Installing the HiPath Wireless Controller C4110
Unpacking the Controller
1. Unpackyourcontrollerandconfirmthatthecartoncontainsthe
followingcontents:
–TheHiPathWirelessControllerC4110
–AProductInformationGuide
–Arackmountingkit,includingdocumentation
–TwoACpowercords
–ThisQuickReference
2. ReadtheincludedProductInformationGuideforSafetyandRegulatory
Complianceinformation.
Mounting the Controller
Ifyouareinstallingthecontrollerinarack:
1. ReadtheRackInstallationGuideandRackInstallationInstructions
includedwiththerackmountingkit.
2. Installtherailsandthecontrollerintherack.
Ifyouaretablemountingthecontroller,ensureatleast6cmofclearance
onallsidesofthecontrollerforproperventilation.
Connecting to Power
RefertoFigure 1forthelocationofthebackpanelfeatures.
1. ConnectthetwoACpowercordsshippedwiththecontrollerto
powersupplies1and2.Thesetwopowersuppliescombinetocreatea
redundantpowersupply.
2. Optionally,secureandbundlethesystemcableswiththeVelcrostraps
thatshippedwithyoursystem.Loopthepowercableandusethe
Velcrostrapstoattachthecabletothehandle.
3. Plugtheotherendofthecablesintogroundedelectricaloutletsorto
separatepowersourcessuchasanuninterruptiblepowersupply
(UPS)orapowerdistributionunit(PDU).
4. Connectyourlaptopcomputerwithabrowsertothemanagement
port.
5. Poweronthecontroller.Thepowerbuttonisonthefrontpanelas
showninFigure 2.
Figure 1 HiPath Wireless Controller C4110 Back Panel Layout
Electrical Hazard: Only qualified personnel should perform installation
procedures.
Caution: An antistatic wrist strap is required to perform the following
procedures to minimize ESD damage to the devices involved.
1PCIe slot 1 (not used) 8Not used
21 Gbps data ports 1 – 4 (RJ45) 9Not used
3AC power supply 1 10 1 Gbps management port (eth0)
4AC power supply 2 11 USB 2.0 compliant connectors (2)
5Redundant power supply indicators 12 Not used
6System identification button 13 Serial connector for console port
7System status indicator 14 Not used
Note: Although the controller has 4 USB connectors (2 on the front panel
and 2 on the back panel), only one USB connector can be in use at any one
time.
Redundant Power Supply Indicator Codes
Indicatorsontheredundantpowersupplies(seecallout5inFigure 1)
showwhetherpowerispresentorwhetherapowerfaulthasoccurred.See
Table 1fordescriptionsoftheindicators’functions.
Figure 2 HiPath Wireless Controller C4110 Front Panel Layout
Hard Drive Indicator Codes
Theharddrivecarriershavetwoindicators—thedriveactivityindicator
(greenlowerlight)andthedrivestatusindicator(green/amberupper
light).InRAIDconfigurations,thedrivestatusindicatorlightstoindicate
thestatusofthedrive,asdescribedinTable 2.
Attaching the Front Bezel
Thecontrollercomeswithanoptionalfrontpanelbezel,whichcanbe
attachedtothefrontofthechassisbysnappingitonthechassishandles.A
keylockallowsyoutolockthebezelinplacetorestrictaccesstothe
controlsonthefrontpanel.You canmonitorthesystemstatusindicators
withthebezelinplace.
Figure 3 Attaching Optional Bezel
Table 1 Redundant Power Supply Indicators
Indicator Function
Power supply status (top) Green indicates that the power supply is operational
and providing DC power to the system.
Power supply fault (middle) Amber indicates a problem with the power supply.
AC line status (bottom) Green indicates that a valid AC source is connected
to the power supply and is operational.
1Power button, power-on indicator 6USB 2.0 compliant connectors (2)
2NMI button (not used) 7Video connector (not used)
3Hard drive activity indicator 8Slot for optical drive (not used)
4System identification button 9Hard drive indicators
5LCD panel 10 Two 3.5-in. SATA 250 GB hard drives
Table 2 Hard Drive Status Indicator Patterns for RAID
Condition Drive Status Indicator Pattern
Drive online Steady green
Drive offline Off
Drive predicted failure Blinks green, amber, and off
Drive failed Blinks amber four times per second
Drive rebuilding Blinks green slowly
Rebuild aborted Blinks green 3 seconds, amber 3 seconds, off 6
seconds
1Key lock 2Bezel cover
Replacing a Power Supply
Thecontrollerhastwopowersupplies,supplyinghot‐pluggablepower
redundancy.Thesystemdistributesthepowerloadacrossbothpower
suppliestomaximizeefficiency.Whenapowersupplyisremovedwith
thesystempoweredon,thefullpowerloadispickedupbytheremaining
powersupply.
Removing a Power Supply
1. Disconnectthepowercablefromthepowersource.
2. Disconnectthepowercablefromthepowersupplyandremovethe
Velcrostrapsthatbundleandsecurethesystemcables,ifinstalled.
3. Releasethelockingtabontheleftsideofthepowersupplybypressing
intowardtheright,asshowninFigure 4.
4. Pullthepowersupplystraightouttoreleaseitfromthepower
distributionboardandclearthechassis.
Figure 4 Installing and Removing the Power Supply
Replacing a Power Supply
1. Slidethenewpowersupplystraightintothechassis.SeeFigure 4.
2. Pushthehandleallthewaydownuntlitiscompletelyflushwiththe
powersupplyfaceplateandtheorangelockingtabengages.
