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AP System Profile

Context

To centrally manage and maintain multiple APs, add these APs to a group, set parameters in an AP system profile, and then reference the AP system profile in the AP group view.

Procedure

  • Create an AP system profile.
    1. Choose Configuration > Wireless Services > Profile > AP > AP System Profile. The AP System Profile List page is displayed.
    2. Click Create. The Create AP System Profile page is displayed.
    3. Enter the name of the new AP system profile in Profile name.

      To copy all parameters from another profile to the new profile, select the name of the profile in Copy parameters from other profiles. If None is selected, parameters are not copied from another profile.

    4. Click OK. The parameter setting page of the new AP system profile is displayed.
    5. Set parameters for the AP system profile. Table 1 describes the parameters for creating an AP system profile.

      Figure 1 AP System Profile

      Table 1 Parameters for creating an AP system profile

      Parameter

      Description

      AP System Profile

      Name of the new AP system profile, which cannot be modified.

      Service holding upon link disconnection

      Whether to enable or disable service holding upon link disconnection.

      Allow access of new STAs upon link disconnection

      Whether to enable or disable the APs in fault state to allow access of new STAs.

      Authentication-free new user access upon link disconnection

      Whether to enable the offline AP to allow access of new STAs.

      Role in mesh networking

      Role of an AP on the Mesh network.

      MPP active reselection

      Whether to enable or disable active MPP reselection.

      MTU (bytes)

      Maximum transmission unit (MTU) on an Ethernet interface.

      Dual-link or N+1 Backup

      Configuration mode

      Link backup mode.

      Primary AC IP address

      Source address of the active AC.

      Backup AC IP address

      Source address of the standby AC.

      AC priority

      IP address of the primary AC.

      Peer AC IP address

      IP address of the backup primary AC.

      Active/Standby link switchover mode

      Active/Standby link switchover mode.

      Number of probe packets

      Number of times Echo packets are probed in a statistical period.

      Start threshold of the PLR for triggering a link switchover (%)

      Start threshold for the packet loss rate during an active/standby switchover.

      Difference threshold of the PLR for triggering a link switchover (%)

      Gap threshold for the packet loss rate during an active/standby switchover.

      LLDP

      Delay of enabling LLDP

      Delay in re-enabling LLDP on APs.

      Working mode

      LLDP working mode on APs.

      Packet transmission delay

      Delay after which an AP sends LLDP packets to neighboring devices.

      Packet transmission interval

      Interval at which an AP sends LLDP packets to neighboring devices.

      TTL of packets

      Number of hold time intervals during which AP information can be saved on a neighboring device.

      Report neighbor information

      Whether to enable the LLDP neighbor report function for an AP.

      Interval for reporting neighbor information (s)

      Interval at which an AP reports LLDP neighbor information to an AC.

      EAPOL

      EAPOL-response packet conversion

      EAPOL-response packet conversion method.

      EAPOL-response packet encapsulation

      EAPOL-response packet encapsulation method.

      EAPOL-response MAC address

      Unicast MAC address of EAPOL-response packets.

      This parameter must be set when EAPOL-response packet encapsulation is set to Unicast packets with specific MAC addresses.

      EAPOL-start packet conversion

      EAPOL-start packet conversion method.

      EAPOL-start packet encapsulation

      EAPOL-start packet encapsulation method.

      EAPOL-start MAC address

      Unicast MAC address of EAPOL-start packets.

      This parameter must be set when EAPOL-start packet encapsulation is set to Unicast packets with specific MAC addresses.

      AP Alarm

      Alarm suppression

      Whether to enable the alarm suppression function for APs.

      Alarm suppression interval

      Interval during which alarms are suppressed on APs.

      Upper device temperature alarm threshold

      High temperature alarm threshold for APs.

      Lower device temperature alarm threshold

      Low temperature alarm threshold for APs.

      Upper ambient temperature alarm threshold

      High temperature alarm threshold for ambient temperature.

      Lower ambient temperature alarm threshold

      Low temperature alarm threshold for ambient temperature.

