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Step 2: Configuring the Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point Before Installation
g networks. If any part of the network is disabled in the Nortel Networks WLAN - Wireless
Security Switch, the corresponding YELLOW/AMBER/ORANGE LED remains off.
- Note that the Red LED can light for a short period (10-20 seconds) when the AP
reboots. If the RED LED comes on AND STAYS ON for more than a minute, disconnect
the AP and call Nortel Networks Technical Support.
- From the CLI, Web Browser or WLAN Control System interface, configure the AP with its
Primary Nortel Networks WLAN - Wireless Security Switch name as described in the
Nortel Networks Product Documentation.
- If you will be using the AP in a mobility group, set the mobility group name using the
CLI, Web Browser or WLAN Control System interface.
- If required, use the CLI, Web Browser or WLAN Control System interface to customize
the AP-specific 802.11a, 802.11b and 802.11g network settings. Once again, the two
YELLOW/AMBER/ORANGE LEDs indicate the states of the 802.11a and 802.11b/g
networks. If any part of the network is disabled, the corresponding YELLOW/AMBER/
ORANGE LED remains off.
5. If everything works (the GREEN LED is on and the RED LED is off), disconnect the AP and take
it to its final destination and install it as described in this document. If your Nortel Networks
WLAN - Access Point fails this visual test, refer to RMA Procedures in the Nortel Networks
Product Documentation to return your Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Points.
6. When you have installed and powered up the AP in its final destination, verify that the LEDs are
in the same state they were in at the end of Step 4. If no LEDs are on, the AP is most likely not
receiving power. If the LEDs blink sequentially back and forth for more than five minutes, the
AP is unable to find its Primary Nortel Networks WLAN - Wireless Security Switch. Check the
connection between the AP and the Nortel Networks WLAN - Wireless Security Switch, and
make sure the AP and the Nortel Networks WLAN - Wireless Security Switch are either on the
same subnet or that the AP has a route back to its Primary Nortel Networks WLAN - Wireless
Security Switch. If the Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point is not on the same subnet as the
Nortel Networks WLAN - Wireless Security Switch, make sure there is a DHCP server on the
same subnet as the Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point. Also, make sure that the route
between the Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point and the Nortel Networks WLAN - Wireless
Security Switch can process IP fragmented packets.
After you have prepared all Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Points, reconfigure the Nortel Networks
WLAN - Wireless Security Switch so it is not the Master. A Master Nortel Networks WLAN - Wireless
Security Switch should only be used for configuring Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Points and not in a
working network.
After completing Step 2: Configuring the Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point Before Installation
for all
Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Points and Remote Edge Access Points, continue with Step 3: Preparing
Mounting Locations.
Preparing a Version 2.0 Nortel Networks WLAN - Access PointPreparing a Version 2.0 Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point
If your Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point has Operating System 2.0 or a later version loaded on it,
continue with this procedure. If your AP has Operating System 1.2 or earlier loaded on it, or if you do
not know what version the AP has loaded, use the Preparing a Version 1.2 Nortel Networks WLAN -
Access Point procedure above.
Note: This procedure assumes that you are preparing a version 2.0 Nortel Networks WLAN -
Access Point to interoperate with a version 2.0 Nortel Networks WLAN - Wireless Security
Switch. When you are preparing a version 1.2 Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point to inter-
operate with a version 1.2 Nortel Networks WLAN - Wireless Security Switch, use the
procedure found in the version 1.2 Nortel Networks WLAN - Access Point Quick Installation
Guide.