Advanced settings for Datto Access Points

Topic

This article describes the advanced settings available for Datto access points in Datto Network Manager.

Environment

  • Datto Network Manager
  • Datto Access Points

Description

All access points in a network share the same settings configured on the Advanced page.

Procedure

Navigating to Advanced settings

In the Navigation menu, click Access Points, then select Advanced from the expanded options.
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Security

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  • Root Password: Lets you set a password for root-level access to the device
  • AP Mesh: Enable/Disable Repeater Mode functionality for Access Points on the network
  • Mesh Encryption: Encrypts all mesh traffic with WPA2 protection, and prevents access points not included in the network from joining the mesh network

Alternate Servers

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  • Alternate DNS: lets you enter an alternative DNS server IP address for your network
  • Custom.sh Server: allows you to enter the URL of a custom.sh script that will deploy across all access points in a network

Presence Reporting

The Presence Reporting feature delivers real-time presence data from Datto Access Points to customers, enabling applications such as presence analytics, CRM tools, and custom software. For more information, read the Presence Reporting API article.
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Syslog Server

If you configure the Syslog Server feature, Datto Networking can send system log messages from access points to a log concentrator server.
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The following can be configured for this feature:

  • Primary IP Address: The primary IP address of a log concentrator server
  • Primary Port: The port used to communicate with a log concentrator server
  • Backup IP Address: The IP address of a backup log concentrator server
  • Backup Port: The backup port used in communicating to a log concentrator server

Miscellaneous

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  • Status LED(s): When disabled, this option disables the main status LEDs on all access points in a network.
  • Bridge wired clients: This option lets you select an SSID that all wired clients will use for configuration. To configure an SSID, read our article on SSID Settings.
  • Application Reporting (DPI): Enable this option to display granular application reporting data in the Networking Overview page of the Network Manager. Disabling Application Reporting may improve WiFi performance when using access points.
  • IGMP Proxy: This setting only applies to SSIDs that are neither Bridged to the LAN nor bridged to a VLAN. When IGMP proxy is enabled multicast traffic will be allowed over the LAN. When disabled multicast traffic will be blocked from entering the LAN.
  • Roaming VLANs: This option provides seamless roaming to all SSIDs, not bridged to the LAN. Roaming VLANs require a switch configured to use Datto Networking's dedicated VLAN IDs. For more information, read our article on How to Configure Switches for Seamless Roaming.
  • Delete Network: Click the Delete Network button to delete this network from the Datto Networking Portal.