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INTRODUCTION:
The RBT-8xx0 family of wireless switches include the following: 1) the RBT-8100 and RBT-8110, which have the
ability to control up to 24 access points; 2) the RBT-8200 and RBT-8210, which have the ability to control
24/48/72 access points; 3) the RBT-8400, which has the ability to control 40/80/120 access points; and 4) the new
RBT-8500 which can control 32/64/96/128 access points. The RoamAbout Switch Manager (RASM) can manage
all of these devices.
The 7.0.7.3 Firmware release addresses firmware modifications and customer escalations (refer to the
and Enhancements
section).
Enterasys recommends that you thoroughly review this document prior to installing or upgrading this product.
NOTE: The following table provides the access points and features supported by the Wireless Switch 8xx0
Firmware Version 7.0.7.3
Access Point
Supported in
RBT3K-AG
RBT-1002
RBT-1002-EU
RBT-1602
RBT-4102
RBT-4102-EU
RBT-4102-BG
TRPZ-MP-372-CN
TRPZ-MP-372-IL
TRPZ-MP-422
TRPZ-MP-432
TRPZ-MP-620
NOTE: Enabling Direct Path Forwarding (also known as local switching) for a given AP affects the number of
ACEs that can be applied within a single ACL policy to a user connecting to that AP. When local
switching is enabled on an AP in version 6.0.5.1 or greater of RAS firmware, up to 25 ACEs in an ACL
policy can be applied to a user of that AP. Please refer to the
section for more information.
1/21/09 P/N: 9038177-27
F0615-O
Firmware Version
January 21, 2009
Hitless Failover
7.0.7.3
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Subject to Change Without Notice
CUSTOMER RELEASE NOTES
®
Wireless Switch 8xx0 Release
7.0.7.3
Direct Path
Forwarding
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Firmware Changes and Enhancements
50 Minuteman Road
Andover, MA 01810 (USA)
Tel: (978) 684-1000
Firmware
Wireless Mesh
Support
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes (802.11a/b/g only)
Yes
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Table of Contents
Related Manuals for Enterasys Enterasys RoamAbout RBT-1002-EU
Summary of Contents for Enterasys Enterasys RoamAbout RBT-1002-EU
- Page 1 Enhancements section). Enterasys recommends that you thoroughly review this document prior to installing or upgrading this product. NOTE: The following table provides the access points and features supported by the Wireless Switch 8xx0 Firmware Version 7.0.7.3 Access Point Supported in 7.0.7.3...
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Page 2: Firmware Specification
NOTE: RoamAbout Wireless Switch Firmware version 5.0.9.2 and greater supports the RBT-8210, the small form factor switch that replaces the larger RBT-8200. The RBT-8210 uses the RBT-8200 firmware and commands. The RBT-8210 prompt displays as RBT-8200. -
Page 3: Hardware Compatibility
See the Supported Access Point Table on page 1 NETWORK MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE SUPPORT: NMS Platform RoamAbout Switch Manager 50 Access Point User License RoamAbout Switch Manager 200 Access Point User License RoamAbout Switch Manager unlimited User License RoamAbout RF Planning Tool... -
Page 4: Supported Functionality
RoamAbout Switch Manager 7.0 Configuration Guide RoamAbout Switch Manager 7.0 Management Guide RoamAbout Switch Manager 7.0 Feature Guide RoamAbout Switch Manager 7.0 Planning Guide RoamAbout Switch Manager 7.0 Quick Start Guide Enterasys Virtual Controller Cluster Layer 2 ACL Enhancements Bandwidth Management by User and SSID... - Page 5 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION NOTES: In general, the RoamAbout Wireless Switch RBT-8xx0 has been, or is being, shipped to you with a previous firmware version. Please refer to the appropriate RBT-8xx0 Quick Start or the RBT-8xx0 Installation Guide for hardware installation information. Please refer to the next section, upgrading information and procedures.
