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6 Application Example A restaurant has a wireless network with three EAPs managed by the EAP Controller. The network administrator wants to : ·Monitor the EAPs with the Map. ·Enable Portal function to drive customers' attention to the ads of the supermarket when customers attempt to access the wireless network. The costumers need to use a simple password to pass the authentication. ·Allow the employees of the restaurant to access the network resources without portal authentication. ·Schedule the radio to operate only during the working time (8:00 am to 22:00 pm) in order to reduce power consumption. Follow the steps below to achieve the requirements above. 68

Section	Page
1 Quick Start	6
1.1 Determine the Network Topology	7
Manage EAPs in the LAN	7
Manage EAPs in Different Network Segment	7
1.2 Install the EAP Controller	8
System Requirements	8
Install the EAP Controller	8
1.3 Inform the EAPs of the Controller Host's Address	9
1.4 Basic Configurations and Login	10
Launch the EAP Controller	10
Do the Basic Configurations	10
Log into the Management Interface	12
1.5 Create Sites and Adopt EAPs	12
Create Sites	13
Adopt the EAPs	13
1.6 Monitor and Manage the EAPs	14
2 Monitor and Manage the Network	16
2.1 Monitor the Network with Map	17
Add a Map	17
Monitor the EAPs on the Map	19
2.2 View the Statistics of the Network	20
View the Client Distribution on SSID	20
Have a Quick Look at EAPs and Clients	21
View Current Usage-Top APs	21
View Recent Activities	21
2.3 Monitor and Manage the EAPs	22
Manage the EAPs in Different Status	22
View the Detailed Information of EAPs	23
Manage the EAPs in the Action Column	23
2.4 Monitor and Manage Clients	24
View the Current Information of Clients	24
Manage Clients in the Action Column	25
2.5 View Clients Statistics During the Specified Period	25
Select a Specified Period	25
View the History Information of Clients	26
Manage Clients in the Action Column	26
2.6 Manage the Rogue APs List	26
Manage the Untrusted Rogue APs List	27
Manage the Trusted Rogue APs List	27
2.7 View Past Guest Authorization	28
2.8 View Logs	29
2.9 View Alerts	29
3 Configure the EAPs Globally	30
3.1 Wireless Network	31
Add Wireless Networks	31
Configure Advanced Wireless Parameters	35
Configure Band Steering	37
3.2 Access Control	38
3.3 Portal Authentication	39
No Authentication	40
Simple Password	41
Hotspot	42
External Radius Server	46
External Portal Server	47
3.4 Free Authentication Policy	48
3.5 MAC Filter	49
3.6 Scheduler	51
3.7 QoS	53
3.8 System	56
Reboot Schedule	56
Log Setting	56
Device Account	58
LED	58
Country/Region	59
Backup&Restore	59
Batch Upgrade	59
4 Configure the EAPs Separately	61
4.1 View the Information of the EAP	62
Overview	62
LAN	62
Radio	63
4.2 View Clients Connecting to the EAP	63
User	63
Guest	64
4.3 Configure the EAP	64
Basic Config	64
IP Setting	65
Radio	65
Load Balance	67
WLANs	67
Rouge AP Detection	68
Forget this AP	68
5 Manage the EAP Controller	69
5.1 Information About the Software	70
5.2 User Account	70
5.3 Controller Settings	71
Configure Controller Hostname/IP	71
Configure Mail Server	72
6 Application Example	73
6.1 Basic Configuration	74
6.2 Advanced Settings	74
Monitor the EAPs with Map	74
Configure Portal Authentication	75
Create a SSID for the Employees	77

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ApplicatiNn ExamplT

A restaurant has a wireless network with three EAPs managed by the EAP Controller. The

network administrator wants to :

Monitor the EAPs with the Map.

Enable Portal function to drive customers' attention to the ads of the supermarket

when customers attempt to access the wireless network. The costumers need to use a

simple password to pass the authentication.

Allow the employees of the restaurant to access the network resources without portal

authentication.

Schedule the radio to operate only during the working time (8:00 am to 22:00 pm) in

order to reduce power consumption.

Follow the steps below to achieve the requirements above.