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Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Manual

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Quick Start Overlay Deployment
Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100
Release 3.0
NN47251-106
Issue 07.01
June 2014

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  • Page 1 Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 Release 3.0 NN47251-106 Issue 07.01 June 2014...
  • Page 2 OBTAINED FROM ANYONE OTHER THAN AVAYA, AN AVAYA written consent of Avaya can be a criminal, as well as a civil offense AFFILIATE OR AN AVAYA CHANNEL PARTNER; AVAYA under the applicable law.
  • Page 3 Product or Hosted Service notices and articles, or to report a problem with your Avaya Product or Hosted Service. For a list of support telephone numbers and contact addresses, go to the Avaya Support website: http://support.avaya.com (or such successor site as designated by Avaya), scroll to the bottom of the page, and select Contact Avaya Support.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 7: Configuring the Wireless Controller — using the EDM........ 76 Appendix A: DHCP server configuration for access points.......... 105 Appendix B: Obtaining licenses from the Avaya Data Licensing portal...... 108 Appendix C: Installing the WLAN Management System software........ 110 .............. 114 Launching the WMS Installer on a Linux platform ......................

  • Page 5: Chapter 1: Introduction

    Chapter 1: Introduction Purpose Use this Quick Start Guide to configure the Avaya WLAN 8100 system to provide basic Wireless LAN services using Open Authentication. This document covers the basic configuration for Wireless LAN services. This document does not cover all the functionality required for a typical enterprise network and is intended to be used in a demo/test environment.

  • Page 6: Viewing Avaya Mentor Videos

    Avaya Mentor videos provide technical content on how to install, configure, and troubleshoot Avaya products. About this task Videos are available on the Avaya Support website, listed under the video document type, and on the Avaya-run channel on YouTube. Procedure •...

  • Page 7: Chapter 2: New In This Release

    RFC 5176 Change of Authorization (CoA) to achieve a linearly scaling standalone external captive portal solution that is designed for both large and small deployment. WLAN 8100 users can provide their own external captive portal based on design guideline from Avaya.

  • Page 8: Other Changes

    (mDNS) service records. Bonjour can be extended across subnets by using Avaya WLAN 8100 Bonjour Gateway feature, which selectively relays service discovery packets across networks without using external gateway or custom router configuration.

  • Page 9: Chapter 3: Wireless Lan (Wlan) 8100 Configuration Overview

    8180 platform. This device then hosts only wireless control function and is called a wireless control point (WCP). A switch such as the Avaya ERS 8600/8800 introduced into the network, tunnels traffic (data) and is known as the wireless switching point (WSP). The APs and WSPs tunnel traffic between each other over an access tunnel and the WSPs tunnel traffic between each other over a mobility tunnel.

  • Page 10: Avaya Wlan 8100 System Components

    Wireless LAN (WLAN) 8100 configuration overview Avaya WLAN 8100 system components System components for the WLAN 8100 Overlay deployment solution: • WLAN Controller 8180 • WLAN Access Points (AP) The supported AP models are: - AP 8120 (indoor AP) - AP 8120–E (indoor AP with external antenna) - AP 8120 with Outdoor Antenna (AP 8120–O)

  • Page 11: Configuration Requirements

    - AP 8120 (indoor AP) - AP 8120–E (indoor AP with external antenna) - AP 8120–O (outdoor AP ) • Power over Ethernet (PoE) switch or power injector for AP June 2014 Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...

  • Page 12: Configuration Options

    Related Links Wireless LAN (WLAN) 8100 configuration overview on page 9 Configuration options Use one of the following tools to configure the WLAN 8100: • Command line interface (CLI) • WLAN Management System 8100 (WMS) software • Enterprise Device Manager (EDM)
  • Page 13 Configuration workflow Figure 2: Configuration of Wireless LAN services on the WLAN 8100 Navigation • Completing preliminary controller configuration on page 15 Important: Preliminary configuration on the WLAN Controller (WC) 8180 must be completed using the command line interface (CLI).
  • Page 14 Wireless LAN (WLAN) 8100 configuration overview Related Links Wireless LAN (WLAN) 8100 configuration overview on page 9 Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...

