Staging A Wss For Configuration By Wlan Management Software - Nortel 2350 Installation And Basic Configuration Manual

70 WSS Setup Methods
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WLAN Management Software receives the configuration request, and looks in the currently open
network plan for a switch configuration with the same model and serial number as the one in the
configuration request.
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If the network plan contains a configuration with a matching model and serial number, WLAN
Management Software sends the configuration to the switch and restarts the switch. The switch
boots using the configuration it received from WLAN Management Software . (See
a Switch in WLAN Management
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If the network plan does not have a configuration with a matching model and serial number, a
verification warning appears in WLAN Management Software . The warning lists the switch's serial
number and IP address. The network administrator can upload the switch into the network plan,
configure switch parameters, and deploy the configuration to the switch. (See "Uploading a Partially
Configured Switch and Completing its Configuration with WLAN Management Software" on
page 76.)

Staging a WSS for Configuration by WLAN Management Software

The auto-config option must be enabled on a WSS in order for the switch to try to contact WLAN Management Software
Services for configuration. The auto-config option is automatically enabled on an unconfigured 2350 when the factory
reset switch is pressed during power on. However, auto-config is disabled by default on other models.
If you want another WSS model to be able to access WLAN Management Software Services for a configuration, you
must preconfigure the WSS with the following information:
• IP address
• Gateway address
• Domain name and DNS server address
You can enable the switch to use the WSS Software DHCP client to obtain this information from a DHCP server in the
local network where the switch will be deployed. Alternatively, you can statically configure the information.
The IP address and DNS information are configured independently. You can configure the combination of settings that
work with the network resources available at the deployment site. The following examples show some of the combina-
tions you can configure.
If DNS is available, an entry must be added to the DNS server that maps the IP address of the host where WLAN
Management Software Service are installed to the well-known hostname wlan-config-srv. Otherwise, an IP alias can be
configured on the switch itself to map the address to the hostname.
You also must configure an administrative certificate, to enable the switch to communicate with WLAN Management
Software . You can configure a self-signed certificate or install one from a certificate authority (CA). These examples
install a self-signed certificate.
Example 1: Deployment Site Has DHCP and Local DNS
The deployment site in this example has a DHCP server. The switch is configured to use the WSS Software DHCP client
to obtain an IP address, default gateway address, DNS domain name, and DNS server IP addresses.
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Configure a VLAN:
2361# set vlan 1 port 7
success: change accepted.
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