Page 1 Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide *320665-G* Part No. NN47250-101 (320665-G) October 2007 4655 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054...
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Page 5 A Wireless LAN site survey service captures actual RF data to accurately model RF environments and is the best method to determine correct location of APs, and therefore installation locations of cabling. A WMS network plan is an approx- imation only and does not substitute for a Wireless LAN site survey. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
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Page 7: Table Of Contents
Nortel WLAN 2300 System ........
Page 8 Planning and Managing Your Wireless Network with WMS..35 Which Services to Provide? ......... . 35 Network Plan .
Page 9 What’s Next? ........... . 108 Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 10 Using Auto-RF with Modelling ....... 109 What Is Auto-RF with Modelling? ........109 Add Site Information .
Page 11 Saving Versions of Network Plans ....... . 166 Import and Export Switch Configuration Files ......167 Monitoring Examples .
Page 12 Using RF Measurements from APs ........201 Using RF Measurements from an Ekahau Site Survey .
Page 13: How To Get Help
Getting help over the phone from a Nortel solutions center If you don’t find the information you require on the Nortel Technical Support Web site, and have a Nortel support contract, you can also get help over the phone from a Nortel Solutions Center.
Page 14: Getting Help From A Specialist By Using An Express Routing Code
To access some Nortel Technical Solutions Centers, you can use an Express Routing Code (ERC) to quickly route your call to a specialist in your Nortel product or service. To locate the ERC for your product or service, go to: http://www.nortel.com/erc...
Page 15: Introducing The Nortel Wlan 2300 Series System
Nortel WLAN 2300 System ........
Page 16: Documentation
WLAN with the WLAN Management Software tool suite. Read this guide to learn how to plan wireless services, how to configure and deploy Nortel equipment to provide those services, and how to optimize and manage your WLAN.
Page 17: Safety And Advisory Notices
This situation or condition can lead to data loss or damage to the product or other property. Note. This information is of special interest. Text and Syntax Conventions Nortel manuals use the following text and syntax conventions: Convention Monospace text Bold text Italic text Menu Name >...
Page 18 18 Introducing the Nortel WLAN 2300 Series System NN47250-101 (320665-G Version 02.01)
Page 19: Getting Started
Intel Pentium 4, 2 GHz or equivalent 512 MB 100 MB 1024x768 pixels, 24-bit color CD-ROM or equivalent Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide Recommended Intel Pentium 4, 3 GHz or equivalent 1 GB 200 MB 1600x1200 pixels, 32-bit color...
Page 20: Hardware Requirements For Wms Services
Hardware Requirements for WMS Services Table 2 shows the minimum and recommended requirements to run the WMS Services on Windows and Linux platforms. Table 2: Hardware Requirements for Running WMS Services on Windows Processor Hard drive space available Monitor resolution CD-ROM drive Software Requirements WMS Client and WMS Services are each supported on the following operating systems:...
Page 21: Preparing For Installation
Depending on the license, you might also have restrictions on the number of APs you can manage using WMS. Nortel recommends that you request a license key through Nortel after installation. If that is not possible, contact the Nortel Enterprise Technical Support (NETS). (Refer to “How to get help”...
Page 22: Hp Openview Network Node Manager
HP OpenView Network Node Manager If you want to integrate Nortel into your HP OpenView environment, you have the option of installing the HP OpenView plug-in required to use Network Node Manager with Nortel products. Make sure that HP OpenView is already installed before installing WMS with the plug-in.
Page 23: Wms Services Options
This section contains information about the following topics: • “Unpacking Files” on page 24 • “Using the Installation Wizard” on page 24 Planning and Monitoring Services Console Console WSSs Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide WMS Services Data from HTTPS Polling SNMP Traps...
Page 24: Unpacking Files
To install only the WMS client, click the WMS client icon. Note. For detailed installation instructions, refer to “Installing WMS” in the Management Software 2300 Series Reference NN47250-101 (320665-G Version 02.01) Guide. “Using the Installation Wizard” “Using the “Using the Nortel WLAN...
Page 25: Start Wms Services
Note. If you plan to use the remote configuration option to configure new switches, you must use port 443 for WMS Services. When a switch requests its configuration from WMS Services, it sends the request to port 443. Start WMS Services The method for starting monitoring service depends on the platform on which the service is installed: •...
Page 26: Connect Wms Clients To Wms Services
To connect the client to Services Start WMS Services by doing one of the following: • Select Start > Programs > Nortel > WMS > WMS. • On Linux systems, change directories to WMS_installation_directory/bin, and enter./wms. The WMS Services Connection wizard is displayed.
Page 27 Getting Started 27 Select Services > Setup. WMS Services will open in your default Web browser. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 28 SNMP traps are received. Select the trap type from which you want WMS Services to receive WSSs, SNMPv1 or SNMPv3. Note. On each switch in the network plan, you must enable notifications and configure WMS Services as a notification target (trap receiver). Note.
Page 29: Wlan Management Software Access Control
To remove an account, click Delete. To reset a password, click Edit. 162. Table 4: User Privilege Levels Access Control Configuration Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide Guide. “WLAN Table 4 for basic privilege defi- Nortel WLAN Management...
Page 30: Wlan Management Software Interface
Content panel displays context-sensitive information about the device or configuration selected from the tree in the Organizer panel. From the Content panel, view Nortel devices and their status, verify Nortel device configurations in the network plan and in the network, and display event logs and Rogue detection results.
Page 31: Using The Toolbar And Menu Bar
You can set network, user interface, save interval and autosave, certificate handling, RF monitoring, and logging. Select Tools > Preferences from the WMS main tool bar. The Preferences wizard is displayed. Toolbar Alerts panel Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide Task panel Server Icon...
Page 32: Easy Configuration Using Wizards
Select Help > Help to display HTML help about configuring and using WMS. Select Services > Licensing to open a browser window and view product licensing information, or to get access to Nortel product licensing server Web page. NN47250-101 (320665-G Version 02.01)
Page 33 Getting Started 33 Select Help > Report Problem to report a problem to Nortel Technical Support. Select Help > About WMS to display information about WMS. You also can click Force GC (garbage collection) to free resources. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
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Page 35: Planning And Managing Your Wireless Network With Wms
Nortel provides you with flexible tools to assist with network planning. Plan your wireless network to support the services you want to offer your employees, guests, or customers.
