INTRODUCTION
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• Wireless access points of the same model can be managed by one group.
A total of 64 groups can be programmed.
The license of the RS-AP3 is as follows.
Number of access points managed
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3000 access points (maximum)/64 groups (total)
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128 access points (maximum)/1 group
Number of groups
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64 groups (total)
• Start the RS-AP3 to manage the access points in the groups.
Until the management is completed, changes cannot be made on an access point’s setting screen.
• Multiple access points can be managed individually or collectively.
• From the access points scanning results, power level and channels according to the system environment can
automatically be set to the access points.
• Load balance can be managed based on information received periodically from the access points, according
to the wireless LAN devices.
• Radio wave environment status can be displayed on a graph according into the data received from the access
points.
• Management is automatically enabled when an access point to be managed is detected.
• The Site Survey function and MAC Authentication (RADIUS) server are inside the RS-AP3.
• The SSID or encryption settings for access points programmed to all groups can be displayed on a list.
• If an access point with a previous firmware version is detected, it can automatically be updated.
• Access point information can periodically be sent, or messages can be sent when an unauthorized access or
a notification fault is detected.
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You can set it not to send messages when none of an unauthorized access or a notification fault is detected.
• Synchronizing the setting data with another PC with the RS-AP3 installed can avoid unmanageability caused
by communication fault.
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When using the mirroring function, 2 different RS-AP3 (USB flash drives) on the same license are necessary.
• The RS-AP3 consists of the Windows
®
service (shown below) that resides for managing the operating screen
and wireless access points.
Operating screen
Service
For editing settings and
displaying logs.
As the Operating screen and Windows service
are different programs, information is exchanged
by using setting files.
• After editing the setting contents on the
Operating screen, the setting file needs to be
saved and applied to the Windows service
side.
Managing wireless access
points, according to the
setting file contents.
• Operation star ts when
Windows
®
starts
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