Configure Basic Wss Properties; Configure Wss Connection Information; Configure Boot Information; Equipment Installation - Nortel 2350 User Manual

46 Planning and Managing Your Wireless Network with WMS

Configure Basic WSS Properties

To configure basic WSS properties, you specify a name, select a model, select its location by wiring closet, and select
the WLAN 2300 System Software (WSS Software) you want to run on the switch. Optionally, you can select a WSS
Software image to download when you deploy changes to the WSS.
You also can specify if the switch is managed. A WSS that is physically installed as well as configured can be managed.
You can deploy configuration changes only to managed devices, and WMS periodically checks the managed WSSs in
the network for changes. You also can fully configure a switch without it being physically installed (unmanaged).
Having an unmanaged device in your network plan might be useful for predeployment purposes.
Basic configuration also includes specifying how you will manage the switch. You can manage it through HTTPS,
Telnet, and Secure Shell (SSH). You also can enable monitoring using the Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP) to exchange information about network activity between your network devices.
For more information about configuring basic WSS properties, refer to
page 163.
For detailed information about configuring basic WSS properties, refer to the Nortel WLAN 2300 System Software Quick
Start Guide.

Configure WSS Connection Information

You need to supply connection information for the WSS on both the WSS and in WMS when you make the WSS a
managed device. Connection information includes the IP address of the switch and how it will connect to the backbone;
for example, by means of a VLAN or a port.

Configure Boot Information

You select the software image that the WSS will use when reset, or optionally, the configuration file the WSS will use
when reset.

Equipment Installation

Perform the following steps to physically install a WSS:
1
Unpack and rack the WSS in the wiring closet or data center location.
2
Plug the WSS electrical cord into a power outlet.
3
Connect a network access cable from your existing network to one of the Ethernet ports on the switch
(10/100 or Gigabit Ethernet, depending on the WSS model and available interfaces on the network).
Note.
performing the initial setup of the switch.
4
Connect a serial interface to the console port of the WSS to access the console's CLI for initial setup.
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Remember the port number you used. You will need to know this when
"Perform Basic Administrative Tasks" on