Page 36: Network Plan
options configured to provide greater access to the network. In contrast, a service configured for guest access typically restricts users to limited or no internal network access, but easily provides a gateway connection to the Internet. A service can be fully isolated and independent of other services on the network (multi-hosted access is typically isolated), or you can reuse part of a service configuration for another service you want to provide.
Page 37: Auto-Rf
In addition, WMS includes a library of attenuators for building obstacles. The library includes doors, walls, ceilings, and other physical obstructions that you can select. WMS factors in the impact these objects have on how the radio frequency (RF) signals flow through a given site. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 38: Which Planning Method Should I Use
Nortel recommends using the Auto-RF technique if you are installing APs without consideration to blanket coverage, throughput concerns, or the number of users for whom service will be provided. Auto-RF is ideal for small areas; for example, coverage that only requires a few APs, or widely dispersed areas in a building, such as conference rooms.
Page 39: Configuration
Configuration Purpose of this section: To describe the main areas of the Nortel (WSS and APs) you will configure in WMS. Why is this important?: To provide you with overview information about the software so that you can plan a configuration to support the services you require.
Page 40: Wireless Configuration
Figure 2: Configuration Required for Each Service Wireless Configuration - Radio Profile - Service Profile - Encryption Choices This section contains following information: • “Wireless Configuration” on page 40 • “AAA Security Configuration” on page 42 • “System and Administration Configuration” on page 45 Wireless Configuration Wireless configuration focuses on the configuration tasks (radio configuration and AAA configuration) you do to deliver the virtual wireless services you want to provide on your network.
Page 41 Radio Profile “default” applied to AP1, Radio 1 and Radio 2 and AP2, Radio 1 Service Profiles 1-32 Radio Profile “EBC” applied to AP2, Radio 2 Service Profile, 1-32 “AAA Security Configuration” on page Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide SSID SSID...
Page 42: Aaa Security Configuration
with each SSID being matched with its own service profile. If services are being used for customer corporate entities (e.g. different airlines on an airport wireless net), then they would probably use 802.1X and strong encryption with Web guest access for their airport club guests. If the services are being used to advertise multiple wireless service providers (WISP), such as T-Mobile , Wayport ®, and Boingo Wireless open.
Page 43 802.1X? Last-resort rule that matches SSID? Refuse Client Web Auth rule that matches SSID? Refuse Client Refuse Client Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide Authent. Allow succeeds? Client Refuse Client Authent. Allow succeeds? Client Authent. Allow...
Page 44 Client associates with Nortel radio or requests access from wired authentication port Client requests 802.1X rule that encrypted SSID? matches SSID? MAC rule that matches SSID? Use fallthru authentication last-resort? Web? none? NN47250-101 (320665-G Version 02.01) Client responds to 802.1X?
Page 45: Authorization
Users connect as a member of a VLAN through their authorized identities. You can add switches to a network plan as members of a Mobility Domain or as standalone switches. After a switch is added, you can move it into or out of a Mobility Domain.
Page 46: Configure Basic Wss Properties
Software image to download when you deploy changes to the WSS. You also can specify if the switch is managed. A WSS that is physically installed as well as configured can be managed. You can deploy configuration changes only to managed devices, and WMS periodically checks the managed WSSs in the network for changes.
Page 47: Deployment
If you are directly connecting the AP to a WSS, plug the other cable end(s) to the indicated port(s). If you are indirectly connecting the WSS to the switch, plug the other cable end(s) to an available network port on the wiring closet switch. If the switch does not supply PoE, then ensure that a mid-span PoE device is inserted in-line with the connection.
Page 48: Network Status
Network Status WMS provides summary status on devices in the network at the Mobility Domain, switch or AP level. View the summary status as the initial step in monitoring. Summary status displays the operational status of WSSs, AP, and their radios (whether they are up or down).
Page 49: Fault Management
System to identify and locate rogues in your network, and then use RF countermeasures to deny service to or from a targeted rogue AP, rendering them ineffective. Once a rogue AP is detected and reported, the closest Nortel AP is assigned to perform RF countermeasures.
Page 50 WMS. Report Configuration Reports Inventory Report Mobility domain configuration WLAN—Security Switch (WSS) Configuration Provides details on a WSS configuration. Client Monitoring Reports Client Session Summary Client Session Details Client Errors RF Reports...
Page 51: Rf Plan Optimization
Provides a report of Denial of Service (DoS) and Intrusion Detection System (IDS) alarms. Provides a list of alarms according to the Organizationally Unique Identifier (OUI) of the client for which the alarms were generated. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide “Optimizing a...
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Page 53: Configuring Wireless Services
The configuration examples in this chapter take place on a WSS already in the network plan. However, you also can preconfigure services in a policy and apply the policy to WSSs later. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 54: Configure Employee Access Services
Configure Employee Access Services Services for Employee access are typically configured to provide secure, encrypted access to the wireless network. The following sections provide information about how to configure Employee access: • “Task Table” on page 54 • “Step Summary” on page 56 •...
Page 55 IP Address: Enter IP Address • Ports: Select ports and either move (use only in the new VLAN) or add them (share with other VLANs) • If you add ports, select Tag Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 56: Step Summary
Configure the RADIUS server for 802.1X. Use the recommended EAP method, PEAP + MS-CHAPv2. • Set up each WSS as a RADIUS client. • Define any desired Nortel vendor-specific attributes (VSAs). • Configure each user record with either the VLAN-Name attribute or the RADIUS Tunnel-Private-Group-ID. •...
Page 57: Create A Radio Profile
Select Configuration on the toolbar. In the Organizer panel, expand the WSS. Expand Wireless, then select Radio Profiles. In the Task List panel, select Radio Profile. “Configure Guest Access Services” on page 69 Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 58: Configure Radius Servers
The Create Radio Profile wizard appears. Enter the name of the radio profile, then click Next at the bottom of the wizard. If APs are already configured, select the radios to map to the radio profile, then click Move. WLAN Management Software removes the radios from the radio profile they are in and places them in the new profile.
