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Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide

1. Equipment SalesMarketin Radio1 Radio Monitor Ss baal ae Status Summary Alarm Summary EhTrap Air Alphal Radio Alphal _ DAP22 Radiat Alphal tamuna MAC 0b 40 E DAP22 MP SalesMarketin Statur Ea esMarketin Radio1 Admin Status Enabled o MP SalesMarketin Radio2 Type 802 119 DAP24 MP RestRoom Channel 11 Alphal Power dBm 15 Alphal b g protection Yes System Perfo Client Security RFID Reports Inactive B Info Minor Major W Critical etais P Detais Clients by MX Throughput Last update 8 15 06 4 51 07 PM Last update 8 15 06 4 52 34 PM 120 000 ra aci 100 000 Mipi 80 000 Treat 3 e0 000 tap wian amp 40 000 2 20 000 J moomi ceee 4610 1620 1630 1640 16 50 Time trapezewlan trpz tkip Throughput bytes sec Equipment g fi Sites aii E cients by ss10 gt Details dh EE 1 Hour Throughput Details 3 Click Details in the Traffic Summary View to switch to the Radio Monitor View Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 180 Managing and Monitoring Your Network 4 Click on one of the options under Statistics in the Task Panel to display the Performance Per Radio Statistics dialog for the radio In the example below error statistics are displayed Performance Per Radio Error Statistics Alpha 2_ DAP22 Radio1 Poll Interval Show values as O Absolute G Deltas Export Delta Mobility Exch
2. Source IP Destination IP Protocol Source Port Destination Port DSCP Action CoS Capture t d udp EQBootp c EQ BootP serv any H Permit a of i ay D Haw Her v Updated Enable Capture Value Yes Add Rule 5 Click Next 6 Change the service profile name to Web Portal Guests and use the name Guests for the SSID lt Previous Cancel Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 78 Configuring Wireless Services Web Portal Service Profile Service Profile Identifier Enter a unique name to identify the Service Profile and specify the SSID You can also configure whether wireless traffic should be encrypted Name web Portal Guests SSID Guests SSID Type Clear x Updated SSID value Guests lt Previ _Next gt cancel 7 Select one of the following SSID types e Encrypted tTraffic on the SSID is encrypted e Clear Traffic on the SSID is unencrypted For this example Clear is selected 8 Click Next Type or select the name of the VLAN you want to place your guest users in For this example use guest_vlan Note Typing the VLAN name here does not actually configure the VLAN To configure a VLAN refer to Set Up VLANs on WSSs on page 66 NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Configuring Wireless Services 79 Web Portal Service Profile Web Portal VLAN Select the VLAN to use for WE
3. Insert RF Obstacles Note The RF Planning software does not support outdoor installations RF obstacles typically found in outdoor environments have not been adequately tested for their attenuation characteristics As a result the database cannot ensure accurate attenuation coefficients for RF planning purposes Nortel does not warrant or support any outdoor deployments or installations of the WLAN 2300 system implemented with the use of this tool Add major RF obstacles that will affect the placement of your APs such as solid walls barriers or elevator shafts To add RF obstacles 1 Display the floor plan in the Content panel 2 Inthe Task List panel click Tools Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 114 Using Auto RF with Modelling 3 Inthe RF Obstacle area under Layout click one of the icons that most closely matches the RF obstacle you wish to place 4 Click and drag the mouse to draw the location and shape of the RF obstacle on the floor The Create RF Obstacle wizard is displayed 5 Enter a description of the RF obstacle and select the Obstacle Type from the list A default attenuation factor is displayed for the object type or you can select an attenuation factor that you believe more closely matches the RF obstacle Create RF Obstacle RF Obstacle Properties Enter the RF Obstacle properties Description Brick wall Obstacle Type Brick 3 5 M
4. Create lt Previous Next gt J Finish Cancel 15 Click Next Select RadioProfileVoic in the Radio Profiles list 16 Click Finish Create a Service Profile for SVP VoWIP Devices 1 Select Configuration on the toolbar 2 In the Organizer panel expand the WSS 3 Expand Wireless then select Wireless Services 4 Inthe Task List panel select Voice Service Profile The Voice Service Profile wizard is displayed Click Next Change the service profile name to Voice SVP and use the name SVP for the SSID Click Next Select Open Access and deselect MAC Access Click Next Select WPA and deselect Static WEP 10 Click Next Leave TKIP enabled and click Next 11 Click Next Type a passphrase from 8 to 63 characters long in the Pre shared Key box and click Generate 5 6 7 Leave SpectraLink selected in the Vendor drop down list 8 9 Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 94 Configuring Wireless Services 12 Click Next Type or select the name of the VLAN you want to place SVP users in For this example use voice vlan Note Typing the VLAN name here does not actually configure the VLAN To configure a VLAN refer to Set Up VLANs on WSSs on page 66 13 Click Next 14 Click Next The wizard displays the ACL that will automatically be added to the configuration by the wizard The first rule in the ACL provides high priority treatment of SVP traffic by marking IP pro
5. 104 CAGES TOU PPS ccd Gee ke ey oR SOE ROR REE LoS ERROR ES ROS 104 Apply a Radio Profile to Each Radio 00 0 c eee ee eee 107 Whats Next on k va oe cee dee eee Oh epee ORR A Le 108 Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 10 Contents Using Auto RF with Modelling 0 2 0 c eee eee eee 109 What Is Auto RF with Modelling 00000 cece eee eee 109 Add Site INQUN WON ciiccaveescbte rs ceneeereeeredeennetatnenonee ss 109 inseri RF ODSACIES 4 604 cdaecdattesad pie bo ti Pao oes gue sede e 113 Create Your RF Coverage Area c cc0cccvabsdeendaresdeeenaeeenaees 115 Create a Wiring Closet 244 cec0 24d cee ee des ay eee dene ey se eakee es 115 Create Your RF Coverage Area 0 2 c cece eee eee 116 AUT AFS np 6sdsieed enced teed eeaeedearsas anes as sanded eaedenes 124 Associate APs to the Coverage Area 0 000 cece eee eee 124 MPA a Me aa aback shied tse dh a a ds Pace e a hrs a hs a ee 127 Using RF Planning isccsecteetaeetiee eee eee enanereanninnna 129 Whats RF Planning i ssccccetcceetirekeaineetin ierenr at ea A eni 129 Prepare the Floor Drawings 6 si554ei0 i aend taae ee horde ea rd dead eee 130 Deine he MornmmaloN 23244duns Heed ered a EA RA 131 inporta Floor Plan 2020 c0ceciebiawedueaeeda deed eed n Eeee 136 PU LIN I tie cs 8 ap gh a Se Rs deh A alah hea ig Age cd A dh ee 137 eamb DU tcctecnengdletecebsadeteheenwns Cho a E 138 Model AF Obstacles sssrrrocireoreka
6. Source IP Destinati Protocol Source P Destinatio _DSCP Action 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 any 7 Prec Permit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 any 7 Prec 7 Permit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 udp a z any Permit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 any z any Permit Add Rule gt aly aly aly aly amp Updated Range End Value 65535 lt Previ Next gt J Finish Cancel NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Configuring Wireless Services 97 Voice Service Profile QoS Avaya You can enable Wi Fi Multimedia WWMM to provide QoS AN ACL Avaya has been generated to classify voice traffic This ACL contains rules that match the DiffServ codepoints that Avaya equipment uses for call setup and call control traffic It also contains a rule that matches the RTP protocol used by Avaya IP Softphones for voice traffic and a rule that permits all other data traffic on the mapped VLAN default Enable wmm C ACL Source IP Destinati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 any any udp any Protocol Source P Destinatio _DSCP Action 7 X 7 Prec 7 Permit 7 x 7 Prec Permit_ RNG x any m any Permit_ 7 E m any Permit__ Cami s s ws ay dy ay a gt Update
7. Remove Lines Short Lines Short Line Length Feet Parallel Shapes Parallel Shape Separation Feet Overlapping Lines Remove Objects Small Objects X Axis Size Feet Y Axis Size Feet Labels and Text Layer List Layer Name 0 DEMO P LINE E WALL GRID SHELL INT CURB RM NAME EX WALL RF WALLS RF SHELL mM DETNI Click Next to cleanup selected layers Cancel 3 Click Next Cleanup progress is displayed at the bottom of the wizard 4 You can display a Before Cleanup and After Cleanup view when cleanup is complete Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 140 Using RF Planning Floor Plan Clean Up Floor1 Cleanup Progress Cleanup is in progress Please wait Before Cleanup After Cleanup Status Processing layer RF WALLS Total Objects in the layer 884 Total Objects Identified for cleanup 720 Completed processing layer RF WALLS Processing layer SHELL Total Objects in the layer 956 Total Objects Identified for cleanup 631 Damulatad nenananina Inine DIIIL Click Finish lt Previous Finish Cancel 5 When you are satisfied with the results click Finish Model RF Obstacles When planning a Nortel network consider how
8. Select the oversubscription ratio that best describes the average transmit behavior of the handsets in your network CoverG Plan for Voice aver IP V Active Call Bandwidth Kb s Active Handsets per AP Expected Handset Count 50 Handset Oversubscription Ratio 4 1 Select the oversubscription ratio that best describes the average transmit behavior of the handsets in your network Updated Plan For Voice over IP Value Yes lt Previous Next gt j Finish Cancel To calculate AP placement and configuration based on both coverage and capacity for voice over IP enable Plan for Voice over IP Otherwise click Next and go to step 30 By default WLAN Management Software performs only the coverage calculation If you enable the Plan for Voice over IP option WLAN Management Software performs both calculations In the Active Call Bandwidth list specify the amount of bandwidth in kilobits per second Kbps that you expect for each call In the Active Handsets per AP list specify the number of voice over IP phones that you want each AP to handle In the Expected Handset Count list specify the number of voice over IP phones you expect to be in the coverage area In the Handset Oversubscription Ratio list select the ratio for the average transmit behavior of the voice over IP phones The handset oversubscription ratio is the ratio of active handsets compared to total handsets
9. Client Cli j C ien J Client Refuse Yes Client Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 44 Planning and Managing Your Wireless Network with WMS Client associates with Nortel radio os or requests access from wired authentication porty Client responds to 802 1X Client requests encrypted SSID 802 1X rule that matches SSID MAC rule that matches SSID Use fallthru authentication last resort Yes No Last resort rule tha matches SSID No l Refuse Refuse Client Client Web Auth rule that matches SSID r Refuse Refuse Client Cli C ien J Client Refuse Yes Client NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Planning and Managing Your Wireless Network with WMS 45 Authorization Authorization is the method for providing users with specific rights to the network by associating attribute value AV pairs to the user AAA authorization works by assembling a set of attributes that describe what the user is authorized to perform These attributes are compared to the information contained in a local database or on a RADIUS server for a given user and the result is returned to the WSS to determine the user s actual capabilities and restrictions You can configure attributes such as the time of day or specific VLAN access You can also control access using security access c
10. y l Zl RF Planning RF Planning Building Buildingt gt Import Floor Layout Floor2 Level 2 gt Clean Layout gt Create RF Obstacles gt Compute and Place gt Assign Channels gt Compute Optimal Power gt Work Order Report Site Survey D Import Points P Import Measurement gt Optimize gt Report Legend RF Planning Troos Generating an Ekahau Site Survey Work Order The site survey order contains the locations and MAC addresses of the APs for use when conducting a site survey and also provides a JPEG image of the floor To generate a site survey order 1 Display the floor plan in the Content panel 2 Inthe Task List panel click RF Planning 3 Under Site Survey click Report The Site Survey Order Generation dialog is displayed Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 204 Optimizing a Network Plan 4 Select the scope for which you want to generate a site survey order You can specify the Network Plan an individual site an individual building or an individual floor 5 Select the language English or German 6 To change the output directory for the report click on the button next to output directory navigate to the new directory and click Select 7 Click Generate 8 When the report is generated click the link in the results area to view the report in a browser window A browser window containing the report open
11. Alphalx5 2361 AlphaWx4 2361 Sites Alerts e Aug amp 1288 00 09 5b ail Client Activity Client Sessions Client Watch List CESS IP Address MAC Address 551D Access Type e E RSSI om public Total 1 Average SNR 10 Average RSSI 77 ILAST RESORT JAlphaNET4_1_0 Session Details Fri Dec 02 20 09 20 PST 2005 Session Properties Session Statistics Location History Start Time Location Fri Dec 02 18 12 42 PST 2005 Fri Dec 02 18 12 37 PST 2005 Fri Dec 02 16 00 28 PST 2005 AlphaNET4_1_0 Alphalwx1 2361 DAP13 AP Empty Radiol AlphaNET4_1_0 AlphalWwX2 2361 DAP23 AP TechPub Radiol AlphaNET4_1_0 AlphalwxX1 2361 DAP13 AP Empty Radiol Refreshed at Fri Dec 02 20 10 51 PST 2005 View User Performance Statistics If the user s complaint cannot be traced to a specific problem based on current activity you can view statistics over a period of time To view user performance statistics 1 Click on the Monitor option in the main WMS tool bar Click Details in the Client Summary View to switch to the Client Monitor View In the table of Client Sessions in the Content Panel select the user s session then click Client Statistics in the Task Panel to display the Performance Client Statistics dialog for the user Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 178 Managing and Monitoring Your Networ
12. 3 Click Next to page through the wizard until the 802 1X Access Rules page appears Configure 802 1X Access 802 1 Access Rules Configure access rules that specify which AAA servers to use for 802 1X users An access rule is selected based on the users SSID and username You can use any to match all SSIDs A user wildcard can be a specitic name or can use wildcards to match multiple names The user wildcard x matches all usernames Select a 802 1 Network Access to edit or click Create 802 1X Access SSID Employees Create lt Previ Finish cancel The 802 1X Access Rules page lists the access rules configured for the service profile The userglob and SSID name are show The userglob can be a specific username part of a username with a wildcard character or two wildcard characters to match on all usernames The 802 1X Service Profile wizards uses the userglob in the access rule You can use this rule modify it or delete it and create a new one You can also create additional rules For syntax information refer to Wireless Service Parameters in Configuring Wireless Parameters of the Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series Reference Guide To modify or create access rules Refer to Modifying SSID Encryption Settings and Access Rules in the Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series Reference Guide Set Up VLANs on WSSs WSSs in a Mobility Domain c
