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The Extricom WLAN System User Guide 45
To configure Centralized Configuration parameters:
Initial Setup
1. Configure the LAN settings on the master switch
2. Generate an SSH key pair on the master switch. This is done by clicking on the Update
button next to the generate New SSH Keys.
3. Retrieve the SSH public key from the master switch and save it in a file on your PC.
4. Manually configure each of the slave switches’ LAN settings, and continue by uploading
the previously saved master's public key on every slave you wish to manage. This allows
the slave switch to be configured only by the master switch which generated the public key.
Figure 24. Central Configuration Page
Slave Switch Configuration
1. On the master switch, open the Centralized Configuration web page and click on the
Update button in the Switches Table section. This will retrieve and generate the slave
switches’ information and all the relevant dialog boxes will be filled with data.
2. Slave switches can be added to the switches table by creating a new entry. Simply enter the
new switch name and its IP address, and continue by clicking on the Update button.
3. Configure a slave switch, i.e. Copy the configuration file of the master with appropriate
changes to the slave.
Figure 25. Action options
4. Reboot the slave switches.