintheceilingmount.

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A

ii

i

iii

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B

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II‐3. T‐RailMount

TomounttheaccesspointtoaT‐Rail,pleasefollowtheinstructions

belowandrefertodiagramC,D&E.

1.SelectthecorrectsizeT‐Railbracketfromthetwosizeswhichare

includedinthepackagecontents.

2.AttachtheT‐Railbracketitoholeiiusingscrewiii(x2)asshowninC.

IfyouneedmorespacebetweentheaccesspointandtheT‐Rail,

thenadditionallyusebracketivbetweenbracketiandholeii(x2),

andusethelongerscrews(x2)includedinthepackagecontents.

3.CliptheaccesspointontoyourT‐RailusingthenowattachedT‐Rail

bracket.

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III. QuickSetup

Youraccesspointcanbeupandrunninginjustafewminutes.Thisquick

installationguidewillhelptosetupyouraccesspointinitsdefaultAPmode

andconfigureitsbasicsettings.ForuseaManagedAPwithinanAParray

nosettingsarenecessary.ConfigurationscanbemadefromyourController

AP(refertoEdimaxProNMS).

III‐1. InitialSetup

1.ConnecttheaccesspointtoacomputerviaEthernetcable.

2.Connectthepoweradaptertotheaccesspoint’s12VDCportandplugthepower

adapterintoapowersupplyusingtheincludedcable.

3.Pleasewaitamomentfortheaccesspointtostartup.Theaccesspointisready

whentheLEDisblue.

4.Setyourcomputer’sIPaddressto192.168.2.xwherexisanumberinthe

range3–100.Ifyouareunsurehowtodothis,pleaserefertotheuser

manualformoreinformation.

Pleaseensuretherearenootheractivenetworkconnectionson

yourcomputer(disconnectWi‐FiconnectionsandEthernet

cables).

5.Entertheaccesspoint’sdefaultIPaddress192.168.2.2intotheURLbarofa

webbrowser.

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6.Youwillbepromptedforausernameandpassword.Enterthedefault

username“admin”andthedefaultpassword“1234”.

7.Youwillarrivethe“SystemInformation”screenshownbelow.

8.Next,pleasefollowtheinstructionsbelowinII‐2.BasicSettingsto

configuretheaccesspoint’sbasicsettings.

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Formoreadvancedconfigurations,pleaserefertoIV.

BrowserBasedConfigurationInterface.

III‐2. BasicSettings

Theinstructionsbelowwillhelpyoutoconfigurethefollowingbasic

settingsoftheaccesspoint:

‐ LANIPAddress

‐ 2.4GHzSSID&Security

‐ AdministratorName&Password

‐ Time&Date

Itisrecommendedyouconfigurethesesettingsbeforeusingthe

accesspoint.

1.Tochangetheaccesspoint’sLANIPaddress,goto“NetworkSettings”>“LAN‐

sideIPAddress”andyouwillseethescreenbelow.

2.EntertheIPaddresssettingsyouwishtouseforyouraccesspoint.Youcan

useadynamic(DHCP)orstaticIPaddress,dependingonyournetwork

environment.Click“Apply”tosavethechangesandwaitafewmomentsfor

theaccesspointtoreload.

Whenyouchangeyouraccesspoint’sIPaddress,youneedtouse

thenewIPaddresstoaccessthebrowserbasedconfiguration

interfaceinsteadofthedefaultIP192.168.2.2.

3.TochangetheSSIDofyouraccesspoint’s2.4GHzwirelessnetwork(s),go

to“WirelessSetting”>“2.4GHz11bgn”>“Basic”.EnterthenewSSIDfor

your2.4GHzwirelessnetworkinthe“SSID1”fieldandclick“Apply”.

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Toutilizemultiple2.4GHzSSIDs,openthedropdownmenu

labelled“EnableSSIDnumber”andselecthowmanySSIDsyou

require.ThenenteranewSSIDinthecorrespondingnumbered

fieldsbelow,beforeclicking“Apply”.

4.Toconfigurethesecurityofyouraccesspoint’s2.4GHzwirelessnetwork(s),

goto“WirelessSetting”>“2.4GHz11bgn”>“Security”.Selectan

“AuthenticationMethod”andentera“Pre‐sharedKey”or“EncryptionKey”

dependingonyourchoice,thenclick“Apply”.

IfusingmultipleSSIDs,specifywhichSSIDtoconfigureusingthe

“SSID”dropdownmenu.

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5.Tochangetheadministratornameandpasswordforthebrowserbased

configurationinterface,goto“Management”>“Admin”.

6.Completethe“AdministratorName”and“AdministratorPassword”fieldsand

click“Apply”.

7.Tosetthecorrecttimeforyouraccesspoint,goto“Management”>“Date

andTime”.

8.Setthecorrecttimeandtimezoneforyouraccesspointusingthedrop

downmenus.TheaccesspointalsosupportsNTP(NetworkTimeProtocol)so

alternativelyyoucanenterthehostnameorIPaddressofatimeserver.

Click“Apply”whenyouarefinished.

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Youcanusethe“AcquireCurrentTimefromyourPC”buttonif

youwishtosettheaccesspointtothesametimeasyourPC.

9.Thebasicsettingsofyouraccesspointarenowconfigured.Pleasereferto

II. HardwareInstallationforguidanceonconnectingyouraccesspointto

arouterorPoEswitch.

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IV. BrowserBasedConfigurationInterface

InManagedAPmodesomefunctionsofthebrowserbased

configurationinterfacearedisabled.PleaseuseEdimaxPro

NMSonyourControllerAPtoconfigureyourManagedAP(s).

Thebrowser‐basedconfigurationinterfaceenablesyoutoconfigurethe

accesspoint’sadvancedfeatures.TheCAP1300featuresarangeof

advancedfunctionssuchasMACfiltering,MACRADIUSauthentication,

VLANconfigurations,upto32SSIDsandmanymore.Toaccessthebrowser

basedconfigurationinterface:

1.ConnectacomputertoyouraccesspointusinganEthernetcable.

2.Enteryouraccesspoint’sIPaddressintheURLbarofawebbrowser.Theaccess

point’sdefaultIPaddressis192.168.2.2.

3.Youwillbepromptedforausernameandpassword.Thedefaultusername

is“admin”andthedefaultpasswordis“1234”,thoughitwasrecommended

thatyouchangethepasswordduringsetup(seeIII‐2.BasicSettings).

Ifyoucannotrememberyourpassword,resettheaccesspoint

backtoitsfactorydefaultsettings.RefertoI‐5.Reset

4.Youwillarriveatthe“SystemInformation”screenshownbelow.

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5.Usethemenuacrossthetopanddowntheleftsidetonavigate.

6.Click“Apply”tosavechangesandreloadtheaccesspoint,or“Cancel”tocancel

changes.

Pleasewaitafewsecondsfortheaccesspointtoreloadafter

you“Apply”changes,asshownbelow.

7.Pleaserefertothefollowingchaptersforfulldescriptionsofthebrowserbased

configurationinterfacefeatures.

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IV‐1. Information

Screenshotsdisplayedareexamples.Theinformationshownon

yourscreenwillvarydependingonyourconfiguration.

IV‐1‐1. SystemInformation

The“SystemInformation”pagedisplaysbasic

systeminformationabouttheaccesspoint.

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System

Model Displaysthemodelnumberoftheaccess

point.

ProductName Displaystheproductnameforreference,

whichconsistsof“AP”plustheMACaddress.

Uptime Displaysthetotaltimesincethedevicewas

turnedon.

BootFrom Displaysinformationforthebooted

hardware,bootedfromeitherUSBorinternal

memory.

Version Displaysthefirmwareversion.

MACAddress Displaystheaccesspoint’sMACaddress.

ManagementVLAN DisplaysthemanagementVLANID.

