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AOS-W 3.4
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3. Boot up the Alcatel-Lucent switch.
4. Enter the information described in
Table 1
.
5. At the end of the Initial Setup, you are asked to review and confirm your configuration changes. Enter
y
to accept the changes.
The switch reboots.
Proceed to
"Connect the Controller to the Wired Network" on page 4
.
Connect the Controller to the Wired Network
Connect a port on the switch to the appropriately-configured port on a Layer-2 switch or router. Make sure
that you have the correct cables and that the port LEDs indicate proper connections. Refer to the
Installation Guide
for your Alcatel-Lucent switch for port LED and cable descriptions.
Ensure APs Can Connect to the Controller
Before you install APs in a network environment, you must ensure that the APs will be able to locate and
connect to the switch when powered on. Specifically, you need to ensure the following:
z
When connected to the network, each AP is assigned a valid IP address
z
APs are able to locate the switch
IP Addresses for APs
Each Alcatel-Lucent AP requires a unique IP address on a subnetwork that has connectivity to a switch.
Alcatel-Lucent recommends using the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) to provide IP
addresses for APs; the DHCP server can be an existing network server or an Alcatel-Lucent switch
configured as a DHCP server.
If an AP is on the same subnetwork as the master switch, you can configure the switch as a DHCP server to
assign an IP address to the AP. The switch must be the only DHCP server for this subnetwork.
Using the WebUI to Enable DHCP Server Capability on the Controller
1. To use the WebUI, enter the IP address of the switch in the URL of a browser window.
2. At the WebUI login page, enter the
admin
user name and the password you entered during the Initial
Setup.
3. Navigate to the
Configuration > Network > IP > DHCP Server
page.
4. Select the
Enable DHCP Server
checkbox.
5. In the Pool Configuration section, click
Add
.
6. Enter information about the subnetwork for which IP addresses are to be assigned. Click
Done
.
7. If there are addresses that should not be assigned in the subnetwork:
N O T E
There are optional configurations you may want to complete before you connect the switch to your network, for
example, disabling spanning tree. In addition, you should set the system clock and install software licenses
before connecting to the network. For more information, see “Deploying a Basic User-Centric Network” in the
AOS-W 3.4 User Guide
.
N O T E
The WebUI requires Internet Explorer 6.0. Other browsers may work but with limited functionality and are
therefore not supported.