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    Outdoor Wireless Solution Pharos Control User Guide REV1.0.0 1910011083
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    Contents Contents ...I Chapter 1 Quick Start Guide 1 1.1 Introduction...1 1.2 Installation ...1 1.3 Before Login ...8 Chapter 2 Pharos Control Interface 9 2.1 Pharos Control Server 9 2.2 Pharos Control Client 11 2.2.1 2.2.2 2.2.3 Login ...11 Client Interface Overview 12 Navigation ...13
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    Chapter 8 Log ...63 8.1 Log Classification 64 8.2 Log List ...65 8.3 Log Details...66 Chapter 9 Preference 67 Chapter 10 My Settings 68 Chapter 11 Application Example 69 11.1 Email Notification 69 11.2 Auto-upgrade ...71 11.3 Auto-reboot ...73 II
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    TP-LINK Pharos devices. It provides the following main features:  Discover Pharos devices in the same subnet with the server.  Connect devices and monitor their status: The Pharos Control server will monitor the status updates of those devices under management.  Firmware in the manual grouping
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    Pharos Control User Guide RAM may be able to serve around 50 devices while a few thousand managed devices may require a on your computer, please uninstall it and install the latest version. Step 1. Go to http://www.tp-link.com/resources/software/PharosControl_v1.0.7.zip to download the software. 2
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    Pharos Control User Guide Step 2. Unzip the file and double click the PharosCtrol.exe file . Please wait for the InstallShield Wizard preparing the setup shown as the following screen.
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    Pharos Control User Guide Step 4. Then the following screen will appear. Click Next to continue. If you want to stop the installation, click Cancel. Figure 1-4 Welcome to the InstallShield
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    Control User Guide By default, the installation files are saved on the Program Files folder of system disk. Click the Browse button to modify the destination location as needed. Step 6. Take server's installation as an example here. Select Pharos Control Server and click Next. Figure 1-6 Install
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    Pharos Control User Guide Step 7. The following screen shows the default settings of the server. You can customize the server port number, the username and password here. Click Next
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    Pharos Control User Guide Step 9. The InstallShield Wizard is installing the software, shown as the following screen. Please wait. Figure 1-9 Setup Status 7
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    Login Ensure the server is reachable from the client before login. If the server is behind an NAT gateway, please refer to the gateway's reference guide to open the corresponding port as configured in Figure 1-7 if you want to access the Pharos Control Server from the Internet. Return to Contents 8
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    Control User Guide Chapter 2 Pharos Control Interface 2.1 Pharos Control Server Double click at the bottom right corner of the taskbar to open the Pharos Control Server Monitor Window: Figure 2-1 Server Monitor The upper half of the window displays the running status of the server. The lower
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    Pharos Control User Guide : View the running logs of the server. : Shut down the server. : Backup the database. : Configure the Server's port and whether it will run automatically at boot. : Start the server. configuration. : Reset the server to factory settings, which will lose the user's
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    Pharos Control User Guide Open the Server Monitor Window. Configure the Server's port and whether it will run automatically at boot. Restart the server. Start the server. Shut down the server. Reset the server to factory settings, which will lose the user's current configuration. Backup the database
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    Pharos Control User Guide Figure 2-3 Login the Client 2.2.2 Client Interface Overview The Client's typical interface is shown as Figure 2-4. Section A is entry category. Section B is entries under the selected
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    Pharos Control User Guide 2.2.3 Navigation Figure 2-4 Typical Interface Use the top level navigation tabs to access different functions. Figure 2-5 Navigation Tabs Device page displays Pharos devices managed by Pharos Control. Firmware page allows managing firmware files saved in the Pharos
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    Pharos Control User Guide Chapter 3 Device Device Tab is used to view and classify the Pharos devices for ease of navigation, including Device Classification, Device List and Device Details. Figure 3-1 Device Tab 14
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    Tab. Pharos Control User Guide Figure 3-2 on the preset criteria. "Manual grouping" is a static group Pharos devices under management.  Unmanaged: Displays Pharos devices that are discovered but unmanaged by Pharos Control. Under the Auto grouping, click to customize a new group and configure
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    Pharos Control User Guide Figure 3-3 Customized Group  Manual Grouping: Devices in this static group are added or removed by the users manually. Operations: Maximize the current window. Add a new group. Delete the selected group. Edit the name of the selected group. Note: The Managed and Unmanaged
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    Device List is in Section B of the Device Tab. Pharos Control User Guide Figure 3-4 Device List Device List displays the device information , Repeater, Bridge, AP Router and AP Client Router. The device's SSID. Root AP SSID: IP Address: Displays the SSID of the device's root AP when it is in