13. MIC called Michael WEP 104 Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP with 104 bit keys 104 bit WEP uses the RC4 encryption algorithm with a 104 bit key Cancel Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 92 Configuring Wireless Services 11 Click Next Type a passphrase from 8 to 63 characters long in the Pre shared Key box and click Generate Voice Service Profile Pre shared Key Enter the pre shared key to use for client authentication To generate a key enter a pass phrase and click on Generate Pre shared Key 17c82652cB11791888a95ad49d219acf0255e2784ed6 123 Generate Updated Pre shared Key Value 9393 1e875d64 3ae1bd7c82652c811791888a95ad49d2 19acf0255e2 lt Previ _Next gt _ cancel 12 Click Next Type or select the name of the VLAN you want to place voice users in For this example use voice vlan Note Typing the VLAN name here does not actually configure the VLAN To configure a VLAN refer to Set Up VLANs on WSSs on page 66 13 Click Next Select Enable WMM NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Configuring Wireless Services 93 14 Click Next Select a MAC Address user from the list or click Create to create one If you choose not to use a MAC Address click Next xi Client MAC Addresses Configure the allowed client MAC addresses in the Local Database Select a MAC Address User to edit or click Create
14. e Employee access 802 1X Guest access Web Portal e Voice over IP MAC AAA Note The configuration examples in this chapter take place on a WSS already in the network plan However you also can preconfigure services in a policy and apply the policy to WSSs later Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 54 Configuring Wireless Services Configure Employee Access Services Services for Employee access are typically configured to provide secure encrypted access to the wireless network The following sections provide information about how to configure Employee access e Task Table on page 54 e Step Summary on page 56 e Example Configure Employee Access on page 56 Table 1 on page 54 contains the tasks you need to configure Employee access services The summary provides the configurable options you should set Refer to Example Configure Employee Access on page 56 for information about the primary wizards and pages in WMS that allow you to configure Employee access services Task Table Table 1 contains the tasks you need to perform to create a service for employee access For a summary of configurable items refer to Step Summary on page 56 For detailed steps about how to perform each of these tasks refer to Example Configure Employee Access on page 56 Table 1 Creating a Service for Employee Access Task Path Primary Parameters to Configure Create a
15. e Minor Yellow e Informational Blue WMS displays a single fault management table that allows you to view all fault related information including the fault s functional area and severity a description of the fault the WSS that is the source of the fault the current state of the fault and tasks you can perform to respond to the fault including alarm management resolutions and reports Search Capabilities WMS users can sort system faults based on any of the columns in the table WMS sorts fault events on the date of occur rence as Today Yesterday Last Week or Last Month WMS can also sort faults based on Category Source Severity and Time Other standard commonly used filters are also available such as Current Hour Current Day and text search To perform a text search type the desired description in the text box located in the alarm filter tool bar Use the fault dashboard shown below located above the alarm details panel to gather specific data about particular alarms The lists allow you to filter your results by selecting criteria Fitter All Severities All Categories Network Plan AlphaNET4_2_0_ver2 x Menu items include the following options All Severities e Critical e Major Minor Info e All Categories e System Performance Client e Security Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 186 Managing Alarms e Network Plan e Mobility Domain e WLAN
16. Access Point Radio A M b tyF Fin e Alphad_2_ 77 1 Ipha 2_ 2 AP SalesMarketin AlphaM 2_ M Alphalv 2_ h 6 DAP22 Radio1 Last update 8 15 06 6 31 09 PM 18 27 18 28 18 29 18 30 18 31 Time Rx Phy Errors Rx MIC Errors Rx MIC Seq Errors Rx MIC Auth Errors RF Errors al Received data at Tue Aug 15 18 31 09 PDT 2006 To view RF trends for an individual radio 1 Click on the Monitor option in the main WLAN Management Software tool bar 2 Expand the Equipment list in the Organizer panel and select a radio to display the Monitor views for the radio 3 Click Details in the Traffic Summary View to switch to the Radio Monitor View 4 Click on one of the options under Trends in the Task Panel to display trend information for the radio The selected trend information is displayed in the Content Panel In the example below trends for Noise Floor SNR and RSSI over the past 24 hours are displayed NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Managing and Monitoring Your Network 181 Equipment Radio Monitor RS alphaNeT4_2_0_ver2 Trapezesir Alphamx1 mx400 E Alphamx2_ Mx216 DAP24 MP RestRoom E Alpha mx3 Mx8 PO1 MX3 P1 CUBE 2 1 23 02 MX3 P2 CUBE 2 1 27a va RF Noise Floor 24 Hours Trends a Last update 8 15 06 7 13 43 PM Throughput Noise Floor SNR amp RSSI Errors amp Retrans
17. For example the ratio 4 1 indicates that statistically 25 percent of the voice over IP phones are active at any given time Click Next The Mobility Domain Radio Profile Wiring Closet s page appears NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Using Auto RF with Modelling 123 31 32 33 34 35 Create Coverage Area Optional Mobility Domain Radio Profile Wiring Closet s Select the Mobility Domain Radio Profile Wiring Closet s for the Coverage Area s Mobility Domain Mobility Domain Not Assigned Select the mobility domain that will contain the APs in the coverage area Radio Profile Radio Profile default Select or Enter the Radio Profile Name This Radio Profile will be used to configure the radios in the coverage area If this Radio Profile does not exist on the WSS it will be created Wiring Closet s Wiring Closet Not Assigned x Select the wiring closet that will support the wired connection to the APs Redundant Wiring Closet Not Assigned x Select the wiring closet that will support the redundant wired connection to the APs Click Finish to exit the wizard lt Previous Finish Cancel In the Mobility Domain list select the Mobility Domain that contains the APs used for this coverage area In the Radio Profile list select the radio profile used for this coverage area The profiles available depend on the Mobility Domain you selected in step
18. 40 41to 60 61 to 80 81 to 100 a Display User Activity You can display the event types recorded for the user Disassociation events can occur and users can be dropped from the network These events can indicate the reason why access is barred or performance is slow for the user For example typical authorization failures occur if the local database or RADIUS server fails to recognize a user To display user activity 1 On the Find Client s screen click the Session Details task under View WLAN Management Software retrieves information about the client s session 2 Select the Location History tab to see where the user has been From here you can determine the areas in the WLAN where interference is occurring Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 176 Managing and Monitoring Your Network Session Details Properties Statistics _ Location History Start Time Location Tue Aug 15 10 40 41 PDT 2006 Tue Aug 15 10 10 44 PDT 2006 Tue Aug 15 10 10 08 PDT 2006 AlphaNET4_2_0_ver2 AlphaMx1 MX400 DAP1 FishBowl352 Radiol AlphaNET4_2_0_ver2 AlphaMx1 Mx400 DAP1 FishBowl352 Radio2 AlphaNET4_2_0_ver2 AlphaMx1 Mx400 DAP13 MP Finance Radio2 AlphaNET4_2_0_ver2 AlphaMx3 Mx8 CUBE 2 1 23 Radio2 AlphaNET4_2_0_ver2 AlphaMx3 Mx8 CUBE 2 1 27a Radio2 AlphaNET4_2_0_ver2 AlphaMx3 Mx8 CUBE 2 1 23 Radio2 Tue Aug 15 09 43 41 PDT 2006 Tue Aug 15 09 38 11 PDT 2006 Tue Aug 15 09 33 51
19. A report can have a selectable scope and a selectable time period and in some cases query filter parameters See Table 2 for a listing and description of the reports you can generate in WMS Table 2 WMS Reports Report Description Configuration Reports Inventory Report Provides information about the WSSs and APs in your network Mobility domain configuration Provides a configuration overview providing data that spans multiple WSSs For example it contains information about the AAA RADIUS setup SSIDs and where they are configured WLAN Security Switch WSS Configuration Provides details on a WSS configuration Client Monitoring Reports Client Session Summary Displays summary data for sessions in the selected scope Client Session Details Displays detailed session information Client Errors Provides data on client related health in the network over time for example if there is a large number of association failures in some area of the network RF Reports Wireless Network Usage Provides information about network resource usage and client activity RF Summary Provides information about overall network health using selected radio statistics It can be used to compare RF environments across the network and isolate potential problem areas Radio Details Provides a detailed set of statistical information for each radio in the selected AP Traff
20. Associate APs to the Coverage Area Associate both your distributed APs and direct APs to a coverage area on the floor To associate APs to the coverage area Select the RF Planning tool bar option In the Content panel display the floor plan where the APs are to be installed In the Organizer panel click on Coverage Areas hWN Right click the Coverage Area to which the APs are to be associated and select Edit Properties from the menu The Coverage Area Properties dialog for the selected coverage area appears 5 Click the Associations tab to display area associations information for the coverage area NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Using Auto RF with Modelling 125 Coverage Area Properties General i Capacity Associations Constraints Redundancy I Preferred Devices Mobility Domain Mobility Domain Not Assigned v Radio Policy Radio Profile defaut Shared Area Shared Area Not Assigned Wiring Closet s Wiring Closet Site1 Building1 Floor1 WC Redundant Wiring Closet Not Assigned Access Point s Available Access Points Current Access Points ap L1 Covera 4 AP L1 CoverG 7 AP L1 Cover 6 apottest Cancel 6 Inthe Available Access Points box select one or more available APs to use in the coverage area then click Add to move the APs to the Current Access Points box 7 Click OK to close the dialog box Nortel WLAN Ma
21. Attenuation Factor for 802 114 dB 10 H Attenuation Factor for 802 11b g dB 64 Updated Obstacle Type Value Brick 3 5 6 Click Finish The RF obstacle is added to your floor layout Hl RingMaster 5 0 Plan RTFM Ele Services Tools Help amp iy x e k Devices Monitor P SrL RAHO Floor1 Level 1 Show Coverage Areas E Building1 Free Draw loor1 Level 1 Sas pe pee CECEN RF Obstacle CEN Select r Policies RF Planning Coverage Area a Create SE Wiring ClosetMisc JB sil amp Sites Eita Conners shy RF Planning Objects to Place pee ase i amp Floor gt E Layers I a a a ay A Prr Config O Errors 4 Warnings Local Changes available Network Changes none Alarms 2 NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Using Auto RF with Modelling 115 File Tools Help ca 93 e a ih y E Q ge a 0 Back Forward Policies RF Planning Configuration Devices Monitor Rogue Detection Verification Events BRQXJ AIET BRBICRREE WERI Sites Show Coverage Areas Save J Discard Tools RTFM Site Layout a Stez Free Draw Building ox BHAN RF Obstacle omaa j Select Cy Coverage Area a Create Gaz Wiring Closet Misc faija Site Survey a ee RF Planning O Buyers EF Tools 2 Create Your RF Coverage Ar
22. Authentication Protocol EAP processing for the server off load To authenticate users you will need to configure users either in the local database or on RADIUS servers Each user will have a username password and RADIUS and or vendor specific attributes VSAs You will also need to configure authentication rules 802 1X MAC last resort or Web authentication See Figure 4 on page 43 to view a flowchart representing the authentication process Generally 802 1X authentication is attempted first If the user fails then MAC authentication is attempted If this fails then last resort and Web authentica tion is used For a service profile you specify either Web authentication last resort or none in the auth fall thru box You can only select one NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Planning and Managing Your Wireless Network with WMS 43 Figure 4 Authentication Flowchart for Network Users Client associates with Nortel radio oN or requests access from wired authentication porty Client responds to 802 1X Client requests encrypted SSID 802 1X rule that matches SSID MAC rule that matches SSID Use fallthru authentication last resort Yes No No Last resort rule tha matches SSID Neo l Refuse Refuse Client Client Allow Keg Client Web Auth rule that matches SSID No Retuse Refuse
23. Closet m icon AUNAP Click in the floor display where you want to place the wiring closet The Create Wiring Closet wizard appears Create Wiring Closet Wiring Closet Properties Enter the Wiring Closet properties Name we floort Available Devices Current Devices 2350 Updated Name value we_Floor1 Finish Cancel Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 144 Using RF Planning 5 Inthe Name box type the name of the wiring closet 1 to 60 characters with no tabs 6 Click a WSS in the Available Devices box then click the Add button to move it to the Current Devices box 7 Click Finish to save the changes The wiring closet is displayed on your floor plan Create Coverage Areas The RF coverage area is the geographical area in your network you define RF coverage As you configure the RF coverage area consider the amount of bandwidth required for the area as well as the number of users You define the coverage area graphically on your floor plan using the coverage area drawing tool Almost all shapes for a coverage area are possible However the following restrictions apply e A shape where two sides intersect each other is not permitted e A shared coverage area where there is a partial intersection is not supported WMS supports the sharing of coverage areas if one area is completely within a larger area For example you might want to provide 802 11a and 802 11b cov
24. DXF AutoCAD DWG JPEG or GIF floor plan files of the buildings into WMS As you import the floor plans you can modify them to add or remove RF obstacles You define RF obstacles by specifying the attenuation factor in decibels for the obstacle In addition WMS includes a library of attenuators for building obstacles The library includes doors walls ceilings and other physical obstructions that you can select WMS factors in the impact these objects have on how the radio frequency RF signals flow through a given site Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 38 Planning and Managing Your Wireless Network with WMS If the network contains third party or pre installed APs you can enter information for these APs so that WLAN Manage ment Software takes the APs into account when calculating the placement and optionally the channel and power settings of the Nortel APs By using this technique you receive the following benefits e Instead of you making a best guess as to how many APs you require for the desired coverage and where APs should be placed WMS automatically calculates how many APs you need and where to place APs for optimal positioning e You can generate a deployable work order to help installers place WSSs and APs e You automatically receive a deployable configuration that includes optimum power and channel settings e You enjoy more accurate monitoring options and network visualization based on
25. ERC to quickly route your call to a specialist in your Nortel product or service To locate the ERC for your product or service go to http www nortel com erc Getting help through a Nortel distributor or reseller If you purchased a service contract for your Nortel product from a distributor or authorized reseller contact the technical support staff for that distributor or reseller NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 15 Introducing the Nortel WLAN 2300 Series System Nortel WLAN 2300 SYSS 4 244440 oie REO OR GUE RTA REDE Eee RHEE 15 SiG MANGO canbe ck wie che sna week eee kra eara audion 16 This guide provides information about planning configuring deploying and managing a Nortel WLAN 2300 System wireless LAN WLAN using the WMS tool suite Read this guide if you are a network administrator or a person responsible for managing a WLAN Nortel WLAN 2300 System The Nortel WLAN 2300 System is an enterprise class WLAN solution that seamlessly integrates with an existing wired enterprise network The Nortel system provides secure connectivity to both wireless and wired users in large environ ments such as office buildings hospitals and university campuses and in small environments such as branch offices The Nortel WLAN 2300 System fulfills the three fundamental requirements of an enterprise WLAN as follows 1 It eliminates the distinction between wired and wireless networks 2 It allows users to work safely from a
26. Enter a unique name to identify the Radio Profile NoRoques Updated Name value NoRogues Next gt J Finish Cancel Click on Create Radio Profile under the Create section of the Task panel The Create Radio Profile wizard appears In the Name box type the name of the radio profile 1 to 16 characters with no spaces or tabs and click Next The Radio Profile Members page appears Create Radio Profile Optional Radio Profile Members Select the radios that will use this Radio Profile Available Members Current Members AP Radio Radio Profile AP Radio P01 APO1test P01 AP01test default lt Previous Next gt Finish Cancel Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 198 Managing Alarms 7 Select the AP radios on which you want to enable countermeasures from the Available Members column and click Move to move the radios to the Current Members column 8 Click Next The Radio Profile Service Selection page appears 9 To map the radio profile to a service profile select the service profile in the Available Service Profiles list and click Add 10 Click Finish The new radio profile appears in the Radio Profiles table in the Content panel Eile Services Tools Help gt amp Back f Policies ety ws RF Planning ix Configuration Organizer Radio Profiles Se Default Beh System Wireless Ra
27. For information about configuring an additional service refer to the following e Configure Guest Access Services on page 69 You can create your RF environment and deploy your configuration and enable monitoring For information about creating your RF environment refer to the following e Using Auto RF on page 101 e Using Auto RF with Modelling on page 109 e Using RF Planning on page 129 For information about deploying your configuration and enabling monitoring your network refer to the following e Managing and Monitoring Your Network on page 161 NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 101 Using Auto RF WoE huh cee hice hee eG eee ee ea hed gage 101 PIECE EGUPION sorripri trenik ER OVES ERER EREA EEE EAEE yee tie 102 Configure Initial WSS Connectivity o 4 c55 ckcc20ko pon oeontods bes edganes 102 Upload the WSS Configuration into a WMS Network Plan 102 Bre ft Servite PIGMG cork ced eee aaseateseaniopadia ree tyeaa beeen se 103 Create a Radio Profile and Map the Service Profile toIt 104 CPt TOU AUS tetany dae a a tae Ghat Ghee Ha Gees Gases 104 Apply a Radio Profile to Each Radi reci cecdessedeaeeed eae ediegadionanes 107 WOOS NOR ase istanavedeixGhe seen d hes oe ay se keeee eeu seaseeraetes 108 What Is Auto RF Auto RF is a technique you can use to configure your RF radio network Auto RF is a quick method that requires minimal configuration and no
28. Li in the new VLAN or add them share with Select in the Task List other VLANs e Ifyou add ports select Tag Optional 1 Tool bar option Select From the Create Mobility Profile wizard Configure E Configuration e Profile Name Enter one pripast iia 2 Organizer panel Expand the e Ports Use Selected pag 3 ban JAAA e Select the ports or Distributed APs Expan i 4 Click Mobility Profiles 5 Select Mobility Profile in the Task List Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 72 Configuring Wireless Services Step Summary The following list summarizes the fields selected or configuration items entered to configure Guest access 1 Create a radio profile From the Radio Profile wizard enter RadioProfile1 as the name of the radio profile Click Finish 2 Configure users in the local database From the Create Named User wizard enter guest as username and guestlpass as the password Configure the end date authorization attribute to specify when the account expires Allow the wizard to create a server group or select a configured server group Click Finish 3 Create a Web Portal service profile From the Web Portal Service Profile wizard click Next and enter Web Portal Guests as the Name of the service profile and Guests as the SSID Click Next Enter guest_vlan Click Next Click Next again Select LOCAL and click Add Click Next Click Next again Select RadioProfilel and click Add Selec
29. Managing Your Wireless Network with WMS 49 Fault Management The Fault Management System is a feature included in WMS to make it easier to manage faults alarms that occur in the network A fault or alarm these two terms are used interchangeably is generated by a trap a rule a status or a threshold exceeded event The Fault Management System monitors traps from Nortel and OEM devices The Fault Management System also monitors certain traps for third party applications and offers administrators the ability to add new trap support when necessary The type of trap and IP source determine how new trap support should correlate with existing trap support WMS incorporates a powerful and flexible display interface for all alarms collected by the system Alarms are stored on a per WSS basis and are collected continuously Create custom filters to drill down to specific information in the event log database You can filter alarms based on the following e Category e Severity e Date and time ranges e WSS e WMS client and services log e Specific text string matches Rogue Detection A rogue AP is an access point that is not authorized to operate in or near your network You can use the Fault Manage ment System to identify and locate rogues in your network and then use RF countermeasures to deny service to or from a targeted rogue AP rendering them ineffective Once a rogue AP is detected and reported the closest Nortel AP is assigned
30. PDT 2006 Help 3 Select the Statistics tab to display current and lifetime statistics for the user Session Details Properties Statistics Location History Session Attributes Operational Rate SNR RSSI Bandwidth Bytes sec Current Lifetime Statistics Metric Current Lifetime tx uni bytes tx uni pkts tx timeouts rx uni bytes rx uni pkts rx multi bytes rx multi pkts rx badcrypt bytes rx badcrypt pkts 3525446 6489 0 968699 9675 10700 146 0 0 3701069 7247 0 1030307 10308 11350 159 0 a Operational rate statistics display the throughput per second The following throughput rates are optimum e 802 11b 11 Mb s optimum e 802 11g a 36 Mb s or higher Signal to Noise Ratio SNR statistics can help you determine whether the interference is being created by too much noise on a channel Receive Signal Strength RSSI statistics can indicate whether a low signal strength is creating the user s performance problem A high number of Transmit Timeouts tx timeouts can indicate interference problems NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Managing and Monitoring Your Network 177 B m Client Monitor 35 alphaNeT4_1_0 Equipment 2361 WX AirTrap E Alphalx1 2361 DAP 1 FishBowl352 DAP12 MikesOffice DAP 14 4P S Empty DAP1S AP Cafe Ext DAP16 DAP16 Alphalx2 2361 AlphalwxX3 2361
31. RF planning or site surveys and instead relies on the AutoTune feature to set AP channels and power settings This is a great way to quickly install a WSS and APs and observe how the network operates The Auto RF technique is best suited to networks containing fewer APs To learn more about the benefits of Auto RF refer to Auto RF on page 37 To use this technique 1 Physically place the equipment WSSs and APs in the desired locations Configure initial WSS connectivity configure IP addresses Upload the WSS configuration into a WMS network plan Create a service profile Create a radio profile or use the default radio profile Map the service profile to the radio profile Create APs Apply a radio profile to each radio on an AP OoOAN AOU PF UW Deploy the configuration Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 102 Using Auto RF Place the Equipment Unpack and physically install the WSSs and APs For information about installing the equipment refer to Equipment Installation on page 46 Configure Initial WSS Connectivity After installing a WSS prepare it for WMS configuration and management by configuring IP connectivity between the WSS and WMS Use the Web Quick Start if available or enter the quickstart command at the CLI prompt For more information about configuring initial WSS connectivity refer to the Nortel WLAN 2300 System Software Quick Start Guide The WSS also requires a
32. Radio 1 Tool bar option Select From the Create Radio Profile wizard Profile on Configuration e Radio profile name Enter a name page 57 2 Organizer panel Expand the After you create the service profile you can map it WSS to the radio profile 3 Expand Wireless After you install the APs you can map their radios 4 Click on Radio Profiles to the radio profile 5 Select Radio Profile in the task aren list Note The examples in this chapter configure the radio profile first However you also can configure the radio profile later as part of service profile configuration NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Configuring Wireless Services 55 Table 1 Creating a Service for Employee Access continued Task Path Primary Parameters to Configure Configure 1 Tool bar option Select From the Create RADIUS Server wizard RADIUS Configuration e Name Enter server name pales a 2 oe eas panel Expand the IP Address Enter server IP address e Key Enter key 3 Expand AAA e Server group Allow the wizard to create it 4 Click RADIUS y On the RADIUS servers themselves configure the 5 Select RADIUS Server in the Task List AAA backed not in WMS e Set up each WSS as a RADIUS client Define the Nortel vendor specific attributes VSAs in the RADIUS server s dictionary e Configure each user record with authorization rules username and password e Configure each user with either the Vlan Name a
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34. Select Configuration on the toolbar In the Organizer panel expand the WSS Expand Wireless then select Radio Profiles kh WN In the Task List panel select Radio Profile Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 58 Configuring Wireless Services The Create Radio Profile wizard appears Create Radio Profile Radio Profile Identifier Enter a unique name to identify the Radio Profile Name RadioProfile1 Enter the name of the Radio Profile Next gt J Finish Cancel 5 Enter the name of the radio profile then click Next at the bottom of the wizard 6 If APs are already configured select the radios to map to the radio profile then click Move WLAN Management Software removes the radios from the radio profile they are in and places them in the new profile If you have not configured the APs in WLAN Management Software yet no radios are listed You can map the radios to the radio profile later 7 Click Finish to save the changes and close the wizard The new radio profile appears in the Content panel Radio Profiles Name _ Tune Tran V Tune Cha Associat QoS Mode 4 1 RadioProfile1 a M Not Assigned wmm b i 2 default Fi M Not Assigned wmm x Configure RADIUS Servers Remote Authentication Dial In User Service RADIUS is a client server security protocol that provides authentication authorizatio
35. Software 2300 Series User Guide 42 Planning and Managing Your Wireless Network with WMS with each SSID being matched with its own service profile If services are being used for customer corporate entities e g different airlines on an airport wireless net then they would probably use 802 1X and strong encryption with Web guest access for their airport club guests If the services are being used to advertise multiple wireless service providers WISP such as T Mobile Wayport and Boingo Wireless then these services would probably be completely open However they would likely be assigned to their own dedicated subnet containing their proxy server billing gateway AAA Security Configuration An administrator can control the way in which users access the network For each service you provide you can configure unique authentication authorization and accounting AAA security features creating an entirely virtualized wireless service For each service configure the following items Multiple authentication choices 802 1X Web AAA MAC authentication Bonded Auth open e AAA methods up to four RADIUS server groups or a local database on the WSS Authentication Authentication is the method of determining whether a user is allowed access to your network Users can be authenti cated by a RADIUS server pass through or by the WSS local database local The WSS can also assist the RADIUS server by performing the Extensible
36. a 2380 you can specify a number from 1 to 300 e For a 2360 2361 you can specify a number from 1 to 30 e For a 2350 you can specify a number from 1 to 8 In the Serial Number box type the serial number of the AP In the Fingerprint box type the 16 digit hexadecimal number of the AP s encryption fingerprint Use one of the following formats 11 22 33 44 55 66 77 88 99 aa bb cc dd ee ff 00 e 1122 3344 5566 7788 99aa bbcc ddee ff00 An AP s fingerprint is the hash value of the AP s public encryption key The fingerprint is displayed on a label on the back of the AP and is labeled RSA key If the AP is already installed and operating use the CLI command show dap status command to display the fingerprint Note The fingerprint is used for secure communication between the WSS and N 9 the AP and applies only to Distributed APs Click Next Select the AP model from the AP Model list To select the radio type for a single radio model click the AP Radio Type box and select one of the following radio types e 11b 802 11b only e 11g 802 11b g Click Next 10 Configure the radios a To enable the radio select Enabled b Inthe Channel Number list select the channel number for the radio Note If RF Auto Tuning for channel configuration is enabled setting this value has no effect The channel number is controlled by RF Auto Tuning NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Using Auto RF 10
