About This Guide; Who Should Use This Guide; What Is In This Guide - Extreme Networks Summit WM Technical Reference Manual

About this guide

This guide describes how to install, configure, and manage Extreme Networks
Controller, Access Points, and WM software.

Who should use this guide

This guide is a reference for system administrators who install and manage the Summit WM Controller,
Access Points, and WM software system.
Any administrator performing tasks described in this guide must have an account with full
administrative privileges.

What is in this guide

This guide contains the following chapters:
"About this guide" describes the target audience and content of the guide, the formatting
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conventions used in it, and how to provide feedback on the guide.
Chapter 1, "System Capacities"
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Controller software system.
Chapter 2, "Configuration of Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)"
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configurations the Wireless AP uses to identify which Summit WM Controllers are available to
provide service in it's local area.
Chapter 3, "Rogue Access Point Detection"
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allow Wireless APs to periodically scan the RF space and report suspect devices.
Chapter 4, "Creating the Windows Security Infrastructure"
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the Deployment of Wireless Intranet Wireless.
Chapter 5, "Windows Recommendations and Best Practices"
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practices for deploying an IEEE 802.11 WLAN in a large enterprise.
Chapter 6, "Summit WM Controller diagnostics"
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system diagnostics.
Chapter 7, "Hardware maintenance"
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Chapter 8, "WDS – Wireless Distribution Service"
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Service (WDS) feature.
Chapter 9, "AP as 802.1X supplicant"
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Chapter 10, "MAC Based Authentication"
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resources for the wireless clients over the Summit WM Controller, Access Points, and WM software
system.
Chapter 12, "FreeRADIUS and Security"
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authentication and accounting.
Summit WM Technical Reference Guide, Software Version 5.1
provides the supported limits and capacities of the Summit WM
describes the Summit WM Controllers' capabilities that
provides information on hardware constraints and
provides hardware descriptions and maintenance information.
provides information on the Wireless Distribution
provides information on the 802.1X authentication protocol.
provides information on controlling access to the network
provides information on FreeRADIUS options for RADIUS
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Summit
describes the
provides the information necessary for
provides recommendations and best
WM
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