VIEW Certified Configuration Guide MeshDynamics MD4000 Series APs June 2008 Edition 1725-36164-001 Version B
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MeshDynamics 4000 Series APs Introduction Polycom’s Voice Interoperability for Enterprise Wireless (VIEW) Certification Program is designed to ensure interoperability and high performance between SpectraLink Wireless Telephones and WLAN infrastructure products. The products listed below have been thoroughly tested in Polycom’s lab and have passed VIEW Certification. This document details how to configure the MD4000 series access points (MeshNodes) with SpectraLink Wireless Telephones.
Configuration Guide Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mountain time. You may also contact Polycom Technical Support at boul-technicalsupport@polycom.com for assistance. Network Topology The following topology was tested during VIEW Certification testing. SpectraLink Wireless Telephones 4 PN: 1725-36164-001_B.
MeshDynamics 4000 Series APs Initial Configuration Settings Network Management System (NMS) is required to configure the access point. 1. Download http://www.meshdynamics.com/downloads/MDNetworkView er82.exe from www.meshdynamics.com 2. The NMS must run from a machine on the same network. 3. The NMS requires Java 1.4 Runtime Environment to be installed. This may be downloaded from: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html 4. Click the J2SE v 1.4.2_05 JRE link. 5.
Configuration Guide Configuration Settings The settings listed below are recommended for interoperability and high performance between SpectraLink Wireless Telephones and the MeshDynamics Wireless LAN System. 6 PN: 1725-36164-001_B.
MeshDynamics 4000 Series APs Configuring Interfaces 1. Right-click the access point icon (Node). 2. Select Configure Node from the shortcut menu to begin configuration. 3. Click the Interfaces tab in the Node Configuration window. 4. Select the appropriate radio interface: a. Click the 5G Down Link option if the SpectraLink Wireless Telephones are configured for 802.11a. b. Click the 2.4G Client AP option if the SpectraLink Wireless Telephones are configured for 802.11b & b/g mixed mode or 802.
Configuration Guide 5. Enter the ESSID to match the SpectraLink Wireless Telephones. 6. Adjust the Power Level Setting and Dynamic Channel Management setting for appropriate level/channel as determined by your facility site survey, optimized for wireless voice traffic. If Dynamic Channel Management is set to Auto, the Node will determine the channel on boot up. 7. 802.11 configurations: a. Always select the Allow Client Connection check box b. If SpectraLink Wireless Telephones are configured for 802.
MeshDynamics 4000 Series APs c. If SpectraLink Wireless Telephones are configured for 802.11g only, select the 11g check box for 2.4G Mode. All rates are set as basic rates; multicast traffic will be transmitted at the lowest basic rate for each band (1Mb/s for 802.11b, 6Mb/s for 802.11g, and 6Mb/s for 802.11a). PN: 1725-36164-001_B.
Configuration Guide QOS Settings 1. Click the VLAN tab in the Node Configuration window. 2. To adjust QoS settings, click the “New VLAN” icon. 3. Click the “…” button to the far right of 802.11e Category to edit the 802.11e category for that Node. 4. Select Voice from the 802.11e Access Category drop-down list. 5. Set ACWmin to 0 and ACWmax to 0. 6. Set AIFSN: a. to 2 if the SpectraLink Wireless Telephones are configured for 802.11a or 802.11g only. b.
MeshDynamics 4000 Series APs Security Settings WPA2-PSK setup 1. Click the Security tab in the Node Configuration window. 2. Click the WPA Personal option. 3. At Mode, select WPA2/802.11i from the drop-down list. 4. Enter a Passphrase that matches the entry on the SpectraLink Wireless Telephones. 5. Click the Save button. 6. Reboot the Node for settings to take effect. PN: 1725-36164-001_B.
Configuration Guide Effistream™ Settings Effistream allows setting packet-based policies for QoS. Effistream is set so that the access point can serve SVP Packets more efficiently. 1. Click the Effistream tab in the Node Configuration window. 2. Click the Add Rules button. 3. In the Rule Properties dialog box: a. Let Criteria be Ethernet Type. b. Set Protocol as IP. c. Click the Save button. 12 PN: 1725-36164-001_B.
MeshDynamics 4000 Series APs 4. Select the previous rule (Ethernet Type …). 5. Click the Add Rule button. 6. In the Rule Properties dialog box: a. Let Criteria be IP Protocol. b. In the Protocol field, type 119. c. Click the Save button. PN: 1725-36164-001_B.
Configuration Guide 7. Under Rules, select IP Protocol=119. 8. Click the Add Action button. 9. In the Action Properties dialog box: a. Select the Queued Retry check box. b. Set Transmit Rate as 0 (Auto). c. Set 802.11e Category as Voice. d. Click the Save button to update the Node. 10. Reboot the Node for settings to take effect. 14 PN: 1725-36164-001_B.
MeshDynamics 4000 Series APs Further Assistance For additional details on NMS installation and configuration, see http://www.meshdynamics.com/documents/MD4000_NMSGUIDE. pdf or contact http://www.meshdynamics.com for support. PN: 1725-36164-001_B.
