VigorConnect

Central Management

Local Management Server for DrayTek VigorSwitches and VigorAP Access Points

DrayTek's new VigorConnect is an easy to use, light-weight, single-site Central Management system for DrayTek products. Set up wireless networks in less time by provisioning your network with custom-defined profiles.

Use VigorConnect's Dashboard to keep track of network usage and easily get an overview of your whole network in one place. Create Floor Plans of VigorAP locations, aiding in wireless network layout and future maintenance, configure switch alerts, and monitor network usage.

Automate the laborious process of upgrading firmware on groups of VigorAPs and VigorSwitches. VigorConnect can upgrade firmware, with scheduling to perform these tasks outside of business hours. VigorConnect reliably repeats time consuming and repetitive management tasks such as backing up configuration files.

Just install VigorConnect onto a Windows PC on your local network. VigorConnect can discover and adopt all DrayTek VigorAP access points and VigorSwitches on your network to manage them.

Overview

VigorConnect is designed for small to large-scale local management of groups of DrayTek VigorAPs and VigorSwitches. Managing up to 100 DrayTek devices on your local network, it is available free of charge and has no yearly licensing fees.

DrayTek's VigorConnect provides a cost-effective and easy to use platform for managing a wireless network of DrayTek VigorAP access points and DrayTek VigorSwitches, whether or not there's a DrayTek Vigor router on that site.

Access the management console from any device with a web browser; PCs, Phones and Tablets can all use VigorConnect for checking on network usage, or performing detailed configuration and provisioning.

Install VigorConnect on a Windows PC to use that computer as your VigorConnect server, running VigorConnect's web server and storage system in the background as a Windows service.

DrayTek Network Dashboard

Overview the status and usage of all VigorAPs and VigorSwitches on the network.

Easily Locate new VigorAPs & VigorSwitches

Use VigorConnect to discover new switches and provision new access points.

VigorAP Provisioning

Apply AP Profiles to rapidly configure a group of VigorAPs.

Schedule Maintenance

Use VigorConnect to perform Out-of-Hours firmware upgrades.

Monitoring - Alarms, Log & Floor Plan

Plan Wireless Networks. Stay informed of VigorSwitch and VigorAP status.

Easy to Install

Install VigorConnect on any Windows PC. Set up your VigorConnect server in minutes.

Features

DrayTek Network Dashboard

Overview the status and usage of all VigorAPs and VigorSwitches in your network from VigorConnect's Dashboard view.

Quickly track down which areas may need more wireless coverage, or potential causes of wireless network problems from the Dashboard.

The Dashboard view for VigorConnect gives an instant overview of each separate Network and DrayTek devices connected to it. Select an AP or switch to Drill down into details for that device and see details of its current usage and configuration collected into one place.

Dashboard view of a VigorAP 902 in VigorConnect

Easily Locate new VigorAPs & VigorSwitches

VigorConnect is designed to easily locate new VigorAPs and VigorSwitches connected to the network. Select which device to manage that are currently un-managed and VigorConnect will configure them to join VigorConnect's management system.

To reduce initial setup time for a network of DrayTek VigorAP access points, VigorConnect presents the Wireless Wizard, guiding you through the full initial setup:

Locate any new VigorAPs that need setting up
Add those VigorAPs into VigorConnect so that they can be managed
Configure an AP Profile
Provision the new VigorAPs with the AP Profile
The wireless network is then ready for use and managed by VigorConnect

Adding a new VigorSwitch is as easy as pressing the Discover button on VigorConnect dashboard.

VigorAP Provisioning

Configure all of the settings on your VigorAPs through VigorConnect with AP Profiles.

Each AP Profile can set SSIDs, wireless security, VLAN tags and with more advanced features, such as Airtime Fairness and Mobile Device Management

Provision a whole network of VigorAPs at once, or a single VigorAP. Just select the profile and VigorConnect will begin configuring your network, tracking when that completes with logs for each VigorAP.

Schedule Maintenance

VigorConnect is a 24/7 DrayTek VigorAP & VigorSwitch management server, that can automate laborious and repetitive maintenance tasks such as updating firmware and taking configuration backups. Time windows can be specified so that configuration backups run once a week.

Disruptive firmware upgrades and configuration restorations can be planned out with VigorConnect. Running overnight or outside of business hours, with logging of each task's completion status, so that you know which VigorAPs and VigorSwitches have been updated and when.

VigorConnect simplifies the process of downloading firmware and sending it out to each node with its own firmware storage system.