37. and apply it to AP on different WSSs The radio profile can contain Auto RF settings and IEEE 802 11 settings that control how the data is received and trans mitted You can select Auto RF in the radio profile to apply AutoRF settings enable or disable auto tuning of power and channels to radios en masse via the radio profile AutoRF enabled through the radio profile to multiple radios can be easily disabled as well should you want to go to full RF planning You can set specific IEEE 802 11 settings such as beacon DTIM intervals and the fragment threshold to control how packets are transmitted Note A default radio profile named default is provided and cannot be deleted For each service you want to provide configure the following items in a service profile e The SSID name SSID advertisement whether the SSID name is beaconed e Whether the SSID name is encrypted or clear not encrypted e Web page if using Web based AAA e Multiple encryption choices Dynamic static WEP WPA WEP WPA 802 111 Note You also must configure AAA security configuration items for each service For more information refer to AAA Security Configuration on page 42 The encryption type you use depends on the type of services you are offering Employee access is typically encrypted guest access is typically clear no encryption and multi host or multiple virtualized services service can be encrypted Nortel WLAN Management
38. are alerted when changes occur in your network of this nature e To fine tune your network s RF coverage area and performance refer to Optimizing a Network Plan on page 201 e To deploy your network plan and enable and configure monitoring refer to Managing and Monitoring Your Network on page 161 Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 160 Using RF Planning NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 161 Managing and Monitoring Your Network What Is Network Management 5 5is005 t Gestcensteqnddeeevde dtardeduned 161 What Is Network Monitonng 20h i524 icexncd beandbe sdiwead vero riiseisnes 161 Deploy Your Comnswration coi bs cow bod de iG ederedder Er E Ea EARRA 162 Perform Basic Administrative Tasks 2 64cs cece pede Gri eegrew dase Orik 163 Pisiibute System IMAGES gisisto kpati bho diibas k koruk Ea k Eo EE tees 164 Import and Export Switch Configuration Files s cscsissrsrcessisprcerseeress 167 PAGUIOMNG Examples lt i sssece cate ca hsedeseenneboense eee dehess eee 168 Woa S NEN so ceearccedieheaed pees Pee waaaedeeahn geek ees SaReS 182 What Is Network Management This chapter provides information to help you deploy the services you configured for your wireless network enable communication between a WMS client and WLAN Management Software Services and enable and configure moni toring It also provides you with information about configuring WSS management services and performing specifi
39. area 1 to 60 characters long with no tabs Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 146 Using RF Planning 6 Inthe Rate Mb s list for each technology select the average desired association rate for typical clients in this coverage area 7 For 802 11g to prevent the association of 802 11b clients to any radio in this coverage area select Exclude 802 11b clients To allow 802 11b clients to associate to radios in the coverage area clear Exclude 802 11b clients Note Even when association of 802 11b clients is disabled if an 802 11b g radio detects a beacon from an 802 1 1b network the radio enters protection mode to protect against interference 8 Click Next The Floor Properties page appears Create Coverage Area Optional Floor Properties Enter the Floor properties for the Coverage Area s Height of the Ceiling Feet 10 AP Placement Height Feet 10 gt Enter the height at which the AP will be placed This needs to be entered only if it is different from the ceiling height lt Previous Next gt J Finish Cancel 9 To change the ceiling height specify the new height in the Height of the Ceiling box 10 To change the height where APs are mounted specify the new mounting height in the AP Placement Height box NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Using RF Planning 147 11 Click Next The Default Device Settings p
40. based on the AP radio baseline association rate The baseline association rate is the typical data rate the radio is expected to support for client associations The baseline association rate is specified during planning on a coverage area basis e Data Rate Coverage is shown in colored bands that represent each of the data transmit rates supported by the radio These rates are standard for each radio type e RSSI Coverage is shown based on the received signal strength indication RSSD of the radio s signal heard by other radios 2 Right click on a coverage area and select Show RF Coverage NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Using RF Planning 157 3 Select the A B or G icon from the toolbar to view the coverage area for that technology The coverage area is displayed color coded by channel File Tools Help ry e 2 ab 7 6 E Back Gorvera Policies RF Planning Configuration Devices Monitor Rogue Detection Verification Events BRAS AAE Fe ARI all RAR stowrrcoverageusng Datarate Coverage Areas Show Layers Discard RF Planning g Floor 2 Level 2 B Floor1 Level 1 RF Planning N OQ covers T T D Import Floor Layout gt Clean Layout P Create RF Obstacles gt Compute and Place Divai D Assign Channels g D gt Compute Optimal Power S h gt Work Order Report p Site Survey a l IE L UA ra rt Points d D Impo im P Import Measurement C
41. clicking on a row WMS will display more information for the specific alarm in the lower pane Click a row in the lower pane to view all of the details for the alarm or click Event Details in the Alarms panel on the right WMS will display a window similar to the one shown in the following screen Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 190 Managing Alarms Rogun AP Detectad Type Rogue AP Detected Generated By Aipha Category Seourity Severity crm State Time Occured Wed An 14 10 Description 5 Click Close in the lower right corner Generate Alarm Reports WMS provides the capability to export fault data in the form of reports You can generate the following reports e Alarm Summary Provides the total number of current faults in the system and identifies them by type source severity or state e Alarm History Provides a list of all faults in the system that were active within a specified time period Users can sort the faults by source severity or category e Security Provides a report of DoS and IDS alarms e Client OUI Provides a list of alarms according to the Organizationally Unique Identifier of the client for which the alarms were generated Alarm Summary Report The Alarm Summary report provides an overall view of total current faults in the system The report identifies the faults by type source severity or state To generate an Alarm Summary report 1 Click Alarm Summary i
42. determine whether you will need to make changes to the switch s configuration after uploading it into WMS 8 Click Next 9 Click Finish NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Using Auto RF 103 10 If WLAN Management Software displayed error or warning messages select the Verification tool bar option Refer to Verifying Configuration Changes in the Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series Reference Guide Create a Service Profile A service profile contains the configuration for the service you want to offer such as employee access guest access or multi hosted access For more information about service profiles refer to Wireless Configuration on page 40 For more information about wireless services refer to Which Services to Provide on page 35 To create a service profile ue kh WN fF N Select the Configuration tool bar option In the Organizer panel click the plus sign next to the WSS Click the plus sign next to Wireless Select Wireless Services In the Task List panel select one of the following e 802 1X Service Profile Provides wireless access to 802 1X clients e Voice Service Profile Provides wireless access to Voice over IP VoIP devices e Web Portal Service Profile Provides wireless access to clients who log in using a Web page e Open Access Service Profile Provides wireless access to clients without requiring them to log in e Mesh Service Profile
43. from the Objects To Place panel to its location on the floor d What s Next This section provides cross references to information on the following tasks e Using RF Planning on page 129 Managing and Monitoring Your Network on page 161 Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 128 Using Auto RF with Modelling NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 129 Using RF Planning Whe te RE PIDAN 2242225525254 0846s kavsrettareinngageeeeategeniens 129 Prepare the Floor Drawings 24 accc542hcp eoa0deidee cera dientod bas gaan nes 130 Deine Site IN OiNaOO 3 64 bode be ated esd HSER HSE OES Se oR wo BIW AOS 131 Mode RE ODIE EE cis cob ae toe gad eet EAEE EEEIEE ANEA 140 Importa SIG SUEY 46 ckace sient ti SNEEP TER EEE P enei 142 Plan RE COUGIAn savurita eno ENIE EE AR ay TEED EREE 142 Generite a Wok OMIT coit tinittEr TE sp EIE rE AEN e LE Deks 157 Install the Bqunpomentl erca wapancese WeeegeredaStogekesdeetlopeneeeenbes 158 WENGI 3 i6 62e 2e0Sdeed Gr hae SG ake ReRORS STR SeeeRes Ghee eae ee 159 What Is RF Planning RF Planning is a technique used to import detailed information about your site into WMS In addition you can use RF Planning to add RF obstacle information and third party APs and configure your RF coverage area at a finer level than is possible using the Auto RF with modelling technique By defining sites buildings and floors you provide WMS with the necessary information to modularly
44. image 4 To close the Image Repository dialog box click Close Distributing System Images You can distribute a system image to one or more WSSs in a network plan To use a new system image you must reboot the WSS Note Nortel recommends that you use the Verification tab to resolve any configuration errors or warnings before you distribute system images Note Before you can distribute an image you must add it to the image repository See Using the Image Repository on page 164 To immediately install an image on WSSs 1 Select the Devices tool bar option 2 At the bottom of the Task List panel select Device Operations 3 Inthe Managed Devices list select the WSSs onto which you want to install the image To select more than one WSS click Shift while clicking to select contiguous items or click Ctrl while clicking to select noncontiguous items 4 Inthe Task List panel select Image Install ui Click on Select an Image to display the list of images in the repository 6 Select the image and click Install Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 166 Managing and Monitoring Your Network To schedule installation of an image on WSSs 1 Select the Devices tool bar option 2 At the bottom of the Task List panel select Device Operations 3 Inthe Managed Devices list select the WSSs onto which you want to install the image To select more than one WSS click Shift while click
45. in the History window at the bottom left of the dialog box WLAN Management Software performs verification of the changes If errors occur they are listed in the Selected Errors at the bottom right of the dialog box If there are errors fix them and verify the changes before trying to deploy again You can use the Verification tab to fix the errors If the deploy is successful WMS also instructs the WSS to save the changes in its configuration file Click Close Note You can click Close at any time after clicking Deploy The operation continues in the background To review the status of the operation use the operation log Select View Operation Log in the Task List panel NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Managing and Monitoring Your Network 163 To schedule deployment of local changes 1 Select the Devices tool bar option 2 Atthe bottom of the Task List panel select Change Management 3 Select one or more WSSs To select multiple switches press Shift for contiguous switches or Control for noncontiguous switches while clicking 4 In the Task List panel in the Local Changes group click Schedule Deploy The Schedule Deploy dialog box appears 5 Edit the start date and time The date and time are based on the date and time on the machine where WMS Services is installed 6 Click OK To verify your deployment 1 Leave the Devices tool bar option selected 2 Look in the Deploy Status column for t
46. left pane w Click Enable login required Enter a username and password for administrative access Click OK You must configure an admin account before you can configure provisioning or monitoring users Enter the name under the Add User section Select Administrator Provisioning User or Monitoring User in the Role field Enter the password Re enter the password Click Save The new account will appear in the Authorized Users section To remove an account click Delete O oaAaN OU RA To reset a password click Edit Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 30 Getting Started WLAN Management Software Interface This section contains the following topics Displaying the Main Window on page 30 Using the Toolbar and Menu Bar on page 31 Setting Preferences on page 31 Easy Configuration Using Wizards on page 32 Getting Help on page 32 Getting Help on page 32 Displaying the Main Window When you start WLAN Management Software client and log onto WMS Services a network plan is displayed by the WLAN Management Software client See Figure 2 Organizer panel displays a network tree representing your WLAN s devices and configurations on those devices You can use it to navigate to Policy configurations Equipment within your network and network Sites When you select a device or configuration in the tree the context sensitive information about the device or co
47. multiple constituencies of users you need to consider for example sets of users that are mobile and wireless that have specific throughput and bandwidth needs One group of users might be mobile and require high throughput performance a higher bandwidth while another group of users are more stationary and require less throughput Additionally you might be planning for future capacity and need to add as much detailed information as you can about your site in order to plan for the future NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Planning and Managing Your Wireless Network with WMS 39 See Table 1 for some guidelines to help you determine what planning technique is right for your organization Table 1 Planning Techniques to Use Concern If yes use If No use Do I have adequate time to add Auto RF with Modelling Auto RF geographic modelling and RF obstacle information Can I locate accurate building and RF Planning or Auto RF with Modelling floor plans Auto RF with Modelling Do I need to plan for capacity of users RF Planning or quality of coverage traffic engineering concerns for certain Auto RF or Auto RF with Modelling users Do I need to visualize coverage RF Planning Auto RF or Auto RF with accurately Modelling Do I need to locate users RF Planning or Auto RF Auto RF with Modelling Do I need to locate rogue APs RF Planning or Auto RF Auto RF with Modelling Do I want to better monitor my RF
48. on the same host Note Multiple applications cannot use the same UDP or TCP port on the same host For example port 443 is defined by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority IANA as the well known HTTPS port If the host on which you install WMS Services uses its default HTTPS port 443 and the same host also runs Microsoft Internet Information Services IIS on its default HTTPS port 443 there will be a conflict over the port WLAN Management Software clients will not be able to communicate with WMS Services Note If you plan to use the remote configuration option to configure new switches you must use port 443 for WMS Services When a switch requests its configuration from WMS Services it sends the request to port 443 Start WMS Services The method for starting monitoring service depends on the platform on which the service is installed e Windows systems WMS Services are started automatically when you complete installation and starts automatically whenever you restart your system To start the WMS Services on a Linux System e Linux systems You can start and stop the WMS Services manually from the command line using a shell script that is installed when you install WMS Services You also can configure the WMS Services to start and stop automatically To configure WMS Services as a daemon on SUSE 9 1 The recommended way to add services to a SUSE 9 1 installation is with the insserv command Enter commands such