ID

IPAddress DisplaystheIPaddressofthisdevice.Click

“Refresh”toupdatethisvalue.

Default DisplaystheIPaddressofthedefault

Gateway gateway.

DNS IPaddressofDNS(DomainNameServer)

DHCPServer IPaddressofDHCPServer.

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WiredLANPortSettings

WiredLANPort Specifieswhich LANport(1or2).

Status DisplaysthestatusofthespecifiedLANport

(connectedordisconnected).

VLANMode/ID DisplaystheVLANmode(taggedoruntagged)

andVLANIDforthespecifiedLANport.See

IV‐2‐3.VLAN

Wireless2.4GHz

Status Displaysthestatusofthe2.4GHzwireless

(enabledordisabled).

MACAddress Displaystheaccesspoint’sMACaddress.

Channel Displaysthechannelnumberthespecified

wirelessfrequencyisusingforbroadcast.

TransmitPower Displaysthewirelessradiotransmitpower

levelasapercentage.

Wireless2.4GHZ/SSID

SSID DisplaystheSSIDname(s)for2.4GHzwireless.

Authentication Displaystheauthenticationmethodforthe

Method specifiedSSID.SeeIV‐3.WirelessSettings

EncryptionType Displaystheencryptiontypeforthespecified

SSID.SeeIV‐3.WirelessSettings

VLANID DisplaystheVLANIDforthespecifiedSSID.

SeeIV‐2‐3.VLAN

Additional Displaystheadditionalauthenticationtype for

Authentication thespecifiedSSID.SeeIV‐3.WirelessSettings

WirelessClient Displayswhetherwirelessclientisolationisin

Isolation useforthespecifiedSSID.SeeIV‐2‐3.VLAN

Wireless2.4GHZ/WDSStatus

MACAddress Displaysthepeeraccesspoint’sMACaddress.

EncryptionType Displaystheencryptiontypeforthespecified

WDS.SeeIV‐3‐1‐4.WDS

VLANMode/ID DisplaystheVLANIDforthespecifiedWDS.

SeeIV‐3‐1‐4.WDS

Refresh Clicktorefreshallinformation.

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IV‐1‐2. WirelessClients

The“WirelessClients”pagedisplays

informationaboutallwirelessclients

connectedtotheaccesspointonthe2.4GHzfrequency.

Refreshtime

AutoRefreshTime Selectatimeintervalfortheclienttablelistto

automaticallyrefresh.

ManualRefresh Clickrefreshtomanuallyrefreshtheclient

table.

2.4GHzWLANClientTable

SSID DisplaystheSSIDwhichtheclientis

connectedto.

MACAddress Displays theMACaddressoftheclient.

Tx Displaysthetotaldatapacketstransmittedby

thespecifiedclient.

Rx Displaysthetotaldatapacketsreceivedby

thespecifiedclient.

Signal(%) Displaysthewirelesssignalstrengthforthe

specifiedclient.

ConnectedTime Displaysthetotaltimethewirelessclienthas

beenconnectedtotheaccesspoint.

IdleTime Clientidletimeisthetimeforwhichtheclient

hasnottransmittedanydatapacketsi.e.is

idle.

Vendor Thevendoroftheclient’swirelessadapteris

displayedhere.

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IV‐1‐3. WirelessMonitor

WirelessMonitorisatoolbuiltintotheaccess

pointtoscanandmonitorthesurrounding

wirelessenvironment.Selectafrequencyandclick“Scan”todisplayalist

ofallSSIDswithinrangealongwithrelevantdetailsforeachSSID.

WirelessMonitor

SiteSurvey Click“Scan”tobeginthesurvey.

ChannelSurvey Afterascaniscomplete,click“Export”tosave

Result theresultstolocalstorage.

SiteSurveyResults

Ch Displaysthechannelnumberusedbythe

specifiedSSID.

SSID DisplaystheSSIDidentifiedbythescan.

MACAddress DisplaystheMACaddressofthewireless

router/accesspointforthespecifiedSSID.

Security Displaystheauthentication/encryptiontype

ofthespecifiedSSID.

Signal(%) Displaysthecurrentsignalstrengthofthe

SSID.

Type Displaysthe802.11wirelessnetworking

standard(s)ofthespecifiedSSID.

Vendor Displaysthevendorofthewireless

router/accesspointforthespecifiedSSID.

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IV‐1‐4. Log

Thesystemlogdisplayssystemoperation

informationsuchasuptimeandconnection

processes.Thisinformationisusefulfornetworkadministrators.

Whenthelogisfull,oldentriesareoverwritten.

SaveClicktosavethelogasafileonyourlocal

computer.

ClearClearalllogentries.

RefreshRefreshthecurrent log.

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Thefollowinginformation/eventsarerecordedbythelog:

 USB

Mount&unmount

 WirelessClientConnected&

disconnectedKeyexchange

success&fail

 Authentication

Authenticationfailorsuccessful.

 Association

Successorfail

 WPS

M1‐M8messages

WPSsuccess

 ChangeSettings

 SystemBoot

Displayscurrentmodelname

 NTPClient

 WiredLink

LANPortlinkstatusandspeedstatus

 ProxyARP

ProxyARPmodulestart&stop

 Bridge

Bridgestart&stop.

 SNMP

SNMPserverstart&stop.

 HTTP

HTTPstart&stop.

 HTTPS

HTTPSstart&stop.

 SSH

SSH‐clientserverstart&stop.

 Telnet

Telnet‐clientserverstartorstop.

 WLAN(2.4G)

WLAN(2.4G]channelstatusandcountry/regionstatus

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IV‐2. NetworkSettings

Screenshotsdisplayedareexamples.Theinformationshown

onyourscreenwillvarydependingonyourconfiguration.

IV‐2‐1. LAN‐SideIPAddress

The“LAN‐sideIPaddress”pageallowsyouto

configureyouraccesspointonyourLocalArea

Network(LAN).YoucanenabletheaccesspointtodynamicallyreceiveanIP

addressfromyourrouter’sDHCPserveroryoucanspecifyastaticIP

addressforyouraccesspoint,aswellasconfigureDNSservers.

Theaccesspoint’sdefaultIPaddressis192.168.2.2.

LAN‐sideIPAddress

IPAddress Select“DHCPClient”foryouraccesspointto

Assignment beassignedadynamicIPaddressfromyour

router’sDHCPserver,orselect“StaticIP”to

manuallyspecifyastatic/fixedIPaddressfor

youraccesspoint(below).

IPAddress SpecifytheIPaddresshere.ThisIPaddress

willbeassignedtoyouraccesspointandwill

replacethedefaultIPaddress.

SubnetMask Specifyasubnetmask.Thedefaultvalueis

255.255.255.0

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DefaultGatewayForDHCPusers,select“FromDHCP”toget

defaultgatewayfromyourDHCPserveror

“User‐Defined”toenteragatewaymanually.

ForstaticIPusers,thedefaultvalueisblank.

DHCPuserscanselecttogetDNSservers’IPaddressfromDHCPor

manuallyenteravalue.ForstaticIPusers,thedefaultvalueisblank.

PrimaryAddressDHCPuserscanselect“FromDHCP”toget

primaryDNSserver’sIPaddressfromDHCPor

“User‐Defined”tomanuallyenteravalue.For

staticIPusers,thedefaultvalueisblank.

SecondaryAddressUserscanmanuallyenteravaluewhenDNS

server’sprimaryaddressissetto

“User‐Defined”.

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IV‐2‐2. LANPort

The“LANPort”pageallowsyouto

configurethesettingsforyouraccess

point’stwowiredLAN(Ethernet)ports.

WiredLANPortIdentifiesLANport1or2.

EnableEnable/disablespecifiedLANport.