Page 59 WLAN Management Software suggests the name of a server group in which to place the server. The server group is required because AAA rules refer to server groups, not to individual servers. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 60 Click Finish to save the server and create the server group. The new server and group appear in the Content panel. Configure Attributes on the RADIUS Server To authenticate users, configure users either in the local database or on RADIUS servers. To configure services for Employee access, configure the following items configured on the RADIUS server.
Page 61 Define any desired Nortel vendor-specific attributes (VSAs) in the RADIUS server’s dictionary. The vendor-specific attributes (VSAs) created by Nortel are embedded according to the procedure recommended in RFC 2865, with Vendor-ID set to 562. by vendor type number. Type, Vendor...
Page 62: Create A Service Profile For 802.1X Access
Create a Service Profile for 802.1X Access A service profile contains the configuration for the service you want to offer, such as employee access, guest access, or VoWIP. For more information about service profiles, refer to service sets, refer to “Which Services to Provide?”...
Page 63 Change the service profile name to Secure-802.1X-Employees, and use the same name for the SSID. Click Next. Select WPA and deselect Dynamic WEP. Click Next. TKIP is already selected. Click Next. Leave External RADIUS Server selected as the EAP Type. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 64 64 Configuring Wireless Services 10 Select the RADIUS server group in the Available RADIUS Server Groups list and click Add. 11 Click Next. The default VLAN screen appears. Select vlan-mkt in the Available Service Profiles list. 12 Click Next. Select RadioProfile1 in the Available Radio Profiles list and click Add. Select default in the Current Radio Profiles list and click Remove.
Page 65: View The Service Profile's Access Rules
Select the service profile in the Wireless Service Profiles table (located in the Content panel). A Setup group appears in the Task List panel. In the Task List panel, select 802.1X Access. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 66: Set Up Vlans On Wsss
VLAN red, the WSSs in the Mobility Domain contain the user’s traffic within VLAN red configured on the switches. The VLANs you configure for service sets support wireless users—they do not serve as management VLANs. NN47250-101 (320665-G Version 02.01) Guide. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Nortel WLAN Management...
Page 67 If a WSS is connected to the network by only one IP subnet, the WSS must have at least one VLAN configured. Option- ally, each VLAN can have its own IP address. However, no two IP addresses on the switch can belong to the same IP subnet.
Page 68 Click Next. The VLAN Members window appears. Select the ports you want to use in the VLAN and click Add or Move. • The Add button adds the ports to the new VLAN without removing them from any other VLANs. •...
Page 69: What's Next
Guest Access services to limit access based on criteria, such as RF coverage area or time of day. “Example: Configure Employee Access” on page “Step Summary” on page 72. Optionally, you can configure mobility profiles for Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide “Managing and Moni- 56. The...
Page 70: Task Table
Task Table Table 3 contains the tasks you need to perform to create Guest access services. For a summary of configurable items, refer to “Step Summary” on page Table 3: Creating a Service for Guest Access Task Path “Create a Radio 1.
Page 71 VLAN) or add them (share with other VLANs) • If you add ports, select Tag From the Create Mobility Profile wizard: • Profile Name: Enter one • Ports: Use Selected • Select the ports or Distributed APs Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 72: Step Summary
Step Summary The following list summarizes the fields selected or configuration items entered to configure Guest access. Create a radio profile. • From the Radio Profile wizard, enter RadioProfile1 as the name of the radio profile. • Click Finish. Configure users in the local database: •...
Page 73: Create A User Group And Guest Users
The wizard lists the following authorization attributes you can configure for the user. A very useful authorization attribute for guest users is the end-date, which specifies the date and time when the user’s network access expires. step 8 on page 78.) Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 74 Click in the Value column next to end-date and specify the ending date and time for this user’s guest access. Use the following format: YY/MM/DD-HH:MM Click Finish. The new user appears in the Content panel. NN47250-101 (320665-G Version 02.01)
Page 75 The wizard lists the authorization attributes you can configure for the group. For this example, leave the attributes unconfigured. Note. If attributes are configured for a user and also for the group the user is in, the attributes assigned to the individual user take precedence for that user. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 76: Create A Service Profile For Guest Access With Web Login
Click Next. The users configured in the local database are listed. Select the guest users in the Available Users list and click Add. Click Finish. The new group appears in the Content panel. Create a Service Profile for Guest Access with Web Login To create a Web-Portal service profile Select Configuration on the toolbar.
Page 77 Click Next. Change the service profile name to Web-Portal-Guests, and use the name Guests for the SSID. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 78 Select one of the following SSID types: • Encrypted—Traffic on the SSID is encrypted. • Clear—Traffic on the SSID is unencrypted. For this example, Clear is selected. Click Next. Type or select the name of the VLAN you want to place your guest users in. For this example, use guest_vlan.
Page 79 DHCP traffic only while the users are in the portal and are being authenticated. After successful authentication, the user is allowed through the portal and the ACL no longer applies to the user session. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 80 10 Click Next. Select the location of the user information and click Add. • LOCAL—The switch’s local database • RADIUS server group—group of external RADIUS servers (For a server group to be available in the wizard, the group must already be configured. Refer to “Configure RADIUS Servers”...
Page 81 Configuring Wireless Services 81 For this example, LOCAL is selected. 11 Click Next. The wizard shows the user names configured in the local database. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 82 82 Configuring Wireless Services The users created in “To create users” on page 73 are listed. If you need to add users, click Create in the wizard. 12 Click Next. Select RadioProfile1 in the Available Radio Profiles list and click Add. Select the default radio profile and click Remove.
Page 83 Configuring Wireless Services 83 13 Click Finish. The new service profile appears in the Content panel. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 84: View The Service Profile's Access Rules
Mobility Profile name when creating or modifying a user or user group. To add the profile on a RADIUS server, assign the name of the Mobility Profile by using the Mobility-Profile RADIUS attribute, which is a Nortel vendor-specific attribute (VSA).
Page 85: What's Next
Voice over Wireless IP (VoWIP) is a new technology, merging VoIP (Voice over IP) with 802.11 wireless LANs to create a wireless telephone system. Organizations that add VoWIP to their wireless LANs can deploy and manage voice step step step step 161. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide step step...
