User Guide: Vista Manager AWC Plug-in version 3.8.0

# Configure AP-Specific Configuration

Edit AP-specific Configuration
Select AP Profile
Apply Changes

This section explains how to configure AP-specific settings.

> Note

> > For TQ series, configuring APs, LLDP, Ethernet, and HTTP/HTTPS is only possible from the AP's own management web interface. Please follow the steps described in Configure AP through Its Own Web Interface to perform that configuration.
> > For detailed explanation on configuring APs, refer to the "TQ series Reference Manual" on our website.

> Note

> > AP Profile and AP-specific settings created on the AWC Plug-in are not instantly applied to wireless APs. They will be applied to APs when:
> > - an AP is put under the AWC Plug-in's control
> > - a user manually applys configuration
> > - a scheduled task for applying configuration is run.

You can access an AP-specific configuration page in one of the following ways.

- Select "Wireless Monitoring" > "AP Status" > "Detail" (magnifying glass icon) (the rightmost column) > "Wireless AP Detail" (at the top of the page) > the "Edit" button (on the right of "Configuration").
- Select "Wireless Configuration" > "AP Settings" > "Detail" (magnifying glass icon) (the rightmost column) > the "Edit" button (on the right of "Configuration").

## Edit AP-specific Configuration

Table 1: AP-Specific Configuration
Item Name | Description
--- | ---
Top of the Content section
Wireless AP Name | Shows the AP name.
Basic Configuration
AP Profile | Lets you select an AP Profile for the AP. Clicking it displays the "Select AP Profile" dialog box. To change, select a new AP Profile to apply to the AP and click "Save". For more details, refer to Select AP Profile.
Do not use Emergency Status VAP | Check this if you don't want the AP to use emergency VAP even if it is configured in the AP Profile.
User Settings | Select whether to allow configuring username and password for AP's management web interface individually. When the "User Settings" is set as "Enable", the "Username", "Password" and "Password (Confirm)" fields will be shown.
Username | Specify the username used to logon to the AP's management web interface. 1 to 12 characters in length, with letters and digits. Must begin with a letter. Note If you configure the usernames and passwords in both the AP Profile and the AP-specific configuration on the same AP, the username and password in the AP-specific configuration will take effect.
Password | Specify the password used to logon to the AP's management web interface. 0 to 32 characters in length, with letters, digits, and symbols (except SPACE " $ : < > ' & *). The password is case-sensitive. Each character in the password is represented by a bullet. Note If you configure the usernames and passwords in both the AP Profile and the AP-specific configuration on the same AP, the username and password in the AP-specific configuration will take effect.
Password (Confirm) | Enter the same login password for confirmation. Each character in the password is represented by a bullet.
Radio Configuration
Channel | Lets you change the channel settings. Clicking it pops up the channel selection dialog box.
WDS Mode | Lets you select a WDS mode (Root or Satellite AP). If you select "Disable", WDS is disabled. If you select "WDS Parent", the AP acts as a WDS Root AP. If you select "WDS Child", the AP acts as a WDS Satellite AP. The default is "Disable". If you select "WDS Parent" or "WDS Child", the "WDS Configuration" section will be displayed. Note This is only available for TQ1402, TQm1402, TQ5403, TQ5403e, TQm5403, and TQ6602.
Tx Power | Lets you change the AP's transmit power.
AWC Tx Power Lower Limitation | Lets you change the minimum transmit power that can be configured by the AWC function. This is in effect only when "Tx Power" is set to "Auto".
Stop Radio Transmission | Lets you enable/disable the radio. Check this if you want to disable a radio. Uncheck it if you want to enable the radio again.
WDS Configuration
TQ2450, TQ3200, TQ3400, TQ3600, TQ4400, TQ4600, TQ4400e (Normal Firmware)
WDS List | Shows a list of WDS settings in box style. Each configuration box contains WDS parameters such as status (Enable/Disable), WDS Radio Interface, and security.
+Add WDS | Adds a new WDS configuration.
"Delete" icon | Deletes the WDS configuration.
Wireless Transmission | Lets you specify whether to enable the WDS. Select "Enable" to use the WDS configuration, otherwise select "Disable".
Radio Interface | Select a radio band for use with the WDS configuration. "Radio1" means 2.4GHz band. "Radio2" means 5GHz band. For TQ3200, this item shows the band selected in the AP Profile.
