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Chapter 4 Setting Up Devices—Overview
About Device Setup Methods
Configuring Non-IOS Access Points and Bridges
You can use the device Web interface or a WLSE configuration template to
configure non-IOS devices.
Device configuration consists of:
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Normally, enabling Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP)
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Configuring SNMP
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Adding an HTTP user and enabling the User Manager
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Normally, selecting TFTP as the transfer protocol between APs and the
WLSE
Configuring IOS Access Points and Bridges
You can use the device Web interface, the device CLI, or WLSE configuration
templates to configure IOS devices.
Device configuration consists of:
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Basic network configuration:
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Normally, enabling Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP)
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Configuring SNMP
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Configuring Telnet or SSH for pushing configuration to APs
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Radio management configuration:
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Configuring Wireless Domain Services (WDS) devices—either APs or
Wireless LAN Services Modules (WLSMs)
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Configuring infrastructure APs to authenticate to WDS
Configuring Routers and Switches
Note
Only routers and switches that have properly configured access points or bridges
attached to them will be discovered.
Router and switch configuration consists of:
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Enabling Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP)