Wireless Access Points(Fat AP)

Web-based Configuration Guide Contents

Contents

About This Document.....................................................................................................................ii

1 Getting Started............................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Configuring Web Platform Login Parameters................................................................................................................ 1
1.1.1 Web Platform Overview.............................................................................................................................................. 1
1.1.2 Accessing the CLI....................................................................................................................................................... 2
1.1.3 Configuring an IP Address for Web Platform Login...................................................................................................5
1.1.4 (Optional) Uploading the Web System File Through FTP.......................................................................................... 6
1.1.5 (Optional) Uploading the Web System File Through SFTP........................................................................................8
1.1.6 (Optional) Loading the Web System File.................................................................................................................. 10
1.1.7 (Optional) Creating User Accounts for the Web Platform........................................................................................ 10
1.1.8 (Optional) Configuring an HTTPS Server.................................................................................................................11
1.1.9 Logging In to the Web Platform................................................................................................................................ 12
1.2 Precautions for Using the Web Platform...................................................................................................................... 13
1.3 Web Page Description...................................................................................................................................................14
1.4 Web Platform Overview for Common Cloud APs....................................................................................................... 16
1.5 Web Platform Overview for Cloud Central APs.......................................................................................................... 18

2 Configuration Examples (Common AP)................................................................................. 21

2.1 Example for Configuring Fat AP Layer 2 Networking................................................................................................ 21
2.2 Example for Configuring Fat AP Layer 3 Networking................................................................................................ 27
2.3 Example for Configuring Users on the Fat AP to Access the Public Network Through NAT.....................................34
2.4 Security Policy Configuration Examples..................................................................................................................... 42
2.4.1 Example for Configuring a WPA2-PSK-AES Security Policy................................................................................. 42
2.4.2 Example for Configuring 802.1x Authentication...................................................................................................... 48
2.4.3 Example for Configuring External Portal Authentication......................................................................................... 54
2.4.4 Example for Configuring MAC Address Authentication..........................................................................................61
2.4.5 Example for Configuring the RADIUS Server and AP to Deliver User Group Rights to Users.............................. 69
2.4.6 Example for Configuring Built-in Portal Authentication for Local Users................................................................ 76
2.5 Example for Configuring Band Steering...................................................................................................................... 83
2.6 Example for Configuring WIDS/WIPS........................................................................................................................ 85
2.7 Example for Configuring the Passenger Flow Analysis Function............................................................................... 88
2.8 WLAN QoS Configuration Examples.......................................................................................................................... 92
2.8.1 Example for Configuring WMM and Priority Mapping........................................................................................... 92

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2.8.2 Example for Configuring Traffic Policing.................................................................................................................97

2.8.3 Example for Configuring Airtime Fair Scheduling................................................................................................. 102
2.8.4 Example for Configuring ACL-based Packet Filtering........................................................................................... 107
2.9 Common Misconfigurations....................................................................................................................................... 112
2.9.1 Multicast Packet Suppression Is Not Configured, Causing Slow Network Access of STAs.................................. 112

3 Configuration Examples (Central AP)...................................................................................114

3.1 Example for Configuring an Agile Distributed WLAN............................................................................................. 114

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