Nortel 2350 User manual

Part No. NN47250-102 (320666-G)
October 2007
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Nortel WLAN—
Management Software
2300 Series Reference
Guide

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Limited Product Warranty
The following sections describe the Nortel standard Product Warranty for End Users.
Products
Nortel WLAN—Security Switch 2300 Series
Nortel WLAN—Access Points (2330/2330A/2330B and Series 2332)
Limited Warranty
Nortel standard warranty for hardware is one (1) year. Nortel warrants software materials to be defect free for
90 Days from time of purchase. Nortel requires purchasing the software subscription if a customer would like
to receive new versions of WLAN Security Switch 2300 series and Nortel WLAN Management System soft-
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Disclaimer
This network plan was generated by the WMS planning tool using a predictive RF model. This information is an
estimate of the amount, configuration, and placement of WLAN 2300 equipment and is intended to facilitate project cost
projections.
A Wireless LAN site survey service captures actual RF data to accurately model RF environments and is the best method
to determine correct location of APs, and therefore installation locations of cabling. A WMS network plan is an
approximation only and does not substitute for a Wireless LAN site survey.

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Contents
How to get help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Introducing the Nortel WLAN 2300 System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Nortel WLAN 2300 System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Safety and Advisory Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Text and Syntax Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Installing WLAN Management Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Hardware Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Hardware Requirements for WLAN Management Software Client . . . . . . . . .29
Hardware Requirements for WLAN Management Software
Monitoring Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Software Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Preparing for Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Serial Number and License Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Installation Task Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Unpacking Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Using the Installation Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Installation Log File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Upgrading WLAN Management Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Uninstalling WLAN Management Software on Windows Systems . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Uninstalling WLAN Management Software on Linux Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Working with the WLAN Management Software User
Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Display Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Organizer Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Alerts Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Content Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Saving or Discarding Configuration Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Reviewing and Deploying Switch Configuration Changes . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Task List Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

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Configuration Wizards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Properties Dialogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Resizing a Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Menu Bar Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Tool Bar Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Status Counters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Copying, Pasting, and Deleting Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Copy and Paste in the Organizer Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Copy and Paste Replace in the Organizer Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Copy and Paste in the Content Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Enabling Keyboard Shortcut Mnemonics (Windows XP Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Starting WLAN Management Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Restricting Access to WLAN Management Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Creating an Administrator Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Creating Provision or Monitor Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Deleting WLAN Management Software User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Disabling Access Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Working with Network Plans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Creating a Network Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Managing Network Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Saving a Network Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Saving a Network Plan with a New Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Opening a Network Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Importing a Network Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Closing a Network Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Deleting a Network Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Sharing a Network Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Defining a Mobility Domain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Roaming Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Traffic Ports Used by WSS Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Creating a Mobility Domain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Enabling Secure WSS to WSS communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Creating a WSS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

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Creating a Third-Party AP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Changing the Country Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Applying the Network’s Auto-RF Settings to the Network Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Configuring AirDefense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Configuring WLAN Management Software to Receive Traps
from an AirDefense Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Launching the AirDefense Server User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Converting DAPs to AirDefense Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Specifying the AirDefense Server as a Trap Receiver on WSSs . . . . . . . . . .73
Uploading a WSS into the Network Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Converting Auto DAPs into Statically Configured APs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Creating a Network Domain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Planning the Nortel WLAN 2300 System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
RF Planning Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Accessing the RF Planning Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Creating or Modifying a Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Creating or Modifying Buildings in a Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Creating or Modifying Floors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Importing or Drawing Floor Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Importing a Drawing of a Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
File Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Preparing a Drawing Before Importing It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Useful AutoCAD Operations and Naming-Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Importing the Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Cropping the Paper Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Adjusting the Scale of a Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Adjusting the Origin Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Working with Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Hiding Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Cleaning Up a Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Drawing Floor Objects Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Specifying the RF Characteristics of a Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Converting Objects into RF Obstacles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Drawing RF Obstacles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

