Step 2: Setting The Basic Switch Settings; Step 3: Configuring The Lan Interface - Symbol WS 2000 System Installation Manual

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WS 2000 System Installation Guide

Step 2: Setting the Basic Switch Settings

1. Enter a System Name for the wireless switch. The specified name appears in the lower-left

corner of the configuration screens, beneath the navigation tree. This name can be a useful

reminder if multiple Symbol wireless switches are being administered.

2. Enter a text description of the location of the switch in the System Location field. This text

is used as a reminder to the network administrator and is also used to set the location

variable if the switch is administered using SNMP.

3. Enter an email address for the administrator in the Admin Email Address field. The switch

uses this address for sending SNMP-related and other administration-related messages to

the administrator.

4. Select the Country for the switch from the drop-down menu. Selecting the correct country

is extremely important. Each country has its own regulatory restrictions concerning

electromagnetic emissions and the maximum RF signal strength that can be transmitted by

Access Ports. To ensure compliance with national and local laws, be sure to set this field

accurately.

5. Click Apply to save changes. Unapplied changes are lost if the administrator navigates to a

different screen.

The WS 2000 switch is shipped with an open default SNMP configuration:

community: public OID: 1.3.6.1 Access: Read-only

community: private OID: 1.3.6.1 Access: Read-write

If your switch has these settings, it is important to change them immediately;

otherwise, users on the same network will have read-write access to the switch

through the SNMP interface. Select System Configuration --> SNMP Access from

the left menu to examine the settings and change them if necessary.

The first step of network configuration process is to figure out the topology of the LAN. The WS 2000

Wireless Switch allows the administrator to enable and configure four different subnets. The

administrator can assign an IP address, port associations, DHCP settings, and security settings to

each subnet.

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