How to manage EAPs in different subnets using Omada controller (via EAP Discovery Utility) (New UI)

On the switch, create the VLANs and Layer 3 interfaces to set the subnets. Enable DHCP Server and add DHCP Server pools to configure IP addresses and other network parameters that devices obtain from the switch. Add a static routing entry that leads to the gateway router.

1. Go to L2 FEATURES > VLAN > 802.1Q VLAN > VLAN Config. Add port 1/0/4–5 to VLAN2 and add port 1/0/7 to VLAN3 as untagged ports. Remove these ports from the default System-VLAN, so the EAP and PC running the utility can be in the different VLAN with the controller host.

Figure 2 Overview of VLAN Configurations

Figure 3 Configuring VLAN2

Figure 4 Configuring VLAN3

2. Go to L2 FEATURES > VLAN > 802.1Q VLAN > Port Config. Select port 1/0/4 and 1/0/5 and set the PVID as 2. Select port 1/0/7 and set its PVID as 3. Keep other parameters as the default settings. Click Apply.

Figure 5 Configuring VLAN Parameters on Ports

3. Go to L3 FEATURES > Interface. Enable IPv4 Routing and configure Interface entries for each VLAN as shown in Figure 7 and Figure 8.

Figure 6 Overview of Interface Configuration

Figure 7 Configuring Interface for VLAN2

Figure 8 Configuring Interface for VLAN3

4. Go to L3 FEATURES > DHCP Service > DHCP Server > DHCP Server and enable DHCP Server. Click Apply.

Figure 9 Configuring DHCP Server

5. Go to L3 FEATURES > DHCP Service > DHCP Server > Port Settings and click Add to create an IP address pool, respectively, for VLAN1 and VLAN2. Fill in the required field, Default Gateway, and DNS Server. Click Create.

Figure 10 Configuring DHCP Server Pool for VLAN1

Figure 11 Configuring DHCP Server Pool for VLAN2

6. Go to L3 FEATURES > Static Routing > IPv4 Static Routing and add the static default routing entry that leads to the gateway router.

Figure 12 Configuring IPv4 Static Routing

7. Click Save on the top right corner to save all the configuration.

1. Go to Network > LAN to configure the IP address of LAN as 172.30.30.1/24. After configuration, the web browser will be redirected to the new management page automatically.

Figure 13 Configuring LAN

2. Go to Transmission > NAT > Multi-Nets NAT to add Multi-Nets NAT entries for 192.168.0.0/24 and 192.168.1.0/24, so the devices in VLAN1 and VLAN2 can access the internet via the gateway router.

Figure 14 Configuring Muti-Nets NAT for VLAN1

Figure 15 Configuring Muti-Nets NAT for VLAN2

3. Go to Transmission > Routing > Static Route and add static routing entries for VLAN1 and VLAN2, so the router will forward packets with the destination IP address in VLAN1 and VLAN2 to the switch.

Figure 16 Configuring Static Route for VLAN1

Figure 17 Configuring Static Route for VLAN2

For another configuration example of Multi-Nets NAT on TP-LINK SMB router, refer to How to build up a multi-nets network using the Multi-nets NAT feature on TP-Link router with a L3 switch?

1. Connect the computer running EAP Discovery Utility to switch’s port 1/0/5, and connect EAP to switch’s port 1/0/4, so that EAP Discovery Utility and the EAP are in the same subnet (192.168.1.0/24). Open EAP Discovery Utility and wait for it to discover the EAP.

Figure 18 EAP Discovery Utility discovers the EAP

2. After EAP Discovery Utility finds the EAP, click Manage, and then fill in the IP address of the controller host and the username and password of the EAP (both are admin by default) to help the Omada controller find this EAP. Click Apply.

Figure 19 Configuring the Device Information

Note: After the controller successfully adopts the EAP, you can remove the computer running EAP Discovery Utility from the network.