Preparing Your Network - ADTRAN BlueSecure Controller Setup And Administration Manual

LED
PoE Activity
(1-4)
On/Off Control Connect the BSC-600 to its power source, and then press the On/Off button to power up
the BlueSecure Controller.
If the BSC is running and you press the front-panel On/Off button, the BSC will stop all
active services and the BSC will completely shut down.
Restart Control Press the Restart button to stop services running on the BSC. The BSC services will restart
again after a slight delay (in approximately 30 to 60 seconds).
Serial Port The BSC provides a serial port equipped with a DB-9, male connector to support local
console configuration of the BSC. Normally, you will only use the BSC-600 serial port to
determine its protected interface port IP address. The BSC-600 serial interface also
supports a subset of the BSC's configurable parameters. See "Powering Down Your BSC"
on page 2-14 for details about connecting a console to the BSC-600's serial port and
accessing the BSC serial interface in.
Fail Over Port Use the Fail Over port to connect the BSC to another BSC via Ethernet for failover
operation. The Fail Over port is equipped with a copper, RJ-45 10/100 Mbps Ethernet
connector. Use a straight through cable with no switches or hubs in between to connect
the two failover BSCs directly together.
Configuration of the BSC for failover operation is described in "Configuring Failover
Parameters" on page 4-24.
Admin Port Use the Admin port to manage your controller without needing to be connected to the
managed or protected ports. The admin port allows for HTTPS access and SSH access.
This port doesn't support mobility, routing, VLANs or firewalling. To enable the Admin
port on the BSC-600, the failover port must be disabled.
Managed Ports Use the four front-panel Managed Ports to connect the BSC-600 to the managed side
(i.e., the wireless side) of your network via Ethernet. Each BSC-600 Managed Port is
equipped with a copper, RJ-45 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet connector.
Protected Port Use the Protected Port to connect the BSC to the protected side (i.e., the wired side) of
your network via Ethernet. The BSC-600 Protected Port is equipped with a copper, RJ-45
10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet connector.

Preparing Your Network

Verify the following before attempting to install and connect your BlueSecure Controller:
• You have installed and configured your access points (APs) to enable wireless access
to your network.You will connect the BSC to the APs either directly, or via a hub or
switch to manage how wireless users access your network.
• Ensure that your third-party vendor APs reside on a switched layer-two network with
no path to the APs other than via the Bluesocket BSC. BSAPs can be directly attached
to any existing Layer-2 or Layer-3 Ethernet switch and communicate with the BSC
across any subnet boundary.
• Ensure that your wireless devices (laptops, PDAs, etc.) can associate/connect to your
network APs. To enable the wireless devices to connect the APs, the wireless devices
and APs should use matching Service Set Identifiers (SSIDs).
BlueSecure™ Controller Setup and Administration Guide
Table 2-2: BSC-600 Status LEDs
Color
Green This indicator is under software control. Its primary function is to indicate that the
corresponding managed port is delivering POE power.
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