3. Connectthepowercabletothepowersupply.
4. Optionally,secureandbundlethesystemcableswiththeVelcrostraps
thatshippedwithyoursystem.Loopthepowercableandusethe
Velcrostrapstoattachthecabletothehandle.
5. Plugtheotherendofthecableintoapowerdistributionunit(PDU)or
poweroutlet.
6. Allowseveralsecondsforthesystemtorecognizethepowersupply
anddeterminewhetheritisworkingproperly.Thepowersupply
statusindicatorwillturngreentosignifyproperfunctioning.See
Table 1.
Configuring the HiPath Wireless Controller C4110
AconfigurationwizardisnowavailabletohelpconfiguretheHiPath
WirelessControllerfornewdeployments.Thewizardguidesyouthrough
theinitialsystemconfigurationstepsthatarenecessarytodeploythe
HiPathWirelessController.Thewizardisautomaticallylaunchedwhen
anadministratorlogsintotheHiPathWirelessControllerforthefirsttime.
Alternatively,youmaystillelecttoprovisionthesystembymeansof
directelementconfigurationasdescribedbrieflybelowandindetailinthe
HiPathWirelessController,AccessPointsandConvergenceSoftwareGetting
StartedGuideandHiPathWirelessController,AccessPointsandConvergence
SoftwareUserGuide.
Fordetailedconfigurationinformation,refertotheHiPathWireless
Controller,AccessPointsandConvergenceSoftwareGettingStartedGuideand
HiPathWirelessController,AccessPointsandConvergenceSoftwareUserGuide
locatedatthefollowinglink:
http://www.enterasys.com/support/manuals/h‐l.html#H
Note: The system requires one power supply to operate the system
normally. Remove and replace only one power supply at a time in a system
that is powered on.
1Power supply 2Power supply handle 3Locking tab
Configure the Management Interface
YoucanretainthedefaultIPaddressofthecontroller’smanagement
interfaceifyoudonotintendtoconnectthecontrollertoyourenterprise
network.Ifyoudointendtoconnectthecontrollertoyournetwork:
1. Ifnotalreadydone,connectanEthernetcablebetweenthelaptopand
themanagementportofthecontroller.
2. ConfiguretheEthernetportofthelaptopwithastaticallyassigned
unusedIPaddressinthe192.168.10.0/24subnet.
3. LaunchyourWebbrowserandinthebrowseraddressbar,type
https://192.168.10.1:5825.(192.168.10.1isthedefaultIPaddressonthe
controller’smanagementport.)
ThislaunchestheHiPathWirelessAssistantonthecontrollerandthe
logonscreenisdisplayed.
4. IntheUserNamebox,typeadmin,andinthePasswordbox,type
abc123.
5. ClickLogin.
6. Fromthemainmenu,clickWirelessControllerConfiguration.
7. Intheleftpane,clickIPAddresses.TheInterfacestabisdisplayed.
8. ClicktheManagementPorttab.
9. Typethefollowinginformation:
–Hostname–ThenameoftheHiPathWirelessControllerC4110
–Domain–TheIPdomainnameoftheenterprisenetwork
–ManagementIPAddress–ThenewIPaddressforthecontroller’s
managementport.Changethisasappropriatefortheenterprise
network.
–Subnetmask–TheappropriatesubnetmaskfortheIPaddressto
separatethenetworkportionfromthehostportionoftheaddress
(typically255.255.255.0)
–ManagementGateway–Thedefaultgatewayofthenetwork
–PrimaryDNS–TheprimaryDNSserverusedbythenetwork
–SecondaryDNS–ThesecondaryDNSserverusedbythenetwork
10. ClickSave.TheIPaddressesarenowsettothenetworkyoudefined.
TheWebconnectionbetweenthelaptopandthecontrollerisended.
11. Disconnectyourlaptopfromthecontroller’smanagementport.
12. Connectthecontroller’smanagementporttotheenterpriseEthernet
LAN.
13. LogontotheHiPathWirelessAssistant.Thesystemisnowvisibleto
theenterprisenetwork.
Configure the System
1. Beforeyoubeginconfiguration:
ResearchthetypeofWLANdeploymentthatisrequired.Forexample,
SSIDs,securityrequirements,andfilterpolicies.
2. Preparethenetwork:
Ensurethatexternalservers(forexample,DHCPandRADIUS
servers)areavailableandappropriatelyconfigured.
3. UsingtheHiPathWirelessAssistant,configuretheIPaddressesofthe
controller’sdataports,port1throughport4.
–ConfigurethedefaultIPaddressestobetherelevantsubnetpointof
attachmenttotheexistingnetwork,andsetuptheroutingprotocol
table.ThedefaultIPaddressis10.0.#.1.
–ConfigurethedataportstobeonseparateVLANs.
–Tomanagethecontrollerthroughtheinterface,selecttheMgmt
checkboxontheInterfacestab.
4. Selectthecountryandtimezone,thenrestartthecontroller.
5. Installthecontrollerlicenseandconfirmthelatestfirmwareversionis
loaded.
6. ConfiguretheVNS.
7. Install,register,andassignWirelessAPstotheVNS.
ForinformationoninstallingandpoweringtheWirelessAPs,seethe
HiPathWirelessdocumentationat
http://www.enterasys.com/support/manuals/h‐l.html#H
