Cloud Nuclia: Discover all available management options
In this main menu we can globally see how many AP and switches we have discharged, and we can even see how many of them are offline for some reason.We will be able to see the number of PHCs and switches, since we must remember that this cloud management also allows these types of devices and not only Wi-Fi access points as occurs with Nuclia Connect.
We will also be able to see the total number of customers connected in the last 24 hours, and even see a historical of all customers who have connected, to control in detail the hours of greater influx of customers, and all this we will see from thisMain menu easily and quickly.
In case of using a Switch Poe with cloud nucles, we can see the use of the POE in real time, and also the total poe at different times.This will allow us to know if there is any device demanding more energy at a certain moment, and act accordingly since we may go to the limit of the Poe Budget of the switch that we have bought.
In the lower part, we will be able to see a historical device (APS) that have had the most traffic, the most used SSID, wireless customers that have consumed the longest bandwidth, and we can also see the use of CPU, trafficking inSwitch Ethernet ports, and even POE consumption.
As you can see, from this main menu we can see in detail the entire state of the professional local network, and not only that of a single "site" but that of the entire organization if we filter in this way.This is ideal for a global vision of the entire network that we are managing with cloud nucles.
Once we have seen the Dashboard section, we will move on to the "monitor" section to check all the available options.
Display
In the "monitor" section we have a total of four well-differentiated sections, the first one is the state of the Wi-Fi access points, the second is the state of the discharge switches, and, finally, we will find so muchThe map as the plant plan to register a plane where to place the professional switches and access points.
In the APS section we can see the complete list of devices that we have registered, we can see in detail:
Another very important information that the "monitor" section will show us, are wireless customers who are connected at a certain moment.This will allow us to know both the number of customers and where they have connected (what AP).The information we will have of customers is as follows:
In the "Event Log" section we can see in detail all the records stored in nuclia related to the Wi-Fi access points, the connected customers, and if there is any type of error.Nuclia allows us to filter these logs in detail, to show ourselves only what interests us.We can filter a start range with a date and time, and also a range of completion, in addition, we can filter for "severity" and even type of event and what device we want to show.
In the "Switch" section we will have exactly the same information as for the APS, we currently have no nuclia compatible switch so we cannot show you how a switch would appear, but the viewing options and logs are exactly the same the samethat for the APS.
In the "MAP" section we can see a map with Google Maps where to locate the devices if we want, this also has it Connect nuclia but you have to configure an API, in this case it is all automatic and transparent.We will also have the possibility to configure the plant plan where we have placed the different switches and PSAs by the office or organization, ideal to have them located and simulate the coverage that they are able to provide.
Once we have seen in detail the "monitor" section, we will see the "Configure" section where we can configure all the device parameters.
Configure
In the "Configure" section we have two well -differentiated subsections, the first one is to configure the "Access Points", and the second is to configure the "switch" that we have discharged in nuclia.Once one option or another is selected, we will have the configuration options related to each type of device.
Access Points
In the "Access Points" section we can see the different profiles that we have created by default in nuclia, but we will be able to eliminate or modify them without any problem.D-Link does not impose any minimum configuration, therefore, we can edit absolutely everything, but this is created to facilitate users to modify the different parameters.
We currently have a total of four profiles, a profile for each access point model, and all of them are created at the organization level, that is, for all the "sites" that we believe in the system.In addition, we can see the number of devices that we have associated with a certain profile, we have the DBA-1210P, therefore, we will have "1 devices" in this profile.
In case of wanting to add a profile additionally, we can do it very easily and quickly, we simply have to indicate the name of the profile, what type of AP models is this profile oriented, and the level of privileges of that profile, ifAt the organization level of «Site«.We can also use a default configuration for SSID and their safety, or clone an existing configuration in a profile that we have discharged.
Nuclia creates two predetermined ssid for all frequency bands, one is "nuclia_guest" which is an open network, and the other "_Office nuclia "with WPA/WPA2.Both networks can eliminate them without any problem, we simply select them and click on "Delete".An important detail is that we can add a new ssid from scratch, both for the 2 2.4GHz, 5GHz or both, then we will see in detail what configuration options we have in the SSID.
At the "radio" configuration level we can configure both the 2 2.4GHz as 5GHz in detail, allowing us to deactivate the radi.We can also configure in detail the Wi-Fi channels to choose.In the "Advanced" section we can configure advanced parameters such as the "Beacon Interval", DTIM Interval, UAPSD, and also the SGI.Finally, in the "settings" section we can enable the proxy and also IPV6 networks.
If we want to apply a configuration that we have made, just give the "Push configuration" button, so that the APs download the configuration performed and put into operation.Something that has surprised us is the speed when applying all the configurations, since in less than 1 minute we will have any configuration ready.
At the SSID level, we can put the name we want, the security that allows us cloud nuclia is complete, since it not only supports WPA/WPA2 PSK and Enterprise, but also supports WPA3 and WPA3 Enterprise, the last security protocol forWireless networks.As if this were not enough, it also supports "Enhanced Open", which is basically the new option on WPA3 to encrypt the traffic of open Wi-Fi networks, therefore, although we do not have authentication, we will have confidentiality.
