Application Example Standalone Eap

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Application Example
(Standalone EAP)
CHAPTERS
1. Determine the Network Requirements
2. Build the Network Topology
3. Log In to the EAP

4. Configure the EAP
5. Test the Network

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This guide applies to:

EAP225-Outdoor 1.0, EAP110-Outdoor 3.0, EAP110 4.0, EAP115 4.0, EAP115-Wall 1.0, EAP225-Wall 2.0,
EAP225 3.0, EAP245 3.0, EAP320 2.0, EAP330 2.0.

This guide provides an application example about how to establish and manage a EAP
wireless network:
A restaurant wants to provide the wireless internet access for the employees and guests.
The restaurant now has a router, a switch, a dual-band EAP and a computer. Follow the
steps below to establish the wireless network:
1. Determine the Network Requirements
2. Build the Network Topology
3. Log in to the EAP
4. Configure the EAP
5. Test the Network

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Determine the Network Requirements

Determine the Network Requirements
Before starting to build the network, we need to first analyze and determine the network
requirements. In this restaurant example, the network requirements are as follows:
 On both 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands, there are two SSIDs needed: one for the restaurant
employees and one for the guests.
 In order to advertise the restaurant, the Portal feature needs to be configured on the
SSIDs for the guests. In this way, the guests who have passed the portal authentication
will be redirected to the restaurant’s official website http://www.restaurant1.com.
 The employees of the restaurant can use the correct password to access the internet
and do not need to pass the portal authentication. For security, the SSIDs for the
employees should be encrypted with WPA2-PSK.
 To reduce power consumption, the Scheduler feature needs to be configured. The
radio should operate only during the working time (9:00 am to 22:00 pm).

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Build the Network Topology

Build the Network Topology
Build the network topology as the following figure shows.
Figure 2-1

Network Topology
Switch

Router (DHCP Server)
LAN: 192.168.88.1

Internet

Management Host

EAP

 The router is the gateway of the network and acts as a DHCP server to assign dynamic
IP addresses to the management host, EAP and clients. The LAN IP of the router is
192.168.88.1/24.
 Connect the switch to the LAN port of the router.
 Connect the management host and the EAP to the switch. The IP address mode of
the management host and EAP is dynamic, which means that they will get dynamic IP
addresses from the router.
Tips

If the router has more than one LAN port, we can also respectively connect the management host and
the EAP to the LAN ports of the router.

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Log In to the EAP

Log In to the EAP
After building the network topology, follow the steps below to log in to the web page of the
EAP:

1) On the management host, launch the web browser and enter “192.168.88.1” in the
address bar. Then log in to the router and find the IP address of the EAP. As the
following figure shows, the IP address of the EAP is 192.168.88.101.
Figure 3-1

Viewing the IP Address of EAP

2) Enter “192.168.88.101” in the address bar to load the login page of the EAP. Type the
default username and password (both admin) in the two fields and click LOGIN.
Figure 3-2

Logging In to EAP

3) In the pop-up window, specify a new username and a new password for the user
account. Click Confirm.
Figure 3-3

Configuring New Username and Password

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4) Enter the new username and new password and click LOGIN. Then we can enter the
web page of the EAP.
Figure 3-4

Logging In to EAP Using the New Username and Password

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Configure the EAP

Configure the EAP
To achieve the network requirements in this application example, we need to configure
SSIDs, Portal Authentication and Scheduler.

4.1

Configure SSIDs
Follow the steps below to respectively configure SSIDs for the employees and guests on
the 2.4GHz band and 5GHz band:
1) Go to the Wireless > Wireless Settings page.

2) In the SSIDs section, there is already a default SSID on the 2.4GHz band. Click
Figure 4-1

.

Editing SSID

3) The following page will appear. Configure this SSID for the employees. Change SSID
to “employee_2.4GHz”, select the Security Mode as “WPA2-PSK”, and specify the
Wireless Password as “restaurant123abc“. Click OK.
Figure 4-2

Editing SSID

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4) On the same page, click
Figure 4-3

Configure the EAP

to add a new SSID.

Adding SSID

5) The following page will appear. Configure this SSID for the guests. Change SSID to
“guest_2.4GHz“, keep the Security Mode as “None” and check the box to enable the
Portal feature for this SSID. Click OK.
Figure 4-4

Adding SSID

6) Click
to enter the configuration page for the 5GHz band. Similarly to
the configurations for the 2.4GHz band, configure two SSIDs for the employees and
guests on the 5GHz band.

4.2

Configure Portal Authentication
Follow the steps below to configure portal authentication:
1) Go to the Wireless > Portal page.

2) Configure the portal feature as the following figure shows.

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Figure 4-5

Configure the EAP

Configuring Portal

Select the Authentication Type as “Local Password” and specify the Password as
“restaurant123”.

Configure Authentication Timeout. Here we customize the timeout as 2 hours. It
means that guests will be logged out after they have been authenticated for 2 hours. To
continue to use the internet service, these guests need to enter the password to pass
the portal authentication once again.
Check the box to enable Redirect, and enter the website of the restaurant: http://www.
restaurant1.com.

Configure the authentication page. Specify the title and the term of use. To access the
internet, guests need to enter the correct password in the Password field, accept the
Term of Use, and click the Login button.

3) Click Save.

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4.3

Configure the EAP

Configure Scheduler
Follow the steps below to schedule the radio to operate only during the working time (9:00
am to 22:00 pm).
1) Go to the Wireless > Scheduler page.

2) In the Settings section, check the box to enable Scheduler, and select the Association
Mode as “Associated with AP“. Click Save.
Figure 4-6

Configuring Scheduler

3) In the Scheduler Profile Configuration section, click
Figure 4-7

Creating Profile

4) The following page will appear. Click
“worktime”. Click OK.
Figure 4-8

.

and specify the profile name as

Adding Profile

5) Choose the newly added profile “worktime”, and click
. Then the item
configuration page will appear. Specify the time range as everyday 9:00 to 22:00. Click
OK.

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Figure 4-9

Configure the EAP

Adding Item

6) In the Scheduler Association section, select “worktime“ in the Profile Name column
and select “Radio On” in the Action column. Click Save.
Figure 4-10

Configuring Action

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Test the Network

Test the Network
To ensure that the employees and guests can surf the internet via the wireless network,
we can use a client device, such as a telephone, to test whether the SSIDs are working
normally.
To test the SSIDs for the employees, follow the steps below:
1) Enable the Wi-Fi feature of the client device.

2) Choose the SSID “employee_2.4GHz“ or “employee_5GHz“ among the detected SSIDs.
3) Enter the password “restaurant123abc“ to join the wireless network.
4) Check whether internet websites can be visited successfully.
To test the SSIDs for the guests, follow the steps below:
1) Enable the Wi-Fi feature of the client device.

2) Choose the SSID “guest_2.4GHz“ or “guest_5GHz“ among the detected SSIDs.

3) The default web browser on the device will pop up and the authentication page will
appear. Enter the password “restaurant123”, check the box to accept the term of use,
and click the LOGIN button.
Figure 5-1

Logging In

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Test the Network

Tips

Generally, the web browser pops up automatically. But if the web browser does not pop up, we can
manually launch the web browser and visit any http website. Then the authentication page will appear.

4) If the network is working normally, we will be redirected to the website of the restaurant:
http://www.restaurant1.com.
Figure 5-2

Redirect Page

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