Speed&DuplexSelectaspeed&duplextypeforspecifiedLAN

port,orusethe“Auto”value.LANportscan

operateupto1000Mbpsandfull‐duplex

enablessimultaneousdatapackets

transfer/receive.

FlowControlEnable/disableflowcontrol.Flowcontrolcan

pausenewsessionrequestuntilcurrentdata

processingiscomplete,inordertoavoid

deviceoverloadsunderheavytraffic.

802.3azEnable/disable802.3az.802.3azisanEnergy

EfficientEthernetfeaturewhichdisables

unusedinterfacestoreducepowerusage.

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IV‐2‐3. VLAN

The“VLAN”(VirtualLocalAreaNetwork)

enablesyoutoconfigureVLANsettings.A

VLANisalocalareanetworkwhichmaps

workstationsvirtuallyinsteadofphysicallyandallowsyoutogroup

togetherorisolateusersfromeachother.VLANIDs1–4095aresupported.

VLANIDsintherange1–4095aresupported.

VLANInterface

WiredLANIdentifiesLANport1or2andwirelessSSIDs.

Port/Wireless

VLANModeSelect“TaggedPort”or“UntaggedPort”for

specifiedLANinterface.

VLANIDSetaVLANIDforspecifiedinterface,if

“UntaggedPort”isselected.

ManagementVLAN

VLANIDSpecifytheVLANIDofthemanagementVLAN.

OnlythehostsbelongingtothesameVLANcan

managethedevice.

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IV‐3. WirelessSettings

Screenshotsdisplayedareexamples.Theinformationshown

onyourscreenwillvarydependingonyourconfiguration.

IV‐3‐1. 2.4GHz11bgn

The“2.4GHz11bgn”menuallowsyoutoview

andconfigureinformationforyouraccess

point’s2.4GHzwirelessnetworkacrossfive

categories:Basic,Advanced,Security,WDS&Schedule.

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IV‐3‐1‐1. Basic

The“Basic”screendisplaysbasicsettingsfor

youraccesspoint’s2.4GHzWi‐Finetwork(s).

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WirelessEnableordisabletheaccesspoint’s2.4GHz

wirelessradio.Whendisabled,no2.4GHz

SSIDswillbeactive.

BandSelectthewirelessstandardusedforthe

accesspoint.Combinationsof802.11b,

802.11g&802.11ncanbeselected.

EnableSSID

NumberSelecthowmanySSIDstoenableforthe

2.4GHzfrequencyfromthedropdownmenu.

Amaximumof16canbeenabled.

SSID# EntertheSSIDnameforthespecifiedSSID(up

to16).TheSSIDcanconsistofany

combinationofupto32alphanumeric

characters.

VLANIDSpecifyaVLANIDforeachSSID.

AutoChannelEnable/disableautochannelselection.Auto

channelselectionwillautomaticallysetthe

wirelesschannelfortheaccesspoint’s2.4GHz

frequencybasedonavailabilityandpotential

interference.Whendisabled,selectachannel

manuallyasshowninthenexttable.

AutoChannelRangeSelectarangefromwhichtheautochannel

setting(above)willchooseachannel.

AutoChannelSpecifyafrequencyforhowoftentheauto

Intervalchannelsettingwillcheck/reassignthe

wirelesschannel.Check/uncheckthe“Change

channelevenifclientsareconnected”box

accordingtoyourpreference.

ChannelBandwidthSetthechannelbandwidth:20MHz(lower

performancebutlessinterference),40MHz

(higherperformancebutpotentiallyhigher

interference)orAuto(automaticallyselect

basedoninterferencelevel).

BSSBasicRateSetSetaBasicServiceSet(BSS)rate:thisisa

seriesofratestocontrolcommunication

framesforwirelessclients.

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Whenautochannelisdisabled,selectawirelesschannelmanually:

ChannelSelectawirelesschannelfrom1

–

11.

ChannelBandwidthSetthechannelbandwidth:20MHz(lower

performancebutlessinterference),40MHz

(higherperformancebutpotentiallyhigher

interference)orAuto(automaticallyselect

basedoninterferencelevel).

BSSBasicRateSetSetaBasicServiceSet(BSS)rate:thisisa

seriesofratestocontrolcommunication

framesforwirelessclients.

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IV‐3‐1‐2. Advanced

Thesesettingsareforexperiencedusersonly.

Pleasedonotchangeanyofthevaluesonthis

pageunlessyouarealreadyfamiliarwiththesefunctions.

Changingthesesettingscanadverselyaffecttheperformanceof

youraccesspoint.

ContentionSlot Select“Short”or“Long”

–

thisvalueisusedfor

contentionwindowsinWMM(seeIV‐3‐6.

WMM).

PreambleTypeSetthewirelessradiopreambletype.The

preambletypein802.11 basedwireless

communicationdefinesthelengthoftheCRC

(CyclicRedundancyCheck)blockfor

communicationbetweentheaccesspointand

roamingwirelessadapters.Thedefaultvalueis

“ShortPreamble”.

GuardIntervalSettheguardinterval.Ashorterintervalcan

improveperformance.

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802.11gProtectionEnable/disable802.11gprotection,which

increasesreliabilitybutreducesbandwidth

(clientswillsendRequesttoSend(RTS)to

accesspoint,andaccesspointwillbroadcast

CleartoSend(CTS),beforeapacketissent

fromclient.)

802.11nProtectionEnable/disable802.11nprotection,which

increasesreliabilitybutreducesbandwidth

(clientswillsendRequesttoSend(RTS)to

accesspoint,andaccesspointwillbroadcast

CleartoSend(CTS),beforeapacketissent

fromclient.)

DTIMPeriodSettheDTIM(deliverytrafficindication

message)periodvalueofthewirelessradio.

Thedefaultvalueis1.

RTSThresholdSettheRTSthresholdofthewirelessradio.The

defaultvalueis2347.

FragmentSetthefragmentthresholdofthewireless

Thresholdradio.Thedefaultvalueis2346.

MulticastRateSetthetransferrateformulticastpacketsor

usethe“Auto”setting.

TxPowerSetthepoweroutputofthewirelessradio.You

maynotrequire100%outputpower.Settinga

lowerpoweroutputcanenhancesecuritysince

potentiallymalicious/unknownusersindistant

areaswillnotbeabletoaccessyoursignal.

BeaconInterval Setthebeaconintervalofthewirelessradio.

Thedefaultvalueis100.

StationidleSettheintervalforkeepalivemessagesfrom

timeouttheaccesspointtoawirelessclienttoverifyif

thestationisstillalive/active.

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IV‐3‐1‐3. Security

Theaccesspointprovidesvarioussecurity

options(wirelessdataencryption).Whendatais

encrypted,informationtransmittedwirelesslycannotbereadbyanyone

whodoesnotknowthecorrectencryptionkey.

It’sessentialtoconfigurewirelesssecurityinordertoprevent

unauthorisedaccesstoyournetwork.

Selecthard‐to‐guesspasswordswhichincludecombinationsof

numbers,lettersandsymbols,andchangeyourpassword

regularly.

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SSIDSelectionSelectwhichSSIDtoconfiguresecuritysettings

for.

BroadcastSSIDEnableordisableSSIDbroadcast.When

enabled,theSSIDwillbevisibletoclientsasan

availableWi‐Finetwork.Whendisabled,the

SSIDwillnotbevisibleasanavailableWi‐Fi

networktoclients

–

clientsmustmanually

entertheSSIDinordertoconnect.Ahidden

(disabled)SSIDistypicallymoresecurethana

visible(enabled)SSID.

WirelessClientEnableordisablewirelessclientisolation.

IsolationWirelessclientisolationpreventsclients

connectedtotheaccesspointfrom

communicatingwitheachotherandimproves

security.Typically,thisfunctionisusefulfor

corporateenvironmentsorpublichotspots

andcanpreventbruteforceattacksonclients’

usernamesandpasswords.

