Step 1: Preconfigure The Access Point; Configuring For Management By Zonedirector; Configuring For Standalone Operation Or For Management By Flexmaster - Ruckus Wireless ZoneFlex 7982 User Manual

Installing the Access Point

Step 1: Preconfigure the Access Point

Step 1: Preconfigure the Access Point

The procedure for completing the Access Point's essential configuration depends on
whether you want it to be managed by either ZoneDirector or FlexMaster or to operate
as a standalone Access Point. Refer to the section that is relevant to your deployment:

Configuring for Management by ZoneDirector

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Configuring for Standalone Operation or for Management by FlexMaster

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Configuring for Management by ZoneDirector
If ZoneDirector is installed on the network, follow the instructions in the ZoneDirector
User Guide and connect the AP to your network.
NOTE: The Access Point must have some way of obtaining an IP address (IPv4 DHCP
or IPv6 Auto Configuration).
If you configure an AP for management by ZoneDirector and later decide
CAUTION:
that you want it to be a standalone AP, you will need to factory reset the AP.
Configuring for Standalone Operation or for
Management by FlexMaster
This section describes the steps you need to complete to set up the AP in standalone
mode or to be managed by Ruckus Wireless FlexMaster server, if you have one
installed on the network.
What You Will Need
Before starting with the configuration task, make sure that you have the following
requirements ready:
An administrative computer (notebook computer) with an Ethernet port and a
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wireless card installed.
A Web browser such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox 2.0 (or later) or Microsoft
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Internet Explorer 6.0 (or later) installed on the administrative computer
One Cat5e foil screened twisted pair (FTP) solid Ethernet cable
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