Specifications

Zero-Configuration option
RoamAbout Mobility System Software Configuration Guide 24-7
IfyouareconfiguringaspecificDHCPVendorClass:
1. CreateanewVendorClasswithanameuniquetothatsystem.
2. AddthevendorID “adsensor”(withoutquotes)totheASCIIportionofthe“vendorID”field.
3. Fromtheserveroptions,select“PredefinedOptions”forthisvendorclass.
4. Fromthelistofpredefined
optionspresented,choose043tobeaddedtothisvendorclass.
5. Inthenew“043VendorSpecificInfo”enterthenewbinarydatafromtheoutputofgenDHCP
intothe“Binary”areaofthedatafield.
Zero-Config option for Linux
UnderLinux,thefollowingexampleshowsthenecessarylinestoaddtothedhcpd.conffile:
option dhcp-class-identifier "adsensor";
option vendor-encapsulated-options
01:06:41:44:77:69:64:73:02:04:ac:10:00:44:03:04:ac:10:00:b5:ff;
Specifying the AirDefense Server
TospecifytheAirDefenseservertheconvertedAPsendsinformationto,dothefollowing:
1. OpenaWebbrowserandestablishasecure(https)connectiontotheconvertedAP.
2. UsingtheconvertedAP’sWebinterface,specifytheIPaddress,subnetmask,anddefault
gatewayoftheAirDefenseserver.
Afteryoudothis,the
convertedAPcandownloadasoftwareimagefromthespecifiedAirDefense
serverandoperateasanAirDefensesensor.
Converting an AirDefense Sensor Back to an AP
OnceanAPhasbeenconvertedtoanAirDefensesensor,youcanconverttheAPbacktoan
EnterasysMobilityPointbydoingthefollowing:
1. OpenaWebbrowserandestablishasecure(https)connectiontotheconvertedAP.
2. ClicktheReverttoAPbuttonintheconvertedAP’sWebinterface.
When
youdothis,theAPrebootsandcomesupasanEnterasysMobilityPoint.
Note: The generated string is in Binary and must be typed into the binary field; this cannot be cut
and pasted into the ASCII field as the string will be treated as ASCII instead of binary.
Caution: At the time of this release, some versions of the Microsoft DHCP Server do not correctly
implement predefined options under vendor class.