Installation Instructions
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- About This Document
- Key Concepts
- CLI Command Reference
- Overview
- Alarms Commands
- asc: Subcontroller Commands
- ats: Access Point Commands
- auth: RADIUS Authentication Commands
- Channel BSSID Commands
- connect or remote: Remote Connection Commands
- Console Commands
- db: Configuration Backup Commands
- Help Commands
- History Commands
- if...stats: Interface Statistics Commands
- if: Interface Commands
- qoS or codec: Quality of Service Commands
- qosrule or ruleQoS: Rule Commands
- Quit Commands
- Reboot (or restart) Commands
- security: RADIUS Security Commands
- SNMP Commands
- Station Commands
- topo: Network Topology Commands
- Watchdog Commands
- wirelessif or wif: Wireless Interface Commands
- wnc: Controller Commands
- Glossary
- Index
PRELIMINARY
2 Key Concepts
Revision 0.1, month 2003
Node Identification
Node Identification
A node is a piece of equipment in a Meru wireless network. Each node is uniquely
identified by two pieces of information:
The node type: One of WNC (a controller), ASC (a subcontroller; contained
within the controller), or ATS (an access point).
The node number: An integer; unique within the node type.
Many commands require only a node number because the command is specific to a
node type. Other commands require both the node type and the node number.
For example, if a network contains one controller (which always contains a subcon-
troller) and three access points, they are identified as follows:
If the first access point is removed from the network and a new one is installed, the
new one becomes ATS 4, not ATS 1.
Serial
Numbers and
Node
Numbers
When you connect an access point to your Meru wireless network, the controller
automatically reads its serial number and assigns it a permanent node number. This
node number acts as an alias for the serial number, so if an access point is unplugged
and placed elsewhere in the network, the controller recognizes the access point as the
same node number.
When you configure an access point, the configuration in the controller belongs to the
node number, so the configuration can follow the access point.
Using the Controller Console and the CLI
You can connect to the controller using one of three methods:
SSH
Telnet
Serial port
Your connection serves as the console for the controller. Logging in to the controller
places you into the Meru command-line interface (CLI), which is similar to a
command shell. The prompt for the CLI is
Description Node Type Node Number
Controller WNC 1
Subcontroller ASC 1
First installed access point ATS 1
Second installed access point ATS 2
Third installed access point ATS 3