  • Page 15: Chapter 4: Completing Preliminary Controller Configuration

    See Wireless LAN (WLAN) 8100 configuration overview on page 9. For further information, see Feature Overview for Avaya WLAN 8100, NN47251-102. • Remove the WC 8180 device from its packaging. Ensure you have the following hardware components and materials:...
  • Page 16 7. Configure an IP interface for the VLAN. WC8180(config)#interface vlan 20 WC8180(config-if)#ip address 20.20.20.45 255.255.255.0 WC8180(config-if)#exit WC8180(config)#ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 20.20.20.1 1 WC8180(config)#ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 20.20.20.1 enable Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 17 11. Enable the wireless system interface configured in Step 9, using the following command input. WCP8180(config)#wireless WCP8180(config-wireless)#enable Verify that wireless system interface is configured and enabled. WCP8180#show wireless Operation Mode : WC June 2014 Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...

  • Page 18: Applying A License File To A Wireless Controller

    The WC 8180 is now provisioned for wireless services and to act as a wireless control point (WCP) in the mobility domain. 13. Create a mobility domain and join the controller with the mobility domain. In this example, you create a mobility domain named AVAYA. WCP8180#wireless controller join-domain domain-name AVAYA mdc-address 20.20.20.45 Enter Domain Secret: ***** Use 'show wireless controller domain-membership' to see join status.
  • Page 19 (CLI). Procedure 1. Use Telnet or the console port on the WC to connect to the WLAN 8100 Controller CLI. 2. Log in as the Administrator if the user name and password is configured.
  • Page 20 NOTE: system must be rebooted to activate license. WC8180#boot Reboot the unit(s) (y/n) ? yRebooting . . . Related Links Completing preliminary controller configuration on page 15 Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...

