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1.1 Determine the Management Method
Before building the wireless network, choose a proper method to manage the EAP based
on your actual network situation. There are two methods: via EAP Controller and via the
web page of the EAP.
Via EAP Controller
If you want to establish a large-scale wireless network and have mass EAPs to be
managed, we recommend that you use EAP Controller to centrally manage the EAPs. In
such case, the EAPs work in FIT mode.
For detailed instructions about the network topology in such situation and how to use EAP
Controller, refer to the User Guide of EAP Controller. To download EAP Controller and its
User Guide, go to
http://www.tp-link.com/en/download/EAP-Controller.html
.
Via the Web Page of the EAP
If you have a relatively small-sized wireless network and only one or just a small number
of EAPs need to be managed, you can directly use the web browser to manage each EAP
on its own management web page. In such case, the EAP works in Standalone mode (FAT
mode), which means that it works independently as a standalone access point.
This User Guide introduces how to configure the Standalone EAP on its web page.
Note:
The web page of an EAP is inaccessible while it is managed by EAP Controller. To turn the EAP back
to Standalone mode and access its web page, you can Forget the EAP on EAP Controller to reset
the EAP or simply close EAP Controller.