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    Pharos Control User Guide Product: The device's model and version. Version: The device's software version. SNR: Signal Noise Ratio. Tx Rate: Rx Rate: Tx Total: Displays the data rate
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    Control User Guide The following figure shows the device's status transition in Pharos Control. Operations: Figure 3-5 Status Transition Search the devices in the same subnet with the server. The discovering process and results are displayed in the Device
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    Pharos Control User Guide Add a new device model manually. Enter the related information of the device to be mode from the pull-down list, including Auto, Access Point, Client, Repeater, Bridge, AP Router and AP Client Router. IP Address: Enter the device's IP address. MAC Address: Enter the device
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    Pharos Control User Guide Click to edit the information of the selected device. Edit the 's operation mode from the pull-down list, including Auto, Access Point, Client, Repeater, Bridge, AP Router and AP Client Router. IP Address: Edit the device's IP address. MAC Address: Edit the device's MAC
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    Pharos Control User Guide Upgrade the software of the device being managed. Click this Start manage. In this window, select the target device and the corresponding firmware file, and click OK to upgrade the device. The firmware files should be uploaded to the server in advance. For details, please
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    Pharos Control User Guide Reboot the selected devices. Click this button and the Reboot confirmation window will pop up. Select one or multiple devices in this window and click OK to reboot them. Device Name: The device's name. IP Address: The device's IP address. 23
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    Pharos Control User Guide Click this button to add scheduled tasks. Add the scheduled tasks in this window and click OK to save. Name: Enter the scheduled task's name. Scheduled: Configure including Discovery, Reboot and Firmware upgrade. If Reboot is selected, the target devices should be specified in
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    Pharos Control User Guide Click the menu button (or right click any device entry below of the Pharos series products, so that they can be managed by Pharos Control. Stop Manage: Click to stop the management of the selected device being managed now. Edit Managing Option: Configure the login
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    Pharos Control User Guide Ping: Click this to ping the selected device. Configure the parameters related to the ping operation, and click OK to save. Count: The amount of times to send ping request during the test. Timeout:
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    Pharos Control User Guide Add to Group: Add the selected device to the user-defined group. Enter a key word to search all the columns in the device list below,
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    Pharos Control User Guide Figure 3-6 Device Details Attribute: This column displays the name of the device's attribute, including device name, status, mode, MAC address, IP address, SSID, root AP SSID, Product, SNR, Tx rate, Rx rate, Tx total, Rx total, CPU load, CPU frequency, memory usage, memory
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    Suspend/Continue the current graphic displaying. Click this button to configure the attribute set. Pharos Control User Guide Click Add set to add a new attribute set. Select the attributes to be displayed, and click OK to save. Name: Enter the name of the
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    Pharos Control User Guide Click Manage set to configure the existed attribute sets. In this window you can edit each set's attributes or delete the set, and click OK to save. (Please note that
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    Pharos Control User Guide Discover Tab: The left window of Section C displays the discovery operation list. Entry introduction: Queue Total: Completed: Failed: Name: Status: Operations: Figure 3-8 Discovery List The
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    Pharos Control User Guide The right window of Section C displays the progress bar of the selected discovery operation and its result. Entry introduction: Discovery: Status: Progress: New: Online: Offline:
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    Reboot Tab: The left window of Section C displays the reboot operation list. Pharos Control User Guide Entry introduction: Queue Total: Completed: Failed: Name: Status: Operations: Figure 3-10 Reboot List The total number of the reboot operations in the list below. The
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    Pharos Control User Guide The right window of Section C displays the progress bar of the selected reboot operation and its result. Entry introduction: Figure 3-11 Reboot Status Reboot: Status:
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    Completed: Failed: Name: Status: Operations: Pharos Control User Guide The total number of the completed upgrade operations in the list below. The total number of the failed upgrade operations in the list below. Displays
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    Ping Tab: The left window of Section C displays the ping operation list. Pharos Control User Guide Entry introduction: Queue Total: Completed: Failed: Name: Status: Operations: Figure 3-14 Ping List The total number of the ping operations in the list below. The
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    Pharos Control User Guide The right window of Section C displays the information of the selected ping operation and its result. Entry Introduction: Figure 3-15 Ping Status Ping: The total
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    Pharos Control User Guide Chapter 4 Firmware Firmware Tab is used for managing the firmware files in the server, including Firmware Classification, Firmware List and Firmware Details. Figure 4-1 Firmware Tab 4.1 Firmware Classification Firmware Classification is in Section A of the Firmware Tab.