LoadBalancingLoadbalancinglimitsthenumberofwireless

clientsconnectedtoanSSID.Setaload

balancingvalue(maximum50).

AuthenticationSelectanauthenticationmethodfromthedrop

Methoddownmenuandrefertotheinformation

belowappropriateforyourmethod.

AdditionalSelectanadditionalauthenticationmethod

Authenticationfromthedropdownmenuandrefertothe

informationbelow(IV‐3‐1‐3‐6.)appropriatefor

yourmethod.

IV‐3‐1‐3‐1.NoAuthentication

Authenticationisdisabledandnopassword/keyisrequiredtoconnectto

theaccesspoint.

Disablingwirelessauthenticationisnotrecommended.When

disabled,anybodywithinrangecanconnecttoyourdevice’sSSID.

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IV‐3‐1‐3‐2.WEP

WEP(WiredEquivalentPrivacy)isabasicencryptiontype.Fora

higherlevelofsecurityconsiderusingWPAencryption.

KeyLengthSelect64‐bitor128‐bit.128‐bitismoresecure

than64‐bitandisrecommended.

KeyTypeChoosefrom“ASCII”(anyalphanumerical

character0‐9,a‐zandA‐Z)or“Hex”(any

charactersfrom0‐9,a‐fandA‐F).

DefaultKeySelectwhichencryptionkey(1

–

4below)isthe

defaultkey.Forsecuritypurposes,youcanset

uptofourkeys(below)andchangewhichis

thedefaultkey.

EncryptionKey1

–

Enteryourencryptionkey/passwordaccording

4totheformatyouselectedabove.

IV‐3‐1‐3‐3.IEEE802.1x/EAP

KeyLengthSelect64‐bitor128‐bit.128‐bitismoresecure

than64‐bitandisrecommended.

IV‐3‐1‐3‐4.WPA‐PSK

WPA‐PSKisasecurewirelessencryptiontypewithstrongdata

protectionanduserauthentication,utilizing128‐bitencryptionkeys.

WPAType SelectfromWPA/WPA2MixedMode‐PSK,

WPA2orWPAonly.WPA2issaferthanWPA

only,butnotsupportedbyallwirelessclients.

Pleasemakesureyourwirelessclientsupports

yourselection.

Encryption Select“TKIP/AESMixedMode”or“AES”

encryptiontype.

KeyRenewal Specifyafrequencyforkeyrenewalin

Interval minutes.

Pre‐SharedKey Choosefrom“Passphrase”(8

–

63

Type alphanumericcharacters)or“Hex”(upto64

APMode

charactersfrom0‐9,a‐fandA‐F).

Pre‐SharedKeyPleaseenterasecuritykey/passwordaccording

totheformatyouselectedabove.

IV‐3‐1‐3‐5.WPA‐EAP

WPATypeSelectfromWPA/WPA2MixedMode‐EAP,

WPA2‐EAPorWPA‐EAP.

EncryptionTypeSelect“TKIP/AESMixedMode”or“AES”

encryptiontype.

KeyRenewalSpecifyafrequencyforkeyrenewalin

Intervalminutes.

WPA‐EAPmustbedisabledtouseMAC‐RADIUSauthentication.

IV‐3‐1‐3‐6.AdditionalAuthentication

Additionalwirelessauthenticationmethodscanalsobeused:

WPSmustbedisabledtouseadditionalauthentication.SeeIV‐3‐3.

forWPSsettings.

MACAddressFilter

RestrictwirelessclientsaccessbasedonMACaddressspecifiedinthe

MACfiltertable.

SeeIV‐3‐5.MACFiltertoconfigureMACfiltering.

MACFilter&MAC‐RADIUSAuthentication

RestrictwirelessclientsaccessusingbothoftheaboveMACfiltering

&RADIUSauthenticationmethods.

MAC‐RADIUSAuthentication

RestrictwirelessclientsaccessbasedonMACaddressviaaRADIUSserver,

orpasswordauthenticationviaaRADIUSserver.

SeeIV‐3‐4.RADIUStoconfigureRADIUSservers.

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WPSmustbedisabledtouseMAC‐RADIUSauthentication.See

IV‐3‐3.forWPSsettings.

MACRADIUSSelectwhethertouseMACaddressor

PasswordpasswordauthenticationviaRADIUSserver.If

youselect“Usethefollowingpassword”,enter

thepasswordinthefieldbelow.Thepassword

shouldmatchthe“SharedSecret”usedin

IV‐3‐4.RADIUS.

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IV‐3‐1‐4. WDS

WirelessDistributionSystem(WDS)can

bridge/repeataccesspointstogetherinan

extendednetwork.WDSsettingscanbeconfiguredasshownbelow.

WhenusingWDS,configuretheIPaddressofeachaccesspoint

tobeinthesamesubnetandensurethereisonlyoneactive

DHCPserveramongconnectedaccesspoints,preferablyonthe

WANside.

WDSmustbeconfiguredoneachaccesspoint,usingcorrectMACaddresses.

Allaccesspointsshouldusethesamewirelesschannelandencryption

method.

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2.4GHz

WDSFunctionalitySelect“WDSwithAP”touseWDSwithaccess

pointor“WDSDedicatedMode”touseWDS

andalsoblockcommunicationwithregular

wirelessclients.WhenWDSisused,each

accesspointshouldbeconfiguredwith

correspondingMACaddresses,wireless

channelandwirelessencryptionmethod.

LocalMACAddressDisplaystheMACaddressofyouraccesspoint.

WDSPeerSettings

WDS#Enter theMACaddressforuptofourother

WDSdevicesyouwishtoconnect.

WDSVLAN

VLANModeSpecifytheWDSVLANmodeto“Untagged

Port”or“TaggedPort”.

VLANIDSpecifytheWDSVLANIDwhen“Untagged

Port”isselectedabove.

WDSEncryptionmethod

EncryptionSelectwhethertouse“None”or“AES”encryptionand

enterapre‐sharedkeyforAESconsistingof8‐

63alphanumericcharacters.

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IV‐3‐1‐5.Schedule

Theschedulefeatureallowsyoutoautomate

thewirelessnetworkforspecifiedtimes.

Check/uncheckthebox“EnableWirelessSchedule”toenable/disable

thewirelessschedulingfunction.

Theaccesspoint’stimeanddatesettingsmustbesetinorder

tousethisfunction.

Wirelessschedulingcansaveenergyandincreasethesecurityof

yournetwork.

1.Usethe“Enable”checkboxestoselectschedule(s).

2.Specifyaday,starttimeandendtimeforthescheduleusingthedrop‐

downmenus.

3.Click“Apply”tosavetheschedulesor“Reset”toresetallvaluesbacktodefault.

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IV‐3‐2.WPS

Wi‐FiProtectedSetupisasimpleway

toestablishconnectionsbetweenWPS

compatibledevices.WPScanbeactivatedoncompatibledevicesbypushing

aWPSbuttononthedeviceorfromwithinthedevice’s

firmware/configurationinterface(knownasPBCor“PushButton

Configuration”).WhenWPSisactivatedinthecorrectmannerandatthe

correcttimefortwocompatibledevices,theywillautomaticallyconnect.

“PINcodeWPS”isavariationofPBCwhichincludestheadditionaluseofa

PINcodebetweenthetwodevicesforverification.

Pleaserefertomanufacturer’sinstructionsforyourotherWPS

device.

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WPSCheck/uncheckthisboxtoenable/disableWPS

functionality.WPSmustbedisabledwhen

usingMAC‐RADIUSauthentication(see

IV‐3‐1‐3‐6&IV‐3‐4).

