3Com OfficeConnect WX1200, Reference Manual

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ONFIGURING
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WITCHES
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EMOTELY
How Remote WX
Configuration
Works
Drop Ship (WXR100
Only)
1 The WXR100 is shipped directly to the remote office where it will be
deployed.
2 The network administrator at the corporate office preconfigures the
switch in a 3WXM network plan. The switch configuration must have a
name for the switch, the model must be WXR100, and the serial number
must match the switch’s serial number. The configuration should also
include all other settings required for the deployment, including MAP
configuration, SSIDs, AAA settings, and so on.
If enabled to do so, 3WXM can give a switch another switch’s
configuration even though the serial number does not match. However,
this capability is used only for replacing a failed switch with another
switch of the same model, in a network containing only one WX switch.
(See “Replacing a Switch and Reusing its Configuration” on page 344.)
3 Someone at the remote office where the switch is delivered physically
installs the switch by connecting port 1 to the network. If the switch will
manage a directly connected MAP, the MAP needs to be physically
installed and connected by an Ethernet cable to port 2. If Distributed
MAPs will be managed, these also must be physically installed, connected
to the network by Ethernet cables, and connected to Power over Ethernet
(PoE) sources.
Drop ship configuration requires a DHCP server at the remote office. The
WXR100 uses the DHCP server to obtain an IP configuration in order to
communicate with 3WXM Services in the corporate network. The drop
ship option also requires an entry in the local DNS server that maps the
hostname wlan-config-srv to the IP address of the host where 3WXM
Services are installed.
4 The person at the remote office powers on the WXR100, and inserts a
paperclip or similar object into the WXR100’s Fn hole to press the Fn
switch. Normally, the Fn LED (the right LED above port 1) remains solidly
lit for 3 seconds after power on. However, when the Fn switch is pressed,
the LED flashes for 3 seconds instead.