AP System Profile

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.

     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.
     Offline AP permit access of new STAs	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	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.
     High temperature alarm threshold	High temperature alarm threshold for APs.
     Low temperature alarm threshold	Low temperature alarm threshold for APs.
     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.
     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	ARP broadcast packet threshold on AP's wired ports.
     IGMP traffic threshold	IGMP multicast packet threshold on AP's wired ports.
     ND traffic threshold	ND broadcast packet threshold on AP's wired ports.
     Other traffic threshold	Threshold for broadcast packets of types other than ARP and ND on AP's wired ports.
     Others
     Manage 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.
     SFTP	Whether to allow or forbid SFTP login.
     Offline VAP management	Whether to enable or disable the offline VAP management function.
     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.

  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.
     NOTE:

     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.