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Importing RF Obstacle Data from a Site Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Site Survey Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Adding LOS Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Generating a Site Survey Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Importing RF Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Applying the RF Measurements to the Floor Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Defining Wireless Coverage Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Creating a Wiring Closet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Defining a Coverage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Shared Coverage Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Drawing a Coverage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Specifying the Wireless Technology for a Coverage Area . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Specifying Coverage Area Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Specifying Floor Properties for the Coverage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
Specifying Default Device Settings for the Coverage Area . . . . . . . . . .122
Specifying Redundancy Computation for APs in the
Coverage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Configuring Capacity Calculation for Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Configuring Capacity Calculation for Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Specifying Mobility Domain, Radio Profile, and
Wiring Closet Associations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Editing Coverage Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Placing Third-Party Access Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Moving a Third-Party AP Icon to its Floor Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
Creating and Placing an Icon for a Third-Party Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . .132
Placing Installed and Auto-Configured APs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Computing AP Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Computing and Placing APs for a Coverage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Locking and Unlocking Coverage Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Locking and Unlocking APs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Assigning AP Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Computing Optimal Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Verifying the Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Showing RF Coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Placing RF Measurement Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
Using RF Interactive Measurement Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

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Reading the RF Measurement Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
Generating RF Network Design Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
Configuring WSS System Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
WSS Configuration Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
Adding a WSS to the Network Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
Creating a WSS as Part of RF Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
Creating a WSS Using the Create WLAN—Security Switch
Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161
Creating a New WSS Based on a Configured Switch in the
Network Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161
Adding a Switch by Uploading its Configuration from the Network . . . . . . . .162
Adding a Switch by Importing a Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162
Configuring Basic and Advanced Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
Reviewing and Deploying Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
Reviewing Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
Deploying Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
Using the Create WLAN—Security Switch Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
Setting Up a Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165
Modifying Basic Switch Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
Changing the WSS Software Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
Changing the WSS Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
Changing Time zone Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170
Changing System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170
Converting Auto DAPs into Statically Configured DAPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
Deleting Auto DAPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172
Launching a Telnet Management Session with the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172
Launching a Web View Management Session with the Switch . . . . . . . . . . .173
Viewing and Changing Port Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173
Viewing Port Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173
Changing Port Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173
Enabling Link Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174
Configuring a Port for a Directly Connected AP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175
Configure a Port for Wired Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176
Viewing and Changing Port Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180
Viewing Port Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180

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Creating a Port Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180
Changing a Port Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181
Viewing and Changing Management Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181
Viewing Management Service Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181
Changing Management Service Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181
Configuring SNMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182
Configuring an SNMP V1 or V2c Community String . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183
Configuring a USM (SNMP V3) User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183
Configuring a Notification Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185
Configuring a Notification Target . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185
Modifying a USM User, Notification Profile, or Notification
Target . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188
Configuring WLAN Management Software Services as a
Notification Target . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188
Viewing and Setting Log and Trace Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190
Viewing Log Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191
Changing Log Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191
Creating an External Log Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192
Creating a Trace Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192
Viewing and Configuring IP Services Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
Viewing IP Services Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
Creating a Static Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
Create an IP Alias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194
Configuring DNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195
Configuring NTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195
Configuring ARP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196
Viewing and Configuring VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196
Viewing VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198
Creating a VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198
Changing VLAN Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199
Changing VLAN Spanning Tree Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200
Changing STP Port Settings in a VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201
Enabling STP Fast Convergence Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202
Changing VLAN IGMP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203
Configuring Static Multicast Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204
Restricting Layer 2 Traffic Among Clients in a VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205

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Restricting Layer 3 Traffic Among Clients in a VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206
Changing a VLAN’s Tunnel Affinity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206
Configuring the WSS Software DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207
Changing the Aging Time for FDB Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208
Viewing and Configuring ACLs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208
Viewing ACLs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208
Creating an ACL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209
Configuring Advanced ACL Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212
Adding a New ACE to a Configured ACL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214
Mapping an ACL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215
Deleting an ACL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216
Deleting an Individual ACE from an ACL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216
Viewing and Changing CoS Mappings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217
Viewing CoS Mappings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217
Changing a DSCP-to-CoS Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217
Changing a CoS-to-DSCP Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218
Setting a Range of DSCP Values to a Single CoS Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218
Resetting CoS Mapping to their Default Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218
Configuring Wireless Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Viewing and Configuring Wireless Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221
Wireless Service Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221
Service Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222
Access Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224
Viewing Wireless Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226
Configuring an 802.1X Wireless Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226
Configuring a Voice over Wireless Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228
Configuring a Web-Portal (Web-based AAA) Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231
Configuring an Open Access Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233
Configuring a Mesh Services Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235
Configuring a Custom Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236
Modifying Service Profile Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236
Service Profile Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237
WPA, RSN Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237
Static WEP Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237
Authorization Attributes Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238

