Accessing And Configuring The Switch Software; Switch Policies - Symbol WS5000 Series System Reference Manual

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WS5000 Series Switch System Reference Guide

1.3.1 Accessing and Configuring the Switch Software

To access and configure the WS5000 Series Switch administration controls and options, the administrator can
access a CLI through a Telnet session, or log into a Web-based graphical user interface.
The CLI is accessible via Telnet, through the console port on the front of the wireless switch, or through a SSH
application (which enables protected access to the switch over the CLI). All configuration and management
functions can be performed through the CLI.
The Web-based graphical user interface (GUI) can be accessed securely from any Web browser on the
network. The GUI provides tools to configure and maintain the wireless system. It also provides real-time
graphs for displaying system load and traffic on the wireless network.

1.3.2 Switch Policies

A WS5000 Series Switch uses a set of rules, or "policies," to configure the wireless LAN (WLAN), the access
ports that it adopts, and to integrate the wired LANs and VLANs. The policy-based management architecture
lets a network administrator create a class of service (CoS) by defining network access, type of WLAN security,
and quality of service (QoS) for a group of users.
Figure 1.1 displays the WS5000 Series Switch principal policies. The following section describes these
policies:
• Switch Policy – Acts as a container for all the other policies. It also contains an adoption list, which
controls the types of access ports (APs) that can be adopted.
• Ethernet Port Policy – Configures the switch's Ethernet ports, and associates multiple WLANs with
multiple LANs or VLANs. There are two Ethernet ports on WS5000 Series Switches. By convention, port
1 (the left port) connects to the wireless LAN, and port 2 (the right port) connects to the wired LAN.
• Access Port Policy – Defines access port configuration details such as an APs beacon interval, RTS
threshold, and its set of supported data rates. The AP policy is also responsible for adding WLANs to
the AP and for attaching a security policy, access control list, and network policy (or packet filter) to each
AP.
• WLAN Policy – Defines attributes (such as ESS ID, beacon rate, DTIM interval) applied to mobile units
on a portion of the wireless LAN.
• Security Policy – Defines the authentication and encryption methods used to secure communication
between the WS5000 Series Switch and the mobile units through the APs. Each WLAN can have a
different security policy associated with it.
• Network Policy – Filters and prioritizes packets as they are sent across the wireless network. it can
reject packets completely. Use the network policy to implement QoS and types of service (ToS) protocols.