In the "Captive Portal" section it is where we can configure in detail this important functionality for the hotel sector, and we can configure a lot of forms of authentication, ideal to adapt perfectly to the needs of the company.Other options that we have in this section are the IP and MAC -based access control, as well as the possibility of configuring the availability of this specific SSID.If we do not need the guest SSID to be available at a certain time, we can schedule your activation or deactivation.Finally, in "Advanced" we can see parameters of bandwidth limiter per customer, ideal to limit the maximum bandwidth that a customer or the set of all customers connected to this SSID has.A very important parameter is the "Force Roaming" to allow us to perform roaming wi-fi between nodes in a totally transparent way.
In the "Profiles" section we can also add new devices easily individually and collectively, uploading an Excel file so that all the UIDS DIVERSES DE HIGH are imported.In this menu we will have all the details of the PHCs as in the "monitor" section, but it will give us the option to eliminate any AP we want.
In the "IP ACLS" section we will be able to create IP -based access control lists, but we can also do the same with the MAC ACLs, and we can even register users for local authentication (for the captive portal, for example),Configure an LDAP server, and a Radius server to authenticate wireless customers.A very important detail is that current.
The template that comes by default on the captive portal we can edit in detail, ideal to adapt perfectly to our company.Finally, we can configure the so -called "Walled Garden" that is basically an ACL so that those of a certain range or hostname do not have to authenticate in the captive portal to access.
Once we have seen all the configuration options for the access points, we will see all the options in the switch.
Switch
Currently Nuclia only supports the Management Switch DBS-200000, and, therefore, we will have a default created profile for this device.We will be able to create new profiles and also add new devices individually or collectively.
In the "Ports" section we can see the configuration in detail of all the ports, if we select several we can configure the aggregation of links, the port mirroring, and even put a Tag of VLAN to several of them simultaneously.By default they are configured in Trunk mode with native VLAN 1 and clear smear, what D-Link called «Hybrid».In this section we can configure all the ports as we want, including the POE, the STP/RSTP, and many more options.
Nuclia will allow us to configure a program for the ignition/off of the ports automatically, so that we do not have to do it manually.This is ideal for for example, turn off the Wi-Fi access points when we want, since we will normally be feeding those PHCs through this Switch Poe.
In the "settings" section it is where we can configure the administration VLANs, configure the STP/RSTP, configure the Snooping IGMP, and even security measures such as the DHCP Server Screening.We can also configure the VAICE VLAN to give priority to voice packages, and even configure the jumbo frames and the qos in detail.
Other configurations that we can make are to add IPV4/V6 rules for ACL, where we can allow or deny a specific traffic, ideal for isolating traffic.We can also configure a Radius server for 802 authentication.1x based on port.
Once we have seen all nuclia configuration options, both for APS and Switches, we will go to the "Reports" section.
Reports
In "reports" is where we can see in detail all the changes made in nuclia, all the records stored by the cloud himself, a summary of all the high devices, the clients that make the most use of bandwidth, and even theSSID most used.As for the Switch part, we will also have the possibility of filtering different parameters to see what is happening.
Other options that we have available are the licenses that we currently have in use, we will tell us the license we have and what device is associated.
Settings
In the "Settings" section we can configure different parameters of the cloud nucles itself.We will have the possibility to register several users with different administration permits, we can specifically give high users such as Admin, editor, monitor and viewer, ideal to adapt perfectly to the needs of the company.
We will also have the possibility of managing the organization, we can create different sites within the same organization.In the event that we have different venues, we can register different "sites" and register there the APS and switches that we want.We can also edit the organization with contact information, uploading an image and other options, and, of course, creating new "sites" filling its name, address, access credentials, NTP configuration and much more.
In the "License Management" section we have the list of licenses to use nuclia, in addition, it will also indicate the start and expiration date of said license, and how many remaining we have.In "Firmware" is where we can program firmware updates, and even force an immediate update of all PHCs and Switches, without waiting at the scheduled time.
In "Alert Settings" is where we can configure all the notifications by email that we want, we can specifically configure these notices for firmware updates, whether they have come out correctly as if there is an error, also if a device has been connected or disconnected fromInternet, and even if we have registered a new profile and said configuration has been applied.Another interesting option is that we can configure with a delay of minutes if we want to let us know if an AP or Switch is offline.
In the upper right area we can access the configuration of our own profile, to change the password, if we want double authentication factor, the access privileges we currently have, recent logins, and even the API keys if we have created any.
Help
In the "Help" section we can direct.We can also enable nucling to make a debug on our platform.
Finally, we will have a link to the Cloud Nuclia help website to learn how to use the different options of this APS and switches controller in the cloud.
So far we have arrived with our complete article about all cloud nucleous configuration options.Before finishing, we would like to highlight the ease of configuration of all parameters, the interface is really intuitive, the application of the configurations is really fast, and the monitoring options are very complete.The only negative point that has nuclia is that it does not incorporate a radius server in the cloud, we will have to define one, so we cannot use WPA/WPA2/WPA3 Enterprise without this, other manufacturers do support radius server in the cloud so thatBe totally transparent, and simply have to register credentials.
You can access our D-Link manufacturer section, where you will find all the analyzes published so far, as well as step-by-step configuration manuals.