WPS

ProductPINDisplaystheWPSPINcodeofthedevice,used

forPINcodeWPS.Youwillberequiredtoenter

thisPINcodeintoanotherWPSdeviceforPIN

codeWPS.Click“GeneratePIN”togeneratea

newWPSPINcode.

Push‐ButtonWPS Click“Start”toactivateWPSontheaccess

pointforapproximately2minutes.Thishasthe

sameeffectasphysicallypushingtheaccess

point’sWPSbutton.

WPSbyPINEnterthePINcodeofanotherWPSdeviceand

click“Start”toattempttoestablishaWPS

connectionforapproximately2minutes.

WPSSecurity

WPSStatusWPSsecuritystatusisdisplayedhere.Click

“Release”tocleartheexistingstatus.

Wireless2.4GHz

SSIDDisplaystheSSIDname(s)forthespecified

frequency.

SecurityDisplaysthesecurityforthespecifiedSSID.

EncryptionDisplaystheencryptiontypeforthespecified

SSID.SeeIV‐3.WirelessSettings

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IV‐3‐3. RADIUS

TheRADIUSmenuallowsyoutoconfigurethe

accesspoint’sexternalRADIUSserversettings.

ARADIUSserverprovidesuser‐basedauthenticationtoimprovesecurity

andofferwirelessclientcontrol–userscanbeauthenticatedbeforegaining

accesstoanetwork.

Theaccesspointcanutilizebothaprimaryandsecondary(backup)

externalRADIUSserver.

TouseRADIUSservers,goto“WirelessSettings”



“Security”and

select“MACRADIUSAuthentication”



“AdditionalAuthentication”

andselect“MACRADIUSAuthentication”(seeIV‐3‐1‐3.&IV‐3‐2‐3).

RADIUSServer EntertheRADIUSserverhostIPaddress.

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AuthenticationSettheUDPportusedintheauthentication

PortprotocoloftheRADIUSserver.Valuemustbe

between1

–

65535.

SharedSecretEnterasharedsecret/passwordbetween1

–

99charactersinlength.Thisshouldmatchthe

“MAC‐RADIUS”passwordusedinIV‐3‐1‐3‐6or

IV‐3‐2‐3.

SessionTimeoutSetadurationofsessiontimeoutinseconds

between0

–

86400.

AccountingEnableordisableRADIUSaccounting.

AccountingPortWhenaccountingisenabled(above),setthe

UDPportusedintheaccountingprotocolof

theRADIUSserver.Valuemustbebetween1

–

65535.

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IV‐3‐3‐1. RADIUSSettings

ConfiguretheRADIUSserversettingsfor

2.4GHz.Eachfrequencycanuseaninternalor

externalRADIUSserver.

RADIUSType Select“Internal”tousetheaccesspoint’s

built‐inRADIUSserveror“external”tousean

externalRADIUSserver.

RADIUSServer EntertheRADIUSserverhostIPaddress.

Authentication SettheUDPportusedintheauthentication

Port protocoloftheRADIUSserver.Valuemustbe

between1

–

65535.

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SharedSecretEnterasharedsecret/passwordbetween1

–

99charactersinlength.Thisshouldmatchthe

“MAC‐RADIUS”passwordusedinIV‐3‐1‐3‐6or

IV‐3‐2‐3.

SessionTimeoutSetadurationofsessiontimeoutinseconds

between0

–

86400.

AccountingEnableordisableRADIUSaccounting.

AccountingPortWhenaccountingisenabled(above),setthe

UDPportusedintheaccountingprotocolof

theRADIUSserver.Valuemustbebetween1

–

65535.

IV‐3‐3‐2. InternalServer

Theaccesspointfeaturesabuilt‐inRADIUS

serverwhichcanbeconfiguredasshown

belowusedwhen“Internal”isselectedfor“RADIUSType”inthe

“WirelessSettings”“RADIUS”“RADIUSSettings”menu.

TouseRADIUSservers,goto“WirelessSettings”



“Security”and

select“MACRADIUSAuthentication”



“AdditionalAuthentication”

andselect“MACRADIUSAuthentication”(seeIV‐3‐1‐3.&IV‐3‐2‐3).

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InternalServerCheck/unchecktoenable/disabletheaccess

point’sinternalRADIUSserver.

EAPInternalSelectEAPinternalauthenticationtypefrom

Authenticationthedropdownmenu.

EAPCertificateFileDisplaystheEAPcertificatefileformat:

FormatPCK#12(*.pfx/*.p12)

EAPCertificateFileClick“Upload”toopenanewwindowand

selectthelocationofanEAPcertificatefileto

use.Ifnocertificatefileisuploaded,the

internalRADIUSserverwilluseaself‐made

certificate.

SharedSecretEnterasharedsecret/passwordforuse

betweentheinternalRADIUSserverand

RADIUSclient.Thesharedsecretshouldbe1

–

99charactersinlength.Thisshouldmatchthe

“MAC‐RADIUS”passwordusedinIV‐3‐1‐3‐6or

IV‐3‐2‐3.

SessionTimeout Setadurationofsessiontimeoutinseconds

between0

–

86400.

TerminationActionSelectatermination‐actionattribute:

“Reauthentication”sendsaRADIUSrequestto

theaccesspoint,“Not‐Reathentication”sends

adefaulttermination‐actionattributetothe

accesspoint,“Not‐Send”no

termination‐actionattributeissenttothe

accesspoint.

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IV‐3‐3‐3. RADIUSAccounts

TheinternalRADIUSservercanauthenticate

upto256useraccounts.The“RADIUS

Accounts”pageallowsyoutoconfigureandmanageusers.

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UserNameEntertheusernameshere,separatedby

commas.

AddClick“Add”toaddtheusertotheuser

registrationlist.

ResetCleartextfromtheusernamebox.

SelectChecktheboxtoselectauser.

UserNameDisplaystheusername.

PasswordDisplaysifspecifiedusernamehasapassword

(configured)ornot(notconfigured).

CustomizeClick“Edit”toopenanewfieldtoset/edita

passwordforthespecifiedusername(below).

DeleteSelected Deleteselecteduserfromtheuserregistration

list.

DeleteAllDeleteallusersfromtheuserregistrationlist.

EditUserRegistrationList

UserNameExistingusernameisdisplayedhereandcan

beeditedaccordingtoyourpreference.

PasswordEnteroreditapasswordforthespecifieduser.

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IV‐3‐4. MACFilter

Macfilteringisasecurityfeaturethatcan

helptopreventunauthorizedusersfrom

connectingtoyouraccesspoint.

Thisfunctionallowsyoutodefinealistofnetworkdevicespermittedto

connecttotheaccesspoint.Devicesareeachidentifiedbytheirunique

MACaddress.IfadevicewhichisnotonthelistofpermittedMAC

addressesattemptstoconnecttotheaccesspoint,itwillbedenied.

ToenableMACfiltering,goto“WirelessSettings”



“2.4G

Hz11bgn”



“Security”



“AdditionalAuthentication”andselect“MAC

Filter”(seeIV‐3‐1‐3).

TheMACaddressfilteringtableisdisplayedbelow:

AddMACAddressEnteraMACaddressofcomputerornetwork

devicemanuallye.g.‘aa‐bb‐cc‐dd‐ee‐ff’or

entermultipleMACaddressesseparatedwith

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commas,e.g.

‘aa‐bb‐cc‐dd‐ee‐ff,aa‐bb‐cc‐dd‐ee‐gg’

AddClick“Add”toaddtheMACaddresstothe

MACaddressfilteringtable.

ResetClearallfields.

MACaddressentrieswillbelistedinthe“MACAddressFilteringTable”.

Selectanentryusingthe“Select”checkbox.

SelectDeleteselectedorallentriesfromthetable.

MACAddressTheMACaddressislistedhere.

DeleteSelectedDeletetheselectedMACaddressfromthe

list.