Page 86: Task Table
and data over a single wireless backbone, reserving some portion of network bandwidth to support real-time voice communications. For a VoWIP service (sometimes also referred to simply as VoIP, or Voice over IP), you can configure either local or RADIUS server authentication, and add Access Lists (ACLs) to restrict user access. This section contains the following information about how to configure VoWIP services: •...
Page 87: Step Summary
IP Address: Enter IP Address • Ports: Select ports and move them to the voice VLAN For SpectraLink, from the VLAN Properties dialog: • IGMP: Disable Note: SVP requires IGMP snooping to be disabled. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 88: Create A Radio Profile For Voice
• Click Next. Type a passphrase from 8 to 63 characters long in the Pre-shared Key box and click Generate. • Click Next. Type voice-vlan as the VLAN name to place voice users in. • Click Next. (If the device supports WMM, select WMM.) •...
Page 89: Create A Service Profile For Voice
In the Task List panel, select Voice Service Profile. The Voice Service Profile wizard is displayed. Click Next. Change the service profile name to Voice-WMM, and use the name WMM for the SSID. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 90 Select Other from the Vendor list. Click Next. Select Open Access and deselect MAC Access. Click Next. Select WPA and deselect Static WEP. NN47250-101 (320665-G Version 02.01)
Page 91 Configuring Wireless Services 91 10 Click Next. Leave TKIP enabled and click Next. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 92 11 Click Next. Type a passphrase from 8 to 63 characters long in the Pre-shared Key box and click Generate. 12 Click Next. Type or select the name of the VLAN you want to place voice users in. For this example, use voice-vlan.
Page 93: Create A Service Profile For Svp Vowip Devices
Click Next. Select WPA and deselect Static WEP. 10 Click Next. Leave TKIP enabled and click Next. 11 Click Next. Type a passphrase from 8 to 63 characters long in the Pre-shared Key box and click Generate. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 94 12 Click Next. Type or select the name of the VLAN you want to place SVP users in. For this example, use voice-vlan. Note. Typing the VLAN name here does not actually configure the VLAN. To configure a VLAN, refer to 13 Click Next.
Page 95: Create A Service Profile For Avaya Vowip Devices
Click Next. Select WPA and deselect Static WEP. 10 Click Next. Leave TKIP enabled and click Next. 11 Click Next. Type a passphrase from 8 to 63 characters long in the Pre-shared Key box and click Generate. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 96 12 Click Next. Type or select the name of the VLAN you want to place Avaya users in. For this example, use voice-vlan. Note. Typing the VLAN name here does not actually configure the VLAN. To configure a VLAN, refer to 13 Click Next.
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Page 98: Create A Service Profile For Vocera Vowip Devices
15 Click Next. Select a MAC Address user from the list, or click Create to create one. If you choose not to use a MAC Address, click Next. 16 Click Next. Select RadioProfileVoic in the Radio Profiles list. 17 Click Finish. Create a Service Profile for Vocera VoWIP Devices Select Configuration on the toolbar.
Page 99: Set Up A Vlan For Vowip On Wsss
The ports appear in the Current Members list. “Set Up VLANs on WSSs” on page Nortel WLAN Management Software Reference “Set Up VLANs on WSSs” on page Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide Manual.) 66, except IGMP snooping is disabled...
Page 100: What's Next
To tag ports in the VLAN, select Tag and edit the tag value. (Tagging is required if you click Add, because the ports are then members of multiple VLANs.) Click Next. (Optional) To assign an IP interface to the VLAN, edit the IP address or select DHCP Client. To enable the IP interface, select Interface Enabled.
Page 101: Using Auto-Rf
Create a radio profile (or use the default radio profile). Map the service profile to the radio profile. Create APs. Apply a radio profile to each radio on an AP. Deploy the configuration. “Auto-RF” on page Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 102: Place The Equipment
Start Guide. The WSS also requires an administrative certificate to enable WMS management access. If the switch does not already have certificates, WSS Software automatically generates them during the first system boot using WSS Software Version 4.2 or later. You do not need to install certificates unless you want to replace those automatically generated by WSS Software.
Page 103: Create A Service Profile
• Chapter , “Configuring Wireless Services,” on page 53 • “Viewing and Configuring Wireless Services” in “Configuring Wireless Parameters” of the Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series Reference Guide Click Finish. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 “Wireless Configuration” on page Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 40.
Page 104: Create A Radio Profile And Map The Service Profile To It
Create a Radio Profile and Map the Service Profile to It To create a radio profile and map a service profile to that profile Select the Configuration tool bar option. In the Organizer panel, click the plus sign next to the WSS. Click the plus sign next to Wireless.
Page 105 Select the Configuration tool bar option. In the Organizer panel, click the plus sign next to the WSS. Click the plus sign next to Wireless. Select Access Points. step 10. Otherwise, go to Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide step...
Page 106 For a 2360/2361, you can specify a number from 1 to 30. • For a 2350, you can specify a number from 1 to 8. In the Serial Number box, type the serial number of the AP. In the Fingerprint box, type the 16-digit hexadecimal number of the AP’s encryption fingerprint.
Page 107: Apply A Radio Profile To Each Radio
Select the radios in the Available Members list and click Move. Click OK. You have completed the necessary steps for configuring your RF environment. step 10. Otherwise, go to “Create a Radio Profile and Map the Service “Create Your APs” on Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide step...
Page 108: What's Next
What’s Next? After creating the services (Refer to tions in this chapter to create the RF environment, deploy the configuration and enable monitoring. Optionally, you can improve your network monitoring options by modelling your floor and defining RF obstacles. • For information about monitoring your network, refer to page 161.
Page 109: Using Auto-Rf With Modelling
The RF Planning software does not support outdoor installations. Results obtained do not compensate nor account for obstacles and characteristics typically associated with outdoor environments. Nortel does not warrant or support any outdoor deployments or installations of the WLAN 2300 system implemented with the use of this tool.
Page 110 To add site information Select the RF Planning tool bar option. In the Organizer panel, click the name of the network plan. Select Site in the Task List panel. The Create Site wizard, a series of dialog boxes, prompts you for information about the new site.