- Page 6 Save the configuration, and then create a backup of your RAS files before you upgrade the switch. Enterasys Networks recommends that you make a backup of the switch, before you install the upgrade. If an error occurs during the upgrade, you can restore your switch to its previous state. If you later decide to downgrade the switch, commands with newer syntax in future RAS versions may not be converted correctly.
- Page 7 RBT-8xx0# reset system [force] After resetting the RAS, the switch boots using the new image. The RAS also sends the AP version of the new boot image to the configured APs and restarts the APs. After an AP restarts, it checks the version of the new AP boot image to make sure the boot image is newer than the boot image currently installed on the AP.
- Page 8 Please refer to the chapter ―Managing with RoamAbout Switch Manager‖, section ―Distributing System Images‖ in the RoamAbout Switch Manager Management Guide when upgrading the RBT-8xx0 switch to the released version. SYSTEM PARAMETER SUPPORT: RoamAbout System Parameters: Parameter: RASs in a single Network Domain...
- Page 9 Client and Session Parameters: Parameter: Authenticated and associated clients per radio Active clients per radio Active AAA sessions (clients trying to establish active connections) per RAS switch AAA users configured in local user database 1/21/09 P/N: 9038177-27 F0615-O CUSTOMER RELEASE NOTES...
- Page 10 FIRMWARE CHANGES AND ENHANCEMENTS: Firmware Release 7.0.7.3: Resolved an issue where static WEP keys did not work for some service profiles. Resolved an SNMP error that caused an AP to become unresponsive. Resolved an issue where the RBT-8500 became unresponsive on the network. Resolved an issue where a large number of user sessions caused the Web portal login page to become inaccessible.
- Page 11 Firmware Release 7.0.5.6: Resolved an issue when using the active-scan feature triggered packet loss on legacy MPs/ RASs with older Intel wireless adaptors. Firmware Release 7.0.4.3: Resolved an issue where reloading a configuration with cluster mode enabled prevented RASM from determining the active seed.
- Page 12 25 ACEs, applied to multiple users on the AP. If an ACL with 26 or more rules is mapped to the user with Local Switching enabled, the users in the network will not connect or authenticate to that wireless network. Enterasys Networks recommends creating separate ACL profiles to be used for those users who are authenticated into the Local Switching VLAN profile.
- Page 13 Functionality description for an open issue where the DAP system uptime is changing, but the DAP has not rebooted. DAP‘s that change from a low bias switch to a high bias switch are expected to reset without showing a system log error.
- Page 14 Resolved an issue when rebooting the RAS via the CLI command ―reset system‖ does not generate a 'warm start' SNMP. Instead, a 'cold start' trap is sent. Resolved an issue when clients who authenticated to a switch with a low bias DAP moved to the high bias switch when the switch became available.
- Page 15 DAPs. Resolved an issue where the sixth (or more) DAP would crash using the Quickstart feature. Resolved an issue when the switch received an ARP packet with a source address of all zero‘s, it would cause a tunnel crash.
- Page 16 Resolved an issue where ―set dap‖ commands would not return a ―succeed: changes accepted‖ notification. Resolved an issue where a switch reset with multiple core files after a system upgrade. Core resets were attributed to the enabling of rogue detection in the fabric.
- Page 17 Firmware Release 4.0.21.0: Resolved an issue where ACLs were not properly assigned to users due to the incorrect parsing of the Enterasys filter ID string (Enterasys:version=1:policy=<policy name>) returned from a RADIUS server. The default MAC authentication RADIUS password has been changed from ‗nopassword‘ to ‗NOPASSWORD‘. Firmware Release 4.0.20.0: Added support for the RBT-1602 Access Point.
- Page 18 KNOWN RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS: Firmware Release 7.0.7.3: 802.11n adapter incompatibility with Spectralink Voice Protocol (SVP) enabled service profiles. Description — Some 802.11n wireless adapters may experience packet loss on wireless services with the Spectralink Voice Protocol enabled. This problem only exists when using the TRPZ-MP-432 with frame aggregation enabled.
