Installation and Getting Started Guide for 745wl and ACM xl 2006-06

ProCurve Secure Access 700wl Series Installation and Getting Started Guide 1-3
Introduction to the ProCurve 700wl Series
Note the IP address and shared secret of the Access Control Server that you plan to designate as
the Primary Access Control Server. Do not configure the Access Control Servers (yet) as
redundant peers.
Step 3. Install the Access Controller Modules following the steps in the ProCurve Series 5300xl Switches
Installation and Getting Started Guide.
Configure the Access Controller Modules with the IP address and shared secret of the Primary
Access Control Server.
Step 4. Once the Access Controller Module is recognized by the Primary Access Control Server and
appears in the Access Control Server Administrative Console, perform any additional setup
required, following the steps in “Completing the Installation” on page 3-15.
Step 5. On the Access Control Server that is to be the redundant (non-Primary) Access Control Server, set
the shared secret to be the same as the Primary Access Control Server.
Step 6. On the Primary Access Control Server, configure redundancy, following the steps in Chapter 6,
“Configuring the Network” in the ProCurve Secure Access 700wl Series Management and
Configuration Guide.
Tools and Information Required
To perform network installation for an Access Control Server or Access Controller Module, the
information defined in Table 1-1 may be required:
Note: The information you gather here is required during configuration and is presented here as a
reminder to find it before beginning the network installation.
Table 1-1. Installation Parameters
Parameter Form
Hostname (Fully-Qualified) Not required. Must be fully-qualified if provided.
Example: am21b.corp.com
Note: A hostname is required only for Access Control Servers that will have a
real Secure Socket Layer (SSL) certificate installed. If you install a signed SSL
certificate, the hostname must match that on the SSL certificate.
Domain name Defines the system’s domain if a hostname is not provided. This is optional.
Example: xyzcorp.com
IP address Can be configured as a static IP address or can be obtained via DHCP.
Note: The IP address of the Access Control Server will be needed to configure
Access Controller Modules.
Subnet Mask Defines the system’s subnet range. Can be obtained via DHCP. Example:
255.255.255.0.
Gateway (router) IP address Defines the default router. Can be obtained via DHCP.
Primary and Secondary DNS
server IP addresses
Defines the location of the primary and backup DNS servers. Can be obtained
via DHCP.