Wireless Controlling - Brocade Communications Systems RFS6000 System Reference Manual

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Software overview
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For more information on configuring the controller for redundancy support, see
"Configuring controller redundancy and clustering"
Secure Network Time Protocol (SNTP)
Secure Network Time Protocol (SNTP) manages time and/or network clock synchronization within
the controller managed network. SNTP is a client/server implementation. The controller (a SNTP
client) periodically synchronizes its clock with a master clock (an NTP server). For example, the
controller resets its clock to 07:04:59 upon reading a time of 07:04:59 from its designated NTP
server. Time synchronization is recommended for the controller's network operations. The
following holds true:
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For information on configuring the controller to support SNTP, see
page 282.
Password recovery
The controller has a provision allowing it to restore its factory default configuration if your password
is lost. In doing so however the current configuration is erased, but can be restored assuming if has
been exported to an external location. For information on password recovery, see
"Controller password recovery"

Wireless controlling

The controller includes the following wireless controlling features:
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Up to 12 controller redundancy members are supported in a single group. Each member is
capable of tracking statistics for the entire group in addition to their own.
Each redundancy group is capable of supporting an Active/Active configuration responsible for
group load sharing.
Members within the same redundancy group can be deployed across different subnets.
APs are load balanced across members of the group.
Licenses are aggregated across the group. When a new member joins the group, the new
member can leverage the Access Point adoption license(s) of existing members.
Each member of the redundancy group (including the reporting controller) is capable of
displaying cluster performance statistics for all members in addition to their own.
Centralized redundancy group management using the controller CLI.
The controller can be configured to provide NTP services to NTP clients.
The controller can provide NTP support for user authentication.
Secure Network Time Protocol (SNTP) clients can be configured to synchronize controller time
with an external NTP server.
Adaptive AP
Physical layer features
Rate limiting
Proxy-ARP
HotSpot / IP redirect
IDM (identity driven management)
on page 293.
on page 34.
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