Initial System Configuration Information - Cisco 3504 Installation Manual

Initial System Configuration Information

• Local TFTP server (required for downloading operating system software updates). Cisco uses an integral
Initial System Configuration Information
Obtain the following initial configuration parameters from your wireless LAN or network administrator:
• A system (controller name), such as controller. The system name can contain up to 32 printable ASCII
• An administrative username and password, which can contain up to 24 printable ASCII characters.
• You must enter a username and password and the configured username and password cannot be the
• A management interface (DS Port or network interface port) IP address, such as 10.40.0.4.
• A management interface netmask address, such as 255.255.255.0.
• A management interface default router IP address, such as 10.40.0.5.
• A VLAN identifier if the management interface is assigned to a VLAN, such as 40 or 0 for an untagged
• Configure the management interface port mapping to either of the following:
• A management interface DHCP server IP address, such as 10.40.0.6 (the IP address of the default DHCP
• A virtual gateway IP address (a fictitious, unassigned IP address, such as 1.1.1.1, used by all Cisco
• A Cisco wireless controller mobility or RF group name, such as rfgrp40 if required. An RF group name
• An 802.11 network name (SSID), such as wlan1. An SSID can contain up to 32 printable, case-sensitive
• DHCP bridging
• Whether or not to allow static IP addresses from clients, either Yes or No.
• RADIUS server IP address, communications port, and secret if you are configuring a RADIUS server,
• The country code for this installation. Enter help to see a list or refer to the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller
• Status of the 802.11 networks, either enabled or disabled.
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TFTP server. This means that third-party TFTP servers cannot run on the same workstation as the Cisco
WCS because Cisco WCS and third-party TFTP servers use the same communication port.
characters.
same.
VLAN.
◦ Port 5 if utilizing the mGig port to the DS
◦ Appropriate Gigabit port number (1-4) to the DS
server that will supply IP addresses to clients and the management interface.
wireless controller Layer 3 security and mobility managers).
can contain up to 19 printable ASCII characters.
ASCII characters.
◦ Yes is more convenient, but has lower security (session can be hijacked).
◦ No is less convenient, but has higher security and works well for Windows devices.
such as 10.40.0.3, 1812, and mysecretcode.
Configuration Guide for country code information. This guide is available on Cisco.com.
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