Wireless/Redundant Edge Services xl Module Management and Configuration Guide WS.02.xx and greater

10-25
Redundancy Groups
Configuring a Redundancy Group
1. Assign a different adoption preference ID to each active module in the
redundancy group. Record the IDs in a table such as Table 10-3 on
page 10-27.
2. Assign RPs to the modules that should adopt them. Record the Ethernet
MAC addresses for the RPs in a table such as Table 10-3 on page 10-27.
3. On every module in the redundancy group, configure the redundancy
settings and enable redundancy. Verify that all members are connected.
4. On every active module in the redundancy group, set the adoption pref-
erence ID that you assigned that module in step 1. (See “Configure an
Adoption Preference for the Module” on page 10-28.)
5. Have one module adopt all the RPs.
For example, you could wait to set the country code on the other modules
until after the specified module has adopted all RPs. Or you could shut-
down the other modules until after the RPs have become adopted.
You can also push all RPs toward a single module by setting that module’s
ID as the ID in the radio adoption default configurations on all modules.
Every time that a new RP is added to the network, that RP is adopted by
the same module so you know where to look for it.
6. Access the Network Setup > Radio screen on the module that has adopted
the RPs. Set the correct adoption preference ID for each RP, as explained
in “Configure an Adoption Preference for Targeted Radios” on page 10-28.
For each RP, match the ID for the module that should adopt that RP. You
can set the ID for multiple radios at the same time: press the
Ctrl key, select
the radios, and click the Edit button.
For example, your Wireless LAN System includes these components:
• one Wireless Edge Services xl Module with adoption preference ID
10, acting in active mode
• one Redundant Wireless Services xl Module with adoption preference
ID 20, acting in active mode
• ten RP 230s that should be adopted by the primary module
• five RP 220 that should be adopted by the redundant module
You have the primary module adopt the 15 RPs. You select the 20 RP 230
radios (two for each RP) and assign them adoption preference ID 10. Then
you select the 10 RP 220 radios at assign them adoption preference ID 20.
7. Copy the targeted radio configurations to every active module in the
network.