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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	12
Adopt the EAPs	13
1.6 Monitor and Manage the EAPs	13
2 Monitor and Manage the Network	15
2.1 Monitor the Network with the Map	16
Add a Map	16
Monitor the EAPs on the Map	18
2.2 View the Statistics of the Network	19
View the Client Distribution on SSID	19
Have a Quick Look at EAPs and Clients	19
View Current Usage-Top APs	20
View Recent Activities	20
2.3 Monitor and Manage the EAPs	21
Manage the EAPs in Different Status	21
View the Detailed Information of EAPs	22
Manage the EAPs in the Action Column	22
2.4 Monitor and Manage Clients	23
View the Current Information of Clients	23
Manage Clients in the Action Column	23
2.5 View Clients Statistics During the Specified Period	24
Select a Specified Period	24
View the History Information of Clients	24
Manage Clients in the Action Column	25
2.6 Manage the Rogue APs List	25
Manage the Untrusted Rogue APs List	25
Manage the Trusted Rogue APs List	26
2.7 View Past Guest Authorization	27
2.8 View Logs	27
2.9 View Alerts	28
3 Configure the EAPs Globally	29
3.1 Wireless Network	30
Add Wireless Networks	30
Configure Advanced Wireless Parameters	35
Configure Band Steering	36
3.2 Access Control	37
3.3 Portal Authentication	38
No Authentication	39
Simple Password	40
Hotspot	41
External Radius Server	45
External Portal Server	47
3.4 Free Authentication Policy	48
3.5 MAC Filter	48
3.6 Scheduler	50
3.7 QoS	52
3.8 System	55
Reboot Schedule	55
Log Setting	55
Device Account	57
LED	57
SSH	58
Management VLAN	58
Backup&Restore	58
Batch Upgrade	59
4 Configure the EAPs Separately	60
4.1 View the Information of the EAP	61
Overview	61
LAN	61
Radio	62
4.2 View Clients Connecting to the EAP	62
User	62
Guest	63
4.3 Configure the EAP	63
Basic Config	63
IP Setting	64
Radio	64
Load Balance	66
WLANs	66
Trunk Settings	67
Rouge AP Detection	67
Forget this AP	68
Local LAN Port VLAN Settings	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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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.