User`s manual

DWS-1008 User’s Manual

D-Link Systems, Inc.

Please read the following before you begin:

Mobility System Software* (MSS) operates a D-Link Mobility System wireless LAN (WLAN)

consisting of DWS-1008 switches, and DWL-8220AP access points (AP). MSS has a

command-line interface (CLI) on the switch that you can use to congure and manage the

switch and its attached access points.

You congure the DWS-1008 switch and DWL-8220AP access points primarily with set,

clear, and show commands. Use set commands to change parameters. Use clear commands

to reset parameters to their defaults. In many cases, you can overwrite a parameter with

another set command. Use show commands to display the current conguration and monitor

the status of network operations.

* The Mobility System Software is built-in to the rmware on the DWS-1008 switch. No additional software is

required.

The switch supports two connection modes:

• Administrative access mode, which enables the network administrator to connect to

the switch and congure the network.

• Network access mode, which enables network users to connect through the switch

to access the network.

The D-Link Mobility System consists of the following components:

• DWS-1008 switch - Distributed, intelligent machines for managing user connectivity,

connecting and powering DWL-8220AP access points, and connecting the WLAN to

the wired network backbone.

• DWL-8220AP access points - Wireless access points (APs) that transmit and receive

radio frequency (RF) signals to and from wireless users and connect them to a

DWS-1008 switch.

• Mobility System Software™ (MSS™) - The operating system (rmware) that runs

all D-Link DWS-1008 switches and DWL-8220AP access points in a WLAN, and is

accessible through a command-line interface (CLI).

Getting Started