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    : The manually added firmware group. Operations: Maximize the current window. Add a new firmware group. Delete the selected firmware group. Manage the selected group. In this window users can edit the group name and remove the firmware files from this group. Click OK to save the configurations
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    Pharos Control User Guide Machine Type: The firmware file's applicable product models. Version: The firmware file's version. 4.2 Firmware List Firmware List is in Section B of the Firmware Tab. Figure 4-3 Firmware List Firmware List displays the firmware files' information of the selected group.
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    Pharos Control User Guide Delete the selected firmware file from server. Activate the selected firmware file. The firmware file is activated by default when it's uploaded. Deactivate the selected firmware file to remove it from the applicable list when users upgrade the devices. Click the menu
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    : Upload Date: Build Date: Support List: Pharos Control User Guide The firmware file's status, including activated and deactivated. The deactivated firmware file cannot be used to upgrade devices. The software version of the firmware file. The hardware version of the firmware file. The uploader of
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    Pharos Control User Guide Chapter 5 Task Task Tab is used for editing the scheduled tasks and viewing their running status. This tab includes Task Classification, Task List and Task Details. Figure 5-1 Task Tab 43
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    5.1 Task Classification Task Classification is in Section A of the Task Tab. Pharos Control User Guide Figure 5-2 Task Classification Tasks are categorized into four groups: Scheduled, Running, Completed and Failed. These four categories cannot be edited or deleted. Click the corresponding
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    Task List is in Section B of the Task Tab. Pharos Control User Guide Figure 5-3 Task List This section is used to manage of the scheduled task. The action to be executed, including Discovery, Reboot and Firmware upgrade. The time when this task was created. The time when this task starts. The time
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    Pharos Control User Guide Schedule by: The creator of the task. You can sort the entries on a specific column by simply clicking the column Task Name: Action: Figure 5-5 Running Task List The name of the running task. The executing action, including Discovery, Reboot and Firmware upgrade. 46
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    Status: Start Time: Operations:  Completed Pharos Control User Guide The current status of the task. The start time the task and its start time. The action of the task, including Discovery, Reboot and Firmware upgrade. The status of the task. The time when this task starts. The time when this task
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    Name: Action: Status: Start Time: Finish Time: Operations: Pharos Control User Guide Delete the selected task record. (multiple) Displays the 50 and its start time. The action of the task, including Discovery, Reboot and Firmware upgrade. The status of the task. The time when this task starts. The
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    The next page. Pharos Control User Guide Displays the 50 tasks firstly failed. Click the menu button (or right click any task entry below) to display all the operations in this window.
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    Pharos Control User Guide Chapter 6 Trigger Trigger Tab is used to configure and manage the trigger rules and trigger events saved in the server. This tab includes Trigger Rules and Trigger Events Classification, Trigger Rules/Events List
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    Pharos Control User Guide Trigger events are divided into two folders: Checked and Unchecked. The unread trigger events are saved in the of the device. The state that the device transits to. Action to take on device status changes. (only supports email notification) Maximize the current window. 51
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    Add new trigger rules. Pharos Control User Guide Name: Enter the name of the trigger rule. Assign meaningful and Error. Action: An email notification will be sent when the specified trigger occurs. Configure the recipient address and subject of the email. Delete the selected trigger rule. Edit
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     Trigger Events: Pharos Control User Guide Figure 6-4 Trigger Event List Trigger events divide into two types depending on whether the notification email has been read:  Checked Entry Introduction: Trigger name: Device
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    Time: Type: Action: Operations: Pharos Control User Guide The time when the trigger event happened. The device's status transition type. The action that was taken after the event triggered. Maximize the current window.