  • Page 21: Chapter 5: Configuring The Wireless Controller - Using The Cli

    Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless Controller — using the CLI Use this procedure to configure the Wireless Controller (WC) 8180 using the Avaya command line interface (CLI). Note: This section describes the configuration of various WLAN features such as DiffServ, Client Band...
  • Page 22 54.54.54.5 20.20.20.45 Managed 00:24:B5:65:65:C0 54.54.54.6 20.20.20.45 Managed 5C:E2:86:0F:51:60 54.54.54.8 20.20.20.45 Managed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WC8180# 7. (Optional) Configure Wi-Fi Zoning on a specific radio, on a specific domain AP. Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 23 AP MAC : 5C:E2:86:0F:51:60 Label Model : AP8120 Country Code : US Serial Number : LBNNTMJXAC019M Profile ID Preferred Controller : 0.0.0.0 Alternate Controller : 0.0.0.0 Location Campus June 2014 Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 24 Label Model : AP8120-E Country Code : VE Serial Number : 11JX192F001P Profile ID : 13 Preferred Controller : 192.168.11.3 Alternate Controller : 0.0.0.0 LED-State : Off Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 25 Managed 5C:E2:86:0F:51:60 54.54.54.8 20.20.20.45 Managed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WC8180# 11. Complete the following steps to create profiles (network, radio and AP profiles). These steps are provided for demonstration purposes. June 2014 Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 26 WC8180(config-mDNS)# filter-rule <filter-rule name> state <enable> Note: By default, Filter-rules airplay, airprint, and raop are in enable state and the remaining are in disabled state. d. (optional) Enable Location-based-relay. Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 27 WC8180(config-security)#radius server 10.1.1.104 rad-srvr-profile health-check- interval 2 d. Configure the health-check user name and password (for the user name): WC8180(config-security)#radius server 10.1.1.104 rad-srvr-profile health-check- user <user-name-1> June 2014 Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 28 Note: You can create a maximum of 10 user groups and assign up to 1000 users to each user group. WCP8180(config-security)#user-db group UG-guest WCP8180(config-security)#user-db user-name guest password Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 29 Sometimes, a Captive Portal user may need to access network resources in the intranet or public Web sites from an enterprise network, without requiring to first undergo Captive Portal authentication. To support these user requirements, the WLAN 8100 allows configuration of June 2014 Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 30 IP address (src-ip), destination IP address (dest-ip) or Ethernet Type (ethtype). WC8180(config-diffserv-classifierelement)#match dst-ip ? A.B.C.D WC8180(config-diffserv-classifierelement)#match src-ip ? A.B.C.D WC8180(config-diffserv-classifierelement)#match ethtype ? <0x600-0xFFFF> Ethernet Type in HEX Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 31 Classifier block classifier1 ------------------------ Element ID: 1 Src Mac: 01:02:03:04:05:06 Src Mac Mask: FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF 22. (Optional) Verify Diffserv policy details. Use one of the following commands. June 2014 Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 32 When an AP detects client packets with DSCP values set to a network control packet priority, the AP resets the DSCP value on those packets to 0. For more information on the QoS egressmap table and the WLAN 8100 DSCP priority, see the Feature Overview for Avaya WLAN 8100, NN47251-102.
  • Page 33 Also, ensure that you do not configure SSIDs that have similar characters but are different only in their case. For example do not configure SSIDs avaya-demo and AVAYA-DEMO within the same network. WC8180(config-wireless)#network-profile 2 Creating network-profile (id = 2) ...
  • Page 34 Verify blacklist MAC filtering and blacklist device configuration using the following commands: WCP8180#show wireless security mac-db blacklist WCP8180#show wireless security mac-filter-blacklist Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 35 Commands Reference for Avaya WLAN 8100, NN47251-107. 26. (Optional) Enable Station Isolation on the network profile network-profile 2. WC8180(config-wireless)#network-profile 2 Entering network-profile (id = 2)configuration mode... WC8180(config-network-profile)#station-isolation enable WC8180(config-network-profile)#end June 2014 Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 36 27. Enable client-QoS and Domain AP-client-QoS and map the created Diffserv policy to the AVAYA-Demo network profile, to prioritize WMM (Wireless Multi-Media) traffic in the network. By default, in WMM, voice traffic has a higher priority over video traffic. You can, for example, configure DiffServ policies to reverse this traffic priority in the network.
