Alcatel OmniAccess Wireless System 2.1 Product Manual page 118

CAUTION:
until the Alcatel OmniAccess Switch or Appliance reboots and the associated Omni-
Access AP Access Points reassociate with the Alcatel OmniAccess Switch or
Appliance.
1.
MAKE SURE that all the Alcatel OmniAccess WLAN Switches, Alcatel OmniAccess WLAN Appli-
ances, and OmniAccess AP Access Points are on the same subnet: that they are only connected
through Layer 2 devices.
CAUTION:
Wireless System From Layer 3 to Layer 2 while the Alcatel OmniAccess Switches or
Appliances and OmniAccess AP Access Points are on different subnets, they will be
UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE with each other after the conversion to Layer 2 mode.
2.
Change the LWAPP Transport Mode from Layer 3 to Layer 2:
A.
Select CONFIGURE/Switches to navigate to the All Switches page, and select the
Alcatel OmniAccess Switch or Appliance by IP address to have ACS display the <IP
address> > Switch General page.
B.
On the <IP address> > Switch General page, select System/Networking to display
the <IP address> > Networking Setups page.
C.
On the <IP address> > Networking Setups page, change Layer 3 LWAPP Transport
Mode to Layer 2 and click Save.
D.
ACS may display a
message; if so, click OK.
3.
Restart your Alcatel OmniAccess Wireless System:
A.
On the <IP address> > Networking Setups page, select System/Commands to dis-
play the <IP address> > Switch Commands page.
B.
On the <IP address> > Switch Commands page, under Administrative Commands,
select Save Config to Flash and click GO to save the changed configuration to the
Alcatel OmniAccess Switch or Appliance. Click OK to continue.
C.
On the <IP address> > Switch Commands page, under Administrative Commands,
select Reboot and click GO to reboot the Alcatel OmniAccess Switch or Appliance. Then
click OK to confirm the save and reboot.
4.
After the Alcatel OmniAccess Switch or Appliance has rebooted, verify that the LWAPP Trans-
port Mode is now Layer 2:
A.
Select CONFIGURE/Switches to navigate to the All Switches page, and select the
Alcatel OmniAccess Switch or Appliance by IP address to have ACS display the <IP
address> > Switch General page.
B.
On the <IP address> > Switch General page, select System/Networking to display
the <IP address> > Networking Setups page.
C.
On the <IP address> > Networking Setups page, verify that the LWAPP Transport Mode
is set to Layer 2.
You have completed the LWAPP Transport Mode conversion from Layer 3 to Layer 2. The Alcatel Omni-
Access Operating System software will now control all communications between Alcatel OmniAccess
Switches or Appliances and OmniAccess AP Access Points on the same subnet. Continue with the
OmniAccess Wireless Product
11/5/04 Converting an Alcatel OmniAccess Wireless System from Layer 3 to Layer 2
Mode
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This procedure will cause your OmniAccess AP Access Points to go offline
This step is very important! If you change the Alcatel OmniAccess
Please reboot the system for the LWAPP Mode change to take effect
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