Page 111 In the Height of the Ceiling box, type the number of feet or meters from the floor to the ceiling (1 to 1000 feet or meters). Click Finish to close the wizard. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 112 112 Using Auto-RF with Modelling When you click on the floor’s name in the Organizer panel, a view of the floor plan is displayed in the Content panel. Click on the ruler icon to set the scale of your floor. NN47250-101 (320665-G Version 02.01)
Page 113: Insert Rf Obstacles
As a result, the database cannot ensure accurate attenuation coefficients for RF planning purposes. Nortel does not warrant or support any outdoor deployments or installations of the WLAN 2300 system implemented with the use of this tool.
Page 114 In the RF Obstacle area under Layout, click one of the icons that most closely matches the RF obstacle you wish to place. Click and drag the mouse to draw the location and shape of the RF obstacle on the floor. The Create RF Obstacle wizard is displayed.
Page 115: Create Your Rf Coverage Area
In the Wiring Closer/Misc area under Coverage Area, click the Click in the floor display where you want to place the wiring closet. The Create Wiring Closet wizard appears. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide (Insert Wiring Closet) icon.
Page 116: Create Your Rf Coverage Area
In the Name box, type the name of the wiring closet (1 to 60 characters, with no tabs). Click a WSS in the Available Devices box, then click the Add button to move it to the Current Devices box. Click Finish to save the changes. The wiring closet is displayed on your floor plan. Create Your RF Coverage Area To create your RF coverage area Display the floor plan in the Content panel.
Page 117 Select one or more technologies to use in the coverage area. Click Next. The wizard presents properties and association pages for the technology in In the Name box for each technology, type a name for the coverage area (1 to 60 characters long, with no tabs). step Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 118 In the Rate [Mb/s] list for each technology, select the average desired association rate for typical clients in this coverage area. For 802.11g, to prevent the association of 802.11b clients to any radio in this coverage area, select Exclude 802.11b clients. To allow 802.11b clients to associate to radios in the coverage area, clear Exclude 802.11b clients.
Page 119 15 Click Next. If you selected Direct or Distributed in the AP Connection Type list, the Redundant Connections page appears. Go to list, the Capacity Planning for Data page appears. Go to step 16. If you selected Distributed (Auto) in the AP Connection Type step Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 120 16 To plan for redundant AP connections to WSSs, select Compute Redundancy. 17 To change the AP connection type for the redundant connection, select Direct or Distributed from the AP Connection Type list. 18 To change the number of redundant connections for the distributed connection type, type the number in the Redundancy Level box.
Page 121 The station oversubscription ratio is the ratio of active clients compared to total clients. For example, the ratio 5:1 indicates that, statistically, 20 percent of the clients are active at any given time. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide step...
Page 122 24 Click Next. The Capacity Planning for Voice page appears. 25 To calculate AP placement and configuration based on both coverage and capacity for voice over IP, enable Plan for Voice over IP. Otherwise, click Next and go to By default, WLAN Management Software performs only the coverage calculation. If you enable the Plan for Voice over IP option, WLAN Management Software performs both calculations.
Page 123 Otherwise, this is not required. 35 Click Finish to complete the wizard and create the coverage area. The coverage area is now displayed on your floor. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide step 31. The profile you select...
Page 124: Add Aps
Add APs Add your direct APs or distributed APs to your network. To add direct APs or distributed APs to your network If you have not already done so, create a wiring closet and associate your WSSs to the closet. For more information, refer to Go to “Create Your APs”...
Page 125 In the Available Access Points box, select one or more available APs to use in the coverage area, then click Add to move the APs to the Current Access Points box. Click OK to close the dialog box. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 126 126 Using Auto-RF with Modelling In the Organizer panel, click on Objects to Place. A list of the APs you created is displayed in the panel. NN47250-101 (320665-G Version 02.01)
Page 127: What's Next
Objects To Place panel to its location on the floor. What’s Next? This section provides cross references to information on the following tasks: • “Using RF Planning” on page 129 • “Managing and Monitoring Your Network” on page 161 Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
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Page 129: Using Rf Planning
For example, a network plan can represent a campus-wide network. Nortel recommends that you limit a network plan to a single campus or Mobility Domain. A network plan is also limited to one country, since a network plan only supports one common country code for the WSSs contained in it.
Page 130: Prepare The Floor Drawings
Perform the following steps to use the RF planning technique: Prepare your floor plan graphic files Add site information Add RF obstacles Add an RF coverage area Create a work order Install your equipment Deploy your configuration To learn more about the benefits of RF Planning, refer to Prepare the Floor Drawings Note.
Page 131: Define Site Information
To do this, you can use the Clean Layout feature and other editing tools in the Building wizard. For more information about how to prepare the AutoCAD files for WMS. refer to the Nortel WMS Reference Manual. Define Site Information You define your site with information about your campus, buildings, and floors.
Page 132 To create a network plan Connect to a host running WLAN Management Software Services. When you start WLAN Management Software, the WLAN Management Software main window and the WLAN Management Software Services Connection dialog box appear. In the WMS Services Connection dialog box, enter the IP address of a host running WMS Services, optionally enter a user name and password, and click Next.
Page 133 In the Network Plan Name box, type a name for the network plan. You can use 1 to 60 alphanumeric characters with no spaces, tabs, or any of the following: slash (/), backslash (\), quotation marks (“ ”), asterisk (*), question mark (?), angle brackets (< >), or vertical bar (|). Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 134 In the Country Code list, select the country where the network is to be deployed. Note. You must select a country code before continuing. Select the Open this plan? checkbox to open the plan in WLAN Management Software. Click Create to create the new network plan. To add site information Select the RF Planning tool bar option.
Page 135 To add a floor to the building In the Organizer panel, click the building name. Select Create Floor in the Task List panel. The Create Floor wizard prompts you for information about the new floor. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 136: Import A Floor Plan
Import existing floor plans into WMS. The file can be in one of the AutoCAD DXF, AutoCAD DWG, JPEG, or GIF formats. Note. Nortel recommends that you modify the AutoCAD files from AutoCAD to remove unnecessary objects and layers; then save them in .dxf format. For more information about how to modify AutoCAD files, refer to Drawings”...
Page 137: Set The Scale
Draw a line on the floor plan over an object whose length you know; for example, a 3-foot door. Enter the actual length of the object in the pop-up box. Click OK. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 138: Clean Layout
Note. Zooming in on the object makes it easier to set the scale. Clean Layout Clean up your floor drawings further if unnecessary objects still remain after you perform an initial floor drawing cleanup. Note the following when cleaning up a drawing: •...
