Installation guide

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F0615-O
NMS Platform
Version No.
Module No.
RoamAbout Switch Manager unlimited User License
6.0.4.4
RBT-NMS-UNL
RoamAbout RF Planning Tool
6.0.4.4
RBT-RFPLAN
RBT-8400 Platform
Version No.
Module No.
RBT-8400 40 Additional Access Point Upgrade License
6.0.4.4
RBT-8400-40
RBT-8400 80 Additional Access Point Upgrade License
6.0.4.4
RBT-8400-80
RBT-82x0 Platform
Version No.
Module No.
RBT-82x0 24 Additional Access Point Upgrade License
6.0.4.4
RBT-8200-24
RBT-82x0 48 Additional Access Point Upgrade License
6.0.4.4
RBT-8200-48
SUPPORTED FUNCTIONALITY:
Please refer to the RoamAbout Mobility System Software Configuration Guide and the RoamAbout Software
Management Interface Reference for more details on the new enhancements and overall functionality.
New Product Features
RF Load Balancing
Mesh Services
Local Switching – also known as Direct Path
Forwarding
Wireless Bridging
Enforceable Beacon Data Rate Control
Logout for Web Authentication
MX Seed Redundancy
Password Management
NOTES:
 Local switching is only available in RBT firmware version 6.0 and higher.
 Restricting Layer 2 forwarding for a VLAN is not supported if the VLAN is configured for local
switching.
 The DHCP restrict feature is not supported for locally switched clients.
 Web Portal is not supported for locally switched clients.
 On a directly attached MP, when the set port type command is used to specify a port, cannot be
configured to perform local switching. However, a directly connected MP with an unspecified port can
perform local switching.
 IGMP snooping is not supported with local switching.
 Locally Switched APs can only support 16 ACL rules, total of inbound and outbound.
 For Wireless bridging, here are some best practice guidelines:
o When connecting a Mesh Portal to the network, use only ethernet port 1 on the AP.
o Because all AP CPU cycles are devoted to bridging, make other arrangements for service
coverage in the bridge area as the endpoints cannot provide other wireless services.
o A single radio must be devoted to maintaining the bridge.
Existing Product Features
WebView 2 – updated Web interface
RBT-RBT security (also called RAS-RAS security)
AirDefense software support on APs
AeroScout RFID tag support
Persistent VLAN assignment for roaming clients
Simplified Web-Portal and last-resort configuration
RF Auto-Tuning enhancements
Unscheduled Automatic Powersave Delivery (U-APSD)
support
Local software images on APs
DHCP server enhancements
RADIUS accounting enhancements
Support for special characters in SNMP community
names
Increased life span of new self-signed certificates
Web Interface to RASM services