Brocade Communications Systems RFS6000 System Reference Manual page 9

Brocade Mobility RFS4000, RFS6000, and RFS7000 System Reference Guide
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Debugging the Applet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .498
Configuring a Ping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .500
Chapter A Adaptive AP
Adaptive AP Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .505
Supported Adaptive AP Topologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .513
How the AP Receives its Adaptive Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 514
Establishing Basic Adaptive AP Connectivity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 516
Chapter B Troubleshooting Information
General Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .527
Modifying the Configuration of an Existing Ping Test . . . . . . .502
Adding a New Ping Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .502
Viewing Ping Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .503
Where to Go From Here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .505
Adaptive AP Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .506
Types of Adaptive APs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .506
Licensing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .507
Switch Discovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .507
Securing a Configuration Channel Between Switch and AP . .508
Adaptive AP WLAN Topology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508
Configuration Updates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .509
Securing Data Tunnels between the Switch and AAP . . . . . . .509
Adaptive AP Switch Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .509
Remote Site Survivability (RSS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 510
Adaptive Mesh Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 510
AAP Radius Proxy Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .512
Topology Deployment Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .513
Extended WLANs Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 514
Independent WLANs Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 514
Extended WLANs with Independent WLANs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 514
Extended VLAN with Mesh Networking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 514
Adaptive AP Pre-requisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .515
Configuring the Adaptive AP for Adoption by the Switch . . . . .515
Configuring the Switch for Adaptive AP Adoption . . . . . . . . . .515
Adaptive AP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 516
Switch Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .518
Adaptive AP Deployment Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .521
Sample Switch Configuration File for IPSec and Independent WLAN
522
Wireless Switch Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .527
Access Port Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .529
Mobile Unit Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .530
Miscellaneous Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .532
System Logging Mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .533
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