VIEW Certified Configuration Guide Siemens HiPath Wireless System with 2610, 2620 APs January 2008 Edition 1725-36071-001 Version C
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Siemens: HiPath Wireless System with 2610, 2620 APs Introduction SpectraLink's Voice Interoperability for Enterprise Wireless (VIEW) Certification Program is designed to ensure interoperability and high performance between SpectraLink 8000 Wireless Telephones and WLAN infrastructure products. The products listed below have been thoroughly tested in SpectraLink’s lab and have passed VIEW Certification.
Configuration Guide Network Topology The following topology was tested during VIEW Certification. It is important to note that these do not necessarily represent all "certified" configurations. The access points were powered through a mid-span POE adaptor. 4 PN: 1725-36071-001_C.
Siemens: HiPath Wireless System with 2610, 2620 APs Installing Software & Configuration 1. If software upgrades are required, contact Siemens Customer Support for the latest version of software and instructions. 2. The current version of software installed can be found by opening a telnet session of the AP and typing the command version, or by looking at the configuration GUI under Wireless APs and selecting the general tab for the AP in the field s/w version. 3.
Configuration Guide Initial Setup 1. The following instructions are for configuring a wireless controller and a number of access points with no prior configuration. 2. All of the initial setup is done via a web interface. Connect a ‘Cross-Over’ Ethernet cable directly from the Management Port of the controller to a PC’s Ethernet port. 3. Log onto the controller by opening a web browser and connect to https://192.168.10.1:5825/. The default username is admin; the default password is abc123. 4.
Siemens: HiPath Wireless System with 2610, 2620 APs Controller Setup The setup steps described below refer to the network topology diagram shown in this document. Make sure all the access points are disconnected from the system if configuring the system for the first time. Assigning an IP address to a wireless controller 1. Log onto the controller by opening a web browser and connect to https://192.168.10.1:5825/. The default username is admin; the default password is abc123. 2.
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Siemens: HiPath Wireless System with 2610, 2620 APs Assigning routing protocols to a wireless controller 1. In the Wireless Controller screen, click Routing Protocols in the navigation pane. 2. Enter 0.0.0.0 for the Destination Address and 0.0.0.0 for the Subnet Mask. Add the appropriate address for the Gateway. 3. Click the Save button. If dynamic routing (OSPF) is being used, then the default route should be set automatically.
Configuration Guide AP registration 1. Click the Wireless APs button. 2. Click AP registration in the navigation pane. 3. Enter all information for your APs (see screen shot below). Make sure the setting for Security Mode is selected to Allow all Wireless APs to Connect. 4. Click the Save button. This setting allows new APs to be added to the system automatically. Once the addition of APs is complete, it is recommended to switch this setting back to Allow only approved Wireless APs to connect.
Siemens: HiPath Wireless System with 2610, 2620 APs AP maintenance 1. In the Wireless APs screen, click AP Maintenance in the navigation pane. 2. Select the proper image file in the AP Images box and click the Set as default button. 3. Under Upgrade Behavior select the Upgrade when AP connects using settings from Controlled Upgrade option. 4. Select the Do not upgrade AP images if current image version = upgrade version check box. 5.
Configuration Guide Setting up SSID, Security and QOS 1. Click the VNS Configuration button. 2. Click the Topology tab. 3. Assign a subnet for clients for a specific SSID. 4. Under DHCP Settings: a. Enter the appropriate address for the Gateway b. For Mask enter 255.255.255.0. c. The address range should default to 192.168.121.2 – 192.168.121.254. Change this if you want a limited range of addresses assigned to this subnet. d. No DNS Servers or WINS is required. 5. Set the Timeout Idle: pre and post to 2.
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Configuration Guide Filtering 1. In the VNS Configuration screen, click the Filtering tab. 2. Select Default from the Filter ID drop-down list. a. Select all three options - In, Out and Allow. b. Leave the IP:Port as *.*.*.*. 3. Select Non-Authenticated in the Filter ID drop-down list. a. Select all 3 options - In, Out and Allow. b. Leave the IP:Port as *.*.*.*. 4. Click the Save button. A more secure setup for this topology might be: Allow 192.168.121.* UDP Allow 192.168.110.* UDP Allow 192.168.123.