DeleteAllDeleteallentriesfromtheMACaddress

filteringtable.

ExportClick“Export”tosaveacopyoftheMAC

filteringtable.Anewwindowwillpopupfor

youtoselectalocationtosavethefile.

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IV‐3‐5.WMM

Wi‐FiMultimedia(WMM)isaWi‐FiAlliance

interoperabilitycertificationbasedonthe

IEEE802.11estandard,whichprovides

QualityofService(QoS)featurestoIEE802.11networks.WMMprioritizes

trafficaccordingtofourcategories:background,besteffort,videoandvoice.

ConfiguringWMMconsistsofadjustingparametersonqueuesfordifferent

categoriesofwirelesstraffic.Trafficissenttothefollowingqueues:

BackgroundLow Highthroughput,nontimesensitivebulk

Prioritydatae.g.FTP

BestEffortMediumTraditionalIPdata,mediumthroughputand

Prioritydelay.

VideoHigh Timesensitivevideodatawithminimum

Prioritytimedelay.

VoiceHigh TimesensitivedatasuchasVoIPand

Prioritystreamingmediawithminimumtimedelay.

Queuesautomaticallyprovideminimumtransmissiondelaysforvideo,voice,

multimediaandcriticalapplications.Thevaluescanfurtherbeadjusted

manually:

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CWMinMinimumContentionWindow(milliseconds):

Thisvalueisinputtotheinitialrandom

backoffwaittimealgorithmforretryofadata

frametransmission.Thebackoffwaittimewill

begeneratedbetween0andthisvalue.Ifthe

frameisnotsent,therandombackoffvalueis

doubleduntilthevaluereachesthenumber

definedbyCWMax(below).TheCWMinvalue

mustbelowerthantheCWMaxvalue.The

contentionwindowschemehelpstoavoid

framecollisionsanddeterminepriorityof

frametransmission.Ashorterwindowhasa

higherprobability(priority)oftransmission.

CWMaxMaximumContentionWindow(milliseconds):

Thisvalueistheupperlimittorandom

backoffvaluedoubling(seeabove).

AIFSNArbitrationInter‐FrameSpace(milliseconds):

Specifiesadditionaltimebetweenwhena

channelgoesidleandtheAP/clientsends

dataframes.TrafficwithalowerAIFSNvalue

hasahigherpriority.

TxOPTransmissionOpportunity(milliseconds):The

maximumintervaloftimeanAP/clientcan

transmit.This makeschannelaccessmore

efficientlyprioritized.Avalueof0meansonly

oneframepertransmission.Agreatervalue

effectshigherpriority.

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IV‐4. Management

Screenshotsdisplayedareexamples.Theinformationshown

onyourscreenwillvarydependingonyourconfiguration.

IV‐4‐1. Admin

Youcanchangethepasswordusedtologinto

thebrowser‐basedconfigurationinterfacehere.

Itisadvisedtodosoforsecuritypurposes.

Ifyouchangetheadministratorpassword,pleasemakea

noteofthenewpassword.Intheeventthatyouforgetthis

passwordandareunabletologintothebrowserbased

configurationinterface,seeI‐5.Resetforhowtoresetthe

accesspoint.

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AccounttoManageThisDevice

AdministratorSettheaccesspoint’sadministratorname.

NameThisisusedtologintothebrowserbased

configurationinterfaceandmustbebetween

4‐16alphanumericcharacters(casesensitive).

AdministratorSettheaccesspoint’sadministratorpassword.

PasswordThisisusedtologintothebrowserbased

configurationinterfaceandmustbebetween

4‐32alphanumericcharacters(casesensitive).

AdvancedSettings

ProductNameEdittheproductnameaccordingtoyour

preferenceconsistingof1‐32alphanumeric

characters.Thisnameisusedforreference

purposes.

ManagementCheck/unchecktheboxestoenable/disable

Protocolspecifiedmanagementinterfaces(seebelow).

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WhenSNMPisenabled,completetheSNMP

fieldsbelow.

SNMPVersionSelectSNMPversionappropriateforyour

SNMPmanager.

SNMPGetEnteranSNMPGetCommunitynamefor

CommunityverificationwiththeSNMPmanagerfor

SNMP‐GETrequests.

SNMPSetEnteranSNMPSetCommunitynamefor

CommunityverificationwiththeSNMPmanagerfor

SNMP‐SETrequests.

SNMPTrapEnableordisableSNMPTraptonotifySNMP

managerofnetworkerrors.

SNMPTrapEnteranSNMPTrapCommunitynamefor

CommunityverificationwiththeSNMPmanagerfor

SNMP‐TRAPrequests.

SNMPTrapSpecifytheIPaddressorsevername(2‐128

Manageralphanumericcharacters)oftheSNMP

manager.

HTTP

InternetbrowserHTTPprotocolmanagementinterface

TELNET

Clientterminalwithtelnetprotocolmanagementinterface

SNMP

SimpleNetworkManagementProtocol.SNMPv1,v2&v3protocolsupported.

SNMPv2canbeusedwithcommunitybasedauthentication.SNMPv3uses

user‐basedsecuritymodel(USM)architecture.

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IV‐4‐2. DateandTime

Youcanconfigurethetimezonesettingsofyour

accesspointhere.Thedateandtimeofthe

devicecanbeconfiguredmanuallyorcanbesynchronizedwithatimeserver.

DateandTimeSettings

LocalTime Settheaccesspoint’sdateandtimemanually

usingthedropdownmenus.

AcquireCurrent Click“AcquireCurrentTimefromYourPC”to

TimefromyourPC

entertherequiredvaluesautomatically

accordingtoyourcomputer’scurrenttimeand

date.

NTPTimeServer

UseNTP TheaccesspointalsosupportsNTP(Network

TimeProtocol)forautomatictimeanddate

setup.

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ServerNameEnterthehostnameorIPaddressofthetime

serverifyouwish.

UpdateInterval Specifyafrequency(inhours)fortheaccess

pointtoupdate/synchronizewiththeNTP

server.

TimeZone

TimeZoneSelectthetimezone ofyourcountry/region.If

yourcountry/regionisnotlisted,pleaseselect

anothercountry/regionwhosetimezoneisthe

sameasyours.

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IV‐4‐3. SyslogServer

Thesystemlogcanbesenttoaserveror

toattachedUSBstorage.

SyslogServerSettings

TransferLogs Check/unchecktheboxtoenable/disablethe

useofasyslogserver,andenterahost

name,domainorIPaddressfortheserver,

consistingofupto128alphanumeric

characters.

SyslogE‐mailSettings

E‐mailLogs Checktheboxtoenable/disablee‐maillogs.

E‐mailSubject Specifythesubjectlineoflogemails.

SMTPServer SpecifytheSMTPserveraddressusedtosend

Address logemails.

SMTPServerPort SpecifytheSMTPserverportusedtosendlog

emails.

SenderE‐mail Specifythesenderemailaddress.

ReceiverE‐mail Specifytheemailtoreceivelogemails.

Authentication Disableorselectauthenticationtype:SSLorTLS.

WhenusingSSLorTLS,entertheusernameand

password.

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IV‐4‐4. PingTest

Theaccesspointincludesabuilt‐inping

testfunction.Pingisacomputer

networkadministrationutilityusedtotestwhetheraparticularhostis

reachableacrossanIPnetworkandtomeasuretheround‐triptimefor

sentmessages.

DestinationAddressEntertheaddressofthehost.

Execute

Clickexecutetopingthehost.

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IV‐4‐5. I’mHere

Theaccesspointfeaturesabuilt‐inbuzzer

whichcansoundoncommandusingthe“I’m

Here”page.Thisisusefulfornetworkadministratorsandengineers

workingincomplexnetworkenvironmentstolocatetheaccesspoint.

Thebuzzerisloud!

