Getting Started - D-Link DWS-1008 Installation Manual

Getting Started

Please read the following before you begin:
Mobility System Software* (MSS) operates a D-Link Mobility System Wireless
LAN (WLAN) consisting of DWS-1008 switches, and DWL-8220AP access
points (AP). MSS has a command-line interface (CLI) on the switch that you
can use to confi gure and manage the switch and its attached access points.
You confi gure the DWS-1008 switch and DWL-8220AP access points
primarily with set, clear, and show commands. Use set commands to change
parameters. Use clear commands to reset parameters to their defaults. In
many cases, you can overwrite a parameter with another set command. Use
show commands to display the current confi guration and monitor the status of
network operations.
* The Mobility System Software is built-in to the fi rmware on the DWS-1008 switch. No additional
software is required.
The switch supports two connection modes:
• Administrative access mode, which enables the network
administrator to connect to the switch and confi gure the network.
• Network access mode, which enables network users to connect
through the switch to access the network.
The D-Link Mobility System consists of the following components:
• One or more DWS-1008 switches - Distributed, intelligent
machines for managing user connectivity, connecting and powering
DWL-8220AP access points, and connecting the WLAN to the wired
network backbone.
• DWL-8220AP access points - Wireless access points (APs) that
transmit and receive radio frequency (RF) signals to and from
wireless users and connect them to a DWS-1008 switch.
• Mobility System Software™ (MSS™) - The operating system
(fi rmware) that runs all D-Link DWS-1008 switches and DWL-8220
access points in a WLAN, and is accessible through a command-line
interface (CLI).
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Getting Started
DWS-1008 Install Guide
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