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Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide
1.1.0.0
NN47251-106, 02.02
October 2011

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  • Page 1 Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide 1.1.0.0 NN47251-106, 02.02 October 2011...
  • Page 2 Product provided by Avaya including the selection, arrangement and While reasonable efforts have been made to ensure that the design of the content is owned either by Avaya or its licensors and is information in this document is complete and accurate at the time of protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws including the printing, Avaya assumes no liability for any errors.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Chapter 1: Introduction...................... Avaya WLAN 8100 system components....................5 Avaya WLAN 8100 system configuration options..................6 Configuration requirements........................6 WLAN network design..........................6 Chapter 2: Completing the preliminary controller configuration........Chapter 3: Configuring the Wireless Controller using the CLI........
  • Page 4 Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1: Introduction

    Chapter 1: Introduction Use this Quick Start Guide to configure the Avaya WLAN 8100 system to provide basic Wireless LAN services using Open Authentication. 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: Avaya Wlan 8100 System Configuration Options

    Introduction Avaya WLAN 8100 system configuration options You can use one of the following tools to configure the WLAN 8100: • command line interface (CLI) • WLAN Management System 8100 (WMS) software • Enterprise Device Manger (EDM) You must use the CLI to complete the preliminary configuration to connect the Wireless Controller (WC) 8180 to the network.
  • Page 7 WLAN network design WLAN 8100 network example 1 Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011...
  • Page 8 Introduction Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...

  • Page 9: Chapter 2: Completing The Preliminary Controller Configuration

    6. Use the following command sequence to configure Layer 3. 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 WC8180(config)#ip routing WC8180(config)#show ip route =============================================================================== Ip Route =============================================================================== Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011...
  • Page 10 10. Verify that the licenses are installed correctly. The AP License Count should indicate the number of APs the controller is licensed to connect to. WC8180#show wireless controller license-info Platform AP Capacity : 256 Licensed AP Capacity : Unlimited AP License Count : 64 Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 11 % Password must contain a minimum of 2 upper, 2 lowercase letters % 2 numbers and 2 special characters like !@#$%^&*() Enter domain password: ***** Verify Domain password: ***** WC8180(config-wireless)# The WC 8180 is now configured to provision the controller for Wireless services. Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011...
  • Page 12 Completing the preliminary controller configuration Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...

  • Page 13: Chapter 3: Configuring The Wireless Controller Using The Cli

    3. Configure the DHCP server for AP discovery. The Avaya AP 8120 discovers the controller IP addresses using DHCP option 43 or DNS. This following example uses the DHCP option. 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 20.20.20.45.
  • Page 14 WC8180#show wireless ap status Total APs: 3, Managed APs: 3, Failed APs: 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AP MAC AP IP Controller IP Status Need Image Upgrade ----------------- --------------- --------------- ------------- ---------- Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...

  • Page 15: Wc8180(Config

    15. Use the following command sequence to create a radio profile. WC8180(config-wireless)#radio-profile 3 access-wids a-n Creating a radio-profile (id = 3) ... WC8180(config-radio-profile)#profile-name A-N WC8180(config-radio-profile)#exit WC8180(config-wireless)#radio-profile 4 access-wids bg-n Creating a radio-profile (id = 4) ... Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011...
  • Page 16 : Yes Auto Power Adjustment Mode : Yes Non-Auto Transmit Power : 80 % WMM(Wi-Fi Multimedia Mode) : Enabled Load Balancing Mode : Disabled Load Balance Utilization Threshold : 60 % Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 17 20. If the domain AP related parameters have changed (for example, if the AP profile has changed), then you must reset the APs for the configuration to take effect. WC8180# WC8180#wireless domain ap reset start WC8180# 21. Use the following command sequence to display the AP status. Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011...
  • Page 18 23. Use the following command sequence to display the AP radio status WC8180#show wireless ap radio status ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AP MAC Radio Operation Channel Power 802.11 Mode Auth Clients ----------------- ----- --------- ------- ----- --------------- ------------ 802.11b/g/n Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 19 24. Use the following command sequence to verify wireless client connectivity. At this point the wireless network is ready for client connectivity. Scan for wireless networks and connect a wireless client to the network “AVAYA-Demo”. Verify the client status and details on the WC.
  • Page 20 Configuring the Wireless Controller using the CLI Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...

  • Page 21: Chapter 4: Configuring The Wireless Controller Using The Wms

    Controller (WC), you must first install and license the WMS software. Installing the Wireless Management System software About this task This procedure is used to install the WMS. Avaya recommends and supports installing WMS on Windows Server 2003, Windows 2008, or Linux platforms. Procedure 1.