Page 139 Select the items you would like to remove from the floor plan. Select the layers you want to affect. Click Next. Cleanup progress is displayed at the bottom of the wizard. You can display a Before Cleanup and After Cleanup view when cleanup is complete. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 140: Model Rf Obstacles
When you are satisfied with the results, click Finish. Model RF Obstacles When planning a Nortel network, consider how the building layout and physical objects affect signal loss. Walls, windows, and doors absorb RF signals, and different building materials have different attenuation factors.
Page 141 Table 1 provides some common AutoCAD layer terminology. Table 1: Common AutoCAD Layer Terminology AutoCAD Layer Name glaz scol p-fixt p-part Commonly Represents... windows steel columns bathroom bathroom stall partitions exterior interior Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 142: Import A Site Survey
RF obstacles can be obtained and incorporated into your plan. This guide contains post-deployment information about optimization on page 210. For pre-deployment information about optimization, refer to “Optimizing a Network Plan” in the Nortel WMS Reference Manual. Plan RF Coverage How you plan the RF coverage for your network depends on whether you are planning for the widest coverage or if you are planning for capacity.
Page 143: Add Wiring Closets
In the Wiring Closer/Misc area under Coverage Area, click the Insert Wiring Closet Click in the floor display where you want to place the wiring closet. The Create Wiring Closet wizard appears. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide icon.
Page 144: Create Coverage Areas
In the Name box, type the name of the wiring closet (1 to 60 characters, with no tabs). Click a WSS in the Available Devices box, then click the Add button to move it to the Current Devices box. Click Finish to save the changes. The wiring closet is displayed on your floor plan. Create Coverage Areas The RF coverage area is the geographical area in your network you define RF coverage.
Page 145 In the Name box for each technology, type a name for the coverage area (1 to 60 characters long, with no tabs). Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide step...
Page 146 In the Rate [Mb/s] list for each technology, select the average desired association rate for typical clients in this coverage area. For 802.11g, to prevent the association of 802.11b clients to any radio in this coverage area, select Exclude 802.11b clients. To allow 802.11b clients to associate to radios in the coverage area, clear Exclude 802.11b clients.
Page 147 15 Click Next. If you selected Direct or Distributed in the AP Connection Type list, the Redundant Connections page appears; go to list, the Capacity Planning for Data page appears; go to step 16. If you selected Distributed (Auto) in the AP Connection Type step Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 148 16 To plan for redundant AP connections to WSSs, select Compute Redundancy. 17 To change the AP connection type for the redundant connection, select Direct or Distributed from the AP Connection Type list. 18 To change the number of redundant connections for the distributed connection type, type the number in the Redundancy Level box.
Page 149 The station oversubscription ratio is the ratio of active clients compared to total clients. For example, the ratio 5:1 indicates that, statistically, 20 percent of the clients are active at any given time. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide step...
Page 150 24 Click Next. The Capacity Planning for Voice page appears. 25 To calculate AP placement and configuration based on both coverage and on capacity for voice over IP, enable Plan for Voice over IP. Otherwise, click Next and go to By default, WLAN Management Software performs only the coverage calculation.
Page 151: Compute And Place Aps
AP you require and places them in appropriate locations on the floor. To do this, two calculations are performed in WMS. One is based on capacity (traffic engineering) and the other is based on pure RF coverage (at a given data rate). Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide step 31. The profile you select...
Page 152 After the calculations are performed, the number of APs from capacity and the number of APs from coverage are compared, and the bigger count “wins.” If capacity wins, a grid pattern of APs is established. The AP coverage positions are reused, with the excess APs remaining in their original grid position. Note.
Page 153 Review the number of AP required for each coverage area, and the overriding criterion used (coverage or capacity). Click Finish to apply the changes. Icons for the suggested AP locations appear on the floor plan. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 154: Assign Channel Settings
Assign Channel Settings After identifying the AP required for a coverage area, you need to assign channels to the AP. Appropriate assignment of channels across the floor minimizes co-channel interference. The channel assignment algorithm assigns non-overlapping channels to neighboring APs from the selected channel set. Choose the starting floor and the ending floor (in the downward direction) for multi-floor channel assignment.
Page 155: Calculate Optimal Power
Transmit power levels must be high enough to adequately cover an area, but also low enough to minimize co-channel interference. WMS factors in these considerations when calculating optimal power. To calculate optimal power In the Task List panel, click RF Planning. Under RF Planning, click Compute Optimal Power. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 156: Display Coverage
The Compute Power For wizard appears, showing a list of the areas you defined and the corresponding technology. To optimize the AP count, select Optimize AP Count. This option checks for coverage overlaps and removes an AP if neighboring APs provide enough coverage to make the AP unnecessary. Select Compute Power for the areas for which you want to compute power.
Page 157: Generate A Work Order
You can generate a work order as part of your wireless network planning. The work order provides all of the necessary information for the physical installation of the Nortel WLAN 2300 System. A work order shows where the AP should be installed, WSS initial setup configuration information, and projected RSSI information that is useful when verifying the installation.
Page 158: Install The Equipment
After you print the work order from WMS, you can distribute it to your installers. The work order shows where to install the Nortel equipment. If you have specified third-party APs in the network plan, those will be considered in the work order, too.
Page 159: What's Next
To fine tune your network’s RF coverage area and performance, refer to • To deploy your network plan and enable and configure monitoring, refer to Network” on page 161 “Optimizing a Network Plan” on page Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide “Managing and Monitoring Your 201.
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Distribute System Images ..........164 Import and Export Switch Configuration Files ......167 Monitoring Examples .
Page 162: Deploy Your Configuration
You can click Close at any time after clicking Deploy. The operation continues in the background. To review the status of the operation, use the operation log. (Select View Operation Log in the Task List panel.) NN47250-101 (320665-G Version 02.01) Guide. Nortel WLAN Manage-...
Page 163: Perform Basic Administrative Tasks
To verify your deployment Leave the Devices tool bar option selected. Look in the Deploy Status column for the switch(es) to which you deployed configuration information. The status should be Deploy Completed. You also can verify successful deployment by checking the operation log.