Destination MAC Address | Specify the MAC address of the remote AP.
Security | Lets you select a security mechanism used for WDS connection. Note "Static WEP" is not available if you selected a "Mode" containing "IEEE 802.11n" in the AP Profile. Note "WPA Personal" is available only if you selected "WPA Personal" or "WPA Enterprise" for VAP1 on the "Wireless Interface for WDS Connection". "None" provides no authentication or encryption. "Static WEP" performs fixed-key RC4 encryption. Per-client authentication is not performed. Selecting "Static WEP" will show you the following additional items: Key Length: Select the WEP key length. The default is 128bit. 64bit: You can directly enter a WEP key with 10 hex digits. Or you can enter 5 ASCII characters to automatically generate a WEP key. 128bit: You can directly enter a WEP key with 26 hex digits. Or you can enter 13 ASCII characters to automatically generate a WEP key. Key Type: Select a generation method for the WEP key. The default is "Hex". ASCII: Lets you enter an arbitrary string to automatically generate a WEP key. The string is case-sensitive. Hex: Lets you directly enter a WEP key with hexadecimal characters (0 to 9, A to F, a to f). Hex characters are not case-sensitive. Security Key: Enter a WEP key (in hex) or a seed of a key (in ASCII) according to the selected "Key Length" and "Key Type". "WPA Personal" performs authentication and encryption between an AP and a wireless client. It uses per-client keys which are generated from a pre-shared key (PSK). Selecting "WPA Personal" will show you the following additional items: SSID: Lets you specify an SSID (Network name) used for the WDS connection with 1 to 32 alphanumeric and symbol characters. Security Key (WPA-PSK): Lets you specify a pre-shared key with 8 to 63 character alphanumeric and symbol characters.
TQ1402, TQm1402, TQ5403, TQ5403e, TQm5403, TQ6602
WDS List | Shows a list of WDS settings in box style. Each configuration box contains WDS parameters such as status (Enable/Disable), WDS Radio Interface, and security. If you select "WDS Parent" or "WDS Child" for "WDS Mode" in the "Wireless Configuration" section, a WDS configuration will be created for the radio.
Wireless Transmission | Lets you specify whether to enable the WDS. Select "Enable" to use the WDS configuration, otherwise select "Disable".
WDS Mode | Shows the selected "WDS Mode" (Root or Satellite AP) for the radio. WDS Parent: The AP acts as a WDS Root AP. WDS Child: The AP acts as a WDS Satellite AP.
SSID | Lets you specify an SSID used for the WDS connection.
Radio Interface | Select a radio band for use with the WDS configuration. Note The entry number of the WDS configuration (WDS 1, WDS 2, WDS 3) does not necessarily match the number of the radio (Radio1, Radio2, Radio3). Each WDS configuration will be assigned an entry number in the order of creation.
Security | Lets you select a security mechanism used for WDS connection. "None" provides no authentication or encryption. "WPA Personal" performs authentication and encryption between an AP and a wireless client. It uses per-client keys which are generated from a pre-shared key (PSK). Selecting "WPA Personal" will show you the following additional items: WPA Versions: Select the WPA version(s) to use. You can select "WPA2" only or both "WPA2" and "WPA". You cannot select "WPA" only. The default is "WPA2". Select both for a mixed environment. In that case, the security level of the wireless network is the same as WPA. Note WPA is based on a draft of IEEE 802.11i while WPA2 is based on the final version of IEEE 802.11i and therefore meets all mandatory items required by the standard. Encryption Protocol: You can select "CCMP" only or both "CCMP" and "TKIP". The default is "CCMP". Although "TKIP" uses RC4 as WEP does, TKIP uses a separate encryption key for each client and changes the key after using it for some time. "CCMP" uses the standard encryption algorithm approved by the US Secretary of Commerce. This standard has a strong algorithm. Note According to the WPA standard, TKIP is mandatory while CCMP is optional. Our products implement both algorithms. Management Frame Protection (MFP): Specify whether to protect management frames from eavesdropping and forging. Select "Enable" to use MFP. Otherwise select "Disable". The default is "Enable". Note In this version, it is not supported to enable Management Frame Protection for a WDS VAP. Broadcast Key Refresh Rate: Specify an interval at which to refresh the broadcast key that is sent to clients on the VAP. Valid range is 0 to 86400 seconds. A value of 0 means that the key is never refreshed. The default is 0.

