Introduction To The Ruckus Wireless Network; Ensuring That Aps Can Communicate With Zonedirector - Ruckus Wireless ZoneDirector 1100 User Manual

Introducing Ruckus Wireless ZoneDirector

Introduction to the Ruckus Wireless Network

Introduction to the Ruckus Wireless Network

Your new Ruckus Wireless network starts when you disperse a number of Ruckus Wireless access
points (APs) to efficiently cover your worksite. After connecting the APs to ZoneDirector
(through network hubs or switches), running through the Setup Wizard and completing the
"Zero-IT" setup, you have a secure wireless network for both registered users and guest users.
NOTE: "Zero-IT" refers to ZoneDirector's simple setup and ease-of-use features, which allow
end users to automatically self-configure wireless settings on Windows and Mac OS clients as
well as many mobile devices including iOS, Windows Phone and Android OS devices.
After using the Web interface to set up user accounts for staff and other authorized users, your
WLAN can be put to full use, enabling users to share files, print, check email, and more. And
as a bonus, guest workers, contractors and visitors can be granted limited controlled access to
a separate "Guest WLAN" with minimal setup.
You can now fine-tune and monitor your network through the Web interface, which enables
you to customize additional WLANs for authorized users, manage your users, monitor the
network's security and performance, and expand your radio coverage, if needed.
Ensuring That APs Can Communicate with
ZoneDirector
Before ZoneDirector can start managing an AP, the AP must first be able to discover ZoneDi-
rector on the network when it boots up. This requires that ZoneDirector's IP address be
reachable by the AP (via UDP/IP port numbers 12222 and 12223), even when they are on
different subnets.
This section describes procedures you can perform to ensure that APs can discover and register
with ZoneDirector.
NOTE: This guide assumes that APs on the network are configured to obtain IP addresses from
a DHCP server. If APs are assigned static IP addresses, they must be using a local DNS server
that you can configure to resolve the ZoneDirector IP address using zonedirector.{DNS
domain name} or zonedirector if no domain name is defined on the DNS server.
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