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Step 2: Configuring the OmniAccess AP Before InstallationStep 2: Configuring the OmniAccess AP Before Installation
The following procedures are designed to make sure that your OmniAccess AP physical installation goes
smoothly and that initial operation is as expected. If you are unable to prepare your OmniAccess AP for
deployment, this Step also describes RMA (Return Material Authorization) procedures.
Note: Perform either of the following two procedures on each OmniAccess AP BEFORE
deploying the OmniAccess AP in its final location.
• Preparing a Version 1.2 OmniAccess AP for Installation in a Version 2.0 Alcatel OmniAccess
Wireless System
• Preparing a Version 2.0 OmniAccess AP for Installation in a Version 2.0 Alcatel OmniAccess
Wireless System
If you are unable to perform either of previous procedures, refer to the RMA Procedures section in the
Alcatel OmniAccess Wireless Product Guide.
Preparing a Version 1.2 OmniAccess APPreparing a Version 1.2 OmniAccess AP
If your OmniAccess AP has Alcatel Wireless Operating System 1.2 or an earlier version loaded on it, or
if you do not know what version the AP has loaded on it, use this procedure. If your AP has Alcatel
Wireless Operating System 2.0 or later loaded on it, use the Preparing a Version 2.0 OmniAccess AP
procedure below.
Note: This procedure assumes that you are preparing a version 1.2 OmniAccess AP to interop-
erate with a version 2.0 Alcatel OmniAccess Switch or Appliance. When you are preparing a
version 1.2 OmniAccess AP to interoperate with a version 1.2 Alcatel OmniAccess Switch or
Appliance, use the procedure found in the version 1.2 Alcatel OmniAccess Wireless Access
Point Quick Installation Guide.
Configuration SetupConfiguration Setup
Does My Configuration Qualify for this Procedure?Does My Configuration Qualify f or this Procedure?
• You must have a version 2.0 Alcatel OmniAccess Wireless Switch or Appliance on its own
subnet that can be reconfigured back and forth between Layer 2 and Layer 3 LWAPP operation.
If you do not have a spare or depot Alcatel OmniAccess Switch or Appliance that can be recon-
figured back and forth between Layer 2 and Layer 3 operation, refer to RMA Procedures later in
this document to RMA your version 1.2 OmniAccess APs.
• Alternatively, you may have a version 2.0 Alcatel OmniAccess Wireless Switch or Appliance that
is part of a mobility group that can be reconfigured back and forth between Layer 2 and Layer 3
operation. If you do not have a mobility group of Alcatel OmniAccess Switches and Appliances