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Introduction

The Trulifi 6002 platform can be extended (licensed) with

a LiFi controller, both as system (=Controller HW + SW) or

as Virtual Machine/SW-only. The LiFi-controller enables

roaming of USB-Keys between multiple Trulifi 6002.2

Access Points installed in network or building. The LiFi

controller application is available pre-installed on a

hardware unit or as Virtual Machine version. In both

instances the controller application still requires to be

licensed.

Example set-up of 6002 based system.

The Trulifi 6800 controller will support the following LiFi-

hardware:

• Access Point 6002.1

• Access point 6002.2

• Transceiver 6002.1

• USB Key 6002.1

Optionally, the LiFi controller can be licensed with a

roaming functionality, to enable the roaming of USB keys

through multiple domains. Furthermore SNMP based

Network Management & Control function is available as a

license option. This supports IT managers and/or IT

Service Providers to control their LiFi installed base

actively and efficiently, up to 64 Access Points

The LiFi Network Management and Control license can be

purchased together with the Controller Unit or

Application or as a future functionality extension.

Signify supports SNMP up to version V2C.

The SNMP functionality will be further described in

Chapter 7 of this document.

Signify makes the LiFi Controller Application available on

pre-configured hardware and as Virtual Machine (SW-

only) version.

Trulifi Controller 6800 - User Manual

Trulifi Controller

Unit 6800

Trulifi Controller

Application 6800

User Manual

Summary of content (11 pages)

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Trulifi Controller Unit 6800 Trulifi Controller Application 6800 User Manual Trulifi Controller 6800 - User Manual Introduction The Trulifi 6002 platform can be extended (licensed) with a LiFi controller, both as system (=Controller HW + SW) or as Virtual Machine/SW-only. The LiFi-controller enables roaming of USB-Keys between multiple Trulifi 6002.2 Access Points installed in network or building. The LiFi controller application is available pre-installed on a hardware unit or as Virtual Machine version.
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Pre-requisites for using the LiFi controller and SNMP functionality: • Advanced Networking knowledge • System/Network administrator rights • SNMP application like eg. SolarWinds, MIB Browser etc. • Licensed system This document describes the Controller Application, Roaming and SNMP configuration. This document is intended for IT professionals responsible for installation and management of enterprise IT systems and assumes Network Management and configuration knowledge.
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In case Automatic configuration is selected, the application will be configured with the following settings: After network settings are configured, configure Time Settings: 1. Network Settings => DHCP 2. Time Settings => a. Timezone = Amsterdam b. NTP Server 1 = time-a-g.nist.gov c. NTP Server 2 = time-a-b.nist.gov 3. Admin Password => admin If you select to configure the system manually you can choose how to configure the Network interface, either using DHCP or setting the network addresses manually.
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Using the controller GUI The following login page appears: Using LiFi controller. The Trulifi controller user interface and functionality is the same for the VM version as for the controller application pre-installed on the Trulifi Controller Unit The Trulifi Controller Unit comes with the application software pre-installed. A browser-based GUI is built into the Trulifi Controller.
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It is strongly recommended to change/update this password and store it in a secure location. Please make sure that you document and store this password in a secure place. If the password is lost, you can reset the LiFi Controller Unit to it’s default state by connecting a keyboard and monitor to the LiFi Controller Unit and reboot it. When the following screen appears: Press the ‘ r ’ key and then Enter to reset the system to factory defaults.
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Advanced configuration Controller status The controller status page provides information about the controller and the LiFi domain. The following text fields indicate the number of devices associated to the domain: • Access Points Connected text field indicates the number of access points connected and associated to the controller. • USB Keys Connected text field indicates the number of USB keys connected to the domain.
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Roaming overview Firmware upgrades Roaming allows the system operator to configure larger LiFi systems and have users roam from one domain (Access Point) to another domain. Roaming requires a license and is only available on the Trulifi 6002.2 Access Point. 6.2.1 Activation of ROAMING license If a ROAMING license has been obtained please save this license key file xxxxxxxx.lic in a known location, eg. Desktop.
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When the USB keys and access points are being updated, a percentage text gives information about the progress status. SNMP MIB Integration SNMP functionality The Trulifi Controller application can be extended with a SNMP license. This allows users to monitor the status of their Controllers and the respective connected Trulifi Access Points through Network Management Systems (NMS) via Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). The LiFi MIB exposes over 360 Trulifi related parameters.
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Activation of SNMP license If a SNMP license has been obtained please save this license key file xxxxxxxx.lic in a known location, eg. Desktop.
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Configuration of SSH Introduction to SSH The LiFi Controller runs the SSH client software. After successful authentication with the SSH server, the SSH client enables a secure connection to the LiFi command line application running in the Life Controller system. When a secure connection is established with the remote server running on the LiFi Controller system, user can be able to retrieve or modify various Trulifi parameters exposed through the LiFI MIB.
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SSH Terminal To connect to an SSH server, OpenSSH client software needs to be used. On a Windows-based operating system, a OpenSSH client can be invoked from Window command prompt or Windows Powershell. To connect to an SSH server from the Microsoft Windows OS, type the following command into the Windows command prompt: ssh trulifi@trulifi-controller.local On successful completion of this command, the client will connect to the SSH server running on the Li-Fi controller.