User`s guide

RoamAbout Switch Manager User’s Guide xv
Introducing the Enterasys Networks Mobility System
Thisguideprovidesinformationaboutplanning,configuring,deploying,andmanagingan
EnterasysNetworksMobilitySystemWirelessLAN(WLAN)usingtheRoamAboutSwitch
Manager(RASM)toolsuite.
ReadthisguideifyouareanetworkadministratororapersonresponsibleformanagingaWLAN.
Enterasys Networks Mobility System
TheEnterasysNetworksMobilitySystemisanenterprise‐classWLANsolutionthatseamlessly
integrateswithanexistingwiredenterprisenetwork.TheEnterasys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.
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TheEnterasysNetworks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EnterasysNetworksMobilitySystemconsistsofthefollowingcomponents:
• RoamAboutSwitchManager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
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switches—Distributed,intelligentmachinesformanaginguser
connectivity,connectingandpoweringaccesspoints,andconnectingtheWLANtothewired
networkbackbone
• Multipleaccesspoints—Wirelessaccesspoints(APs)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.MSSisaccessiblethroughacommand‐lineinterface(CLI),the
WebViewinterface,ortheRASMGUI
Documentation
Consultthefollowingdocumentstoplan,install,configure,andmanageanEnterasysNetworks
MobilitySystem.
Planning, Configuration, and Deployment
RoamAboutSwitchManagerUser’sGuide.Instructionsforplanning,configuring,deploying,and
managingtheentireWLANwiththeRASMtoolsuite.Readthisguidetolearnhowtoplan
wirelessservices,howtoconfigureanddeployEnterasysequipmenttoprovidethoseservices,
andhowtooptimizeandmanageyourWLAN.
RoamAboutSwitch
ManagerInterfaceReferenceGuide.Detailedinstructionsandinformationforall
RASMplanning,configuration,andmanagementfeatures.