Dell PowerConnect W-IAP175P Quick Setup Manual

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Dell Networking Mobility Starter Kit

Quick Setup Guide

Odie Cavazos, Technical Marketing
Colin King, Network Engineering
Valerie Padilla, Network Engineering

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  • Page 1: Dell Networking Mobility Starter Kit

    Dell Networking Mobility Starter Kit Quick Setup Guide Odie Cavazos, Technical Marketing Colin King, Network Engineering Valerie Padilla, Network Engineering...
  • Page 2 The content is provided as is, without express or implied warranties of any kind. © 2012 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Dell and its affiliates cannot be responsible for errors or omissions in typography or photography. Dell, the Dell logo, and PowerEdge are trademarks of Dell Inc. Intel and Xeon are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Connecting your W-IAP105 Instant Access Points ..............9 Connect to the Provisioning Wi-Fi Network ..............10 Log in to the Dell PowerConnect W-Series Instant Access Point WebUI ........10 Creating a Network ....................11 Next steps and recommendations ................14 Dell OpenManage Network Manager ................
  • Page 4: Dell Networking Mobility Starter Kit

    Dell Networking Mobility Starter Kit – Quick Setup Guide Dell Networking Mobility Starter Kit This guide will help you install and configure the Dell Networking Mobility Starter Kit. To ensure an easy installation, please read through the entire guide and determine the configuration options that will best suit your needs.
  • Page 5: Getting Started Network Topology

    • Username and password • Management switch IP address • IP subnet mask • Default gateway IP address • SNMP Community String (optional) For more information, see the Dell PowerConnect 5500 Series User Guide and Getting Started Guide at support.dell.com/manuals.
  • Page 6: Configuring The Powerconnect 5500 Series Poe Switch

    Fan (should be green) NOTE: For more information on connecting the switch to a terminal, see “Connecting the Switch to the Terminal” section in the Dell PowerConnect 5500 Series Getting Started Guide. Figure 2 PowerConnect 5524P LEDs 2. Obtain the following information from the network administrator: •...
  • Page 7 • Return later and setup the SNMP version account. For more information on setting up an SNMP version 2 account, see the Dell PowerConnect 5500 Series User Guide and Getting Started Guide at support.dell.com/manuals. Would you like to set up the SNMP management interface now? [Y/N] NOTE: If you are not setting up OMNM at this time and cannot obtain the SNMP information in steps 6 and 7, enter [N] to skip to step 8.
  • Page 8 Dell Networking Mobility Starter Kit – Quick Setup Guide To add a management station: Please enter the SNMP community string to be used: 6. Enter the SNMP community string. You can use the default name "public" Please enter the IP address of the Management System (A.B.C.D) or wildcard (0.0.0.0) to manage from any Management Station: [0.0.0.0].
  • Page 9: Next Steps And Recommendations

    PowerConnect 5500 Series PoE switch. In some cases, the DHCP Server will be a function of your internet provider. For the Dell Networking Mobility Starter Kit example, we are using the DHCP Server from our internet router. Ensure that the DHCP service is disabled on the PowerConnect 5500 Series PoE switch if you have another DHCP server on your network.
  • Page 10: Connect To The Provisioning Wi-Fi Network

    Log in to the Dell PowerConnect W-Series Instant Access Point WebUI 4. Open a web browser and navigate to instant.dell-pcw.com to access the Dell Virtual Controller login screen. If you enter any other URL, you are redirected to the same Dell Virtual Controller login screen.
  • Page 11: Creating A Network

    Japan do not need to complete this step. Creating a Network Dell PowerConnect W-Series Instant Access Point user interface is a standard web-based interface that allows you to configure and monitor an IAP network. 1. In the Network window, click the New link, as shown in Figure 5.
  • Page 12 Dell Networking Mobility Starter Kit – Quick Setup Guide 3. In the Basic Info tab, shown in Figure 6, enter a name for the network in the Name (SSID) text box. Click Next to continue. 4. In the VLAN tab, shown in Figure 7, select the required Client IP assignment and Client VLAN assignment options.
  • Page 13 Dell Networking Mobility Starter Kit – Quick Setup Guide 6. In the Access tab, shown in Figure 9, use the default option Unrestricted. Click Finish to continue. Figure 9 Access Tab 7. Verify that the new network you named in step 9 has been created. Figure 10 shows a network that was created named example.
  • Page 14: Next Steps And Recommendations

    9. Connect your client PC to the network you created, as described in step 3 in the section “Connect to the Provisioning WiFi Network”. 10. Login to the Dell Instant Access Point Web UI, as in step 4 and 5 in the section “Connect to the Provisioning WiFi Network”.
  • Page 15: Dell Openmanage Network Manager

    Dell Networking Mobility Starter Kit – Quick Setup Guide Dell OpenManage Network Manager OpenManage Network Manager is designed to help simplify management in your Dell network environment through: • One-to-many management functionality • Easy monitoring and diagnosing of networking health and performance •...
  • Page 16: Omnm Download Instructions

    Dell Networking Mobility Starter Kit – Quick Setup Guide OMNM Download instructions: Navigate to the URL: http://www.dell.com/NetworkManager Click on “Click here to download” Fill in the required information on the registration form and you will be sent an email with a link to download the software.
  • Page 17 Dell Networking Mobility Starter Kit – Quick Setup Guide • Internet Explorer (v 9 and above) Supported Operating System Versions: • Windows 2003 (Standard, Enterprise and Web 64-bit only) • Windows Server 2008 (including R2 and Enterprise Edition), 64-bit only.

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