User's Manual

Configuring the HiPath Wireless Controller
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System configuration overview
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Step 5 – Configuring the VNS
Research and then configure the traffic topologies your network must support.
Set up one or more virtual subnetworks on the HiPath Wireless Controller. For
each VNS, configure the following:
• Topology – Configure the VNS.
•RF – Assign the Wireless APs’ radios to the VNS.
• Authentication and Accounting – Configure the authentication method for
the wireless device user and enable the accounting method. The
authentication and accounting configuration is optional. It only applies to
Captive Portal or AAA VNSs.
• RAD Policy – Define filter ID values and VNS Groups. This configuration is
optional.
•Filtering – Define filtering rules to control network access
• Multicast – Define groups of IP addresses for multicast traffic. This
configuration is optional. By default, the multicast feature is disabled.
• Privacy – Select and configure the wireless security method on the VNS.
•QoS Policy – Configure the Qos Policy.
For more information, see Chapter 5, “Virtual Network Services”.
Step 6 – Registering and assigning APs to the VNS
Deploy Wireless APs to their corresponding network locations. Connect the
Wireless APs to the HiPath Wireless Controller. Once the Wireless APs are
powered on, they automatically begin the Discovery process of the HiPath
Wireless Controller, based on factors that include:
• Their Registration mode (on the Wireless AP Registration page)
• The enterprise network services that will support the discovery process
A new feature available in the 4.0 release is a default AP configuration. The
default AP configuration allows for a definition of a default configuration template,
whereby APs automatically receive complete configuration. For typical
deployments where all APs are to all have same configuration, this feature will
expedite deployment, as an AP will automatically receive full configuration
(including VNS assignment) upon initial registration with the HiPath Wireless
Controller. If applicable, modify the properties or settings of the Wireless APs.
For more information, see Chapter 4, “Configuring the Wireless AP”.
Step 7 – Confirming the AP firmware version
Confirm the latest firmware version is loaded. For more information, see Section
4.10, “Performing Wireless AP software maintenance”, on page 142.