Specifications

Zero-Configuration option
24-6 AirDefense Integration with the Enterasys Mobility System
6. ConfirmconnectivitytotheSensorbyviewingtheConnectionStateontheStatuspageofthe
SensorUI.
a. LogintotheAirDefenseServer.
b. ViewtheSensortreeinthedashboardtreeview.Itshoulddisplaythelistofsensors
currentlyinyournetwork.Thenewsensorwillbelistedunder
Default
Location>Defa ultGroup.
Zero-Configuration option
TheprevioussectiondescribedthescenarioformanualconfigurationoftheIPaddressofthe
primaryAirDefenseappliance usingtheSensorUI.Afterinitialconfiguration,youcanadminister
SensorsbyusingtheSensorprogramareaoftheAirDefenseEnterpriseGUI.
Alternatively,thenetworkadministratorcanusetheZero‐ConfigurationDHCPoption,
which
allowsyoutoissuevendoroptionsfromtheDHCPserver.OnLinuxDHCPserversthe043vendor
specificoptionwillusuallyhavetobeaddedintoaconfigurationfile,forMicrosoftDHCPservers
itischosenfromtheexistingDHCPoption“043VendorSpecificInfo”.Withoption043
configured,the
sensorswillbeabletoautomaticallyrequestAirDefenseprimaryserver
informationfromtheDHCPserver.Thisallowstheusertoaddasensortothenetworkwithno
pre‐configuration.
Before You Begin
•Youmustfirstdownloadautilitytogeneratethevendoroptionsstring.
• ContactSupportforZero‐ConfigutilityorlogintoyourSelfSupportaccountat
http://support.airdefense.netandsearchfor“SettingupZeroConfigDHCPforsensor”under
Solutions.
• DownloadtheZero‐Configutility:
•Forwindowsdownloadgendhcp.exe
•ForLinuxdownloadgendhcp
Run the Zero-Config Utility
ʺgendhcpprimary_address[secondary_address]ʺSecondaryIPaddressisoptionalifthe
secondaryoptionisleftblankbothprimaryandsecondaryserverwillbesetupthesame.
Example:
gendhcp.exe 192.168.100.2 192.168.100.3 will produce the string:
01:06:41:44:77:69:64:73:02:04:c0:a8:64:02:03:04:c0:a8:64:03:ff
Zero-Config for Microsoft Windows 2000, 2003 DHCP Servers
OpentheDHCPutility,thengotothescopeoptionsfortheDHCPscopeyouareplacingthe
sensorsin.RightclickonConfigureOptions,thenonthegeneraltabscrolldownto“043Vendor
SpecificInfo”.
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