DurationofSoundSetthedurationforwhichthebuzzerwill

soundwhenthe“SoundBuzzer”buttonis

clicked.

SoundBuzzerActivatethebuzzersoundfortheabove

specifieddurationoftime.

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IV‐4‐6. OperationMode

Theaccesspointcanfunctioninthreedifferent

modes.Settheoperationmodeoftheaccess

pointhere.APmodeisastandaloneaccesspoint,APcontrollermodeactsas

thedesignatedmasteroftheAParray,andManagedAPmodeactsasa

slaveAPwithintheAParray.ReferbacktoOverviewandEdimaxProNMSI.

ProductInformationformorehelp.

InManagedAPmodesomefunctionsoftheaccesspointwillbe

disabledinthisuserinterfaceandmustbesetusingEdimaxPro

NMSontheAPController.

InAPControllerModetheaccesspointwillswitchtotheEdimax

ProNMSuserinterface.

OperationMode APModeisastandardaccesspointina

wirelessnetwork.

APControllerModeisthemasterofanAP

arrayandcontrolsallothermanagedAPs

(below)usingEdimaxProNMS.

ManagedAPmodeisanAPwhichispartof

theAParrayandismanagedbythe

ControllerAP.

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IV‐5. Advanced

Screenshotsdisplayedareexamples.Theinformationshown

onyourscreenwillvarydependingonyourconfiguration.

IV‐5‐1. LEDSettings

Theaccesspoint’sLEDscanbemanually

enabledordisabledaccordingtoyour

preference.

PowerLEDSelectonoroff.

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IV‐5‐2. UpdateFirmware

The“Firmware”pageallowsyoutoupdate

thesystemfirmwaretoamorerecent

version.Updatedfirmwareversionsoften

offerincreasedperformanceandsecurity,aswellasbugfixes.You

candownloadthelatestfirmwarefromtheEdimaxwebsite.

Donotswitchoffordisconnecttheaccesspointduringa

firmwareupgrade,asthiscoulddamagethedevice.

UpdateFirmwareSelect“afileonyourPC”touploadfirmware

Fromfromyourlocalcomputer.

FirmwareUpdateFileClick“ChooseFile”toopenanewwindowto

locateandselectthefirmwarefileinyour

computer.

UpdateClick“Update”touploadthespecified

firmwarefiletoyouraccesspoint.

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IV‐5‐3. Save/RestoreSettings

Theaccesspoint’s“Save/RestoreSettings”

pageenablesyoutosave/backuptheaccess

point’scurrentsettingsasafiletoyourlocalcomputeroraUSBdevice

attachedtotheaccesspoint,andrestoretheaccesspointtopreviously

savedsettings.

Save/RestoreSettings

UsingDevice Select“UsingyourPC”tosavetheaccess

point’ssettingstoyourlocalcomputer.

SaveSettingstoPC

SaveSettings Click“Save”tosavesettingsandanew

windowwillopentospecifyalocationto

savethesettingsfile.Youcanalsocheckthe

“Encrypttheconfigurationfilewitha

password”boxandenterapasswordto

protectthefileinthefieldunderneath,ifyou

wish.

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RestoreSettingsfromPC

RestoreSettings Clickthebrowsebuttontofindapreviously

savedsettingsfileonyourcomputer,then

click“Restore”toreplaceyourcurrent

settings.Ifyoursettingsfileisencryptedwith

apassword,checkthe“Openfilewith

password”boxandenterthepasswordin

thefieldunderneath.

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IV‐5‐4. FactoryDefault

Iftheaccesspointmalfunctionsorisnot

responding,thenitisrecommendedthatyou

rebootthedevice(seeIV‐5.5)orresetthedevicebacktoitsfactorydefault

settings.Youcanresettheaccesspointbacktoitsdefaultsettingsusingthis

featureifthelocationoftheaccesspointisnotconvenienttoaccessthe

resetbutton.

FactoryDefault Click“FactoryDefault”torestoresettingsto

thefactorydefault.Apop‐upwindowwill

appearandaskyoutoconfirm.

Afterresettingtofactorydefaults,pleasewaitfortheaccess

pointtoresetandrestart.

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IV‐5‐5. Reboot

Iftheaccesspointmalfunctionsorisnot

responding,thenitisrecommendedthat

yourebootthedeviceorresettheaccesspointbacktoitsfactory

defaultsettings(seeIV‐5‐4).Youcanreboottheaccesspointremotely

usingthisfeature.

RebootClick“Reboot”torebootthedevice.A

countdownwillindicatetheprogressofthe

reboot.

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I.ProductInformation

EdimaxProNetworkManagementSuite(NMS)supportsthecentral

managementofagroupofaccesspoints,otherwiseknownasanAPArray.

NMScanbeinstalledononeaccesspointandsupportupto8EdimaxPro

accesspointswithnoadditionalwirelesscontrollerrequired,reducing

costsandfacilitatingefficientremoteAPmanagement.

Accesspointscanbedeployedandconfiguredaccordingtorequirements,

creatingapowerfulnetworkarchitecturewhichcanbeeasilymanagedand

expandedinthefuture,withaneasytouseinterfaceandafullrangeof

functionality–idealforsmallandmid‐sizedofficeenvironments.Asecure

WLANcanbedeployedandadministeredfromasinglepoint,minimizing

costandcomplexity.

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II.QuickSetup

EdimaxProNMSissimpletosetup.Anoverviewofthesystemis

shownbelow:

OneAP(accesspoint)isdesignatedastheAPController(master)and

otherconnectedEdimaxProAPsareautomaticallydesignatedasManaged

APs(slaves).UsingEdimaxProNMSyoucanmonitor,configureand

manageallManagedAPs(upto8)fromthesingleAPController.

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Followthestepsbelow:

EnsureyouhavethelatestfirmwarefromtheEdimaxwebsitefor

yourEdimaxProproducts.

1.ConnectallAPstoanEthernetorPoEswitchwhichisconnectedtoa

gateway/router.

2.EnsureallAPsarepoweredonandcheckLEDs.

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3.DesignateoneAPastheAPControllerwhichwillmanageallother

connectedAPs(upto8).

4.ConnectacomputertothedesignatedAPControllerusinganEthernetcable.

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5.OpenawebbrowserandentertheAPController’sIPaddressinthe

addressfield.ThedefaultIPaddressis192.168.2.2

Yourcomputer’sIPaddressmustbeinthesamesubnetastheAP

Controller.RefertoV‐1.ConfiguringyourIPAddressforhelp.

IfyouchangedtheAPController’sIPaddress,orifyour

gateway/routerusesaDHCPserver,ensureyouenterthecorrect

IPaddress.Refertoyourgateway/router’ssettings.

6.Entertheusername&passwordtologin.Thedefaultusername&

passwordareadmin&1234.

7.YouwillarriveattheEdimaxProNMSDashboard.Goto“Management”

 “OperationMode”andselect“APControllerMode”fromthedropdown

menu.

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8.Click“Apply”tosavethesettings.

9.EdimaxProNMSincludesawizardtoquicklysetuptheSSID&securityfor

ManagedAPs.Click“Wizard”inthetoprightcornertobegin.

10. Followtheinstructionson‐screentocompleteSteps1,2&3andclick

“Finish”tosavethesettings.

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IfanyofyourManagedAPsarenotfoundduringStep2AP

Discovery,resettheManagedAPtoitsfactorydefaultsettings.

11. YourAPController&ManagedAPsshouldbefullyfunctional.Usethe

topmenutonavigatearoundEdimaxProNMS.

UseDashboard,ZonePlan,NMSMonitor&NMSSettingsto

configureManagedAPs.

UseLocalNetwork&LocalSettingstoconfigureyourAPController.

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III.SoftwareLayout

Thetopmenufeatures7panels:Dashboard,ZonePlan,NMSMonitor,

NMSSettings,LocalNetwork,LocalSettings&Toolbox.

