Specifications

RoamAbout Mobility System Software Command Line Reference xvii
About This Guide
ThiscommandreferenceexplainsMobilitySystemSoftware(MSS)commandlineinterface (CLI)
commandsthatyouenteronaRoamAboutSwitch(calledRoamAboutSwitch,RBTswitch,or
RASinthisdocument)toconfigureandmanagetheMobilitySystemwirelessLAN(WLAN).
Readthisreferenceifyouareanetworkadministratorresponsiblefor
managingRoamAbout
SwitchesandRoamAboutAccessPoints(APs)inanetwork.
Introducing Mobility System Software
TheMobilitySystemisanenterprise‐classWLANsolutionthatseamlesslyintegrateswithan
existingwiredenterprisenetwork.TheMobilitySystemprovidessecureconnectivitytoboth
wirelessandwiredusersinlargeenvironmentssuchasofficebuildings,hospitals,anduniversity
campusesandinsmallenvironmentssuchasbranchoffices.
TheMobility
SystemfulfillsthethreefundamentalrequirementsofanenterpriseWLAN:It
eliminatesthedistinctionbetweenwiredandwirelessnetworks,allowsuserstoworksafelyfrom
anywhere(securemobility),andprovidesacomprehensivesuiteofintuitivetoolsforplanningand
managingthenetworkbeforeandafterdeployment,greatlyeasingthe
operationalburdenonIT
resources.
TheMobilitySystemconsistsofthefollowingcomponents:
• RoamAboutSwitchManager(RASM)toolsuite—Afull‐featuredgraphicaluserinterface
(GUI)applicationusedtoplan,configure,deploy,andmanageaWLANanditsusers
• OneormoreRoamAboutSwitches—Distributed,intelligentmachinesformanaginguser
connectivity,connecting
andpowe ringaccesspoints,andconnectingtheWLANtothewired
networkbackbone
• MultipleAccessPoints(APs)—Wirelessaccesspointsthattransmitandreceiveradio
frequency(RF)signalstoandfromwirelessusersandconnectthemtoaRoamAboutSwitch
• MobilitySystemSoftware (MSS)—TheoperatingsystemthatrunsallRoamAbout
Switches
andaccesspointsinaWLAN,andisaccessiblethroughacommand‐lineinterface(CLI),the
WebViewinterface,ortheRoamAboutSwitchManagerGUI
For information about... Refer to page...
Introducing Mobility System Software xxi
Documentation xxii
Getting Help xxiii