User's Manual

4/1/05 Using the Cisco WCS User Interface
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A. Select CONFIGURE/Controllers to navigate to the All Controllers page, and select
the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller by IP address to have Cisco WCS display the <IP
address> > Controller General page.
B. From the <IP address> > Controller General page, select System/Networking to dis-
play the <IP address> > Networking Setups page.
C. On the <IP address> > Networking Setups page, change Layer 2 LWAPP Transport
Mode to Layer 3 and click Save.
D. Cisco WCS displays a Please reboot the system for the LWAPP Mode change to take
effect
message; click OK.
6. Create a new AP Manager Interface:
A. Select CONFIGURE/Controllers to navigate to the All Controllers page, and select
the desired Cisco Wireless LAN Controller by IP address to have Cisco WCS display the
<IP address> > Controller General page.
B. In the <IP address> > Controller General page, select System/Interfaces to have
Cisco WCS display the <IP address> > Interface page.
C. In the <IP address> > Interface page, select System/Interfaces and then click GO to
have Cisco WCS display a second <IP address> > Interface page.
- Add an Interface Name ap manager.
- Enter the AP Manager IP Address obtained in Step 1.
- Optionally add a VLAN ID.
- Add a Gateway IP address.
- Enter the physical port number for the Distribution System connection to
the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller.
- Enter a Primary DHCP Server IP address.
- Enter a Secondary DHCP Server IP address. (This can be the same as the
Primary DHCP Server IP address if you do not have a second DHCP server on
this subnet.)
- Optionally select an ACL (Access Control List) from the pulldown menu.
- Click Save to add the AP Manager Interface to the list of interfaces.
D. Use the browser Back button (ALT-Left Arrow) to return to the first <IP address> >
Interface page, and verify that Cisco WCS has added the ap manager Interface
Name to the list of Interfaces.
7. From the first <IP address> > Controller General page, verify that the management inter-
face is properly configured with a different IP Address than the ap manager interface.
8. Save the new configuration and restart your Cisco Wireless LAN Controller:
A. Select CONFIGURE/Controllers to navigate to the All Controllers page.
B. Select the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller by IP address to have Cisco WCS display the
<IP address> > Controller General page.
C. From the <IP address> > Controller General page, select System/Commands to dis-
play the <IP address> > Controller Commands page.
D. On the <IP address> > Controller Commands page, under Administrative Commands,
select Save Config to Flash and click GO to save the changed configuration to the
Cisco Wireless LAN Controller.
E. On the <IP address> > Controller Commands page, under Administrative Commands,
select Reboot and click GO to reboot the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller. Then click OK
to confirm the save and reboot.