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Network Setup

first be configured with the IP address of the Access Control Server, and the shared secret used to

validate the Access Controller to its Access Control Server. The Access Controller does not have a

browser-based Administrative Console of its own, so this initial configuration must be done using the

CLI via the serial console port.

Note: If you plan to use an option card port (i.e a fiber gigabit port) as the network uplink port on an

Integrated Access Manager or Access Controller, you must use the CLI to configure the uplink port, and

you must not connect the unit to your network until after you have configured the uplink port.

It is not possible to reconfigure the uplink using the browser-based Administrative Console.

Access Control Server or Integrated Access Manager Setup

You can perform the initial network configuration of an Access Control Server in one of two ways:

• Connect a serial console to the Access Control Server’s serial console port and use the Command Line

Interface (CLI). See “Configuration Using the Command Line Interface” on page 3-3 for detailed

instructions.

• Connect the Access Control Server to your network, allowing it to get an IP address using the Dynamic

Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). Then connect to its Administrative Console with a web browser.

See

“Configuration Using the Administrative Console” on page 3-7 for detailed instructions.

Configuration beyond basic network installation, i.e. the process of customizing the function of an HP

ProCurve system to a particular end-user environment, is not described in this manual. Configuration

performed after network installation is completed is described in the HP ProCurve Secure Access 700wl

Series Management and Configuration Guide.

Note: The network setup for an Integrated Access Manager is identical to the network setup for an

Access Control Server. For simplicity many of the following steps reference only the Access Control

Server, but apply to both an Access Control Server and an Integrated Access Manager.

IP Addressing Considerations

An Access Control Server or Integrated Access Manager requires a stable IP address so that the Access

Controllers under its control can readily identify and communicate with the server. You can either

arrange for DHCP to always assign the same IP address to the Access Control Server, or you can

manually enter a static IP address. Most commonly, a static IP address is used.

A 700wl Series system ships configured by default to obtain its IP address and other information from a

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server. This means the system will attempt to obtain an IP

address as soon as it is connected to the network and is powered up.

Note: If you do not want the Access Control Server to attempt to use DHCP, you must configure its IP

address before you connect it to the network for the first time. You can configure the Access Control

Server without connecting it to the network using a serial console connected to the serial port.

If you do allow the Access Control Server to get its initial address using DHCP, this enables an

administrator to connect to the Access Control Server’s browser-based Administrative Console over the

network to configure the system’s other network parameters.

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