TP-Link CAP300, CAP1200, CAP1750 User Manual
Wireless Ceiling Mount Access Point
User Guide
1910012438 REV1.1.2
June 2018
CONTENTS
About this User Guide .............................................................................................................................. 1
Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 2
Working Mode .................................................................................................................. 3
FIT Mode................................................................................................................................. 3
FAT Mode ............................................................................................................................... 4
Status .................................................................................................................................. 7
Device Information ............................................................................................................. 7
Wireless Parameter ............................................................................................................ 8
Wireless Service .................................................................................................................. 8
Wireless Client ..................................................................................................................... 9
Wireless ............................................................................................................................ 10
Wireless ................................................................................................................................ 11
WDS Settings ..................................................................................................................... 14
Advanced Settings ........................................................................................................... 16
Band Steering ..................................................................................................................... 18
Network ............................................................................................................................ 20
Wireless MAC Filtering .................................................................................................... 20
VLAN Settings .................................................................................................................... 21
System .............................................................................................................................. 23
AP Management ................................................................................................................ 24
Account ................................................................................................................................ 25
System Log ......................................................................................................................... 25
Time Setting ........................................................................................................................ 26
Configuration Management ........................................................................................... 27
Firmware Upgrade ............................................................................................................ 27
Ping Watch Dog ................................................................................................................. 28
About this User Guide
Convention
More Info
When using this guide, please notice that features of the CAP may vary slightly
depending on the model and software version you have, and on your location, language,
and Internet service provider. All screenshots, images, parameters and descriptions
documented in this guide are used for demonstration only.
The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Every effort has
been made in the preparation of this document to ensure accuracy of the contents, but
all statements, information, and recommendations in this document do not constitute
the warranty of any kind, express or implied. Users must take full responsibility for their
application of any product.
Some models featured in this guide may be unavailable in your country or region.
For local sales information, visit http://www.tp-link.com.
Unless otherwise noted, the CAP or the device mentioned in this guide stands for
CAP300, CAP1200 and CAP1750. Due to the similarity of their software features, we
take CAP1200 for an example to illustrate Chapter 4 to Chapter 7.
The latest software can be found at Download Center at https://www.tp-
link.com/support.
The Quick Installation Guide can be found where you find this guide or inside the package
of the CAP.
Specifications can be found on the product page at https://www.tp-link.com/support
A Technical Support Forum is provided for you to discuss our products at
https://forum.tp-link.com/
Our Technical Support contact information can be found at the Contact Technical
Support page at https://www.tp-link.com/support
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Introduction
CAP:
Auranet series products provide wireless coverage solutions for small-medium
business. They can either work independently in FAT mode or be centrally managed by
the wireless controller in FIT mode, providing a flexible, richly-functional but easily-
configured enterprise-grade wireless network for small and medium business.
“Celling lamp” appearance and easily mounting design with chassis make CAP easy to
be installed on a wall or ceiling and blend in with most interior decorations.
Figure 1-1 Top View of the CAP
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Working Mode
CAPs support two working modes including FIT mode and FAT mode. In FIT mode, APs
can be centrally managed by TP-Link’s wireless controller. The default FIT mode is used
when you want to deploy a large wireless network. The management of every single AP
in the network is complex and complicated. With the wireless controller, you can
centrally manage the mass APs simply in a web browser.
In FAT mode, you can log in to AP’s webpage to manage the AP alone. The FAT mode is
used in a small wireless network. The AP cannot be managed by wireless controller in
FAT mode.
FIT Mode
In the default FIT mode, CAP should be managed by the wireless controller. Please refer
to the Wireless Controller User Guide from our website at www.tp-link.com to learn
more information about configuring and using the CAPs by the controller.
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Typical topology in FIT mode:
NOTE:
The IP address of the wireless controller must be reachable for the CAPs in the
network.
CAP
Wireless Controller
PC
Clients
CAP
CAP
Switch
Router
Internet
Figure 2-1 Typical Topology in FIT Mode
FAT Mode
In FAT mode, you can log in to AP’s webpage to manage the AP alone. The FAT mode is
used in a small wireless network.
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Typical topology in FAT mode:
NOTE:
from 1 to 253). Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0.
CAP
Router
Internet
Clients
Figure 2-2 Typical Topology in FAT Mode
Follow the steps below to log in to the web interface.
1. Launch a web browser, enter 192.168.0.254 in the address field and press the Enter
key.
To log in to the device, the IP address of your PC should be set within the same
subnet addresses of the device. The IP address is 192.168.0.x (”x” is any number
2. Create a new username and password for login, and then click OK.
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TIPS:
CAP1200 is taken as an example.
Figure 2-3 Login
3. The webpage will be shown as below. Click the menu bar to configure the
corresponding parameters.
Proceed to the following chapters for information on configuring the CAP in FAT mode.
Figure 2-4 Status
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The
Status
and wireless client of the CAP.
page displays the device information, wireless parameter, wireless service
Status
Figure 3-1 Status Page
Device Information
This section displays the information of hardware version, MAC address, IP address,
system time and running time of the CAP. If you want to modify the IP address of the CAP,
Please refer to AP Management. To modify the system time, please refer to
Setting.
Figure 3-2 Device Information
Time
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Wireless Parameter
This section displays the wireless mode, channel bandwidth, channel frequency and
WDS status of the device. Please refer to Advanced Settings
mode, channel bandwidth and channel frequency and refer to WDS Settings to
configure the WDS feature.
Figure 3-3 Wireless Parameter
to configure the wireless
Wireless Service
In this section, you can check or edit the wireless service information of the CAP.
Figure 3-4 Wireless Service
Click the button to edit the corresponding wireless service entry. You can change the
SSID, Network type and password. Check or uncheck the status box to enable or disable
the wireless service as needed.
Figure 3-5 Wireless
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NOTE:
If the wireless network is not encrypted, changing password here will encrypt the network
password here will not change the encryption type.
with WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK. If the wireless network has been already encrypted, changing
Wireless Client
The wireless client table displays the information of the connected clients including their
MAC address, connected SSID and the connection time.
Figure 3-6 Wireless Client
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Wireless
Wireless
Steering.
page consists of Wireless, WDS Settings, Advanced Settings and Band
Figure 4-1 Wireless Page
If you have made any change of the parameters, please click OK to make the
configuration take effect. There will be a blue bar at the top of the page to remind you to
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