Symbol WS 5000 Quick Setup Manual
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- Page 1 Wireless Switch 5000 Quick Setup Guide WS 5000 Wireless Switch Version 1.1.4.30 72E-66722-01 Revision A December 2003 www.symbol.com...
- Page 2 Copyright Copyright © 2003 by Symbol Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be modified or adapted in any way, for any purposes without permission in writing from Symbol Technologies, Inc. (Symbol). The material in this manual is subject to change without notice.
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Page 3: Step 1: Connecting The Ws 5000 To The Network
Ethernet IP network but who is not necessarily trained on Symbol Technologies equipment. The goal of this document is to show this user how to: (1) Connect the WS 5000 in a basic, flat switch network topology and verify that it is properly connected, (2) Configure the WS 5000 to support the network topology and (3) Apply a basic WEP 128 policy. -
Page 4: Verifying The Connections
Figure 2: The Network Topology Verifying the Connections If the WS 5000 is connected correctly, devices on the wireless LAN should be able to connect to devices on the LAN. To test the connection between the wireless client device and the computer shown in Figure 2, from the wireless client, enter: C:>... -
Page 5: Step 2: Initial Configuration Using The Cli
To configure the WS 5000 with site-specific IP addressing and network policies, connect the administrative PC to the WS 5000 with the serial cable (as discussed in the QIG). Once the basic WS 5000 network configuration is complete, administrators can create a policy as discussed in “Basic WS 5000 Configuration.”... -
Page 6: Configuring Ethernet Ports
WS5000.(Cfg).Ethernet.[2]>set dhcp disable<enter> Symbol recommends assigning static IP addresses for Ethernet ports. To change the Ethernet port 2 IP address: This step is required to manage the WS 5000. WS5000.(Cfg).Ethernet.[2]>ipaddress <address><net_mask><enter> Where: <address> is the IP address assigned to this port. - Page 7 The switch installation is complete. The serial cable can be disconnected from the administrative PC. The next section describes a basic switch security policy configuration using the browser interface of a PC connected to the same subnet as Ethernet port 2 on the WS 5000.
- Page 8 Step 3: Creating a Policy Using the GUI This step should take less than 15 minutes to complete. When you finish this step, the WS 5000 will be operating with a WEP 128 security policy. The WS 5000 GUI simplifies creating policies. To use...
- Page 9 These instructions apply to WS 5000s with the Type value set to Primary. If this WS 5000 is configured as Standby, no Access Ports will be adopted and no policies will be applied. To change the Type setting: → 1. From the toolbar, select System Settings Standby Management…...
- Page 10 5. On the Wireless Switch Policy screen, select the appropriate Country. The Channel and Power Level settings adjust to the country selected. Click Next to display available Access Port policies. 6. On this Wireless Switch Policy screen, click Create to define a new Access Port policy.
- Page 11 8. On this Access Port Policy screen, click Create. The Create a New WLAN Wizard screen appears. 9. On the Create a New WLAN Wizard screen, enter a Name and (optional) Description for this WLAN. For this example, the Name is QSG First WLAN and the Description is First Wireless LAN.
- Page 12 11. On this WLAN screen click Create to define a new security policy. The Create a New Security Policy Wizard screen appears. 12. On the Create a New Security Policy Wizard screen, enter a Name and (optional) Description for this new security policy. In this example, the Name is QSG First Security Policy and the Description is First security policy.
- Page 13 15. For wireless clients using Symbol Technologies adapters, enter a Pass Key value and click Generate. Remember this Pass Key as it will be needed to configure wireless clients. Click Next and skip to step 17. 16. For wireless clients using non-Symbol...
- Page 14 18. From the WLAN Wizard screen, select the security policy just created. In this example, this is QSG First Security Policy. Click Next to display the next WLAN Wizard screen. 19. From this WLAN Wizard screen, click Next to display the WLAN creation confirmation screen.
- Page 15 21. On the Access Port Policy Wizard screen, select the WLAN policy just created and click the >> button to move the policy from the Available box to the Selected box. The Access Port Policy Wizard screen redisplays showing the WLAN policy in the Selected box.
- Page 16 24. Click Next without making any changes to the bandwidth settings on this Access Port Policy Wizard screen. The Access Port Policy confirmation screen appears. 25. On the Access Port Policy confirmation screen, click Finish to save this Access Port policy and exit the Access Port Policy Wizard.
- Page 17 27. From this Wireless Switch Policy Wizard screen, click Next to display the Adoption List Allow screen. 28. Click Next without making any changes to this Wireless Switch Policy Wizard screen. The Adoption List Disallow screen appears. 29. Click Next without making any changes to this Wireless Switch Policy Wizard screen.
- Page 18 30. Click the Allow adoption and use Access Port Policy button and click Next to display the Wireless Switch Policy confirmation screen. 31. From this Wireless Switch Policy confirmation screen click Finish to save this Wireless Switch policy and exit the Wireless Switch Policy Wizard.
- Page 19 Manager screen, click Close. The WS 5000 main screen reappears. 35. Notice that the policy tree on the left panel of the WS 5000 main screen shows the new policy (QSG Wireless Switch Policy), which makes WEP 128 active for this WS 5000 (and all attached Access Ports and Mobile Units).
- Page 20 LAN. Or, use the GUI to confirm connectivity with mobile units. To verify the connectivity of mobile units using the GUI, click Mobile Units (highlighted) on the left panel of the WS 5000 main screen (shown below). The MU View screen appears.
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