49. or tables The default view is the graphical representation of alarms However you may switch between the chart and table views by clicking the tabular icon or the graph icon NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Managing Alarms 187 Alarm Summary Details The WMS displays Fault Management data in the Content panel when you click on the Alarms tool bar option To access the Fault Management System WMS client must have a connection with the host running the WMS service To access Fault Management data 1 Select the Alarms option in the main WMS tool bar 2 To view a table of all alarms in WMS click Details at the bottom right of the Alarm Summary screen Performing this action produces the same effect as clicking the tabular icon From the Alarm Summary screen you can also choose to view a summary of alarm information in other formats You can click the tabular Show Table icon E or the graph Show Chart icon F to switch between the chart and table views To view Alarm Summary information in table format 1 To view a summary of alarm information in table format click the tabular icon By default the table displays statistics of faults by functional area on the X axis and by severity on the Y axis In the table view hypertext numbers link to filtered lists that contain only the alarms for that row and column 2 To view only category data click Alarms by Category in the list at the bottom of the screen 3 To v
50. page 53 and following the instruc tions in this chapter to create the RF environment deploy the configuration and enable monitoring Optionally you can improve your network monitoring options by modelling your floor and defining RF obstacles e For information about monitoring your network refer to Managing and Monitoring Your Network on page 161 e For information about enhancing Auto RF with modelling to better define your site and improve monitoring options refer to Using Auto RF with Modelling on page 109 NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 109 Using Auto RF with Modelling What ts Auto RP with Modelling cirrrsireicrecisreeiveperkep itri ikia 109 Add Site MICRON 5 40 nea KNe sd eee ee AER eK ee SAR oeed ES 109 lisen RY Obstacles 2s sko ri paseeoad ed bad ecee et ee Re eee aie eo eine ee Knee 113 Create Your RF Coveree ATEA 6 cadss cad etter EEEE EEEE EREIN ED ERRE 119 WSN i402 cen idat o aeae eaea 127 What Is Auto RF with Modelling Auto RF with modelling is a technique you can use to configure and implement your network This technique builds on the Auto RF method You will still use Auto RF auto tuning to adjust power and channel settings which provides RF signals to the coverage area After using Auto RF provide modelling information about your geographic location to enhance the auto tuning feature To use this technique complete the tasks described in Using Auto RF on page 101then complete t
51. port on the wiring closet switch If the switch does not supply PoE then ensure that a mid span PoE device is inserted in line with the connection Deployment What is deployment Sending the WSS configuration information in the WMS network plan to your WSS Purpose of this section To describe how changes are made to WMS and deployed to your network Why is this important To understand best practices for sending and deploying configurations to your WSS Configuration changes are collected in WMS when you save them but are not applied to WSSs until you send the changes to your network Any changes you make to your network in WMS are saved but not applied to your network until they are deployed This method makes it easy to apply configurations simultaneously to multiple WSSs or you can deploy changes to a single WSS Management and Monitoring Purpose of this section To provide an overview of the management and monitoring capabilities offered in WMS Why is this important Understanding the management and monitoring tools available in WMS can help you to quickly identify and correct problems in your wireless network as well as to provide you with the statistics and reporting information you need to optimize your network This section talks about the following management and monitoring features e Network Status e Client monitoring e Fault management e Rogue detection Event logging e Verification e Reporting Nor
52. precedence for that user Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 76 Configuring Wireless Services 3 Click Next The users configured in the local database are listed Select the guest users in the Available Users list and click Add Create Named User Group a x User Group Members Select one or more users to be members of the group Available Users Current Users guest1 lt Previous Finish Cancel 4 Click Finish The new group appears in the Content panel Users User Groups Name User Group _ __ VLAN Name Name User List ___VLAN Name _ guest1 GuestUsers guest1 guest2 z guest2 fr Create a Service Profile for Guest Access with Web Login To create a Web Portal service profile Select Configuration on the toolbar In the Organizer panel expand the WSS Expand Wireless then select Wireless Services hWN amp In the Task List panel select Web Portal Service Profile The Web Portal Service Profile wizard is displayed NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Configuring Wireless Services 77 Web Portal ACL Web Portal Service Profile 4 Web Portal ACL portalacl has been generated This ACL restricts Web Portal users from accessing network services before they are authenticated IF you require that users access a gateway server before authentication you can modify this ACL
53. provisioning users e View faults and acknowledge or unacknowledge the faults monitoring users To set up the Fault Management System 1 Select the Alarms option in the main WMS tool bar 2 Click Setup in the Task Panel The Alarm Setup dialog is displayed Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 184 Managing Alarms Settings AirDefense Settings Notification Alarm Type Severity V Enable Adhoc Client Frame Detected Auto Config Check Major Spoofed SSID Detected Critical Serial Number Mismatch Check Critical Wellenreiter Device Detected Info Configured MP Bias Check Major Ad hoc User Detected Major Radio Status Alarm Critical Spoofed Deauthentication Frame Major Null Probe Response Detected Major Interfering AP Detected Info AP Fingerprint Mismatch Critical MX Failure Critical Missing AP Check Major Fan Status Check Major KIRIN SS SSS Ss Acknowledge Existing Disabled Alarms 3 Select the type of alarms you want to enable by clicking the appropriate check box Notice that there are several types available for various severity levels 4 Click the Notification tab and select the severity levels for which WMS should send an email notification You can select severity levels for the following categories Performance Security Client System Enter the appropriate email address in the Email Address field at the bott
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55. the additional geographic modelling information loaded into WMS Note The RF Planning software does not support outdoor installations Results obtained do not compensate nor account for obstacles and characteristics typically associated with outdoor environments Nortel does not warrant or support any outdoor deployments or installations of the WLAN 2300 system implemented with the use of this tool Which Planning Method Should I Use The more detailed your network plan the better you will be able to manage and monitor the network However there are other requirements that organizations should consider Nortel recommends using the Auto RF technique if you are installing APs without consideration to blanket coverage throughput concerns or the number of users for whom service will be provided Auto RF is ideal for small areas for example coverage that only requires a few APs or widely dispersed areas in a building such as conference rooms Use the Auto RF with Modelling technique if you want to better monitor your wireless network in terms of buildings floors or coverage areas You might only be able to locate inaccurate or incomplete building and floor plans perhaps only a JPEG file but with even a bit more geographic modelling of your site you boost your ability to manage and visualize your network Use RF Planning when you want to use all the tools provided in WMS to deploy manage and monitor your network You likely have
56. the building layout and physical objects affect signal loss Walls windows and doors absorb RF signals and different building materials have different attenuation factors You can model an RF obstacle on your floor plan and assign the obstacle type and attenuation factor or assign an obstacle type and attenuation factor to objects in a DWG or DXF drawing WMS uses these values when calculating coverage for the network If you do not have an imported drawing or if you are working with a GIF or JPEG image create RF obstacles manually If you are using an imported CAD drawing convert many of the objects in the drawing into RF obstacles All objects similar in construction material should be placed in one layer For example if the drawing file has walls in different NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Using RF Planning 141 layers but after performing a site survey the walls were found to be similar in material construction it is better to put them in one layer In this way the RF attenuation assignment can be performed in one step This section shows how to select and draw objects and convert them into RF obstacles WMS preserves the layers defined in a CAD drawing Table 1 provides some common AutoCAD layer terminology Table 1 Common AutoCAD Layer Terminology AutoCAD Layer Name Commonly Represents glaz windows scol steel columns p fixt bathroom p part bathroom stall partitions ext exterior int
57. to save the changes Enable WLAN Management Software to manage the switch a To enable WLAN Management Software management of a switch select the switch in the Organizer panel select Managed Click Save To export a configuration Select Tools gt Export The Export Configurations dialog box appears In the Export From To list select the Mobility Domain with the configuration you want to export Click the Choose button which is labeled with the current output directory to export the configuration file to a different directory The Select dialog box appears Navigate to the directory you want to use as the output directory and click Select Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 168 Managing and Monitoring Your Network On Linux systems the default directory is the home directory of the user running WMS 4 Select Overwrite Existing Files to overwrite previously exported configuration files If you do not select this option you cannot export a configuration file with the same name as an existing file in the output directory You can rename the existing file or move the file to another directory 5 Select Copy Files Before Overwriting to have WMS create a backup copy of a previous configuration file 6 Select Export Defaults to include the default configuration commands in the exported file 7 Ensure the Export checkbox is selected for each WSS whose configuration you want to export 8 Click Export to begin
58. type the name of a radio profile that does not already exist WLAN Management Software creates it In the Wiring Closet list select the wiring closet that contains the WSS or switches to be connected to the shared AP If the APs will be directly connected to WSSs a wiring closet is required If all the APs in the coverage area will be indirectly connected to WSSs through the network a wiring closet is not required In the Redundant Wiring Closet list select the wiring closet that will provide redundant connection to the AP This is required for directly connected APs if you require the APs to have redundant connections Otherwise this is not required Click Finish to complete the wizard and create the coverage area The coverage area is now displayed on your floor Compute and Place APs When you perform the Compute and Place procedure for one or more coverage areas WMS automatically calculates the number of AP you require and places them in appropriate locations on the floor To do this two calculations are performed in WMS One is based on capacity traffic engineering and the other is based on pure RF coverage at a given data rate Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 152 Using RF Planning After the calculations are performed the number of APs from capacity and the number of APs from coverage are compared and the bigger count wins If capacity wins a grid pattern of APs is established The AP
59. voice over IP phones are active at any given time Click Next The Mobility Domain Radio Profile Wiring Closet s page appears NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Using RF Planning 151 31 32 33 34 35 Create Coverage Area Optional Mobility Domain Radio Profile Wiring Closet s Select the Mobility Domain Radio Profile Wiring Closet s for the Coverage Area s Mobility Domain Mobility Domain Not Assigned Select the mobility domain that will contain the APs in the coverage area Radio Profile Radio Profile default Select or Enter the Radio Profile Name This Radio Profile will be used to configure the radios in the coverage area If this Radio Profile does not exist on the WSS it will be created Wiring Closet s Wiring Closet Not Assigned x Select the wiring closet that will support the wired connection to the APs Redundant Wiring Closet Not Assigned x Select the wiring closet that will support the redundant wired connection to the APs Click Finish to exit the wizard lt Previous Finish Cancel In the Mobility Domain list select the Mobility Domain that contains the APs used for this coverage area In the Radio Profile list select the radio profile used for this coverage area The profiles available depend on the Mobility Domain you selected in step 31 The profile you select applies to all radios associated with the coverage area If you
60. will be invoiced at full Product list prices Replacement Products may be new reconditioned or contain refurbished materials In connection with any warranty services hereunder Nortel may in its sole discretion modify the Product at no cost to you to improve its reli ability or performance Warranty Claim Procedures Should a Product fail to conform to the limited warranty during the applicable warranty period as described above Nortel must be notified during the applicable warranty period in order to have any obligation under the limited warranty The End Customer or their designated reseller must obtain a Return Material Authorization number RMA number from Nortel for the non conforming Product and the non conforming Product must be returned to Nortel according to the then current RMA procedures The End Customer or their designated reseller is responsible to ensure that the shipments are insured with the transportation charges prepaid and that the RMA number is clearly marked on the outside of the package Nortel will not accept collect shipments or those returned without an RMA number clearly visible on the outside of the package Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide Exclusions and Restrictions Nortel shall not be responsible for any software firmware information or memory data contained in stored on or integrated with any Product returned to Nortel pursuant to any warranty or repair Upon return of repaire