      Upper CPU temperature alarm threshold

      High temperature alarm threshold for CPU temperature.

      Lower CPU temperature alarm threshol

      Low temperature alarm threshold for CPU temperature.

      Upper NP chip temperature alarm threshold

      High temperature alarm threshold for NP chip temperature.

      Lower NP chip temperature alarm threshold

      Low temperature alarm threshold for NP chip temperature.

      CPU usage alarm threshold

      CPU usage alarm threshold for APs.

      Memory usage alarm threshold

      Memory usage alarm threshold for APs.

      Log Backup

      IP address of the log backup server

      IP address of the log server.

      Port number

      Port number of the log server.

      Log backup level

      Severity of AP logs to be backed up.

      Spectrum Analysis

      Server IP/port number

      IP address and port number of a spectrum server.

      Use AC for transparent data transmission

      Whether an AC is used for transparent data transmission:

      • OFF: Data is transmitted directly to the spectrum server

      • ON: Data is transmitted to the spectrum server through an AC.

      AC port number

      Port number used by an AC to receive the spectrum information (UDP packets) sent by an AP when the AC is used for transparent data transmission.

      Aging time of non-Wi-Fi devices

      Aging time of non-Wi-Fi devices on an AC during spectrum analysis.

      PoE Settings

      Maximum output power

      Maximum output power of the central AP.

      PoE reserved power percentage

      Percentage of reserved PoE power to the available PoE power on the central AP.

      Alarm threshold of PoE power consumption percentage

      Alarm threshold of PoE power consumption percentage.

      IEEE802.3af switching

      Whether to enable a central AP to provide PoE power in compliance with IEEE 802.3af.

      Allow high inrush current during power-on

      Whether to enable the central AP to allow high inrush current during power-on.

      Broadcast Suppression on AP's Wired Ports

      Protocol type

      Broadcast packet type supported on AP's wired ports.

      ARP traffic threshold (pps)

      Rate threshold for ARP flood attack detection.

      This parameter can be configured only when Protocol type is set to ALL or ARP.

      IGMP traffic threshold (pps)

      Rate threshold for IGMP flood attack detection.

      This parameter can be configured only when Protocol type is set to ALL or IGMP.

      ND traffic threshold (pps)

      Rate threshold for ND flood attack detection.

      This parameter can be configured only when Protocol type is set to ALL or ND.

      DHCP traffic threshold (pps)

      Rate threshold for DHCP flood attack detection.

      This parameter can be configured only when Protocol type is set to ALL or DHCP.

      DHCPV6 traffic threshold (pps)

      Rate threshold for DHCPv6 flood attack detection.

      This parameter can be configured only when Protocol type is set to ALL or DHCPv6.

      mDNS traffic threshold (pps)

      Rate threshold for MDNS flood attack detection.

      This parameter can be configured only when Protocol type is set to ALL or mDNS.

      Other broadcast traffic threshold (pps)

      Rate threshold for broadcast flood attack detection of the protocols except ARP/IGMP/ND/DHCP/DHCPv6/MDNS.

      This parameter can be configured only when Protocol type is set to ALL or Other broadcast.

      Other multicast traffic threshold (pps)

      Rate threshold for multicast flood attack detection of the protocols except ARP/IGMP/ND/DHCP/DHCPv6/MDNS.

      This parameter can be configured only when Protocol type is set to ALL or Other multicast.

      User Interface

      Inbound ACL (IPv4)

      ACL that restricts STAs with a specified IPv4 address or within a specified IP address segment from logging in to the device.

      Outbound ACL (IPv4)

      ACL that restricts IPv4 STAs who have logged in to the device from logging in to other devices.

      Inbound ACL (IPv6)

      ACL that restricts STAs with a specified IPv6 address or within a specified IP address segment from logging in to the device.

      Outbound ACL (IPv6)

      ACL that restricts IPv6 STAs who have logged in to the device from logging in to other devices.

      Timeout Interval

      Timeout period of user connections.

