Connecting The Summit Wm Controller To Your Enterprise Network - Extreme Networks Summit WM User Manual

10 Type the following information:
Hostname - Specifies the name of the Summit WM Controller
Domain - Specifies the IP domain name of the enterprise network
IP Address - Specifies the new IP address for the Summit WM Controller's management port.
Change this as appropriate for the enterprise network.
Subnet mask - Specifies the appropriate subnet mask for the IP address to separate the network
portion from the host portion of the address (typically 255.255.255.0)
Management Gateway - Specifies the default gateway of the network
Primary DNS - Specifies the primary DNS server used by the network
Secondary DNS - Specifies the secondary DNS server used by the network
11 To save your changes, click OK.
NOTE
The Web connection between the computer and the Summit WM Controller is now lost. The IP addresses are now
set to the network you defined.
Changing the administrator password
It is recommended to change your default administrator password once your system is installed.
To change the administrator password:
1 From the main menu, click Summit Controller Configuration. The Summit Controller
Configuration page is displayed.
2 In the left pane, click Management Users.
3 In the user_admin table, click admin.
4 In the Modify User Password box, type the new administrator password.
5 In the Modify User Confirm Password box, type the new administrator password again.
6 Click Change Password.
NOTE
The Summit WM Controller provides you with local login authentication mode and the RADIUS-based login
authentication mode. The local login authentication is enabled by default. You can change the login authentication
mode from local to RADIUS-based mode. For more information, see
page 50.

Connecting the Summit WM Controller to your enterprise network

Once you have modified the management port configuration settings, the next step is to connect the
Summit WM Controller to your enterprise network.
To connect the Summit WM Controller to your enterprise network:
1 Disconnect your computer from the Summit WM Controller management port.
2 Connect the Summit WM Controller management port to the enterprise Ethernet LAN.
3 Log on to the Summit WM GUI. The system is visible to the enterprise network.
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