Dashboard

TheDashboardpaneldisplaysanoverviewofyournetworkandkeysystem

information,withquicklinkstoaccessconfigurationoptionsforManaged

APsandManagedAPgroups.Eachpanelcanberefreshed,collapsedor

movedaccordingtoyourpreference.

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ZonePlan

ZonePlandisplaysacustomizablelivemapofManagedAPsforavisual

representationofyournetworkcoverage.EachAPiconcanbemovedaround

themap,andabackgroundimagecanbeuploadedforuser‐definedlocation

profilesusingNMSSettingsZoneEdit.Optionscanbeconfiguredusing

themenuontherightsideandsignalstrengthisdisplayedforeachAP.

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NMSMonitor

TheNMSMonitorpanelprovidesmoredetailedmonitoring

informationabouttheAPArraythanfoundontheDashboard,grouped

accordingtocategoriesinthemenudowntheleftside.

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NMSSettings

NMSSettingsprovidesextensiveconfigurationoptionsfortheAPArray.

Youcanmanageeachaccesspoint,assignaccesspointsintogroups,

manageWLAN,RADIUS&guestnetworksettingsaswellasupgrade

firmwareacrossmultipleaccesspoints.TheZonePlancanalsobe

configuredusing“ZoneEdit”.

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LocalNetwork

LocalNetworksettingsareforyourAPController.YoucanconfiguretheIP

addressandDHCPserveroftheAPControllerinadditionto2.4GHz&5Ghz

Wi‐Fiandsecurity,withWPS,RADIUSserver,MACfilteringandWMM

settingsalsoavailable.

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LocalSettings

LocalSettingsareforyourAPController.Youcansettheoperationmode

andviewnetworksettings(clientsandlogs)specificallyfortheAPController,

aswellasothermanagementsettingssuchasdate/time,adminaccounts,

firmwareandreset.

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Toolbox

TheToolboxpanelprovidesanetworkdiagnostictools:pingandtraceroute.

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IV.Features

DescriptionsofthefunctionsofeachmainpanelDashboard,ZonePlan,NMS

Monitor,NMSSettings,LocalNetwork,LocalSettings&Toolboxcanbe

foundbelow.WhenusingEdimaxNMS,click“Apply”tosavechanges:

Screenshotsdisplayedareexamples.Theinformationshown

onyourscreenwillvarydependingonyourconfiguration.

IV‐1.LOGIN,LOGOUT&RESTART

ItisrecommendedthatyoulogintotheAPControllertomake

configurationstoManagedAPs.

1. ConnectacomputertothedesignatedAPControllerusingan

Ethernetcable:

2. OpenawebbrowserandentertheAPController’sIPaddressin

theaddressfield.ThedefaultIPaddressis192.168.2.2

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Yourcomputer’sIPaddressmustbeinthesamesubnetastheAP

Controller.RefertoV‐1.ConfiguringyourIPAddressformorehelp.

IfyouchangedtheAPController’sIPaddress,orifyour

gateway/routerusesaDHCPserver,ensureyouenterthecorrect

IPaddress.Refertoyourgateway/router’ssettings.

IfusingaDHCPserveronthenetwork,itisadvisedtouseyour

DHCPserver’ssettingstoassigntheAPControllerastaticIP

address.

3. Entertheusername&passwordtologin.Thedefaultusername

&passwordareadmin&1234.

LOGOUT

TologoutfromEdimaxNMS,click“Logout”inthetoprightcorner:

RESTART

YoucanrestartyourAPControlleroranyManagedAPusingEdimaxNMS.To

restartyourAPControllergotoLocalSettingsAdvancedRebootandclick

“Reboot”.

TorestartManagedAPsclicktheRestarticonforthespecifiedAPonthe

Dashboard:

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IV‐2.DASHBOARD

ThedashboarddisplaysanoverviewofyourAParray:

Usetheblueiconsabovetorefreshorcollapseeachpanelinthedashboard.

Clickanddragtomoveapaneltosuityourpreference.Youcansetthe

dashboardtoauto‐refreshevery1minute,30secondsordisableauto‐refresh:

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IV‐2‐1.SystemInformation

SystemInformationdisplaysinformationabouttheAPController:

ProductName(model),HostName,MACAddress,IPAddress,Firmware

Version,SystemTimeandUptime(timetheaccesspointhasbeenon).

IV‐2‐2.DevicesInformation

DevicesInformationisasummaryofthenumberofalldevicesinthelocal

network:AccessPoints,ClientsConnected,andRogue(unidentified)Devices.

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IV‐2‐3.ManagedAP

ManagedAPdisplaysinformationabouteachManagedAPinthelocal

network:Index(referencenumber),MACAddress,DeviceName,Model,IP

Address,2.4GHz&5GHzWirelessChannelNumber,No.ofClientsconnected

toeachaccesspoint,andStatus(connected,connectingordisconnected).

ThesearchfunctioncanbeusedtolocateaspecificManagedAP.Typein

thesearchboxandthelistwillupdate:

TheStatusicondisplaysgrey(disconnected),yellow(connecting)or

green(connected)foreachManagedAP.

EachManagedAPhas“Action”iconswiththefollowingfunctions:

1. Disallow

RemovetheManagedAPfromtheAParrayanddisableconnectivity.

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2. Edit

EditvarioussettingsfortheManagedAP(refertoIV‐5‐1.AccessPoint).

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3. BlinkLED

TheManagedAP’sLEDwillflashtemporarilytohelpidentify&locate

accesspoints.

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4. Buzzer

TheManagedAP’sbuzzerwillsoundtemporarilytohelpidentify&

locateaccesspoints.

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5. NetworkConnectivity

Gotothe“NetworkConnectivity”paneltoperformapingortraceroute.

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6. Restart

RestartstheManagedAP.

IV‐2‐4.ManagedAPGroup

ManagedAPscanbegroupedaccordingtoyourrequirements.ManagedAP

GroupdisplaysinformationabouteachManagedAPgroupinthelocalnetwork:

GroupName,MACAddress,DeviceName,Model,IPAddress,2.4GHz

& 5GHzWirelessChannelNumber,No.ofClientsconnectedtoeach

accesspoint,andStatus(connectedordisconnected).

ToeditManagedAPGroupsgotoNMSSettingsAccessPoint(refertoIV‐5‐1.

AccessPoint).

ThesearchfunctioncanbeusedtolocateaspecificManagedAPGroup.

Typeinthesearchboxandthelistwillupdate:

TheStatusicondisplaysgrey(disconnected),yellow(connecting)or

green(connected)foreachindividualManagedAP.

EachManagedAPhas“Action”iconswiththefollowingfunctions:

1. Disallow

RemovetheManagedAPfromtheAParrayanddisableconnectivity.

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2. Edit

EditvarioussettingsfortheManagedAP(refertoIV‐5‐1.AccessPoint)



3. BlinkLED

TheManagedAP’sLEDwillflashtemporarilytohelpidentify&

locateaccesspoints.

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4. Buzzer

TheManagedAP’sbuzzerwillsoundtemporarilytohelpidentify&

locateaccesspoints.

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5. NetworkConnectivity

Gotothe“NetworkConnectivity”paneltoperformapingortraceroute.

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6. Restart

RestartstheManagedAP.

IV‐2‐5.ActiveClients

ActiveClientsdisplaysinformationabouteachclientinthelocalnetwork:

Index(referencenumber),ClientMACAddress,DeviceName,Model,IP

Address,2.4GHz&5GHzWirelessChannelNumber,No.ofClients

connectedtoeachaccesspoint,andStatus(onoroff).

Thesearchfunctioncanbeusedtolocateaspecificclient.Typeinthe

searchboxandthelistwillupdate:

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