How to add Omada Controller via Omada App
10820 This article applies to: Omada app, Software Controller, Cloud-Based Controller, OC200, OC300, OC400, C5300, and Integrated Routers.
Contents
Configuration for Software Controller
Configuration for Hardware Controller / Integrated Router
Configuration for Cloud-Based controller
This article introduces how to add your Omada Controller via Omada App.
- Omada app (Please download the latest App from Google Play or the Apple Store.)
- Omada Controller
Omada App offers a convenient way to access the Omada Controller and adopt devices. With Local Access and Cloud Access function on the Omada App, you can manage the devices both locally and remotely while the controller is running.
Configuration for Software Controller
Omada app can manage Omada Software controller and Omada Pro Software Controller locally and remotely through local access and cloud access, respectively.
Add Software Controller via Local access
Note: Please make sure the Omada Controller is accessible from the mobile phone with the Omada App. Please download and update the latest version of the app from Google Play or the App Store.
Step 1. Connect the mobile phone to the default SSID of EAP.
Step 2. Open Omada App, log in the TP-Link ID and navigate to the Omada App’s sidebar to click Controller-Local Access.
Step 3. Discover and add the Omada Controller. The Omada app supports automatic detection of controllers on the network or manual discovery.
- Automatic Discovery of the Omada Controller
The discovered Omada Controller would show up here, and then tap it to do quick setup. Follow https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/B1TZitl14wk to finish the detail quick setup steps for your Omada Controller.
- Manual Discovery of the Omada Controller
Clicking Manual switches to the manual addition page. You can manually add the controller using the IP and port.
After entering the IP address and port of the Omada controller, click Next to access the controller’s login page.
Note: By default, HTTPS Port for Controller Management of the Omada Software Controller and Omada Pro Software Controller is 8043.
After logging into the controller, you can configure the management port.
For the controller in Global View or MSP View, go to Settings>System Settings, you can view and modify management port through the HTTPS Port for Controller Management option on the Access Config page.
Add Software Controller via Cloud access
There are three methods to enable cloud access on Omada Controller. After enabling cloud access, navigate to the Omada App’s sidebar to click on Controller-Cloud Access, and the bound Controller will be displayed.
- Method 1
Log in to the webpage of the Omada Software Controller to enable cloud access.
For detailed instructions, refer to this article: How to enable Cloud Access on Omada SDN controller | TP-Link
- Method 2
Step 1. Open Omada App, navigate to the Omada App’s sidebar to click on Controller-Local Access.
Step 2. Log into Controller, then go to Settings>Cloud Access page to enable Cloud-Access.
- Method 3
During the quick setup in the Cloud Access section, you can enable cloud access and bind your TP-Link ID.
Configuration for Hardware Controller / Integrated Router
Add Hardware Controller / Integrated Router via Local access
Note: Please make sure the Hardware Controller or Integrated Router are accessible from the mobile phone with the Omada App. Please download and update the latest version of the app from Google Play or the App Store.
Step 1. Connect the mobile phone to the default SSID of EAP.
Step 2. Open Omada App, log in the TP-Link ID and navigate to the Omada App’s sidebar to click Controller-Local Access.
Step 3. Discover and add the Controller. The Omada app supports automatic detection of controllers on the network or manual discovery.
- Automatic Discovery of the Omada Controller
The discovered Omada Controller would show up here, and then tap it to do quick setup. Follow https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/B1TZitl14wk to finish the detail quick setup steps for your Omada Controller.
- Manual Discovery of the Omada Controller
Clicking Manual switches to the manual addition page. You can manually add the controller using the IP and port.
After entering the IP address and port of the Omada controller, click Next to access the controller’s login page.
Note: By default, HTTPS Port for Controller Management of the Hardware Controller and Integrated Router is 443.
After logging into the controller, you can configure the management port.
For the controller in Global View, go to Settings>System Settings, you can view and modify management port through the HTTPS Port for Controller Management option on the Access Config page.
Add Hardware Controller / Integrated Router via Cloud access
There are three methods to enable cloud access on Omada Controller. After enabling cloud access, navigate to the Omada App’s sidebar to click on Controller-Cloud Access, and the bound Controller will be displayed.
- Method 1
Log in to the webpage of the Hardware Controller or Integrated Router to enable cloud access.
For detailed instructions, refer to this article: How to enable Cloud Access on Omada SDN controller | TP-Link
- Method 2
Step 1. Open Omada App, navigate to the Omada App’s sidebar to click on Controller-Local Access.
Step 2. Log into Controller, then go to Settings>Cloud Access page to enable Cloud-Access.
- Method 3
During the quick setup in the Cloud Access section, you can enable cloud access and bind your TP-Link ID.
Add Hardware Controller / Integrated Router via QR Code or Device Key
Step 1. Open Omada App, and log in the TP-Link ID. Then, navigate to the Omada App’s sidebar to click Controller-Cloud Access.
Step 2. Click on the Add icon located in the upper right corner to add a Hardware Controller or Integrated Router.
Step 3. Check the device status, then click Next to enter the QR Code scanning page.
Step 4. The Omada app supports adding Hardware Controller / Integrated Router via either QR codes or device keys.
- Method 1:
Scan the QR code on the device casing. After scanning, it automatically displays the add results.
- Method 2:
click Enter Device Key Manually to manually input it. Click Next to view the results of the addition.
Configuration for Cloud-Based controller
The Omada app currently does not support adding an Omada Cloud-Based Controller or Omada Pro Cloud-Based Controller. The process to access a Cloud-Based Controller via Omada app after creating it on Omada cloud is as follows:
Step 1. Access https://omada.tplinkcloud.com, log in TP-Link ID and create a Cloud-Based Controller.
Step 2. Open Omada App, log in the TP-Link ID and navigate to the Omada App’s sidebar to click Controller-Cloud Access. The Cloud-Based Controllers will be displayed.
The above is the configuration guide for adding Omada Controller via Omada App.
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