  • Page 37 : 5 % AP Reconnection Timeout Interval : 60 Configured Load Balancing Metric : least-load 28. Associate the configured Captive Portal profile PRF-CP with the network profile AVAYA- Demo. WC8180(config-wireless)#network-profile 2 Creating network-profile (id = 2) ... WC8180(config-network-profile)#captive-portal enable profile-id 1...
  • Page 38 WC8180(config-radio-profile)#load-balance enable WC8180(config-radio-profile)#load-balance utilization-start 30 WC8180(config-radio-profile)#load-balance utilization-cutoff 60 WC8180(config-wireless)#radio-profile 4 Entering radio-profile (id = 3) configuration mode... WC8180(config-radio-profile)#band-steering enable WC8180(config-radio-profile)#load-balance enable WC8180(config-radio-profile)#load-balance utilization-start 30 WC8180(config-radio-profile)#load-balance utilization-cutoff 60 Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 39 Beacon Interval : 100 msec DTIM Period Fragmentation Threshold : 2346 RTS Threshold : 2347 Short Retry Limit Long Retry Limit Max Transmit Lifetime : 512 msec June 2014 Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 40 You can enable AeroScout support only on indoor APs. It is not supported on the AP 8120–O, which is an outdoor AP. WC8180(config-wireless)#ap-profile 2 Entering ap-profile (id = 2) configuration mode.. WC8180(config-ap-profile)#aeroscout enable Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 41 Ekahau Server UDP Port : 8569 LLDP status : rxOnly Status : Configured For more information on LLDP configuration, see Avaya WLAN 8100 CLI Reference , NN47251–107. 37. (Optional) Enable Ekahau RTLS support on the AP profile named AP-Profile-1. Important: You can enable Ekahau support only on indoor APs.
  • Page 42 Note: The default power plan threshold strength is —85 dBm. For more information on Auto-RF configuration, see ACLI Commands Reference for Avaya WLAN 8100, NN47251-107. 39. Manually add APs to the Domain AP database. APs (specifically the AP MAC addresses) must be added to the Domain AP database to provide wireless services.
  • Page 43 WC8180#wireless controller config-sync WC8180# Note: In earlier releases of the WLAN 8100, configuration changes made to the domain AP database required a manual AP reset for the changes to take effect. From release 2.1 onwards, the wireless controller config-sync operation synchronizes configuration changes across the domain, and an AP reset is not required.
  • Page 44 It can also be used to monitor traffic in a wireless network. After you configure a capture profile, you must apply these profiles to Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 June 2014...
  • Page 45 To verify configuration of all capture profiles, use the following command: WCP8180# WCP8180 (config-wireless)#show wireless capture-profile detail 46. At this point the wireless network is ready for client connectivity. Verify wireless client connectivity on the AVAYA-Demo network. June 2014 Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 46 Configuring the Wireless Controller — using the CLI Scan for wireless networks and connect a wireless client to the network AVAYA-Demo. Verify the client status and details on the WC. WC8180#show wireless client status Total number of clients: 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------...
  • Page 47 • include-control: to include 802.11 control frames in capture data • include-data: to include 802.11 data in capture data • include-mgmt: to include 802.11 mgmt frames other than probes/beacons in the capture data June 2014 Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 48 Use the following command to view the DiffServ statistics for all clients. WCP8180#show wireless diffserv statistics Sample Output: WCP8180#show wireless diffserv statistics ---------------------------------------------- Client MAC Direction Policy Name ----------------- ------------ -------------- 00:05:03:01:00:01 Uplink 00:05:03:01:00:01 Downlink 00:05:03:02:00:01 Uplink Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 49 Direction: Downlink ClassifierBlock Name Hits -------------------------------------------- Client (MAC=00:05:03:02:00:01) Policy: p1 Direction: Uplink ClassifierBlock Name Hits -------------------------------------------- Client (MAC=00:05:03:02:00:01) Policy: p1 Direction: Downlink ClassifierBlock Name Hits -----------------------------------------ly--- WC8180# June 2014 Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...

  • Page 50: Chapter 6: Configuring The Wireless Controller - Using The Wms

    For more information on the WLAN supported features, see: • The Feature Overview for Avaya WLAN 8100, NN47251-102. • The Using WMS and EDM on Avaya WLAN 8100, NN47251-108, for a list of configuration procedures to configure the various WLAN features using the WMS.
  • Page 51 If you suspect that the management IP address of the AMDC was changed (using the Avaya CLI, for example) after you installed WMS, you must first delete all domains on the WMS before you proceed to import policies using the new management IP address.
  • Page 52 5. Configure the DHCP server for AP discovery. Note: The Avaya AP 8120 discovers the controller IP addresses using DHCP option 43 or DNS. This example uses the DHCP option 43. The Option 43 setting must be 08 08 41 56 41 59 41 20 41 50 01 04 14 14 14 2D, where 14 14 14 2D is the HEX representation of the controller IP address 20.20.20.45.
  • Page 53 AMDC of the domain. Navigate to Configuration, Mobility Domains, <Domain Name>, Devices, APs. The promoted APs are listed in the Domain APs page. June 2014 Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 54 AMDC. You also verify connectivity of the AMDC with other components of the WLAN solution such as the Wireless Access Points (AP), to provide wireless services to wireless clients. Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 55 Gateway services and by monitoring those Bonjour advertisements from the source or host, responds back to Bonjour clients when a request for service is initiated. You can configure Bonjour Gateway solution on the Avaya WLAN 8100 by enabling the relay mode.
  • Page 56 Navigate to Configuration, Mobility Domains, <Domain Name>, Policy, Security, Captive Portal Users. Create a user group. a. In the Users Groups pane, click Add. b. Enter a group name (for example, UG-guest) and click Add. Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 57 Web sites from an enterprise network, without requiring to first undergo Captive Portal authentication. To support these user requirements, the WLAN 8100 allows the configuration of the IP addresses of Web hosts in a Captive Portal profile so that the user can access these hosts without the need for authentication.
  • Page 58 The DiffServ policy block dialog box opens. Associate a classifier and a policy block action with the DiffServ policy. f. From the Classifier Name drop-down menu, select the classifier classifier1. Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 59 When an AP detects client packets with DSCP values set to a network control packet priority, the AP resets the DSCP value on those packets to 0. For more information on the QoS egressmap table and the WLAN 8100 DSCP priority, see the Feature Overview for Avaya WLAN 8100, NN47251-102.
  • Page 60 SSIDs can have a maximum of 32 characters. Also, ensure that you do not configure SSIDs that have similar characters but are different only in their case. For example do not configure SSIDs avaya-demo and AVAYA-DEMO within the same network.
  • Page 61 Upstream and Downstream fields, as applicable. d. Click Add to create the network profile. After you create the network profile Avaya-Demo, ensure that you map the created Diffserv policy to the network profile, to, for example, prioritize WMM (Wireless Multi- Media) traffic in the network.
  • Page 62 • utilization-start (%) — Utilization level at which client association load balancing begins • utilization-cutoff (%) — Client association load balancing cutoff. If this threshold is exceeded, all further client associations are refused. Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 63 - In the Roaming Zone Threshold (dBm) field, select an RSSI thresholds value in the range -99 to -1 dBm. Selecting Disable or Auto disables roaming zone enforcement. June 2014 Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 64 - In the Roaming Zone Threshold (dBm) field, select an RSSI threshold value in the range -99 to -1 dBm. Selecting Disable or Auto disables roaming zone enforcement. • To enable Client Band Steering, select Band Steering Enable. Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 65 • Aeroscout Mode : Optionally, select the check box to enable AeroScout on the AP profile. d. In the LLDP pane, select the LLDP check box to enable LLDP support, and select the LLDP Mode from the drop-down menu. June 2014 Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 66 • Enter the appropriate values in Ekahau Server IP and Ekahau Server UDP Port fields. g. In the Networks tab, add the network profile AVAYA-Demo to the Radio 1 and Radio 2 tables by double clicking each field and selecting the profile from the down menu.
  • Page 67 The country code of the location of the AP. Select a country code from the drop-down list. MAC Address The AP MAC address. Model The model number. • AP8120 • AP8120-E June 2014 Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 68 Disabled or Auto to reset the zone setting to a disabled state with no roaming zone enforcement. The following rows describe the Radios pane fields for 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz radios. Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 69 Navigate to Configuration, Mobility Domains, <Domain Name>, Devices, Wireless Controllers. The Controllers in Domain window opens and displays a list of controllers in the mobility domain. June 2014 Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 70 28. If you made changes to any domain AP configuration parameters (for example, if you updated an AP profile), you must reset the individual AP for the changes to take effect. Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 June 2014...
  • Page 71 To refresh wireless client information on this window from the WMS database, click the refresh button at the bottom of this pane. June 2014 Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 72 Client Dashboard. The client dashboard displays at a glance valuable real-time status information about the wireless clients. You can also double-click a client entry to view the corresponding dashboard. Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 73 (open) on the WMS. For further details on monitoring wireless clients and viewing the Associated Client Dashboard, see the Using WMS and EDM on Avaya WLAN 8100, NN47251-108. 31. (Optional) Monitor wireless APs in the mobility domain.
  • Page 74 Managed AP Dashboard. You can also double-click an AP entry to view the corresponding dashboard. The Managed AP Dashboard displays at a glance, valuable real-time status information about the APs. Figure 6: Managed AP dashboard Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 75 (open) on the WMS. For further details on monitoring APs and viewing the Managed AP Dashboard, see the Using WMS and EDM on Avaya WLAN 8100, NN47251-108. June 2014 Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100...