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    Action: Receiver: Subject:  Trigger Events: Pharos Control User Guide Action to take on device status changes. (only supports email notification) The recipient of the notification email on the trigger event. The subject of the notification email. Figure 6-6 Trigger Event Details Attribute: The
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    Pharos Control User Guide Chapter 7 Account Account Tab is used to create or edit user accounts for this system. You can assign different privileges to different user accounts by
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    Classification is in Section A of the Account Tab. Pharos Control User Guide Figure 7-2 Account Classification User Accounts are categorized into three has all privileges including accessing the Admin section, uploading/downloading firmware files and editing scheduled tasks.  Manager: This user
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    user accounts and their privileges: Pharos Control User Guide Privilege Account Administrator Manager Downloading firmware files √ X and editing scheduled tasks Connecting devices to the √ X system Upgrading device firmware √ √ Uploading firmware files √ √ Accessing all functions
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    Entry Introduction: Pharos Control User Guide Name: The name of the user account. Role: The role of the user. Login: Whether the user logs in. E-mail: The email address of the
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    new user account. Pharos Control User Guide Role: Specify the user's role. It is Manager by default. The illustrations bellow shows that the manager has the privileges to view the status of all devices and change configurations of all devices, but it cannot change the configurations of the server
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    Pharos Control User Guide Edit the selected user account information. Note: The user's role and user name cannot be edited if it is currently logged in. Click the menu
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    Attribute: The name of the user account's attribute. Value: The value of the corresponding attribute. Pharos Control User Guide Name: Role: Login: E-mail: Telephone: Notes: The name of the user account. The role of the user. Whether the user logs in. The email address
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    Pharos Control User Guide Chapter 8 Log Log Tab is used for viewing the log information saved in the server. The log information is categorized into three groups: Log, Error and Debug. The Log Tab includes three sections: Log Classification, Log List and Log details. Figure 8-1 Log Tab 63
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    8.1 Log Classification Log Classification is in Section A of the Log Tab. Pharos Control User Guide Figure 8-2 Log Classification All the logs are categorized into three types: Log, Error and Debug. Log: The informational system service messages. Error: Some errors or warning messages. Debug: The
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    8.2 Log List Log List is in Section B of the Log Tab. Pharos Control User Guide Figure 8-3 Log List This section is used to view and export the log entries under the selected group. Entry Introduction: Time: Message: The log's generating
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    Pharos Control User Guide Export all the log entries in this section to your Operations without corresponding buttons are introduced below: Enter a key word to search all the columns in the firmware file list below, and a partial text match will be highlighted. 8.3 Log Details Log Details is in
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    Chapter 9 Preference Pharos Control User Guide Click at the top right corner to configure the SMTP settings. Mail server address: Mail server port: Mail username: Mail password: Figure 9-1 Preference Specify the SMTP server to be used by the system.
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    Pharos Control User Guide Chapter 10 My Settings This window is used to view and edit the logging user's information. You can edit the logging user's password, email, telephone
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    Example Pharos Control User Guide 11.1 Email Notification The Pharos Control can monitor and record the specified device group's status changes, such as managed, unmanaged and error. Example: send an email notification when a specified device group's status goes wrong. Configuration Procedure
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    Pharos Control User Guide Step 5. Specify the recipient and the subject of the notification email in the Action box. Figure 11-2 Add an Error Trigger Rule The notification email will display the unmanaged device's information: Figure 11-3 Notification Email 70
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    Guide 11.2 Auto-upgrade The Pharos Control can execute discovery, reboot and upgrade actions on specified device(s) at a certain point in time. Example: Specify a time to upgrade the device. Configuration Procedure: Step 1. Upload the firmware file to the server on the page Firmware->Add firmware
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    Device->Add schedule window. Pharos Control User Guide Figure 11-5 Schedule a Firmware Upgrade Task Step 3. Enter the scheduled task's name and specify the scheduled period as once and specify the exact date. Step 4. In the Task box, select the scheduled task as Firmware upgrade and select the
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    Control User Guide 11.3 Auto-reboot The Pharos Control can execute discovery, reboot and upgrade actions on specified device(s) at a certain point in time. Example: Specify a time to reboot the device. Configuration Procedure: Step 1. Open Device->Add schedule window. Figure 11-6 Schedule a Device
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    Pharos Control User Guide Step 3. In the Task box, select the scheduled task as Reboot and select the target Device and click OK to apply. Return to Contents 74
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Outdoor Wireless Solution
Pharos Control User Guide
REV1.0.0
1910011083