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Chapter 9: Common Configuration Examples

When a SmartPath AP connects to SmartPath EMS VMA, SmartPath EMS VMA checks its SNMP location and automatically asso-

ciates it with the map specified in its SNMP location description. You can then click the icon to see its location and drag it to the

specified location on the map. Also, on the Monitor > Access Points > SmartPath APs page (view mode: Config), you can sort

detected SmartPath APs by map name to assign them more easily to WLAN policies.

NOTE: The first approach—using MAC addresses—makes the deployment considerably easier for installers, whereas the second

approach—using SNMP—makes new SmartPath AP management easier for the SmartPath EMS VMA administrator. You

can decide which approach makes the most sense for your team.

9.1.3 NetConfig UI

The clusterUI—the GUI configuration interface for SmartPath APs—is no longer used in its previous form to configure SmartPath

APs. As the WLAN management model evolved and new services and integration abilities became available, the role of the

SmartPath AP as a WLAN management portal changed. Now only a fundamental set of configuration options is available through

a new Web user interface called the NetConfig UI. Using the NetConfig UI, you can configure basic network and SmartPath EMS

VMA connectivity settings and upload new SmartPath OS images to the SmartPath AP hosting the NetConfig UI.

Accessing the NetConfig UI

To log in to the NetConfig UI on a SmartPath AP, you must first know the IP address of its mgt0 interface. If the SmartPath AP

joinsanetworkthatprovidesdeviceswithnetworksettingsthroughDHCP,theSmartPathAPactsasaDHCPclientandautomati-

callyreceivesitsnetworksettingsfromtheDHCPserver.TolearnwhichIPaddresstheserverdynamicallyassignedtheSmartPath

AP, note the MAC address of the SmartPath AP (it is labeled on the bottom of its chassis) and then check the list of IP-to-MAC

addressassignmentsontheDHCPserver.YoucanalsoconfiguretheDHCPservertosigntheSmartPathAPastaticIPaddress.

IftheSmartPathAPjoinsanetworkthatdoesnotuseDHCP,theSmartPathAP—afterattemptingtoreachaDHCPserverfor

about two minutes—fails over to its default IP address, 192.168.1.1. To access the NetConfig UI, you have several options:

•Manuallysetthenetworksettingsonyourmanagementsystemto192.168.1.2/24andconnectanEthernetcablebetweeneth0

on the SmartPath AP and the Ethernet port on your system. You can then open a browser and connect to the NetConfig UI at

the default IP address. Configure appropriate network settings for the mgt0 interface so that the SmartPath AP can access the

network when cabled to it as a portal or when deployed as a mesh point and connecting wirelessly to the network through

another SmartPath AP functioning as a portal. Disconnect the Ethernet cable between the SmartPath AP and your system and

then connect the SmartPath AP to the network.

•Usethevirtualaccessconsole,whichisaspecialSSIDsolelyforadministrativeaccesstotheCLI.Usingyourwirelessclient,scan

for an SSID named "BB-<clusterap-hostname>_ac". (The default host name for a SmartPath AP consists of "BB-" plus the last

sixdigitsofitsMACaddress,sotheSSIDwillbesomethingsimilarto"BB-123456_ac".)Selectit,andwhenpromptedtoenter

anetworkkey,typeBlackBox,andthenclick“Connect.”ChecktheIPaddressofthedefaultgatewaythattheDHCPserveron

the SmartPath AP assigned your client. For example, in Windows, open the command prompt and enter ipconfig. Then make an

SSHoraTelnetconnectiontotheSmartPathAPatthedefaultgatewayIPaddress.Whenpromptedtologin,enterthedefault

its mgt0 interface, and set the default gateway for the network segment to which you connect the SmartPath AP:

interface mgt0 ip <ip _ addr> <netmask>

ip route default gateway <ip _ addr>

You can then connect your management system to the same network, open a browser, and connect to the NetConfig UI at the

IP address that you set.

•ForSmartPathAPswithconsoleports(SmartPathAP300series),youcanconnecttotheconsoleportandsetastaticIPaddress

through the CLI. The console settings are 9600 bits per second, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, and no flow control. After you

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