  • Page 76: Chapter 7: Configuring The Wireless Controller - Using The Edm

    For more information on the WLAN supported features, see: • The Feature Overview for Avaya WLAN 8100, NN47251-102. • The ACLI Commands Reference for Avaya WLAN 8100, NN47251-107, for a complete list of configuration commands for each of the features.
  • Page 77 The MDC password is the same password you set when you configured the WC to be MDC capable. See Completing preliminary controller configuration page 15. c. In the Action field, select Join. d. Click Apply. June 2014 Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 78 Configuring the Wireless Controller — using the EDM 3. Verify mobility domain configuration. a. Navigate to Configuration, Wireless, Domain. The Domain panel displays. b. Click the Status tab. Verify the mobility domain configuration details. Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 79 5. Configure the DHCP server for AP discovery. Note: The Avaya AP 8120 discovers the controller IP addresses using DHCP option 43 or DNS. This example uses the DHCP option 43. The Option 43 setting must be 08 08 41 56 41 59 41 20 41 50 01 04 14 14 14 2D, where 14 14 14 2D is the HEX representation of the controller IP address 20.20.20.45.
  • Page 80 Navigate to Configuration, Wireless, Domain. The Domain panel displays. b. On the Config tab, select the AutoPromoteDiscoveredAPs checkbox. c. Click Apply. Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 81 Click the AP Table tab. Verify that an entry exists for all APs connected to the domain. An entry for an AP in this table indicates that this AP is managed by the controller of the domain. June 2014 Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 82 11. Perform a bulk image upgrade of all APs. a. Navigate to Configuration, Wireless, Domain. The Domain panel displays. b. Click the Status tab. c. On the UpdateAllAPImages option button, select Update. d. Click Apply. Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 83 On the Mobility VLAN tab, click Insert. The Insert Mobility Vlan window displays. c. Enter a name for the Mobility VLAN that you want to create, for example, Mobile- Clients. June 2014 Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 84 Web sites from an enterprise network without requiring to first undergo Captive Portal authentication. To support these user requirements, the WLAN 8100 solution now allows the configuration of the IP addresses of Web hosts in a Captive Portal profile so that the user can access these hosts without the need for authentication.
  • Page 85 17. Configure Diffserv. Differentiated services or DiffServ specifies a simple and scalable mechanism for classifying and managing network traffic and providing quality of service (QoS) to wireless clients, on modern IP networks. June 2014 Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 86 The Insert Policy window appears. d. Enter a policy name in the Name field, for example, policy1 and click Insert. Ensure that the policy name is unique across the network. Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 87 When an AP detects client packets with DSCP values set to a network control packet priority, the AP resets the DSCP value on those packets to 0. For more information on the QoS egressmap table and the WLAN 8100 DSCP priority, see the Feature Overview for Avaya WLAN 8100, NN47251-102.
  • Page 88 Value Enter the Id to uniquely identify the wireless network. The range is 1 to 64. Name Enter a name for the network profile, for example, AVAYA- Demo. Important: Ensure that the profile name is unique across the network. Ensure also that you do not create profile names that have similar letters and characters, but are different only in their case.
  • Page 89 Enter a refresh period in seconds. The value can either be 0 or in the range is 0 to 86400. RADIUS settings RadiusOffload Select to enable RADIUS offload. June 2014 Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 90 In the DiffServ section, click the button beside the DiffServPolicyDown field. e. In the DiffServPolicyDown window, select policy1 (the DiffServ policy that you created in step 5), and click Ok to save changes. Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 91 On the Radio Profiles pane, click Insert. The Insert Radio Profile window displays. c. For an a-n radio profile, update the fields as shown in the following figure, and click Insert. June 2014 Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 92 • utilization-start (%) — Utilization level at which client association load balancing begins • utilization-cutoff (%) — Client association load balancing cutoff. If this threshold is exceeded, all further client associations are refused. Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 93 You can choose to use the default capture profile (profile Id 1), or configure a suitable capture profile as follows. a. Navigate to Configuration, Wireless, Packet Capture. b. Click the Capture Profile tab. c. Click Insert. The Insert Capture Profile dialog displays. June 2014 Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 94 Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 95 Enter the Ekahau server IP address. The format is xx:xx:xx:xx. EkahauServerUdpPo Enter the Ekahau server UDP port number. The default port number is 8569. The range is 1024 to 65535. June 2014 Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 96 AP radios (displayed as RadioIndex 1 and 2). Tip: Double-clicking on the Id field displays a pop-up window that allows you to select the created access radio profiles to associate the AP profile with. Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 97 To associate a network profile with the AP-Profile-1, select the AP profile from the list and click Network Profiles. b. On the AP Profile-Network Profiles tab, map configured network profiles (for example, the configured network profile AVAYA-Demo) to the two AP radios (displayed as RadioIndex 1 and 2). Tip: Double-clicking the NetworkId field displays a pop-up window that allows you to select the network profile to associate the AP profile with.
  • Page 98 Configure the Auto-RF channel plan. a. Navigate to Configuration, Wireless, RF Management, Auto-RF. b. Click the Channel Plan tab. c. Configure the Auto-RF channel plan using the following fields provided. Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 99 Perform this step if you need to manually promote an AP to be managed by the controller. If your system is configured for auto-promotion (Step 9 in this procedure), all June 2014 Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 100 Click on the row that shows the mobility VLAN Mobile-Clients. d. Double-click the LVID field. A pop-up displays the VLAN IDs. Select the VLAN ID 20. e. Click Apply. Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 101 AP to apply the changes. a. Navigate to Configuration, Wireless, Domain. b. Click the Status tab. c. In the Reset All APs option button, click reset. d. Click Apply. June 2014 Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 102 29. Monitor the wireless APs. a. Navigate to Configuration, Wireless, Managed AP. b. View the AP Status tab. 30. View the wireless client status. a. Navigate to Configuration, Wireless, Associated Client. Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 103 Netcat. In the following example, 172.16.9.10 is the IP address of the Observer host PC and the observer port is 37008. D:\RPC\NetCat>nc -l -u -p 37008 -s 172.16.9.10 -v listening on [172.16.9.10] 37008 ... June 2014 Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 104 The details of all the capture instances, including details on the associated AP MAC addresses, the capture profile Ids and the status for each capture instance are displayed. Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...