61. window To save a version of a network plan 1 Select Services gt Plan Management The WLAN Management Software Services Plan Management page is displayed in a browser window 2 Inthe left hand column of the page click Save As The Save As Network Plan page is displayed 3 Inthe Network Plan Name field type a name for the plan Make the name descriptive For example name the plan Pleasanton_campus 4 Click Save Saving Network Plans Automatically By default WMS uses the autosave feature to automatically save changes to a network plan at regular intervals while you are working To view or modify backup settings select Services gt Backup amp Restore to display the Backup amp Restore page in a browser window NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Managing and Monitoring Your Network 167 Import and Export Switch Configuration Files You can import or export switch configuration files in Extensible Markup Language XML format e The import option enables you to create a WSS in the network plan by importing configuration files in Extensible Markup Language XML format You also can update the configuration of a switch that is already in the plan e The export option enables you to save a switch s configuration to an XML file After exporting a WSS configuration to an XML file you can import it to another instance of WMS or use it as a backup copy If you import a configuration containing information that an o
62. you installed the AP The AP icon moves from the Objects To Place panel to its location on the floor What s Next You can create a backup copy of your updated network plan and distribute the WMS configuration to other WSSs For information about administrative tasks refer to Perform Basic Administrative Tasks on page 163 Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 212 Optimizing a Network Plan NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Index 213 Index A AAA security configuring accounting 45 configuring authentication 42 configuring authorization 45 configuring overview 42 access control configuring 29 advisory notices explanations of 17 APs assigning channel settings 154 computing and placing 151 locking down 210 RF measurements from 201 attributes Encryption Type 61 AutoCAD DWG files 130 Auto RF configuring initial WSS connectivity 102 description of 37 uploading WSS configuration 102 Auto RF with Modelling adding APs 124 adding RF obstacles 113 adding sites 109 associate APs 124 creating RF coverage area 115 description of 37 C clean layout 138 configurations deploying 162 exporting 167 importing 167 configuring access control 29 Auto RF WSS connectivity 102 employee access services 54 employee access example 56 guess access services example 69 Mobility Profiles 84 RADIUS servers 58 rogue countermeasures 196 service profiles 62 VSAs 6l D deploy o
63. 0 Aug 16 06 13 40 Aug 16 06 13 40 Aug 16 06 13 40 A Rogue AP MAC 00 0b 0e 23 1e cl Trapeze SSID public Alphat Alarm Details Events Type Rogue AP Detected Category Severity Description 4 Rogue AP MAC 00 0b 0e 23 1e c3 Security SSID corp has been detected Critical Help A rogue AP is an access point that has been State Time Created Last Updated Time Last Updated By Generated By Alarm Object Transmitter MAC Address SSID Number of Events Active Fri Aug 11 13 10 53 PDT 2006 Wed Aug 16 13 45 18 PDT 2006 Event Alphal 1 h O Alpha 1 f 07 00 0b 0e 23 1e c3 corp 28 installed on a secure network without explicit authorization It poses a security threat by allowing unauthorized access to the network You can enable countermeasures to disallow use of rogue AP devices Config 0 Errors 17 Warnings Local Changes none Network Changes available Alarms Alarms Event Details History setup Manage Acknowledge delete Reports Related Tasks Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 194 Managing Alarms 4 Click the Events tab to display events WLAN Management Software has recorded about the rogue The number of listeners other APs that detected the rogue are displayed The larger the number of listeners detecting the rogue the easier it is for WMS to locate the rogue in the RF coverage area 5 Locate the rogue in the RF
64. 1 320665 G Version 02 01 How to get help 13 How to get help This section explains how to get help for Nortel products and services Getting help from the Nortel web site The best way to get technical support for Nortel products is from the Nortel Technical Support Web site http www nortel com support This site provides quick access to software documentation bulletins and tools to address issues with Nortel products More specifically the site enables you to e download software documentation and product bulletins e search the Technical Support Web site and the Nortel Knowledge Base for answers to technical issues e sign up for automatic notification of new software and documentation for Nortel equipment e open and manage technical support cases Getting help over the phone from a Nortel solutions center If you don t find the information you require on the Nortel Technical Support Web site and have a Nortel support contract you can also get help over the phone from a Nortel Solutions Center In North America call 1 800 4NORTEL 1 800 466 7835 Outside North America go to the following Web site to obtain the phone number for your region http www nortel com callus Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 14 How to get help Getting help from a specialist by using an express routing code To access some Nortel Technical Solutions Centers you can use an Express Routing Code
65. 3 Settings Monitoring Settings Auto Config IP Subnet Matching 9 SNMP Trap Receiver Port 162 SNMPv1 Traps Vv SNMP 8 Traps Vv Key Store File serices_keystore Type JKS bd EEE Done of By default a username and password are not required to access WMS Services from WMS client You can configure user accounts for administrative provisioning and monitoring access Refer to WLAN Management Software Access Control on page 29 127 001 amp 5 Configure the following options by clicking Server Settings on the left of the browser window Enter the desired HTTPS Server Port in the HTTPS Server Port field The HTTPS Server Port is the port on which WMS Services listens for requests from WMS client WSSs SNMPv1 or SNMPy3 Enter the desired HTTP Server Port in the SNMP The SNMP Server Port is the port on which SNMP traps are received Select the trap type from which you want WMS Services to receive Note On each switch in the network plan you must enable notifications and configure WMS Services as a notification target trap receiver Note WMS Services does not start listening for SNMP notifications from switches until you save the network plan NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Getting Started 29 e Specify the security settings in the Key Store area The Auto Config IP Subnet Matching option is used for field replacement of WSSs For information refer to Config uring WSSs R
66. 31 The profile you select applies to all radios associated with the coverage area If you type the name of a radio profile that does not already exist WLAN Management Software creates it In the Wiring Closet list select the wiring closet that contains the WSS or switches to be connected to the shared AP If the APs will be directly connected to WSSs a wiring closet is required If all the APs in the coverage area will be indirectly connected to WSSs through the network a wiring closet is not required In the Redundant Wiring Closet list select the wiring closet that will provide redundant connection to the AP This is required for directly connected APs if you require the APs to have redundant connections Otherwise this is not required Click Finish to complete the wizard and create the coverage area The coverage area is now displayed on your floor Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 124 Using Auto RF with Modelling Add APs Add your direct APs or distributed APs to your network To add direct APs or distributed APs to your network 1 Ifyou have not already done so create a wiring closet and associate your WSSs to the closet For more information refer to Create a Wiring Closet on page 115 2 Goto Create Your APs on page 104 for information about adding direct APs or distributed APs to your network Once created APs can be associated with a coverage area and added to the floor plan
67. 7 c Inthe Transmit Power box specify the transmit power for the radio Note If Auto RF for power configuration is enabled setting this value has no effect The power level is controlled by Auto RF d Ifthe AP has two radios click Next and go to step 10 Otherwise go to step 11 11 Click Finish Apply a Radio Profile to Each Radio When you create an AP a new radio or radios depending upon the type of AP created is added into WMS The radios use the default radio profile in WMS unless you create a new radio profile and apply it to each radio on the AP For more information about creating a radio profile refer to Create a Radio Profile and Map the Service Profile to It on page 104 For more information about creating an AP refer to Create Your APs on page 104 To apply a radio profile to a radio 1 Select the Configuration tool bar option 2 Inthe Organizer panel click the plus sign next to the WSS 3 Click the plus sign next to Wireless 4 Select Radio Profiles 5 Inthe Radio Profiles table select the radio profile 6 Click Properties 7 Click the Radio Selection tab 8 Select the radios in the Available Members list and click Move 9 Click OK You have completed the necessary steps for configuring your RF environment Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 108 Using Auto RF What s Next After creating the services Refer to Configuring Wireless Services on
68. AC 00 16 ce 5f Fe 3F SSID none is com Alphat 41 f 77 A Client with MAC 00 14 a5 8F 2d 99 SSID none is com AlphaM 1 h lt 10 A Rogue AP MAC i0e 2f d3 c3 z e 2 SSID z Alpha 1 M 30 A Rogue AP MAC e 22 6f c1 T a e SSID pub Alpha 1 01 0 1 A Rogue AP MAC ci l ape e SSID pu Alphal 1 1 Y 30 A Rogue AP MAC 3C ap ze SSID wp Alphal 1 8 10 ug 16 06 13 20 A Client with MAC 00 0b 7d 26 6d dd SSID none is co AlphaM 1 1747 3 Alarms Event Details History Setup Manage fcknowledae delete Reports Config 0 Errors 17 Warnings Local Changes none Network Changes available Alarms 3 Click on one of the alarms to display details about the alarm Eile Services Tools Help Back Forward RF Planning Configuration Verification lee B Filter all Severities an Categories WSS Mi Alphal p E Ae seal Updated Y Severity Category Description Object amp Date Monday 1 Aug 14 06 19 55 ET security amp Date Today 7 Aug 16 06 13 45 ET security Aug 16 C 5 Critical Security Alpha DOO A Client with MAC 00 Alphaf Security A Rogue AP MAC 00 0b 0e 2F d3 c3 Trapeze SSID trpz c Alpha Aug 16 06 13 40 A Rogue AP MAC 00 0b 0e 2 c1 Trapeze SSID public Alphat C Security A Client with MAC 00 16 ce 5f fe 3F SSID none is commu Alphal f
69. AN Management Software Client 19 Hardware Requirements for WMS Services 0 eee eee eee ee ene nee 20 Preparing for Installati n 4 0 csecus hyawsehoe ee dis enens ee r heer AR 21 Installing WLAN Management Software crecrsrescissicsro itra t brst iiisi 23 WLAN Management Software Interface 2 ocrirrarirestiseiieriteiriitroi 30 This chapter contains information about recommended system requirements for optimum WMS performance informa tion about installing WMS client and WMS Services software and an introduction to using the WMS interface Hardware Requirements for WLAN Management Software Client Table 1 shows the minimum and recommended requirements to run the WMS client on Windows and Linux platforms Table 1 Hardware Requirements for Running WLAN Management Software Client on Windows and Linux Systems Minimum Recommended Processor Intel Pentium 4 2 GHz or Intel Pentium 4 3 GHz or equivalent equivalent RAM 512 MB 1 GB Hard drive space available 100 MB 200 MB Monitor resolution 1024x768 pixels 24 bit color 1600x1200 pixels 32 bit color CD ROM drive CD ROM or equivalent CD ROM Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 20 Getting Started Hardware Requirements for WMS Services Table 2 shows the minimum and recommended requirements to run the WMS Services on Windows and Linux platforms Table 2 Hardware Requirements for Running WMS Services on Windows and Lin
70. Access with Web Login 76 View the Service Profiles Access Rules 0 000 cee eae 84 Optional Configure Mobility Profiles 0 000 cece een eee 84 Wilts NOA 2 bi beeg sera bohhe sea aea 9 Ss 69S ude Vest TERT SS 85 Configure Voice over Wireless IP Service 0 000 eas 85 TOS TANG na ec dessert cata eee bt cots ee eeehs deed sees chavs aeons 86 Skap SUMITA acc dane charershsrtadoe dade Sea eksaatedawe ares 87 Create a Radio Profile for Voice 0 0 cc tees 88 Create a Service Profile for Voice 0 0 0 ccc eee 89 Create a Service Profile for WMM VoWIP Devices 89 Create a Service Profile for SVP VoWIP Devices 055 93 Create a Service Profile for Avaya VOWIP Devices 95 Create a Service Profile for Vocera VoWIP Devices 98 Set Up a VLAN for VoWIP on WSSS 2 eee 99 Wilt SINGERS nes eS eee a awd wed DERN bata ea bobs rok ee eASG aN d 100 Using AMORF ccco10t doce eesd eee ewntlves ees diicea te tae wes 101 Whats AUG RF soe dea Ria was Pee eck wie d Dekh em ed Badd ep alae eo 101 Place the EqQuipment ccccccaces teem ee eee Pee me eee ee oee eee Re 102 Configure Initial WSS Connectivity 2 0 00 cee 102 Upload the WSS Configuration into a WMS Network Plan 102 Create a Service Prole 162 c40fdd cere eedred asec dara aeereacderwaee ea 103 Create a Radio Profile and Map the Service Profile to It
71. B PORTAL users VLAN Name jest_vlan M Updated VLAN Name value guest_vlan lt Previous Cancel Web Portal Service Profile Web Portal VLAN A user entry web portal Guests has been created for you in the local database This entry must contain a VLAN authorization attribute Select the VLAN to use for WEB PORTAL users VLAN Name juest_vian Updated VLAN Name Value guest_vlan lt Previ _ Next gt cancel _ Click Next The wizard displays the ACL that will automatically be added to the configuration The ACL restricts users to DHCP traffic only while the users are in the portal and are being authenticated After successful authentication the user is allowed through the portal and the ACL no longer applies to the user session Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 80 Configuring Wireless Services Web Portal Service Profile Web Portal ACL A Web Portal ACL portalacl has been generated This ACL restricts Web Portal users from accessing network services before they are authenticated If you require that users access a gateway server before authentication you can modify this ACL Source IP Destinati Protocol Source Destinati DSCP Action CoS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 udp 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 any 7 X EQB 7 any Permit_ 16 t 7 any 7 Denv _ gt 4 Add Rule EQ B 7 E Updated E
72. Category column Select the Report type from the Reports list hWN If necessary browse to the desired output directory in the Output Directory box Navigate to the desired location and click Select ul Click Generate in the bottom right corner After generating the report click the blue hyperlink in the Results box to view the report WMS opens the report in a new window and saves it at the previously selected location 7 Click Close in the bottom right corner of the Report dialog box Use the Fault Management System to Locate a Rogue This section provides an example of how you can use the Fault Management system to locate rogue devices on your network then configure WSS Software to use countermeasures against them AP radios automatically scan the RF spectrum for other devices transmitting in the same spectrum The RF scans discover third party transmitters in addition to other Nortel radios WSS Software considers the non Nortel transmitters to be devices of interest which are potential rogues A rogue access point is an access point that is not authorized to operate in your network Rogue access points and their clients undermine the security of an enterprise network by potentially allowing unchallenged access to the network by any wireless user or client in the physical vicinity Rogue access points and users can also interfere with the operation of your enterprise network You can configure WMS to automatically use cou
