Cloud SDK Accounts
Cloud SDK local accounts support user interface and API connections. Adding and removing accounts from the web user interface may be completed from the Users navigation tab.
Select 'Add User' to create a new Cloud SDK user, assign a Role and password.
Type
Role
RF
Radio Frequency configuration parameters
SSID
Service Set Identifier
RADIUS
Authentication Authorization Accounting Configuration per SSID
Equipment AP
1:1 or 1:Many Device Association to RF Profile and SSID
Captive Portal
Access Point Captive Portal configuration parameters
Passpoint
R1 & R2 Compliant IEEE 802.11u configuration parameters
Passpoint ID Provider
R2 Compliant Offload, Venue, NAI and OpenRoaming configuration parameters
TIP Cloud SDK
TIP open source SDK offers a web based user interface supporting many common configurations. The web based interface uses the SDK north bound API.
It is possible to further extend functionality of the SDK user interface or to create other interfaces using the SDK API.
Default user account is support@example.com with password support.
If using the self-signed certificates provided in the open source distribution, it will be necessary to add an exception to the web browser for the following URLs:
Further instructions available here.
General Settings
Cloud SDK System configuration permits uploading OUI data file to assist with device fingerprinting as shown on the initial dashboard landing page dials.
Obtain the OUI file locally and upload to Cloud SDK via Device Manufacturer
Firmware image upgrades may be triggered from the Cloud SDK. It is necessary to populate Cloud SDK with Model Target information. If your model is not displayed select Add Model Target Version then proceed to defined a firmware version for use.
Note a local web service should be reachable by deployed AP devices from the Fully Qualified Domain Name and file path configured in this step
Adding firmware version:
When returning to the Network and selecting an Access Point, available Firmware will be presented for actions on a per device basis.
Locations defined within the Cloud SDK may be auto-provisioned by default or subject to pre-provisioning logic in the Cloud SDK. When a device associates to the Cloud SDK, a Model : Profile match will be attempted in Auto-Provisioning mode.
If any client should be denied access to any Wi-Fi service visible to Cloud SDK management it may be added through the global Client Blocked List.
Cloud SDK Default Landing Page
TIP Cloud SDK is organized into main components presented along the top of the screen.
Dashboard is the default landing page for the user interface. Network enables management of Access Points and display of Client Devices status. Profiles enables template based management of all provisioning parameters. System enables Manufacturer OUI Updates, Firmware Updates, Auto-Provisioning and Client Block List. Users enables configuration of local user accounts of the Cloud SDK. Alarm indicates an error condition has occurred with one or multiple Access Points. Gear icon to Log Out.
Manage Devices and Monitor Clients
From the Network page it is possible to create organizational regions to group devices within, view all devices, retrieve individual device records and view all associated and disassociated client devices.
In a future release it will be possible to assign devices to new locations to help in building an administrative hierarchy supporting convenient organization of device to service location. This functionality is exposed in the API and may be further refined in subsequent open source UI releases.
For each access point that has contacted Cloud SDK, a row will populate within Access Points. Specific information for each device including Device name, alarm state, model and IP address are shown.
Along the right side of each Access Point row are Profile, Channel, Occupancy, Noise Floor and Devices. Channel indicates the current provisioned RF Channel for each radio in the device. Occupancy indicates available RF bandwidth for Wi-Fi clients as a value over 100. Noise Floor represents the reported RF noise condition being measured by the device within the operating channel and reported to the Cloud SDK. Devices indicated the total associated clients for each radio in the access point.
Each access point managed by Cloud SDK inherits provisioning information from Profiles in addition to supporting device specific configurations and reporting device specific operating conditions.
General information includes device name, model, MAC address and country of operation. Status presents operating conditions for each frequency band of operation in addition to Alarms. Location permits the assignment of the device to a location in Cloud SDK hierarchy tree.
Operating System Stats are sent to Cloud SDK from each device using the MQTT interface. These statistics are regularly received as part of the overall telemetry stream.
The Cloud SDK may initiate an on demand firmware upgrade for any associated device. The Active Version of firmware is reported to the Cloud SDK. If the reported version from the device is not part of the System known firmware, the status will be 'UNDEFINED'.
Several TIP devices implement a secondary boot loader bank which Cloud SDK supports the method to command a device to 'Switch to Inactive Bank and Reboot' .
To initiate a firmware upgrade, select a version from the drop down within Upgrade, select the 'Download, Flash, Reboot' button.
Within the Firmware sub-tab, Reboot AP button. Selecting this will cause Cloud SDK to send a warm reboot command to the Access Point.
Component
Description
Access Point
Total Provisioned Access Points
In Service Access Points ( Actively Reporting )
With Clients ( Actively Reporting and with Associated Wi-Fi Devices )
Client Devices
Total Associated as a numeric total of associated Wi-Fi clients
5GHz as a numeric total of associated Wi-Fi clients over 5GHz
2GHz as a numeric total of associated Wi-Fi clients over 2GHz
Usage Information
24 Hour Report of total bandwidth Upstream and Downstream across all Access Points
Inservice APs
24 Hour line graph of Actively Reporting Access Points
Client Devices
24 Hour line graph of Associated Wi-Fi Client Devices
Traffic
24 Hour line graph of Total Traffic Upstream and Downstream
AP Vendors
Pie Chart graph of AP Vendors by Organizational Unique Identifier
Client Vendors
Pie Chart graph of Client device Vendors by Organizational Unique Identifier