  • Page 105: Appendix A: Dhcp Server Configuration For Access Points

    Appendix A: DHCP server configuration for access points The WLAN 8100 solution requires configuration of DHCP Option 43 to ensure proper operation of Access Points (AP) and the solution overall. Complete this configuration before you attempt any operations that require network connectivity between the controller and APs. This configuration is dependent on the type of DHCP server in use in the network environment.
  • Page 106 Configuring the Linux server Complete the following procedure on the Linux server. 1. Edit dhcpd.conf (/etc/dhcp.conf). 2. Configure Sub-Option 8 as AVAYA AP with hexadecimal values for domain controller IP addresses. Note: Optionally, you can specify a UDP port for communications.
  • Page 107 • 03:02:EE::48 – option port, length 2, “61000”. Note: The access point uses UDP port 61000 by default if Option 43 does not include the UDP port number. June 2014 Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...

  • Page 108: Appendix B: Obtaining Licenses From The Avaya Data Licensing Portal

    Note: You need only a single MAC address for each controller. To find the MAC address from the console menu interface using the Avaya command line interface (CLI), use the show sys-info command in privExec ‘#’ mode. Procedure 1.
  • Page 109 Perform the following steps to create or generate a new license: a. Select the option Create/Generate a License file for your Avaya data product running on a physical server (provide LAC, MAC and filename). Additional fields appear as follows: b. Update the following mandatory information: •...

  • Page 110: Appendix C: Installing The Wlan Management System Software

    Before you begin • Ensure that you have administrative privileges on your computer to perform the install. • Download the latest version of the WMS application software from the Avaya Support site http://www.avaya.com/support. • If you have a previous version of the WMS installed, you can either upgrade the WMS, or uninstall the previous version and perform a fresh install.
  • Page 111 The Choose WMS Install Folder window displays the default path of installation of the WMS on your computer. Avaya recommends that you retain this default location. You can however choose a different installation path. Click Choose... to navigate to a location on your computer.
  • Page 112 Perform this step only if you have the license file from a previous WMS version stored on your computer. If this is first time installation of WMS, proceed to Step 11. You can download the WMS license after you complete the installation from the Avaya support site. See Obtaining licenses from the Avaya Data Licensing portal on page 108.
  • Page 113 Again, perform this step only if you backed up the database, log and SMX files from a previous WMS install. If this is a first time installation of WMS, proceed to step 13. June 2014 Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...

  • Page 114: Launching The Wms Installer On A Linux Platform

    Launching the WMS Installer on a Linux platform Before you begin Ensure that the latest WMS installer executable is at the location /opt/Avaya/WMS on your computer. For the latest software build information, refer to Release Notes for Avaya WLAN 8100, NN47251-400. Procedure 1.

  • Page 115: Variable Definitions

    1. Launch the WMS installer to being uninstallation. • On Linux: - Navigate to the uninstall folder at the location of installation of WMS on your computer. June 2014 Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 116 To change the location of backup of these files on your computer, click Choose..At any point, to restore the default location, click Restore Default. Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 117 LSM License Files, RRD files, and Archived WMS statistics. Note down the path to the location of these files, as you will be prompted for this path during the install, when you perform a restore. June 2014 Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 118 5. Click Uninstall. The Uninstall WMS window displays, initiating the uninstall process. This takes a few minutes. Wait for the system to display the Uninstall Complete screen. Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 119 Uninstalling the WLAN Management System (WMS) software 6. Click Done . Related Links Installing the WLAN Management System software on page 110 June 2014 Quick Start Overlay Deployment Configuration for Avaya WLAN 8100 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...

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