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Wireless clients still showing up as wired/LAN
Wireless clients still showing up as wired/LAN
2023-07-26 02:22:50
Model: Omada Software Controller (Linux)  
Hardware Version:
Firmware Version: 5.9.31

Have LAN consisting of two TL-SG2008P (v3.0) (firmware 3.0.5) and four EAP615-Wall(US) v1.0 (firmware 1.1.6). 

 

 

Problem: Some devices are showing up as "LAN" when they are wireless (and have no physical connection).

 

This seems similar to https://community.tp-link.com/en/business/forum/topic/246448

 

They appear to be reported as switch-port-N rather than being wireless clients of the AP that is connected to that port.  Eg: the first four below, each of which are smart-plugs (tp-link Kasa and Tapo as it happens)

 

 

 

 

and Map showing the same (wrong) topology

 

 

Please advise. Thanks!

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Re:Wireless clients still showing up as wired/LAN
2023-07-27 06:41:52

  @SimonR 

 

Hi, it's normal and it is just the reporting mechanism of the controller from the devices.

Just striving to develop myself while helping others.
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Re:Wireless clients still showing up as wired/LAN
2023-07-27 07:43:47

  @Virgo that's terrible! Half the _point_ of central management is knowing where/how the devices are connected!  Some show properly, some do not.  How can this be "normal"?

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Re:Wireless clients still showing up as wired/LAN
2023-07-28 05:53:36 - last edited 2023-07-28 06:21:07

Hello @SimonR ,

 

Please confirm whether the network topology like SG2008P --> EAP615-Wall (1) --> EAP615-Wall (2) )))((( Wireless clients.

Could you please also confirm whether the clients appearing as wired connections are connected to a second access point (AP2) that is connected to the root access point (AP)?

 

If that is the case, these clients will be displayed as wired clients on the switch. Please note that the Omada EAP products are unable to report the connected wired/LAN clients to the Omada Controller because the data from their LAN does not pass through the CPU.

 

The switch is aware of the existence of AP2 and recognizes AP2 as directly connected to the switch. This is also because Wall APs cannot report client data on LAN ports. As a result, AP2 and the clients connected to it will only be reported as LAN/wired connections by the switch, giving the impression that they are directly connected to the switch.

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Re:Wireless clients still showing up as wired/LAN
2023-08-01 02:14:38

  @Hank21 No, there's no "nested" APs.  There is a central switch, and another switch in the bungalow, which is connected + POE to the EAP.  It issue is/was that wireless clients that are connected to the AP are showing up in the map as wired clients, per the second screenshot in the OP.

 

(I do understand that wired clients using the 3 ports on my AP will show up as being attached to the upstream switch, as the AP CPU doesn't handle those.  Luckily, at least the AP can associate them with VLANs, so they're not useless)

 

That being said, it looks like they've come right now. Is it normal for Omada to have wrong topology for a while?  Maybe until it sees enough traffic?

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Re:Wireless clients still showing up as wired/LAN
2023-08-01 08:52:18

  @SimonR 

 

I have the same problem. Random client can shows up in Wired connection but within the SSID/Network

It shows how the client truly connect to your Omada system.

It will go away the next time it asks for the DHCP lease.

 

Figure 1

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Re:Wireless clients still showing up as wired/LAN
2023-08-02 00:54:04

Hi All,

 

The time difference between the switch device and the EAP device reporting the client on the Controller is the cause of this phenomenon.

As soon as the client connects, it may appear in the wired client list as the Switch reported. After a while, the EAP device will report the client to the Controller, and it will then be displayed in the wireless client list as expected.

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