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Introducing the Nortel WLAN
2300 System

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This manual shows you how to plan, configure, deploy, and manage a Nortel WLAN 2300 System wireless LAN
(WLAN) using the WLAN Management Software tool suite.
Read this manual if you are a network administrator or a person responsible for managing a WLAN.
Nortel WLAN 2300 System
The Nortel WLAN 2300 System is an enterprise-class WLAN solution that seamlessly integrates with an existing wired
enterprise network. The Nortel system provides secure connectivity to both wireless and wired users in large environ-
ments such as office buildings, hospitals, and university campuses and in small environments such as branch offices.
The Nortel WLAN 2300 System fulfills the three fundamental requirements of an enterprise WLAN: It eliminates the
distinction between wired and wireless networks, allows users to work safely from anywhere (secure mobility), and
provides a comprehensive suite of intuitive tools for planning and managing the network before and after deployment,
greatly easing the operational burden on IT resources.
The Nortel WLAN 2300 System consists of the following components:
• WLAN Management Software tool suite—A full-featured graphical user interface (GUI) application used to
plan, configure, deploy, and manage a WLAN and its users
• One or more WLAN Security Switches (WSSs) —Distributed, intelligent machines for managing user
connectivity, connecting and powering Access Points (APs), and connecting the WLAN to the wired network
backbone
• Multiple Access Points (APs) —Wireless access points that transmit and receive radio frequency (RF) signals to
and from wireless users and connect them to a WSS
• WLAN Security Switch 2300 Series (WSS Software)—The operating system that runs all WSSs and APs in a
WLAN, and is accessible through a command-line interface (CLI), the Web View interface, or the WLAN
Management Software GUI
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