Page 164: Distribute System Images
• HTTPS—By default, HTTPS is enabled. TCP port 443 is used for secure access by Web View, the Nortel Web-based application for managing a WSS. Note. WMS communications also use HTTPS, but WMS is not affected by the HTTPS configuration on the WSS. For WMS, HTTPS is always enabled and listens to port 8889.
Page 165: Distributing System Images
You can distribute a system image to one or more WSSs in a network plan. To use a new system image, you must reboot the WSS. Note. Nortel recommends that you use the Verification tab to resolve any configuration errors or warnings before you distribute system images. Note.
Page 166: Saving Versions Of Network Plans
To schedule installation of an image on WSSs Select the Devices tool bar option. At the bottom of the Task List panel, select Device Operations. In the Managed Devices list, select the WSSs onto which you want to install the image. To select more than one WSS, click Shift while clicking to select contiguous items, or click Ctrl while clicking to select noncontiguous items.
Page 167: Import And Export Switch Configuration Files
If you import a switch configuration, you must enable WMS management of the switch before you can deploy the switch to the network. (To enable WMS management of a switch, select the switch in the Organizer panel, select Managed, then click Save.)
Page 168: Monitoring Examples
On Linux systems, the default directory is the home directory of the user running WMS. Select Overwrite Existing Files to overwrite previously exported configuration files. If you do not select this option, you cannot export a configuration file with the same name as an existing file in the output directory.
Page 169: Monitor An Individual User
WSS has the most traffic load? The Alarms Summary, Clients, and Traffic sections provide buttons so that you can switch between graphical and tabular views in the same panel. These buttons allow you to see the data behind each graph.
Page 170: Find The User
To find the user Click on the Monitor option in the main WMS tool bar. Click Details in the Client Summary View to switch to the Client Monitor View. Click Find Client under the Manage section of the Task panel. The Find Clients dialog box appears, as shown below.
Page 171 Managing and Monitoring Your Network 171 Enter the desired search criteria, and select the search scope. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
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Page 173: Locate The User
You can select up to six APs from the list. WMS uses the selected APs to calculate the location of the client. WLAN Management Software displays the approximate location of the client on the floor plan. The client’s location is indicated with a laptop icon, as shown below. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 174 Client’s Approximate Location To refresh the list of APs that detect the client, click the To change the APs used for calculating the client’s location, click the Listeners tab and Select or deselect APs from the list, then click the Management Software tool bar.
Page 175: Display User Activity
Select the Location History tab to see where the user has been. From here, you can determine the areas in the WLAN where interference is occurring. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 176 Select the Statistics tab to display current and lifetime statistics for the user. Operational rate statistics display the throughput per second. The following throughput rates are optimum: • 802.11b–11 Mb/s (optimum) • 802.11g/a–36 Mb/s or higher Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) statistics can help you determine whether the interference is being created by too much noise on a channel.
Page 177: View User Performance Statistics
Click on the Monitor option in the main WMS tool bar. Click Details in the Client Summary View to switch to the Client Monitor View. In the table of Client Sessions in the Content Panel, select the user’s session, then click Client Statistics in the Task Panel to display the Performance - Client Statistics dialog for the user.
Page 178 From the Category list, you can select a statistic for which to display information. From the Poll Interval list, you can select how often WLAN Management Software collects the specified statistic for the user. NN47250-101 (320665-G Version 02.01)
Page 179: Monitor A Group Of Users
Expand the Equipment list in the Organizer panel, and select a radio. Monitor views display summary information for the selected radio. Click Details in the Traffic Summary View to switch to the Radio Monitor View. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 180 Expand the Equipment list in the Organizer panel, and select a radio to display the Monitor views for the radio. Click Details in the Traffic Summary View to switch to the Radio Monitor View. Click on one of the options under Trends in the Task Panel to display trend information for the radio. The selected trend information is displayed in the Content Panel.
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Page 182: What's Next
182 Managing and Monitoring Your Network What’s Next? You can optimize your network by importing RF measurement data to correct RF attenuation obstacle information if you have a reported coverage area problem or if you want to verify your RF network coverage. •...
Page 183: Managing Alarms
A fault or alarm (these two terms are used interchangeably) is generated by a trap, a rule, a status, or a threshold-exceeded event. The Fault Management System monitors traps from Nortel and OEM devices. The Fault Management System also monitors certain traps for third-party applications, and offers administrators the ability to add new trap support when necessary.
Page 184 Select the type of alarms you want to enable by clicking the appropriate check box. Notice that there are several types available for various severity levels. Click the Notification tab and select the severity levels for which WMS should send an email notification.
Page 185: Classify And Organize Faults
The lists allow you to filter your results by selecting criteria Menu items include the following options: • All Severities • Critical • Major • Minor • Info • All Categories • System • Performance Client • Security Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 186: Manage Faults
The WMS Fault Management System displays alarm data in three ways: in bar graphs, pie charts, or tables. The default view is the graphical representation of alarms. However, you may switch between the chart and table views by clicking the tabular icon or the graph icon.
Page 187: Alarm Summary Details
Click the chart icon at the bottom left corner of the Top 5 Sources of Alarms section of the WMS screen. or the graph (Show Chart) icon Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide . From the Alarm to switch between...
Page 188: Intrusion Detection System (Ids) Alarms
Each bar in the graph shows the alarms that are generated by a specific WSS in the network plan, depicted in the following screen To view a table of all alarms in WMS, click the Details button in the Top 5 Sources of Alarms section. Performing this action produces the same effect as clicking the show table icon.
Page 189: Store Faults And Retrieve Fault History
Click a row in the lower pane to view all of the details for the alarm, or click Event Details in the Alarms panel on the right. WMS will display a window similar to the one shown in the following screen. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 190: Generate Alarm Reports
Click Close in the lower right corner. Generate Alarm Reports WMS provides the capability to export fault data in the form of reports. You can generate the following reports: • Alarm Summary—Provides the total number of current faults in the system and identifies them by type, source, severity or state.