Schedule firmware upgrades to occur overnight

Monitoring - Alarms, Log & Floor Plan

Logs

VigorConnect keeps logs for each action it performs on VigorAPs and VigorSwitches and the status of DrayTek networking devices connected to it.

Search for a device by name, IP or MAC address to see its history, such as when its configuration was last backed up, or when it was last restarted.

Alarms

Any problems found by VigorConnect, such as a VigorSwitch losing contact, are recorded in the Alarms section.

Floor Plan

Plan wireless coverage, or check the physical location of VigorAPs by uploading an image of your office floor to VigorConnect. Simply set the scale then drag and drop VigorAPs in your network to set up a virtual Floor Plan.

VigorConnect logs VigorAP events such as provisioning AP Profiles

Easy to Install

VigorConnect installs as a single application and runs as a service in Windows, with the VigorConnect service running in the background when it's active. VigorConnect is available whenever that computer is turned on, with no intervention required.

To manage DrayTek VigorAPs and VigorSwitches through VigorConnect, connect to that computer's IP address via HTTPS to log into the VigorConnect web interface.

Setup of the VigorConnect server is managed through the Windows System Tray icon, all of the settings are configured in the VigorConnect Settings menu.

Requirements

VigorConnect Server

Processor	Memory	Storage	Operating System
1.2GHz Quad Core 64-bit	2GB	1GB	Microsoft Windows 7 or later

VigorConnect Client

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VigorAP Firmware Requirements

VigorAP Model	Minimum Firmware
VigorAP 710	1.2.3 or later
VigorAP 802	1.3.1 or later
VigorAP 810	1.2.3 or later
VigorAP 900	1.2.3 or later
VigorAP 902	1.2.3 or later
VigorAP 903	1.3.2 or later
VigorAP 910C	1.2.3 or later
VigorAP 912C	1.3.2 or later
VigorAP 918RPD	1.3.0 or later
VigorAP 1000C	1.3.3 or later
VigorAP 920RPD	1.3.0 or later

VigorSwitch Firmware Requirements

VigorSwitch Model	Minimum Firmware
VigorSwitch G1080	1.05.00 or later
VigorSwitch G1280	2.5.1 or later
VigorSwitch G2280	2.5.1 or later
VigorSwitch G2280x	2.5.1 or later
VigorSwitch G2500	2.5.1 or later
VigorSwitch P1092	1.05.0 or later
VigorSwitch P1280	2.5.1 or later
VigorSwitch P2121	2.5.1 or later
VigorSwitch P2280	2.5.1 or later
VigorSwitch P2280x	2.5.1 or later
VigorSwitch P2500	2.5.1 or later

FAQ

VigorConnect Frequently Asked Questions

What type of licence is required to run VigorConnect?

No licence is needed, the product is freely available to download from our website.

How many devices can be connected to VigorConnect?

Up to 100 nodes can be monitored.

Does it replace VigorACS?

VigorConnect uses the same protocol as VigorACS to a device can be manged by either VigorConnect or VigorACS. VigorConnect is designed to monitor devices which are on the same site. VigorACS should be considered if one needs to monitor large number of nodes (over 100), routers, switches, and APs at different locations.
See the Management page for more details.

Is it possible to save the configuration, and then apply it on another network group?

Yes, you can reuse a provisioning profile or upload saved configuration backup.

Which VigorAPs and VigorSwitches are compatible?

Most of the recent VigorAPs are compatible. Go to the Requirements tab for more details.

Which Operating Systems are supported?

Windows 7 or later are compatible with VigorConnect. Other operating systems may be considered in the future.

Can we link APs/switches with ACS and VigorConnect simultaneously?

The TR-069 protocol is used to manage the nodes. Only one server IP address can be defined. Hence only one of the management platforms can communicate with the node.

VigorConnect

Overview

DrayTek Network Dashboard

Easily Locate new VigorAPs & VigorSwitches

VigorAP Provisioning

Schedule Maintenance

Monitoring - Alarms, Log & Floor Plan

Easy to Install

Features

DrayTek Network Dashboard

Easily Locate new VigorAPs & VigorSwitches

VigorAP Provisioning

Schedule Maintenance

Monitoring - Alarms, Log & Floor Plan

Logs

Alarms

Floor Plan

Easy to Install

Requirements

VigorConnect Server

VigorConnect Client

VigorAP Firmware Requirements

VigorSwitch Firmware Requirements

FAQ

VigorConnect Frequently Asked Questions

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