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Chapter 11: Deployment Examples CLI
11. Deployment Examples CLI
This chapter presents several deployment examples to introduce the primary tasks involved in configuring SmartPath APs through
the SmartPathOS CLI.
In Deploying a Single SmartPath AP in Section 11.1, you deploy one SmartPath AP as an autonomous access point. This is the
simplest configuration: You only need to enter and save three commands.
In Deploying a Cluster in Section 11.2, you add two more SmartPath APs to the one deployed in the first example to form a
cluster with three members. The user authentication method in this and the previous example is very simple: A preshared key is
defined and stored locally on each SmartPath AP and on each wireless client.
In Using IEEE 802.1X Authentication in Section 11.3, you change the user authentication method. Taking advantage of existing
Microsoft Active Directory (AD) user accounts, the SmartPath APs use IEEE 802.1X Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) to
forward authentication requests to a RADIUS server whose database is linked to that of the AD server.
In Applying QoS in Section 11.4, you apply QoS (Quality of Service) filters to user traffic so that delay-sensitive voice traffic receives
higher priority than other more delay-resistant traffic.
NOTE: To focus attention on the key concepts of an SSID (first example), cluster (second example), and IEEE 802.1X authentication
(third example), QoS was intentionally omitted from these examples. However, the QoS settings you define in the last
example can apply equally well to the configurations in the others.
In Loading a Bootstrap Configuration in Section 11.5, you load a bootstrap config file on the SmartPath APs. When a bootstrap
config is present, it loads instead of the default config whenever SmartPathOS is reset or if the current and backup configs do not
load. This example shows how using a bootstrap config can help minimize theft and increase convenience.
Because each example builds on the previous one, it is recommended to read them sequentially. Doing so will help build an
understanding of the fundamentals involved in configuring SmartPath APs.
If you want to view just the CLI commands used in the examples, see "CLI Commands for Examples" in Section 11.6. Having the
commands in blocks by themselves makes it easy to copy-and-paste them at the command prompt.
The following are the equipment and network requirements for these examples:
• Equipment
- Management system (computer) capable of creating a serial connection to the SmartPath AP
- VT100 emulator on the management system
- Serial cable (also called a “null-modem cable”) that ships as an optional accessory (AH-ACC-Serial-DB9). You use this to connect
your management system to the SmartPath AP.
NOTE: You can also access the CLI by using Telnet or Secure Shell (SSH). After connecting a SmartPath AP to the network, make
either a Telnet or SSH connection to the IP address that the DHCP server assigns the mgt0 interface. (Telnet is disabled by
default.)
• Network
- Layer 2 switch through which you connect the SmartPath AP to the wired network
- Ethernet cable—either straight-through or cross-over
- Network access to a DHCP server
- For the third and fourth examples, network access to an AD server and RADIUS server
