User`s guide

RoamAbout Switch Manager User’s Guide B-1

Access Point RBT-4102 Conversion

ThissectiondescribeshowtoconvertanEnterasys NetworksRoamAboutAccessPointRBT‐4102

operatinginstandalonemodetooperateinthinmodewiththe EnterasysRBT‐8xxxseriesof

wirelessswitches.

Logically,theprocessappearstotheRBT‐4102asafirmwareupgrade,andthereforecanbe

performedwithoutrequiringphysical

accesstothedevice.ToconvertathinmodeRBT‐4102back

tostandalonemoderequiresphysicalaccesstotheAP,referto“ReturningtoStandaloneMode”

onpage B‐5.

Preparing Deployed RBT-4102s for Conversion

ToconvertRBT‐4102sthathavealreadybeendeployedinaproductionnetwork,performthe

followingstepspriortoconversion:

1. ConnectyourRoamAboutwirelessswitch,suchastheRBT‐8100,tothenetworkandverify

thatithasLayer2orLayer3connectivitywiththeRBT‐4102.

2. Ensurethatthedeployed

RBT‐4102hasaccesstoaDHCPserver,soitcanbeassignedanIP

addresswhenitbootsinthinmode.

IftheRoamAboutwirelessswitchisonthesameLayer2networkastheRBT‐4102,theswitch

canactasaDHCPserver.(RefertoDHCPServer,

intheRoamAboutMobilitySystemSoftware

ConfigurationGuideformoreinformation.)

3. IftheRoamAboutwirelessswitchisreachablebywayofLayer3connectivity,ensurethatthe

switchisconfiguredwithawellknownDNSentry.(RefertoConfiguringandManagingDNS

oftheRoamAboutMobilitySystem SoftwareConfigurationGuidefor

moreinformation.)

4. ConfiguretheRoamAboutwirelessswitchtoacceptthisRBT‐4102asavalidAPinthe

network.(RefertoConfiguringAccessPoints,intheRoamAboutMobilitySystemSoftware

ConfigurationGuideformoreinformation.)

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Preparing Deployed RBT-4102s for Conversion B-1

Obtaining the Image B-2

Configuring the RBT-4102 B-2

Returning to Standalone Mode B-5