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Provisioning Your Bluesocket WLAN for BSAPs
BlueSecure™ Access Point 1700 Installation Guide 5
Reset Button
Use this button to reset the BSAP or restore its factory default configuration. If you
hold down the button for less than 5 seconds, the BSAP will perform a hardware
reset. If you hold down the button for 5 seconds or more, any configuration
changes you may have made are removed, and the factory default configuration
is restored to the BSAP.
Console Port
The BSAP-1700’s console port is available through the Ethernet interface.
Kensington Security Slot
The BSAP includes a Kensington security slot on the side panel. You can prevent
unauthorized removal of the BSAP by wrapping a Kensington security cable (not
provided) around an unmovable object, inserting the lock into the slot, and
turning the key.
Provisioning Your Bluesocket WLAN for BSAPs
There are prerequisites that must be met before deploying BSAPs in a live
network environment. These prerequisites ensure that the BSAPs are able to
discover and connect to a host BlueSecure Controller. Implementing these
prerequisites also relieves you from the need to manually configure each
deployed BSAP.
The deployment prerequisites for BSAPs are:
• BSAP IP Address - Each BSAP requires a unique IP address.
• Host BlueSecure Controller IP Address - Each BSAP also needs the IP
address of the host BSC to which it will connect and from which it will obtain
its software image and configuration.
This section describes how to provision your Bluesocket WLAN when deploying
BSAPs:
• on the same Layer-2 subnet as the BSC
• across a routed network with Layer-3 connectivity to the BSC
Deploying BSAPs on the Same Layer-2 Subnet as the BSC
If the BSAPs are on the same subnet as the home BlueSecure Controller as shown
in Figure 3, you can run a DHCP server on the BSC to manage IP address
assignment to BSAPs. In this scenario, the BlueSecure Controller must be the only
DHCP server for the subnet.
Alternatively, you can configure the BlueSecure Controller to run a DHCP relay
agent to relay DHCP communications between the BSAPs and a DHCP server on
your network.
When you run a DHCP server or a DHCP relay agent on the BSC to assign IP
addresses to BSAPs on the managed side, the BSC will also pass its IP address to
the BSAPs automatically using vendor-specific option 43. In this way, the BSAPs
will learn the home BSC to which they should connect.