HP ProCurve Switch /Wireless - Interoperability between ProCurve WESM zl and Polycom-SpectraLink phones

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An HP ProCurve Networking Application Note

Interoperability between ProCurve WESM zl and

Polycom-SpectraLink phones

Contents

1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................. 3

2. Prerequisites ............................................................................................................................................................... 3

3. Network architecture .................................................................................................................................................. 3

4. Secure wireless WPA2-PSK encryption ................................................................................................................... 4

5. SpectraLink VoWLAN configuration ......................................................................................................................... 5

5.1 Configure the SpectraLink SVP Server ................................................................................................................... 5

5.2 Configure the wireless phones ................................................................................................................................ 7

5.3 Make a test call ........................................................................................................................................................ 8

6. Fast roaming ................................................................................................................................................................ 8

6.1 Fast roaming options ............................................................................................................................................... 8

6.2 Configure self-healing .............................................................................................................................................. 9

6.3 Test roaming time .................................................................................................................................................... 9

Summary of content (12 pages)

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An HP ProCurve Networking Application Note Interoperability between ProCurve WESM zl and Polycom-SpectraLink phones Contents 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................. 3 2. Prerequisites ............................................................................................................................................................... 3 3. Network architecture ..
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Interoperability between ProCurve WESM zl and Polycom-SpectraLink phones 7. SVP and voice prioritization..................................................................................................................................... 10 7.1 Enable voice prioritization...................................................................................................................................... 10 7.2 Configure WMM....................................................................................
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Interoperability between ProCurve WESM zl and Polycom-SpectraLink phones 1.
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Interoperability between ProCurve WESM zl and Polycom-SpectraLink phones 4. Secure wireless WPA2-PSK encryption Polycom-SpectraLink wireless phones support the following encryption options: • WEP • WPA-PSK • WPA2-PSK To configure the ProCurve WESM for secure wireless encryption via WPA2-PSK: 1. On the wireless edge services module, go to Network Setup > WLAN Setup and create a new WLAN called voice. 2.
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Interoperability between ProCurve WESM zl and Polycom-SpectraLink phones 3. Click the Config button, and configure the pre-shared key as follows. o o ASCII passphrase: procurve Enable all three Fast Roaming options (PMK caching, Opportunistic key caching, Pre-authentication). 4. Click OK to return to the main Edit window. 5. In the main Edit window, under Advanced, select Closed System, then click OK. 6. Finally, to enable the new WLAN, at the bottom of the WLAN list window click the Enable button. 5.
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Interoperability between ProCurve WESM zl and Polycom-SpectraLink phones 4. Enter the default login admin and password admin (case-sensitive). You see the SVP Server System menu: 5.1.2 Configure the network: 1. Scroll to Network Configuration and select by pressing Enter. You see the Network Configuration screen. 2. Note the navigation options at the bottom of the screen. You press Enter to change a value, ESC to exit the screen, and the arrow keys to move the highlight. 3.
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Interoperability between ProCurve WESM zl and Polycom-SpectraLink phones 5.1.3 Configure SVP-II Mode to be the NetLink IP: 1. With the highlight on SVP-II TFTP Download Master, press Enter to select it. The screen is immediately redrawn with additional options for the IP environment. 2. Configure the following parameters as required: o o o Phones per Access Point: 12 (leave default) First and Last alias IP address: Range of IP addresses used by the wireless phones to register the H.
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Interoperability between ProCurve WESM zl and Polycom-SpectraLink phones o DHCP: In this case, you must configure the following options in the DHCP scope: • ESSID: Static Entry: voice • Security: WPA-PSK • Passphrase: procurve Configure the second phone in the same manner. 5.3 Make a test call Once you have configured the SVP Server and two phones, test that you can make a call. On the WESM, you can now see the phone in Device Association > Wireless Stations.
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Interoperability between ProCurve WESM zl and Polycom-SpectraLink phones But these options apply to 802.1X authentication only, which is not supported by the SpectraLink wireless phone. For this reason, the WESM is configured with WPA2-PSK (WP2 with a pre-shared key) authentication. 6.2 Configure self-healing The self-healing feature enables associating neighbors to each radio port.
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Interoperability between ProCurve WESM zl and Polycom-SpectraLink phones 7. SVP and voice prioritization Voice prioritization enables the radio ports to monitor all packets in a WLAN. If the IP header indicates a voice packet, the WESM marks the packet as high priority. SpectraLink Voice Prioritization (SVP) is a IEEE 802.11-compliant QoS mechanism developed by SpectraLink. It is implemented in wireless phones, APs/RPs, and SpectraLink servers.
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Interoperability between ProCurve WESM zl and Polycom-SpectraLink phones 8. Upgrading SpectraLink firmware Firmware versions of the switches used for this application note are as follows: • K.13.09 for ProCurve switch 5406zl • WT.01.15 for ProCurve WESM zl Firmware version of the SpectraLink wireless phones is 89.135 or higher. Firmware version of SVP Server is 17x.034 or higher. 8.
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Interoperability between ProCurve WESM zl and Polycom-SpectraLink phones 9. Reference documents This concludes the procedures for interoperating ProCurve switches with SpectraLink SVP Server and SpectraLink telephones. For further information about how to configure ProCurve switches and Polycom-SpectraLink products to support convergence, please refer to the following links: • For user manuals for ProCurve 3500yl-5400zl-8212zl switches: http://www.hp.com/rnd/support/manuals/3500-6200-5400-ChapterFiles.