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Broadcast Settings Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238
Radio Profile Selection Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238
Voice Configuration Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239
Client Timeout Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239
Rate Configuration Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239
SODA Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241
Viewing SSID Encryption Settings and Access Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241
Modifying SSID Encryption Settings and Access Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .242
Modifying Encryption Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243
Modifying Access Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244
Viewing and Configuring Radio Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245
Viewing Radio Profile Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245
Creating a Radio Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245
Moving Radios Back to the Default Radio Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .247
Configuring Advanced Radio Profile Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .247
Radio Profile Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .247
802.11 Attributes Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248
Auto Tune Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249
Service Profile Selection Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249
Radio Selection Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250
Voice Configuration Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250
Viewing and Changing the Auto-DAP Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250
Viewing Auto-DAP Profile Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .251
Changing Auto-DAP Profile Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .251
Converting Auto DAPs into Statically Configured DAPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252
Deleting Auto DAPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252
Viewing and Configuring APs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252
Viewing the Configured APs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252
Creating a Distributed AP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253
Configuring a Directly Connected AP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254
Setting Up AP Redundancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .257
Changing the AP Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .258
Changing the Radio Type for an AP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .258
Changing the AP-WSS Security Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259
Configuring Advanced AP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259

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AP-2330B and Series 2332 APs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262
Viewing and Changing Radio Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .272
Viewing Radio Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .272
Changing Radio Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .273
Viewing and Changing RF Detection Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .273
Viewing RF Detection Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .273
Adding an Entry to the Permitted Vendor OUI List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .274
Adding an Entry to the Permitted SSID List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .274
Adding an Entry to the Ignore List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .274
Adding an Entry to the Rogue List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275
Adding an Entry to the Client Black List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275
Enabling Countermeasures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275
Enabling AP Signatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .276
Configuring Authentication, Authorization, and
Accounting Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Viewing and Configuring Users in the Local Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .277
Viewing Users and Groups in the Local Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .278
Creating a Named User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .278
Creating a User Group and Assigning Users To It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279
Creating a MAC User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .280
Creating a MAC User Group and Assigning Users To It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .280
Authorization Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281
Viewing and Configuring RADIUS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285
Viewing RADIUS Settings, Servers, and Server Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .286
Creating a RADIUS Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .286
Modifying a RADIUS Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .286
Creating a RADIUS Server Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .287
Changing Default RADIUS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .288
Configuring RADIUS System Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .289
Viewing and Configuring Global 802.1X Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .290
Viewing Global 802.1X Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .290
Changing Global 802.1X Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .290
Viewing and Configuring 802.1X Network Access Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .292
Viewing 802.1X Network Access Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .292

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Creating an 802.1X Network Access Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .292
Viewing and Configuring MAC Network Access Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .295
Viewing MAC Network Access Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .295
Creating a MAC Network Access Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .295
Viewing and Configuring Web-based AAA Network Access Rules . . . . . . . . . . .297
Viewing Web-based AAA Network Access Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .297
Creating a Web-based AAA Network Access Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .297
Viewing and Configuring WSS Administrator Access Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .299
Viewing WSS Administrator Access Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .299
Creating an Access Rule for Console Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .299
Creating an Access Rule for Telnet or SSH Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300
Viewing and Configuring AAA Support for Third-Party AP Users . . . . . . . . . . . .301
Viewing Settings for Third-Party AP AAA Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .302
Creating a Proxy Access Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .302
Configuring a RADIUS Proxy for a Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .303
Specifying the WSS Port Connected to the Third-Party AP . . . . . . . . . . . . .304
Viewing and Changing Location Policy Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .304
Viewing Location Policy Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .304
Creating a Location Policy Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305
Viewing and Changing Mobility Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .306
Viewing Mobility Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .306
Creating a Mobility Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .306
Configuring WSSs Remotely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
How Remote WSS Configuration Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309
Drop Ship (2350 Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309
Staged WSS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
WLAN Management Software Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .312
Staging a WSS for Configuration by WLAN Management Software . . . . . . . . . .312
Example 1: Deployment Site has DHCP and Local DNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313
Example 2: Deployment Site has no DHCP and no DNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313
Example 3: Deployment Site has DNS but no DHCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .314
Example 4: Deployment Site has DHCP but Local DNS
Domain differs from Corporate DNS Domain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315
Preconfiguring a switch in WLAN Management Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .316