- Page 19 Firmware Release 7.0.5.6: 802.11n adapter incompatibility with Spectralink Voice Protocol (SVP) enabled service profiles. Description — Some 802.11n wireless adapters may experience packet loss on wireless services with the Spectralink Voice Protocol enabled. This problem only exists when using the TRPZ-MP-432 with frame aggregation enabled.
- Page 20 Workaround — If you must configure a load-balance group for a specific AP, configure the AP as a regular AP. Using telnet over a WAN link may affect the telnet session. (52853) Description — When using telnet to manage a RoamAbout switch over a high-latency WAN link, it is possible for the telnet session to stop responding. (52853) Workaround —...
- Page 21 Workaround — When using affected handsets, disable the Service Profile prior to making any configuration changes. The time and date do not synchronize with an NTP server, if the NTP client on the RoamAbout switch is enabled before the NTP service is started on the server. (20382) Firmware Release 6.0.7.2:...
- Page 22 Certificates and certificate requests can be found in the Enterasys RoamAbout Mobility System Software Configuration Guide. The set ap <apnum> boot-configuration switch switch-ip cannot be set at the same time as set ap <apnum> boot-configuration switch name <switch-name> dns <ip addr>. The commands overwrite each other when used.
- Page 23 Firmware Release 6.0.7.2: If a location policy (ACL) is added to an SSID that is using Web Authentication, the preconfigured portal ACL will be overwritten and fail to load the logon page. It is strongly recommended not to adjust settings on the preconfigured web portal ACL.
- Page 24 Groups Supported RFC No. / Title RFC 2548 RFC 2716 RFC 2759 RFC 2865 RFC 2866 RFC 2868 RFC 2869 RFC 2986 RFC 3580 RFC 3546 draft-josefsson-pppext-eap-tls-eap draft-kamath-pppext-peapv0-00.txt draft-kamath-pppext-eap-mschapv2 CHAP extensions v2 IEEE IEEE Std 802.1X-2001 IEEE Std 802.11i IEEE Std 802.11h IEEE Std 802.11d Encryption WEP and TKIP: RC4 40-bit and 104-bit...
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Page 25: Standard Mib Support
NOTE: MIB support for the RoamAbout System is for monitoring only. RFC No: RFC 1213 RFC 2863 RFC 1493 RFC 2674 RFC 2620 RFC 2618 RFC 3418 ENTERASYS NETWORKS PRIVATE ENTERPRISE MIB SUPPORT: Title: rbtws-system-mib rbtws-trap-mib rbtws-root-mib rbtws-port-mib rbtws-info-rf-detect-mib rbtws-external-server-mib RADIUS STANDARD AND EXTENDED ATTRIBUTES SUPPORT: For more information on the supported RADIUS attributes, please refer to the appendix entitled ―Supported... -
Page 26: Snmp Trap Support
Generated when an access point boots. Generated when an access point fails to respond to the RoamAbout Switch. Generated when the RoamAbout Switch‘s SNMP engine receives a bad community string. Generated when the RF Auto-Tuning feature changes the channel on a radio. - Page 27 Generated when two Michael message integrity code (MIC) failures occur within 60 seconds, triggering Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) countermeasures. Generated when the RoamAbout Switch is initially able to contact a mobility domain seed member, or can contact the seed member after a timeout.
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Page 28: Global Support
SNMP Trap RFDetectUnAuthorizedSsidTraps ApNonOperStatusTraps ApOperRadioStatusTraps GLOBAL SUPPORT: By Phone: 978-684-1000 1-800-872-8440 (toll-free in U.S. and Canada) For the Enterasys Networks Support toll-free number in your country: http://www.enterasys.com/support/ By Email: support@enterasys.com By Web: http://www.enterasys.com/support/ By Fax: 978-684-1499 By Mail: Enterasys Networks, Inc.