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WS5000 Series Switch System Reference Guide

How to Use this Guide

This guide will help you implement, configure, and administer the WS5000 Series Switch and associated
network elements. This guide is organized into the following sections:
Table 1 Quick Reference on How This Guide Is Organized
Chapter
Chapter 1, "WS5000 Series
Switch Overview"
Chapter 2, "Installing the
System Image"
Chapter 3, "Configuring the
WS 5000 Series Switch
Automatically"
Chapter 4, "Using the
WS5000 Series Switch GUI"
Chapter 5, "Configuring User
Authentication"
Chapter 6, "Configuring
Policies"
Chapter 7, "Configuring
Rogue AP Detection"
Chapter 8, "CLI Command
Reference"
Chapter 9, "Antennas and
Power"
Chapter 10, "Converting AP-
4131 Access Points to RF
Ports"
Chapter 11, "Configuring the
WS5100 WTLS VPN"

Conventions Used in this Guide

This section describes the following topics:
• Annotated Symbols
• Notational Conventions
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Review the overall feature set of the WS5000 Series Switch, as well as the many
configuration options available.
Install the System Image. This includes uploading the system image to a TFTP server,
deleting prior configuration or system files, saving a backup version of the existing
configuration, and uploading the system image file, and restoring the site
configuration file.
Review in depth details about the Command File, its syntax, options, specific
settings, and an example.
Learn about working within the WS5000 Series Switch GUI to perform most daily
administration tasks for the switch and its associated devices.
Configure the Radius server.
Configure network policies and switch policies.
Configure rogue access port (an access port in the network that is not valid and might
be unsafe) detection.
Review the CLI Command reference for all configuration command details, for when
the administrator will use the CLI intergace instead of the GUI interface.
Review antenna and power settings for numerous field installation demographics.
Convert the AP-4131 access points to WS 5000 RF ports.
Configure the WS5100 WTLS VPN