> Note

> > If you add an AP that has been configured for WDS through its own management web interface, re-configure WDS on the "AP-specific configuration" page before applying an AP Profile to the AP.
> > If you applied an AP Profile to the AP before re-configuring WDS, the previous WDS configuration on the AP would become invalid and it would be impossible for you to manage the AP through the AWC Plug-in.
> > Refer to Configure WDS Bridge for more details.

> Note

> > WDS Configuration is not supported for Dual-band TQ Series (with SDN/OpenFlow-capable firmware).

> Note

> > Do not enable Captive Portal on the radio used for the WDS connection.

### Select AP Profile

Section 1

Table 2: AP Profile List
Item Name | Description
--- | ---
Search AP Profile | Filter entries in the list by entering a partial string in the search box. To remove the filter, delete the string from the Search field and press Enter. Note The search is case-sensitive. Note Delimiters for a multi-value item (e.g. ":" in "Network:Area") is not searchable unless it is used in a single string. Note The search box here has the same functionality as the one on the AP Profile List page.
AP Profile Name | Shows the AP Profile name.
Profile Type | Shows the AP Profile's Profile Type. TQ series Dual[11ax] For a dual-band 802.11ax model. (TQ6602) Tri[11ac Wave2] For tri-band 802.11ac Wave2 models. (TQ5403, TQm5403) Tri[11ac Wave2] with External Antenna For outdoor configuration or configuration using external antenna of tri-band 802.11ac Wave2 models. (TQ5403e) Dual[11ac Wave2] For indoor configuration of dual-band 802.11ac Wave2 models. (TQ1402, TQm1402) Dual[11ac] For indoor configuration of dual-band 802.11ac models. (TQ4400, TQ4600, TQ4400e) Dual[11n] For dual-band 802.11n models. (TQ2450, TQ3400, TQ3600) Single For single-band 802.11n models. (TQ3200) 11ac with External Antenna For outdoor configuration (or configuration using external antenna) of dual-band 802.11ac models. (TQ4400e) TQ series (SDN/OpenFlow-capable firmware) Tri[11ac Wave2] For dual-band 802.11ac Wave2 models with the SDN/OpenFlow-capable firmware. (TQ5403) Dual[11ac] For dual-band 802.11ac models with the SDN/OpenFlow-capable firmware. (TQ4400, TQ4600) Tri[11ac Wave2] with External Antenna For outdoor configuration or configuration using external antenna of tri-band 802.11ac Wave2 models with the SDN/OpenFlow-capable firmware. (TQ5403e)
<< | Goes to the first page of the list.
(Page Number) | Shows the current page number in the list.
>> | Goes to the last page of the list.

Section 2

Table 3: AP Profile Configuration Items
Item Name | Description
--- | ---
(Top of the section) | Shows an AP Profile name and its Profile Type.
Country | Shows the country code for the profile.
Series | Shows the AP series.
Radio 1 / Radio 2 / Radio 3 | Lets you select a radio to view its configuration in the section. A configured mode is shown in the parentheses after the radio name (Radio1/2/3). Clicking a radio name (Radio1/2/3) shows its configuration. A selected radio is indicated by the red line under its name.
Radio Transmission | Shows the status of the radio.
Mode | Shows the selected mode (protocol) for the radio.
VAP | Shows the VAP number.
SSID | Shows the SSID for the VAP.
VLAN ID | Shows the VLAN ID for the VAP.
Status | Shows the status (Enable/Disable) of the VAP.
Security | The security mechanism selected for the VAP. It is one of "None", "Static WEP", "WPA Personal" or "WPA Enterprise".
"Select" button | Change the AP Profile for the AP to the selected one.
"Cancel" button | Cancel AP Profile selection.

## Apply Changes

If you want to immediately apply the selected AP Profile to the AP, do it after saving the AP-specific configuration.
To apply an AP Profile to APs, follow the steps below.

1. Select "Wireless Configuration" > "AP Settings" from the AWC Plug-in menu.
2. Select (Check) the APs to which you want to apply an AP Profile.
3. Place the mouse cursor on the spanner icon at the top right of the screen and select "Apply Configuration" from the submenu.
4. When the "Apply Configuration" dialog box appears, click "OK".
5. When a completion message appears, click "Close".

> Note

> > The maximum number of APs which can have an AP Profile applied in a single "Apply Configuration" action is 350.

If you want to apply an AP Profile to APs at a fixed date/time, you can create a schedule for the task.
Refer to Manage Task Scheduling for more details on scheduling a task to apply settings to APs.

28 Mar 2022 10:47