  • Page 22: Licensing The Wireless Management System Software

    1. To connect to the WMS, launch a browser and type the WMS server IP address in the address bar. Note: The default login credentials are admin (username) and admin (password). Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 23 2. To create a Mobility Domain, in the WMS, navigate to Configuration, Mobility Domains. 3. Right-click on the screen. 4. From the pop-up menu, select Add Mobility Domain. 5. In the Domain Name field, type a domain name. Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011...
  • Page 24 7. Leave all other fields with their default values. 8. Click Submit. The domain is created. 9. Click OK. A new wireless LAN mobility domain is created within the WMS. Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 25 12. Provide the wireless system IP address and MDC password. Note: The MDC password is the same password you set when you configured the WC to be MDC capable. 13. Click Finish. Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011...
  • Page 26 Once the AP receives the WC information from the DHCP server, the AP connects to the controller. All the APs should appear in the discovered AP table on the WC. 18. Verify the discovered AP database. Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 27 Configuring the Wireless Controller using the WMS 19. View the promoted APs from the domain AP database. Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011...
  • Page 28 Configuring the Wireless Controller using the WMS 20. Configure autopromotion for the discovered APs. Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 29 Configuring the Wireless Controller using the WMS 21. To apply the configuration changes in WMS to the A-MDC of the mobility domain, navigate to Configuration, Mobility Domains, <Domain Name>, Policy. 22. Right-click on Policy. 23. Click Apply Policies. Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011...
  • Page 30 26. Apply the image upgrade. Navigate to Cofiguration, Mobility Domains, <Domain Name>. 27. Right-click on Domain. 28. Click Domain Actions. 29. From the Select Action Type drop-down list, click Update APS Image. 30. Click OK. Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 31 32. Create a mobility VLAN. Navigate to Configuration, Mobility Domains, <Domain Name>, Policy, Mobility Profiles. 33. Add a new mobility VLAN (for example, Mobile-Clients). The new VLAN appears in the Mobility Profiles (Mobility VLAN's) table. Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011...
  • Page 32 Configuring the Wireless Controller using the WMS 34. Create a network profile. Navigate to Configuration, Mobility Domains, <Domain Name>, Policy, Network Profiles. 35. Add a new network profile. Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 33 Configuring the Wireless Controller using the WMS 36. Create a radio profile. Navigate to Configuration, Mobility Domains, <Domain Name>, Policy, Radio Profiles 37. Add a new radio profile. Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011...
  • Page 34 Configuring the Wireless Controller using the WMS BG-N info, check notes Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 35 Configuring the Wireless Controller using the WMS 38. Create an AP profile. Navigate to Configuration, Mobility Domains, <Domain Name>, Policy, AP Profiles. 39. Name the AP profile. 40. From the drop-down menu, select the associated radio profiles. Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011...
  • Page 36 Configuring the Wireless Controller using the WMS 41. In the AP Profile screen, click the Networks tab. 42. Select the associated Network Profile for both the radios. Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 37 43. To add APs to the domain AP database, navigate to Configuration, Mobility Domains, <Domain Name>, Devices, APs. 44. Add a new AP to the domain. Note: Locate the AP MAC address on the back of the physical AP. Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011...
  • Page 38 45. You must apply the configuration changes in WMS to the A-MDC of the mobility domain. Navigate to Configuration, Mobility Domains, <Domain Name>, Policy. 46. Right-click on Policy. 47. Click Apply Policies. 48. Click Yes. 49. Click OK. Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 39 51. Select the controller. Note: Mobility VLAN to local VLAN mapping should be configured for all controllers in a mobility domain. 52. Click the VLAN Mapping tab. 53. Create the VLAN mapping. 54. Click Update. Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011...
  • Page 40 AP profile), you must reset the AP to apply the changes. 56. Navigate to Configuration, Mobility Domains, <Domain Name>. 57. Right-click on the domain. 58. From the drop-down list, click Domain Actions. 59. Click Reset APs. 60. Click OK. Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 41 61. Verify the wireless client Connectivity. The wireless network is now ready for client connectivity. 62. Scan for wireless networks. 63. Connect a wireless client to the AVAYA-Demo network. 64. Monitor the WMS. Note: You must have the WMS server license installed to be able to monitor the WMS.
  • Page 42 66. Monitor individual APs in the dashboard. 67. Navigate to Mobility Domains, <Domain Name>, Wireless Access Points. 68. To view AP details, right-click on an AP. 69. From the drop-down list, click Show Managed AP Dashboard. Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 43 Configuring the Wireless Controller using the WMS 70. Monitor the wireless clients. 71. Navigate to Mobility Domains, <Domain Name>, Wireless Clients. The Wireless Clients table shows all the wireless clients connected to the domain and the relevant information. Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011...
  • Page 44 73. Navigate to Mobility Domains, <Domain Name>, Wireless Clients. 74. To view client details, right-click on a wireless client . 75. From the drop-down list, click Show Associated Client Dashboard. Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 45 Configuring the Wireless Controller using the WMS Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011...
  • Page 46 Configuring the Wireless Controller using the WMS Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...