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Uploading a Partially Configured Switch and Completing its
Configuration with WLAN Management Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .317
Replacing a switch and reusing its configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318
How Switch Replacement Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318
Enabling Replacement of Remote Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .319
Replacing a Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .319
Managing WSS System Images and Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
WSS File Management Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .321
Devices Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .322
Task List Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .322
Toolbar Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .324
Synchronizing Local and Network Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .325
Reviewing Switch Configuration Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .325
Accepting Network Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .326
Undoing Local or Network Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .326
Deploying Switch Configuration Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .326
Synchronizing when the Network and WLAN Management
Software have Nonmatching Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .328
Distributing System Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .328
Using the Image Repository . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .328
Distributing System Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .329
Rebooting WSSs or APs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .330
Enabling or Disabling Management of a Switch by WLAN Management
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .331
Viewing the Operation Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .331
Canceling a Scheduled Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .332
Importing and Exporting Switch Configuration Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .332
Modifying Configuration Change Polling Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .334
Verifying Configuration Changes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Verification Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .335
Toolbar Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .335
Filtering the Message List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .336
Resolving an Error or Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .336

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Disabling a Rule from the Message List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .337
Changing Verification Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .337
Disabling and Reenabling Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .338
Managing Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Processing Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .342
Managing Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .342
Reviewing Certificate Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .343
Deleting Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .343
Distributing Certificates to WSSs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .343
Configuring and Applying Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
How Changes Are Managed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .345
Viewing Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .345
Creating a Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .346
Configuring Feature Settings in a Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .346
Applying Policy Changes to Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .347
Managing Alarms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Setting Up the Fault Management System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .349
Classifying and Organizing Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .350
Search Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .352
Fault States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .353
Managing Faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .354
Alarm Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .355
Alarm Summary Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .355
Top 5 Sources of Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .357
Intrusion Detection System (IDS) Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .358
Denial of Service (DoS) Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .360
Storing Faults and Retrieving Fault History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .360
Reporting Faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .362
Alarm Summary Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .362
Alarm History Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .363
Using the Event Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Displaying the Event Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .365

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Toolbar Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .365
Refreshing Event Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .366
Reviewing Event Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .366
Filtering Event Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .366
Using Predefined Event Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .366
Filtering Events by Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .366
Filtering Events by Severity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .368
Filtering Events by Facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .368
Creating and Saving Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .369
Deleting Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .369
Exporting Filtered Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .369
Generating Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Scheduling and E-mailing Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .372
Configuration Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .374
Generating an Inventory Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .375
Generating a Mobility Domain Configuration Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .376
Generating a WSS Configuration Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .377
Generating a Client Summary Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .378
Generating a Client Details Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .379
Generating a Client Errors Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .380
Generating a Network Usage Report (Port Traffic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .381
Generating a Network Usage Report (Radio Traffic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .382
Generating an RF Summary Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .383
Generating a Radio Details Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .384
Generating a Rogue Details Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .385
Generating a Rogue Summary Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .385
Generating an Alarm Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .386
Generating an Alarm History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .387
Generating a Security Alarm Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .388
Generating an Alarm Report for Client OUIs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .388
Generating a Site Survey Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .388
Generating a Work Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .389
Monitoring the Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Requirements for Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .391

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Network Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .392
Corporate or Campus Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .392
Distributed Networks with Remote Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .392
Accessing Monitored Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .392
Using the Monitor View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .393
Status Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .394
Alarm Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .394
Client Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .395
Traffic Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .395
Using the Status Summary View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .395
Status Monitor or Status Summary Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .396
Using the Alarm Summary View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .398
Alarm Summary Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .399
Additional Alarm Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .403
Using the Client Summary View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .405
Client Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .406
Additional Client Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .407
Finding a Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .410
Locating the User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
Refreshing Client Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .412
Performing an RF Link Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .413
To perform an RF Link Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .413
Using the Traffic Summary View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .414
Traffic Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .415
Additional Traffic Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .415
Voice Monitoring with Traffic Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .416
Using the floor view monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .417
On-Demand Statistics Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418
Viewing Performance Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418
Creating and Viewing Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418
Detecting and Combatting Rogue Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
Rogue Detection Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .421
Mobility Domain Requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .423
Rogue Detection Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .423
Displaying Rogue Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .426