
LANCOM WLC series
Chapter 2: Installation
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A hard reset causes the device to start with the default factory set-
tings; all previous settings are lost! Any access points managed from
this WLAN Controller could lose their configuration, depending on
how standalone operation has been set up ('StandaloneOperation').
Reset-or-boot (standard setting): Press the button briefly to re-start
the device. Pressing the button for 5 seconds or longer restarts the
device and resets the configuration to its factory settings.
All LEDs on the device light up continuously.
Once the switch is released the device will restart with the restored
factory settings.
After resetting, the device starts completely unconfigured and
all
set-
tings are lost. If possible be sure to backup the current device config-
uration
before
resetting.
After resetting, the LANCOM Access Point returns to managed mode,
in which case the configuration cannot be directly accessed via the
WLAN interface!
2.4
Hardware installation
Installing the LANCOM WLAN Controller involves the following steps:
LANCOM WLC-
4025+
LANCOM WLC-
4100
햲
Mounting
– The device is designed for mounting in an available 19” unit
in a server cabinet. If necessary fix the rubber pads to the underside of the
device to prevent any scratching to other equipment.
LANCOM WLC-
4025+
LANCOM WLC-
4100
햳
LAN
– First of all connect your LANCOM WLAN Controller to the LAN.
Plug one end of the supplied network cable (green connectors) into an
Please observe the following notice:
The settings 'Ignore' or 'Boot only' makes it
impossible to reset the configuration to the factory settings. If the password is lost for
a device with this setting, there is no way to access the configuration! In this case the
serial communications interface can be used to upload a new firmware version to the
device—this resets the device to its factory settings, which results in the deletion of the
former configuration. Instructions on firmware uploads via the serial configuration
interface are available in the LCOS reference manual.