Initial Configuration And Software Upgrades; Initially Configuring An Access Point; Using Adc To Configure An Access Point - Foundry Networks IronPoint 200 User Manual

Initial Configuration and Software Upgrades

Foundry's IronPoint 200 access point can be configured using the automatic discovery and
configuration (ADC) feature or by manually defining each feature on an access point. The method
you choose determines which procedure you need to use to configure or upgrade your access
points.
ADC allows you to rapidly configure a number of access points, straight out of the box, by mapping
an access point's MAC address to an IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway. This
information is mapped on an IronPoint-FES interface. Once the access point is attached to the
IronPoint-FES, the switch assigns the predefined IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway to
the access point with the matching MAC address.
Foundry's IronView Network Manager, an SNMP-based network management software application,
allows the access point and the IronPoint-FES to be automatically discovered and configured by
IronView Network Manager. Configuration definitions can be created in IronView Network Manager,
then deployed to IronPoint-FES. Configuration definitions are then downloaded to the access points
connected to an IronPoint-FES interface.
This chapter contains the following sections:
• "Initially Configuring an Access Point" allows you to choose one of the following methods to
configure access points:
•

"Using ADC to Configure An Access Point"

• "Configuring an Access Point when ADC is not Used"
• "System Defaults"

Initially Configuring an Access Point

Before configuring a new access point, determine if you want to use ADC or not use ADC.
Using ADC to Configure An Access Point
If you will be using ADC to configure an access point, refer to the documentation for the IronView
Network Manager or the Foundry IronPoint Wireless LAN Configuration Guide to determine how to
use ADC to configure the access point.
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