Siemens: HiPath Wireless System with 2610, 2620 APs Multicast configuration 1. In the VNS Configuration screen, click the Multicast tab. 2. Select the Enable Multicast Support check box. 3. From the Defined groups drop-down list, select or enter Spectralink SVP (224.0.1.116) and click the Add button. 4. Enable Wireless Replication for the multicast selection by selecting the check box beside the entry. 5. Click the Save button. PN: 1725-36071-001_C.
Configuration Guide Security 1. In the VNS Configuration screen, click the Privacy tab. 2. For WPA2 AES-CCKM, click the WPA-PSK option, clear the WPA v.1 check box, then select the WPA v.2 check box. 3. For WPA TKIP, click the WPA-PSK option, clear the WPA v.2 check box, then select the WPA v.1 check box. 4. Enter the appropriate pass phrase in the Pre-shared key field. 5. Click the Save button. There is no hex key available at this time. 16 PN: 1725-36071-001_C.
Siemens: HiPath Wireless System with 2610, 2620 APs Quality of service 1. In the VNS Configuration screen, click the Policy tab. 2. From the Quality of Service drop-down list, select Voice VNS w/o WMM; this is required for SpectraLink phones. 3. Click the Save button. Setting up other SSIDs 1. Repeat the above steps, starting at step 1. 2. Create a new SSID and DHCP pool as before. Each SSID has its own sub-net. 3. Use the same filtering settings as before. 4. Set up privacy as required. 5.
Configuration Guide Connecting access points to the controller 1. Click the Reports button. 2. Make sure the controller is configured to accept new APs (this is selected by default). 3. Physically connect the access points to the system one at a time. Once an AP is connected to the system, it will show up in the Active Wireless APs screen of the Reports menu. 4. Press F5 to refresh the screen. 18 PN: 1725-36071-001_C.
Siemens: HiPath Wireless System with 2610, 2620 APs Wireless APs address assignment 1. After all the APs have been connected and discovered by the controller, click Wireless APs tab. 2. Click the Static Configuration tab. 3. Select an AP to configure. The AP’s name will default to their MAC address. 4. Under IP Address Assignment click either the Use DHCP or the Static Values option. If selecting Static Values, assign the proper values. 5.
Configuration Guide For each AP, follow the steps in the following sections: AP properties 1. In the Wireless APs screen, click the AP Properties tab. Select an AP to configure. Here you can assign a meaningful name to each AP. 2. Enable Telnet Access. This is useful for troubleshooting the setup and configuring security settings. 802.11b/g settings 1. In the Wireless APs screen, select the 802.11 b/g tab. 2. Select an AP to configure. 3. Under Base Settings: a. Set the DTIM Period to 3. b.
Siemens: HiPath Wireless System with 2610, 2620 APs 4. For Enable Radios, select the 802.11b check box. 5. Under Radio Settings: a. Select the appropriate Channel and Tx Power Level. (Note: DRM values will override this setting, if enabled). b. Set the Diversity to Best. c. Set the Min Basic Rate to 1 Mbps. d. Set the Max Basic Rate to 11Mbps. e. Set the Max Operational Rate to 11Mbps. f. Set the Preamble to Short (note that the value Long works as well). 6. Click the Save button. PN: 1725-36071-001_C.
Configuration Guide Enable the radio 1. Click the VNS Configuration button. 2. Click the Topology tab. 3. Enable each AP’s b/g radio for each SSID. 4. Set No. of Retries for Voice VO to adaptive (multi-rate) and No. of Retries for Turbo Voice TVO to 2. 5. Click the Save button. After the controller and access points are set up, the Management port is no longer required. The Controller can now be managed through the Host Port, or the esa0 port in this configuration.
