Smartpath Configuration Workflow (Enterprise Mode) - Black Box LWN602A User Manual

Chapter 7: Using SmartPath EMS
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7.3 SmartPath Configuration Workflow (Enterprise Mode)

Assuming that you have already set SmartPath EMS in Enterprise mode and configured its basic settings, and that you have
deployed SmartPath APs, which are now connected to SmartPath EMS, you can start configuring the SmartPath APs through
SmartPath EMS.* You can configure numerous objects, some of which might need to reference other objects. An efficient
configuration strategy is first to define any objects that you will later need to use when configuring other objects. If one object
must reference another that has not yet been defined, there is usually a "New" button that you can click, define the object you
need, and then return to the first dialog box to continue with its configuration.
*When SmartPath APs are in the same subnet as SmartPath EMS, they can use CAPWAP (Control and Provisioning of Wireless
Access Points) to discover SmartPath EMS on the network. CAPWAP works within a Layer 2 broadcast domain and is enabled by
default on all SmartPath APs. If the SmartPath APs and SmartPath EMS are in different subnets, then you can use one of several
approaches to enable SmartPath APs to connect to SmartPath EMS. For information about these options, see "How SmartPath
APs Connect to SmartPath EMS" in Section 8.4, Example 4: Connecting SmartPath APs to SmartPath EMS.
NOTE: An important initial configuration task to perform is to synchronize the internal clocks of all the managed SmartPath APs
either with the clock on SmartPath EMS or with the time on an NTP server. If you plan on having the SmartPath APs
validate RADIUS, VPN, and HTTPS (captive web portal) certificates, synchronizing all the devices with the same NTP server
helps ensure synchronization.
The typical workflow proceeds like this:
1. Use default settings or configure new settings for various features that, when combined, constitute a user profile, an SSID, and
a WLAN policy. These are the three main objects that reference most of the other ones. Together these features define policies
that you can apply to multiple SmartPath APs.
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