Page 191: Alarm History Report
11 Click Close in the bottom right corner of the Alarm Summary Report dialog box. • Security—Provides a report of DoS and IDS alarms. • Client OUI—Provides a list of alarms according to the Organizationally Unique Identifier of the client for which the alarms were generated. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 192: Security And Client Oui Reports
AP radios automatically scan the RF spectrum for other devices transmitting in the same spectrum. The RF scans discover third-party transmitters in addition to other Nortel radios. WSS Software considers the non-Nortel transmitters to be devices of interest, which are potential rogues.
Page 193 Managing Alarms 193 Click on one of the alarms to display details about the alarm. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 194 Click the Events tab to display events WLAN Management Software has recorded about the rogue. The number of listeners (other APs) that detected the rogue are displayed. The larger the number of listeners detecting the rogue, the easier it is for WMS to locate the rogue in the RF coverage area. Locate the rogue in the RF coverage area.
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Page 196: Configuring Countermeasures
Configuring Countermeasures You can enable WSS Software to use countermeasures against rogues. Countermeasures consist of packets that interfere with a client’s ability to use the rogue. Countermeasures are disabled by default. When you enable them, all devices of interest that are not in the known devices list become viable targets for countermeasures. Countermeasures are enabled on an individual radio profile basis.
Page 197 Click on Create Radio Profile under the Create section of the Task panel. The Create Radio Profile wizard appears. In the Name box, type the name of the radio profile (1 to 16 characters, with no spaces or tabs), and click Next. The Radio Profile Members page appears. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 198 Select the AP radios on which you want to enable countermeasures from the Available Members column, and click Move to move the radios to the Current Members column. Click Next. The Radio Profile Service Selection page appears. To map the radio profile to a service profile, select the service profile in the Available Service Profiles list and click Add.
Page 199 WSS Software as interfering devices. A rogue is a device that is in the Nortel network but does not belong there. An interfering device is not part of the Nortel network but also is not a rogue. WSS Software classifies a device as an interfering device if no client connected to the device has been detected communicating with any network entity listed in the forwarding database (FDB) of any WSS in the Mobility Domain.
Page 200: What's Next
To verify that countermeasures are being taken against the rogue Click on the Alarms option in the main WLAN Management Software tool bar. Select the rogue in the alarm list. The alarm details panel for the rogue shows countermeasure activity. If countermeasures start, stop, and start again, the rogue may have left the area, then returned, or another AP in the coverage area may have taken over countermeasure activities from the last AP to detect the rogue.
Page 201: Optimizing A Network Plan
You can apply the RF measurements derived from the APs in your WLAN (which regularly monitors the RF environ- ment) to your network plan. The RF measurements are taken from AP radios. After you apply the RF measurements, the floor’s RF model (obstacles) will be optimized with this data. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 202: Using Rf Measurements From An Ekahau Site Survey
To import RF measurements from APs Select the RF Planning option in the main WLAN Management Software tool bar. Display the floor plan in the Content panel. In the Task List panel, click RF Planning. Under Site Survey, click Import Measurement. The Import RF Measurements wizard is displayed. Select Yes next to Network.
Page 203: Generating An Ekahau Site Survey Work Order
To generate a site survey order Display the floor plan in the Content panel. In the Task List panel, click RF Planning. Under Site Survey, click Report. The Site Survey Order Generation dialog is displayed. 210. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 204 Select the scope for which you want to generate a site survey order. You can specify the Network Plan, an individual site, an individual building, or an individual floor. Select the language: English or German. To change the output directory for the report, click on the button next to output directory, navigate to the new directory, and click Select.
Page 205 Optimizing a Network Plan 205 10 Browse to the output directory and locate the JPEG file. Copy this file and import it into your Ekahau Site Survey tool. Proceed with your site survey. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 206: Importing Rf Measurements From The Ekahau Site Survey
Importing RF Measurements from the Ekahau Site Survey After you complete the site survey, you import the csv file containing the RF measurements from the Ekahau Site Survey tool into your network plan. After you import your RF measurements, you optimize to correct attenuation for obstacles on the floor.
Page 207 The import progress is displayed. When the import is done, check the Total valid RF measurements found line in the progress messages. • If the number is greater than 0, WLAN Management Software successfully imported measurements. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 208: Optimizing The Rf Coverage Model
As a result, the database cannot ensure accurate attenuation coefficients for RF planning purposes. Nortel does not warrant or support any outdoor deployments or installations of the WLAN 2300 system implemented with the use of this tool.
Page 209: Locating And Fixing Coverage Holes
Display the optimized RF coverage area to view the results of the corrected attenuation data. Lock down deployed APs in the coverage area (so that WMS will not move APs in your network plan during the compute and place process). Compute and place APs. Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide...
Page 210: Displaying The Rf Coverage Area
Replan your network based on compute and place results. Displaying the RF Coverage Area Display the RF coverage area to view the RF coverage based on the corrected attenuation data. To display the RF coverage area Select the RF Planning option in the main WLAN Management Software tool bar. Display the floor plan in the Content panel.
Page 211: Computing And Placing New Aps
151.) Using this procedure, you can determine the number and location of additional Nortel WLAN Access Point 2330/2330A/2330B Instal- “Perform Basic Administrative Tasks” on page Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide Guide. This guide contains instructions and 163.
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Page 213: Index
167 configuring access control 29 Auto-RF WSS connectivity 102 employee access services 54 Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide employee access, example 56 guess access services, example 69 Mobility Profiles 84 RADIUS servers 58 rogue countermeasures 196...
Page 214 48 monitoring, verification 49 planning, Auto-RF with Modelling 37 planning, methods to use 38 planning, RF planning 37 Nortel WLAN 2300 System 15 optimal power 155 optimizing displaying RF coverage areas 210 generating Ekahau Site Survey work order 203...
Page 215 129 description of 37 displaying RF coverage areas 156 generating work orders 157 importing floor plans 136 Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide importing site surveys 142 installing equipment 158 preparing floor drawings AutoCAD DXF files 130...
Page 216 image repository 164 system images distributing 164 Time-Of-Day attribute description 61 unpacking installation files 24 URL attribute description 61 user privileges for installation 21 users displaying activity 175 finding 171 monitoring groups 179 viewing long-term statistics 177 vendor-specific attributes. See VSAs (vendor-specific attributes) VLAN-Name attribute description 61...
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