73. DWG files into WMS you should perform some clean up work before importing the files Doing this work before you import the files into WMS creates a more compact file requiring less storage space Typically the more CAD diagram cleanup that is done within the CAD software the more smoothly the drawing will import into WMS Perform the following steps to clean up the AutoCAD file 1 Perform an audit 2 Turn on unlock and unfreeze all layers 3 Remove unnecessary notations 4 Purge unused blocks line types and layers Typically based on the drawing technique chosen when the drawing file was created in AutoCAD or TurboCAD a single object might be drawn with more than one line for example walls When such an object is imported it results in more than one object in WMS To avoid the actual object being defined as more than one obstacle delete parallel lines within a certain distance Another method you can use to achieve the same result is to group all the lines into one object For example you might group four lines that form an office or conference room to create one attenuation factor for that entire area Or group multiple lines that were drawn in the floor plan to create a bigger line NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Using RF Planning 131 Grouping lines is not always recommended For example grouping lines into one object does not work well with polylines Grouped polylines are recognized by the planning to
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75. LAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 196 Managing Alarms Location Floor SHIPPING STG lorrice OFFICE OFFICE OPEN OFFIC TELE COMPUTEF IT Server Ro OPEN OFFICE 3 MP TechPub Legend Oto20 21 to 40 41 to 60 61 to 80 81 to 100 Configuring Countermeasures You can enable WSS Software to use countermeasures against rogues Countermeasures consist of packets that interfere with a client s ability to use the rogue Countermeasures are disabled by default When you enable them all devices of interest that are not in the known devices list become viable targets for countermeasures Countermeasures are enabled on an individual radio profile basis When you create a radio profile you can apply it to specified service profiles or to individual radios The following example shows how to create a radio profile apply the radio profile to AP radios then enable countermeasures in the radio profile To enable countermeasures Click on the Configuration option in the main WLAN Management Software tool bar In the Organizer panel click the plus sign next to the WSS Click the plus sign next to Wireless Select Radio Profiles ah WN NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Managing Alarms 197 Create Radio Profile Radio Profile Identifier
76. Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 60 Configuring Wireless Services Create Radius Server RADIUS Server Identifier Enter a name to identify the RADIUS server and provide its IP address and authentication key Name RadiusServer IP Address 19 1 1 1 Key eecccceee Updated Key Value Radiuskey Finish 6 Click Finish to save the server and create the server group The new server and group appear in the Content panel Create Radius Server RADIUS Server Group A RADIUS Server Group has been created to contain this RADIUS server A RADIUS Server Group can contain mutiple RADIUS servers and allows redundancy and load balancing for AAA Name radsrvr1 group Updated Name Value radsrvr 1 group lt Previ Finish Cance _ Configure Attributes on the RADIUS Server To authenticate users configure users either in the local database or on RADIUS servers To configure services for Employee access configure the following items configured on the RADIUS server To configure the RADIUS server 1 Configure RADIUS server to perform 802 1X using the recommended EAP method PEAP MSCHAPV2 2 Setup each WSS as a RADIUS client NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Configuring Wireless Services 61 3 Define any desired Nortel vendor specific attributes VSAs in the RADIUS server s dictionary The vendor specific attributes VSAs created by Nortel are
77. Pa ie putas 101 320665 G October 2007 4655 Great America Parkway Santa Clara CA 95054 Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide NAVA VAINI N ORT EL 2 Copyright 2007 Nortel Networks All rights reserved The information in this document is subject to change without notice The statements configurations technical data and recommendations in this document are believed to be accurate and reliable but are presented without express or implied warranty Users must take full responsibility for their applications of any products specified in this document The information in this document is proprietary to Nortel Networks Trademarks and Service Marks Nortel Nortel Networks the Nortel logo and the Globemark are trademarks of Nortel Networks All other products or services may be trademarks registered trademarks service marks or registered service marks of their respective owners The asterisk after a name denotes a trademarked item CIF 99E CERTIFIED Restricted rights legend Use duplication or disclosure by the United States Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph c 1 ii of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252 227 7013 Notwithstanding any other license agreement that may pertain to or accompany the delivery of this computer software the rights of the United States Government regarding its use reproduction and disclosure are as
78. Password Expiration Time Hours oH User Group Not Assigned Updated Password Value user Next gt J Finish Cancel 5 Type the username and password Leave the User Group unassigned You can add the user to the group when you create the group Enter Password Expiration Time in hours Note For Web Portal access specify the VLAN name when you configure the guest service profile See step 8 on page 78 6 Click Next The wizard lists the following authorization attributes you can configure for the user A very useful authorization attribute for guest users is the end date which specifies the date and time when the user s network access expires Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 74 Configuring Wireless Services 7 Click in the Value column next to end date and specify the ending date and time for this user s guest access Use the following format YY MM DD HH MM iO Create Named User Optional Authorization Attributes These user attributes will override the corresponding attributes of the User Group if a group is specified VLAN Name Name Value ae encryption type Filter id Filter id idle timeout mobility profile service type session timeout oloala lalaliaioln I ssid LULALYLI LILI LILI LY Updated VLAN Name Value vlan Finish Cancel 8 Click Finish The new user appears i
79. Planning 3 Under Site Survey in the Task List panel click Optimize A wizard appears listing the progress of the request Note The RF Planning software does not support outdoor installations RF obstacles typically found in outdoor environments have not been adequately tested for their attenuation characteristics As a result the database cannot ensure accurate attenuation coefficients for RF planning purposes Nortel does not warrant or support any outdoor deployments or installations of the WLAN 2300 system implemented with the use of this tool NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Optimizing a Network Plan 209 Optimize Floor1 Optimization Progress Please wait while optimization is in progress Correcting RF attenuation Please wait Using the RF measurements to analyze the medium Please wait Total number of RF Measurements that did not interesect any object 0 Total Number of objects that will be corrected 0 Using the RF measurements to analyze the medium Done Completed RF attenuation changes Click Finish to accept the attenuation library Finish Cancel The Total number of RF measurements that did not intersect any object line lists the number of measurements that did not experience attenuation due to an RF obstacle in the path between them If the measurements came from a site survey file they are measurements between the deployed APs and the Ekahau Site Survey t
80. Planning or Auto RF Auto RF wireless network in terms of with Modelling buildings floors or coverage areas If RF Planning does not fit your requirements now you can always use the RF Planning technique in the future when you have the need the time and the necessary floor plans available You also can leverage the data in Auto RF and convert these RF measurements to configured baseline values for planning Configuration Purpose of this section To describe the main areas of the Nortel WSS and APs you will configure in WMS Why is this important To provide you with overview information about the software so that you can plan a configuration to support the services you require You will configure the wireless configuration and AAA security configuration for each service you provide on your wireless network You also create a basic configuration for the WSS Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 40 Planning and Managing Your Wireless Network with WMS Figure 2 Configuration Required for Each Service Wireless Service Wireless Configuration AAA Security Configuration Radio Profile AAA methods Service Profile Rules Encryption Choices Authentication choices This section contains following information e Wireless Configuration on page 40 e AAA Security Configuration on page 42 e System and Administration Configuration on page 45 Wirel
81. Ps Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 210 Optimizing a Network Plan 4 Replan your network based on compute and place results Displaying the RF Coverage Area Display the RF coverage area to view the RF coverage based on the corrected attenuation data To display the RF coverage area A WN Select the RF Planning option in the main WLAN Management Software tool bar Display the floor plan in the Content panel In the Task List panel click RF Planning In the Show RF coverage using listbox select how you want to display the coverage e Baseline Association Rate Coverage is shown based on the AP radio baseline association rate The baseline association rate is the typical data rate the radio is expected to support for client associations The baseline association rate is specified during planning on a coverage area basis e Data Rate Coverage is shown in colored bands that represent each of the data transmit rates supported by the radio These rates are standard for each radio type e RSSI Coverage is shown based on the received signal strength indication RSSI of the radio s signal heard by other radios In the Coverage Areas section of the Organizer panel select the scope for which you want to display coverage You can display coverage for an individual radio a specific coverage area or all coverage areas on the floor To select multiple contiguous objects click Shift while s
82. Report RF Planning Site Survey D gt Import Points D Import Measurement D Optimize gt Report sites O RF Planning f Objects toplace Bi Coverage Areas Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 154 Using RF Planning Assign Channel Settings After identifying the AP required for a coverage area you need to assign channels to the AP Appropriate assignment of channels across the floor minimizes co channel interference The channel assignment algorithm assigns non overlapping channels to neighboring APs from the selected channel set Choose the starting floor and the ending floor in the downward direction for multi floor channel assignment The algorithm takes predicted RSSI values between neigh boring APs including APs on different floors and 3rd party APs and minimizes same channel assignments between APs You can specify cross floor attenuation and the 802 11 technology on which you want to perform the channel assignment WMS uses predicted RSSI values for the imaginary ray that is drawn between two APs Consequently you might see unexpected results if the exact path between the APs has many obstacles but the areas around that path are relatively open You can make further manual adjustments if necessary To assign channels 1 2 3 Display the floor plan in the Content panel In the Task List panel click RF Planning Under RF Plannin
83. Security Switch e 10 100 Ethernet Port e Gigabit Ethernet Port e Distributed AP AP e Radio e Site e Building e Floor e AirDefense Server Network plan name s These options allow you to see a variety of specific alarms for each device in the network Manage Faults By performing various tasks such as acknowledging unacknowledging and deleting faults you can manage all of the various alarms in WMS For some faults WMS provides a list of related tasks that guides you through appropriate tasks and resolutions Furthermore when the same operation can manage more than one fault you can select those multiple faults and then perform the same appropriate fault management operation simultaneously If you have cleared or acknowledged a fault and a new event occurs that correlates to the original cleared or acknowl edged fault reactivate the original fault If the WMS server is down for a period of time an hour or more all faults in the system will automatically clear once the server restarts Clearing the faults after down time ensures that all faults in the system are valid The Alarms function displays information retrieved from the WLAN Management Software service WMS presents the data under the WMS tool bar option in the following views e Alarm Summary e Top 5 Sources of Alarms e IDS Alarms e DoS Alarms Alarm Summary The WMS Fault Management System displays alarm data in three ways in bar graphs pie charts
84. TALLATION MAINTENANCE OR USE OF ITS PRODUCTS NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Disclaimer This network plan was generated by the WMS planning tool using a predictive RF model This information is an estimate of the amount configuration and placement of WLAN 2300 equipment and is intended to facilitate project cost projections A Wireless LAN site survey service captures actual RF data to accurately model RF environments and is the best method to determine correct location of APs and therefore installation locations of cabling A WMS network plan is an approx imation only and does not substitute for a Wireless LAN site survey Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Contents 7 Contents AMIENS c eh cctsccseceece unseen ser arate unra e iaaeao ni 7 Pig 10 et NID sis cs retin ees eset dnro dcceevedstuseeeenedaed 13 Introducing the Nortel WLAN 2300 Series System 15 Nortel WLAN 2300 System od ea wi ad Cia ama ae ama a ated morc at asin ie od 15 DOCS Sn diid oe heed oe thew Re dae Rhea aes hee wededenae nas 16 Safety and Advisory Notices 0 00 0 cece eee 17 Text and Syntax Conventions 0 0000 c eee eee iz Getting Siad ccccaccecstsecerssiae sie ske ee nkearreanew ene 19 Hardware Requirements for WLAN Management Software Client 19 Hardware Requirements for WMS Services 00 00 e cece e eens 20 Software