  • Page 47: Chapter 5: Configuring The Wireless Controller Using The Edm

    2. Join the WC with the domain. 3. Navigate to Configuration, Wireless, Controller. 4. In the Controller panel, click the Config tab. 5. In the Config panel, specify the Domain Name, Wireless System IP Address, and MDC Password. Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011...
  • Page 48 8. Verify the status of the mobility domain. 9. Navigate to Configuration, Wireless , Domain. 10. In the Domain panel, click the Status tab. 11. Verify that the details you specified in the Config tab are correct. Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 49 16. Once the AP receives the WC information from the DHCP server, the AP connects to the controller. All the discovered APs appear in the discovered AP table on the wireless controller. 17. Verify the discovered AP database. Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011...
  • Page 50 Configuring the Wireless Controller using the EDM 18. Autopromote the discovered APs to the domain AP table. Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 51 19. In the AP Table, verify the AP status. Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011...
  • Page 52 Configuring the Wireless Controller using the EDM 20. Apply the AP image upgrade. Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 53 21. Continue with remaining profile creation. 22. Create a mobility VLAN. 23. Navigate to Configuration, Wireless, Domain, Mobility Vlan. 24. Add a new mobility VLAN. Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011...
  • Page 54 Configuring the Wireless Controller using the EDM 25. Create a new network profile. 26. Navigate to Configuration, Wireless, Network Profiles. 27. Add a new network profile. Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 55 28. Create a radio profile. 29. Navigate to Configuration, Wireless, Profiles, Radio Profiles. 30. Add a new radio profile. Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011...
  • Page 56 Configuring the Wireless Controller using the EDM BG-N info, check notes Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 57 31. Create an AP profile, and assign radio profiles and network profiles to it. 32. Navigate to Configuration, Wireless, Profiles, AP Profiles. 33. Add a new AP profile. Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011...
  • Page 58 Configuring the Wireless Controller using the EDM 34. Assign radio profiles to the AP profile. 35. Assign radio profiles to the two radios. Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 59 36. Assign the network profile to the AP profile. 37. Map the network profile to the two AP radios. Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011...
  • Page 60 38. To add APs to the domain AP database, navigate to Configuration, Wireless, Domain. 39. Click the AP Table tab. 40. Add a new AP to the domain. Note: Locate the AP MAC address on the back of the physical AP. Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 61 41. Map the mobility VLAN to the local VLAN. 42. Navigate to Configuration, Wireless, Mobility Switch. 43. Click the Agent Vlan tab. 44. Click Mobility VLAN. 45. Map the VLAN. 46. Click Apply. Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011...
  • Page 62 AP to apply the changes. 48. Navigate to Configuration, Wireless, Domain. 49. Click the Status tab. 50. In the Reset All APs field, click the reset radio button. 51. Click Apply. Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 63 52. Verify the wireless client connectivity. The wireless network is now ready for client connectivity. 53. Scan for wireless networks. 54. Connect a wireless client to the AVAYA-Demo network. 55. Monitor the wireless APs. 56. Navigate to Configuration, Wireless, Managed AP.
  • Page 64 Configuring the Wireless Controller using the EDM 58. View the client status. 59. Navigate to Configuration, Wireless, Associated Client. 60. Click the Status tab. Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 65 Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011...
  • Page 66 Configuring the Wireless Controller using the EDM Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...

  • Page 67: Appendix A: Dhcp Server Configuration For Access Points

    Insert content for the first section. 1. Launch the DHCP Server Manager. 2. Navigate to DHCP, <your-DHCP-server>, Scope, Scope Option, Option 043. 3. Configure Sub-Option 8 as AVAYA AP with hexadecimal values for Domain Controller IP addresses. 4. Click OK.
  • Page 68 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 69: Appendix B: Licensing The Wireless Controller

    About this task Complete this procedure to obtain a software license file from Avaya. Procedure 1. Record the MAC address of each WLAN 8100 Wireless Controller (WC) that you want to enable software features on. Note: You need only a single MAC address for each controller. To find the MAC address using the console menu interface through the Avaya command line interface (CLI), use the using the [show sys-info] command in privExec ‘#’...

  • Page 70: Applying The Wireless Controller License File

    69before you can apply a generated license file. Procedure 1. Use Telnet or the console port on the WC to connect to the WLAN 8100 Controller CLI. For more information on using the CLI and logging in to the CLI, see Avaya WLAN 8100 Configuration - WC 8180 (CLI) (NN47251-500).
  • Page 71 Applying the Wireless Controller license file 5. Reboot the WLAN 8100 switch. 6. Read the WLAN 8100 online documentation for more detailed information and store your License Certificate in a secure place for future reference. Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 72 Licensing the Wireless Controller Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...

  • Page 73: Appendix C: Licensing The Wireless Management System Software

    5. Specify email notifications as required. 6. Type your WLAN 8100 Wireless Management Software License Authorization Code in the License Authorization field at the bottom of the Base License Certificate. 7. Click Activate License.
  • Page 74 12. Copy the license file to a location on the server system on which you have installed the WMS. 13. Store your Base License Certificate in a secure place for future reference. Next steps Enable the WMS. Avaya WLAN 8100 Quick Start Guide October 2011 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...

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