Specifications

RoamAbout Mobility System Software Configuration Guide xxxiii
About This Guide
ThisguideexplainshowtoconfigureandmanageawirelessLAN(WLAN)usingtheMobility
SystemSoftware™commandlineinterface(CLI)commandsthatyouenteronaR oamAbout
Switch.
Readthisguideifyouareanetworkadministratororotherpersonconfiguringandmanaging
switchesandAccessPoints(APs)ina
network.
Introducing the Enterasys Networks Mobility System
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powering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
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andaccesspointsinaWLAN,andisaccessiblethroughacommand‐lineinterface(CLI),the
WebViewinterface,ortheRoamAboutSwitchManagerGUI
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Introducing the Enterasys Networks Mobility System xxxiii
Documentation xxxiv
Getting Help xxxv
Note: The RoamAbout Access Points are referred to as AP (access point) and DAP (Distributed
Access Point), and the RoamAbout Switches are referred to as switches, and RAS (RoamAbout
Switch).