      Number of Lines Displayed On Each Screen

      Number of lines on each terminal screen.

      Others

      Management VLAN

      Management VLAN for APs.

      Dynamic blacklist aging time

      Aging time of a dynamic blacklist entry.

      STelnet

      Whether to allow or forbid STelnet login.

      Telnet

      Whether to allow or forbid Telnet login.

      Console

      Whether to allow or forbid console port login.

      BLE Console

      Mode of the Bluetooth-based serial port login function:

      • Available when offline: dynamic mode. When a Fit AP disconnects from an AC, the Bluetooth-based serial port login function of the Fit AP is automatically enabled. When the Fit AP connects to the AC again, the Bluetooth-based serial port login function of the Fit AP is disabled.
      • Always available: persistent mode. In this mode, the Bluetooth-based serial port login function of an AP is always enabled.
      • Off: The Bluetooth-based serial port login function of an AP is disabled.

      SFTP

      Whether to allow or forbid SFTP login.

      Offline VAP management

      Whether to enable or disable the offline VAP management function.

      Indicator

      Whether to enable the indicator function of an AP.

      USB power supply

      Whether to enable the USB function of an AP.

      Antenna combined output

      Whether to enable or disable combined output of antenna signals.

      Only the AP9132DN supports this function.

      Working mode of the IoT card

      Connection type between IoT cards and APs.

      DHCP client option12

      Whether to enable or disable the DHCP packets sent by APs to carry the Option 12 field function.

      Field carried in DHCP client option 12

      AP information contained in the Option 12 field.

      • ap-name: Option 12 field carried in DHCP packets sent by an AP contains the AP name.
      • ap-type&ap-mac: Option 12 field carried in DHCP packets sent by an AP contains the AP type and MAC address.

      This parameter can be configured only when DHCP client option12 is set to ON.

      Terminal connectivity check

      Whether to enable or disable the STA connectivity check on the AP.
      NOTE:

      To locate network access faults of some STAs, the AP has STA connectivity check enabled by default. The AP randomly selects two of STAs that have associated with the AP for more than 20 seconds and encountered traffic exceptions (The STAs can obtain IP addresses and the default gateway, but has no uplink or downlink unicast traffic). The AP then detects network connectivity by pinging these two STAs and records the result in the log.

      NP fast-forwarding

      Whether to enable or disable the NP fast-forwarding.

    6. Click Apply. In the Info dialog box that is displayed, click OK.
  • Modify an AP system profile.
    1. Choose Configuration > Wireless Services > Profile > AP > AP System Profile. The AP System Profile List page is displayed.
    2. Click the name of the AP system profile that you want to modify. The AP System Profile page is displayed.
    3. Modify parameters of the AP system profile. For the parameter description, see Table 1.
    4. Click Apply. In the Info dialog box that is displayed, click OK.
  • Delete an AP system profile.
    1. Choose Configuration > Wireless Services > Profile > AP > AP System Profile. The AP System Profile List page is displayed.
    2. Select the profile that you want to delete and click Delete. In the Confirm dialog box that is displayed, click OK.
  • Display the profile reference relationship.
    1. Choose Configuration > Wireless Services > Profile > AP > AP System Profile. The AP System Profile List page is displayed.
    2. Select the profile of which you want to display the reference relationship and click Display Reference Relationship. The system displays the types and names of the objects that reference the profile.

      Click Hide Reference Relationship. The system hides the displayed results.

  • Configure a profile referenced in an AP system profile.
    1. Choose Configuration > Wireless Services > Profile > AP > AP System Profile. The AP System Profile List page is displayed.
    2. In the navigation tree, click to the left of AP System Profile to expand the AP system profile list. Click to the left of an AP system profile name to view the names of the profiles referenced in the AP system profile.
    3. Click any profile referenced by the AP system profile. The configuration page of the referenced profile is displayed on the right. You can select another profile from the drop-down list and set the profile parameters. For descriptions of the profile parameters, see its configuration page.
    4. Click Apply. In the Info dialog box that is displayed, click OK.
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