User's Manual

Using the Network Topology Menu
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• Network Topology—Manage AP enrollment, wireless backhaul, IP address status, and radio
neighbors.
• NM Services—Set up network discovery, DHCP settings, and portal settings.
• Fault Management—View alarm logs and syslog events.
• Admin Tools—Upgrade AP software (see “Upgrading Software” on page 219).
• Security Portal—Add network, administrative, and legacy users.
Each of these topics is described in this chapter, except Software Upgrade, which is described in
Chapter 10, “Maintaining the Access Point.”
Click the arrow to the left of a menu item to expand the menu.
Using the Network Topology Menu
Use the Network Topology menu items to manage the identification, network status, and
relationship of APs in the network.
Enrolling APs
Network security depends upon mutual trust between the NM Portal and the other managed Airgo
APs. Each access point must trust the identity of the NM Portal AP, and the NM Portal must trust
that each access point is fully authenticated (Figure 119). Enrollment is the process used to
establish this mutual trust. The process consists of several steps:
• NM Portal automatically discovers all the Airgo Access Points and presents those that are not
already enrolled in a list of unenrolled APs.
• You select a candidate AP to enroll and verify its identity.
• NM Portal and the AP perform a mutual authentication process.
• Once the authentication is complete, the AP is enrolled. It is not necessary to enroll the AP
again, even if power is lost to the unit.
An NM Portal can discover up to 50 APs across multiple IP subnets, but can only enroll up to 20
APs. To access the enrollment panel, choose AP Enrollment from the Network Topology menu.
The AP Enrollment panel opens to display the list of discovered, but as yet un-enrolled, APs
(Figure 120).
Figure 119: AP Enrollment
NOTE: In order to enroll an AP, it must be in the factory default state. This assures that
enrollment will be based on a known configuration.
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NM Portal:
Manage and
Monitor the
Network
Other APs
Enrollment Portal:
Verify AP Identity