85. Values As G Absolute C Deltas H Alphalx1 2380 Throug Authori Client F 802 11 Non 80 Re tran Receive Noise Fl Alphallx2 2380 0 ti 2 ES iphalx3 2380 2 37 1023634 O 1738058 2 POL W3 P1 13046 3 8 4757171 0 10937201 2 91 PO2We3 P2 13839 1 14 2263940 0 2087638 2 96 POIDA 12487 1 20832835 N 3965657 2 107 a Cumulative Data AlphallxS 2380 AlphaWX4 2380 SNR Throughput Authorized Client Failures 802 11 Pack Non 802 11 Re transmits Receiver Th Noise Floor Beal i 39 55226 7 67 32267762 0 18728554 2 95 Sites Trend Radio1 802 11 Packet Errors j Non 802 11 PHY Errors Re transmits Receiver Threshold Noise Floor dBm SNR Throughput bytes sec Authorized Clients Client Failures Alerts EN What s Next You can optimize your network by importing RF measurement data to correct RF attenuation obstacle information if you have a reported coverage area problem or if you want to verify your RF network coverage e For more information about optimizing your network plan refer to Optimizing a Network Plan on page 201 NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 183 Managing Alarms Set Up the Fault Management System cis 42230 00arcnpnankax sandeeavane ced 183 Classify and Organize Faults ooo e si cheese dessa oe Gaede ii nania nE S 185 Manage Faults 2 09 04 5466 es6e 5 4ORG O46 SUECSEDS EERIE EEE ESRC ER ROS 186 Store Faults and Retrieve Fau
86. WSS A WN a ui Select Configuration on the toolbar In the Organizer panel expand the WSS Expand System then select VLANs In the Task List panel select VLAN The Create VLAN wizard is displayed Enter a name such as vlan voice and use the VLAN ID suggested by the wizard Click Next Select the ports you want to use in the VLAN and click Add or Move e The Add button adds the ports to the new VLAN without removing them from any other VLANs e The Move button removes the ports from all other VLANs and places them in the new VLAN The ports appear in the Current Members list Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 100 Configuring Wireless Services To tag ports in the VLAN select Tag and edit the tag value Tagging is required if you click Add because the ports are then members of multiple VLANs 7 Click Next Optional To assign an IP interface to the VLAN edit the IP address or select DHCP Client To enable the IP interface select Interface Enabled 8 Click Finish The new VLAN appears in the Content panel For SVP continue with the following steps to disable IGMP snooping For VoWIP types that do not require IGMP to be disabled stop here 9 Select the VLAN in the VLANs table and click Properties 10 Click the IGMP tab 11 Deselect Enabled to disable IGMP snooping on the VLAN 12 Click OK What s Next After you create VoWIP access services you can create another service
87. a Network Plan in the Nortel WMS Reference Manual Plan RF Coverage How you plan the RF coverage for your network depends on whether you are planning for the widest coverage or if you are planning for capacity There are other contributing factors One group of users might be mobile and require high throughput performance a higher bandwidth while another group of users are more stationary and require less throughput NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Using RF Planning 143 Select the RF Coverage tab in the Create Building wizard to define your coverage area This section contains the following coverage tasks e Add Wiring Closets on page 143 e Create Coverage Areas on page 144 e Compute and Place APs on page 151 e Assign Channel Settings on page 154 e Calculate Optimal Power on page 155 e Display Coverage on page 156 Add Wiring Closets A wiring closet is a container for switches You need to add at least one wiring closet location to the floor plan Also consider if you are installing direct APs Direct APs access points directly connected to the WSS should be connected to the WSS with UTP Cat 5 cabling The distance between the AP and the WSS in the wiring closet can not exceed 100 meters 330 feet To add a wiring closet Display the floor plan in the Content panel In the Task List panel click Tools In the Wiring Closer Misc area under Coverage Area click the Insert Wiring
88. age appears Create Coverage Area Optional Default Device Settings Select the default WSS and AP models for the Coveraye area s The default WwSSand AP models will only be used when RF Planning creates the devices You can also select the connection type WSS Model Default AP Model ap z330A AP Connection Type Distributed lt Previous Next gt J Finish Cancel 12 To change the default WSS model select the model from the WSS Model list 13 To change the default AP model select the model from the Default AP Model list 14 To change the AP connection type select one of the following types from the AP Connection Type list e Direct APs are directly attached to dedicated WSS ports e Distributed APs can be indirectly attached through intermediate Layer 2 or Layer 3 devices Distributed Auto APs can be indirectly attached through intermediate Layer 2 or Layer 3 devices They receive their configuration automatically using a profile that assigns a Distributed AP number and name to the AP from among the unused valid AP numbers available on the switch 15 Click Next If you selected Direct or Distributed in the AP Connection Type list the Redundant Connections page appears go to step 16 If you selected Distributed Auto in the AP Connection Type list the Capacity Planning for Data page appears go to step 20 Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 148 Using RF Plann
89. ails Config 0 Errors A Warnings Local Changes none Network Changes none Alarms o Oo 33 Client Summary View Traffic Summary View Each view provides answers to specific questions for example how many clients connected over the last hour and which WSS has the most traffic load The Alarms Summary Clients and Traffic sections provide buttons so that you can switch between graphical and tabular views in the same panel These buttons allow you to see the data behind each graph WMS provides many monitoring options This section describes how you can use some of the monitoring tools to determine problems that are typically reported to a network operator The monitoring examples described in this section are based on the following scenarios e An individual user calls the help desk with the complaint that the network is very slow or inaccessible e A group of users complain about network performance Monitor an Individual User If an individual user notifies you that the network is very slow or inaccessible perform the following steps to identify the problem 1 Find the user in the list of users on the network Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 170 Managing and Monitoring Your Network 2 Locate the user in the floor plan If you can locate them then the scope of the problem can be narrowed down to performance 3 View the user s network activity 4 View network performance statistics for the u
90. already installed before installing WMS with the plug in Resource Allocation Table 3 contains general recommended guidelines for hardware requirements and memory allocation based on the number of radios and WSSs your server will support A larger number of WSSs suggests more connections and data processing which requires more CPU power A larger number of radios suggests more data including client sessions which requires more RAM and storage Table 3 Recommended Server Hardware Allocation Number of umber 0 1 25 WSSs 25 50 WSSs 50 WSSs Radios 1 1000 2 4 GHz P4 2 8 GHz P4 3 2 GHz Xeon 500 MB RAM 500 MB RAM 1 GB RAM 1 GB HD 1 GB HD 1 GB HD 1000 2000 2 4 GHz P4 3 0 GHz P4 3 6 GHz Xeon 1000 MB RAM 1000 MB RAM 2 GB RAM 2 GB HD 2GB HD 2GB HD NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Getting Started 23 WMS Services Options WMS Services can be installed either in standalone mode or shared mode Standalone mode is when WMS client and WMS Services are installed on one machine Standalone mode is primarily used for trying out WMS while shared mode is used in a working environment In shared mode the administrator sets up WMS Services on a single host typically with more resources and other hosts with the client WMS application share WMS Services to access network plans and monitoring information See Figure 1 Figure 1 WLAN Management Softwa
91. an 70 dBm This will affect location accuracy User TRAP mike Location X Y 265 5 127 5 Confidence Low Close 4 To refresh the list of APs that detect the client click the a Refresh Listeners button 5 To change the APs used for calculating the client s location click the Listeners tab and Select or deselect APs from the list then click the Locate button Click on the Monitor option in the main WLAN Management Software tool bar NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Managing and Monitoring Your Network 175 Client Location Floor1 RAPPER matta 192 168 12 160 00 11 95 4a 7c ec ES pa Locate Refresh Listeners Select Listener Collected at M Alpha Mx2 Mx20 P01 EBC 00 00 15 secs ago AlphaMx1 MX400 MP Empty 00 00 30 secs ago m AlphaMx2 MXx20 MP SalesMarketin 00 10 39 secs ago Engr B SalesAndMaiketing_ E E ates iE al T owrone MP SalesMarketin ah RSSt 69 Ta ama kin E a aree f gt EBC rey Sales amp Makeroor gt ig pl tig AY a TTT TTT TT To E 1 PEER I E 1 gt Legend 7 Oto 20 21to
92. are configuring voice service for SpectraLink devices perform the following steps a Select the radio profile in the Radio Profiles table and click Properties b Click the 802 11 Attributes tab c Inthe DTIM Period box change the value to 3 d Click OK NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Configuring Wireless Services 89 Create a Service Profile for Voice The Voice Service Profile wizard tailors its options based on the vendor you select The wizard has the following vendor options e SpectraLink e Avaya Vocera Other The SpectraLink Avaya and Vocera options configure service for proprietary VoWIP solutions from these vendors If you are configuring VoWIP for devices that use the Wi Fi Multimedia WMM standard or a proprietary solution other than one of the listed vendors use the Other option Create a Service Profile for WMM VoWIP Devices 1 2 3 4 u Select Configuration on the toolbar In the Organizer panel expand the WSS Expand Wireless then select Wireless Services In the Task List panel select Voice Service Profile The Voice Service Profile wizard is displayed Click Next Change the service profile name to Voice WMM and use the name WMM for the SSID Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 90 Configuring Wireless Services 7 Select Other from the Vendor list Voice Service Profile Voice SSID Enter a unique name to identify the Service Pro
93. as the following as root suse cd etc init d suse In s opt wms bin wms services wms services suse insserv wms services To configure WMS Services as a daemon on Red Hat WS 3 The recommended way to add services to a Red Hat WS 3 system is with the chkconfig command Enter commands such as the following as root Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 26 Getting Started redhat cd etc init d redhat In s opt wms bin wms services wms services redhat chkconfig add wms services Connect WMS Clients to WMS Services To connect the client to Services 1 Start WMS Services by doing one of the following e Select Start gt Programs gt Nortel gt WMS gt WMS e On Linux systems change directories to WMS_installation_directory bin and enter wms The WMS Services Connection wizard is displayed Enter the IP address or fully qualified hostname of the machine on which the service is installed If WLAN Management Software Services is installed on the same machine as the one you are using to run WLAN Management Software client enter 127 0 0 1 as the IP address This is a standard IP loopback address Specify the service port if different from the port number in the Service Port listbox Note The port number used by the monitoring service must not be used by another application on the machine where the monitoring service is installed If the port number is used by another application chan
94. ate Your APs Creating a direct connect AP or a distributed AP in your network plan in WMS depends on how the APs are connected to a WSS A direct connect AP is connected to the wired network through a direct 10 100 Ethernet connection to a WSS A distributed AP is connected to the WSS indirectly through other Layer 2 or Layer 3 wired networking devices To create a directly connected AP in WMS 1 Access the Create Direct Connect AP wizard Select the Configuration tool bar option In the Organizer panel click the plus sign next to the WSS Click the plus sign next to Wireless Select Access Points oaa ao yo In the Task List panel select Directly Connected AP Select the WSS port the AP will be connected to from the Available Ports drop down list Note Configuring a directly connected AP in a port converts the port to an AP access port If the port is a statically configured member of a VLAN the port is removed from the VLAN NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Using Auto RF 105 6 Click Next Select the AP model from the AP Model list To select the radio type for a single radio model click the AP Radio Type box and select one of the following radio types e 11b 802 11b only 11g 802 11b g Click Next Note The non editable number 1 or 2 indicates the radio number on the AP 7 To select the radio type for a single radio model click the AP Radio Type box and select one of the f
95. ated Use Capacity Calculation For Data Value Yes lt Previous Next gt il Finish Cancel To calculate AP placement and configuration based on both coverage and on capacity enable Use Capacity Calculation for Data Otherwise click Next and go to step 24 By default WLAN Management Software performs only the coverage calculation If you enable the Use Capacity Calculation for Data option WLAN Management Software performs both calculations In the Per Station Throughput list specify the throughput combined transmit and receive in kilobits per second Kbps for a station In the Expected Station Count list specify the number of clients you expect to be in the coverage area In the Station Oversubscription Ratio list select the ratio for the average transmit behavior of the stations The station oversubscription ratio is the ratio of active clients compared to total clients For example the ratio 5 1 indicates that statistically 20 percent of the clients are active at any given time Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 150 Using RF Planning 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Click Next The Capacity Planning for Voice page appears Create Coverage Area Optional Capacity Planning for Voice Select if you would like to use Capacity planning for voice CoverA Plan for Voice over IP Select the oversubscription ratio that best describes the average transmit behavio
96. ation file the WSS will use when reset Equipment Installation Perform the following steps to physically install a WSS 1 Unpack and rack the WSS in the wiring closet or data center location 2 Plug the WSS electrical cord into a power outlet 3 Connect a network access cable from your existing network to one of the Ethernet ports on the switch 10 100 or Gigabit Ethernet depending on the WSS model and available interfaces on the network Note Remember the port number you used You will need to know this when performing the initial setup of the switch 4 Connect a serial interface to the console port of the WSS to access the console s CLI for initial setup NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Planning and Managing Your Wireless Network with WMS 47 Perform the following steps to physically install APs 1 Instruct the cabling installer to run the Cat 5 Ethernet cable from the closest wiring closet to intended location of the AP Unpack the AP and select the appropriate mounting kit for your installation location Install the AP at the indicated location on the floor Connect the Cat 5 Ethernet cable s to the AP ue Rh WN At the wiring closet connect the AP to the infrastructure equipment as follows a If you are directly connecting the AP to a WSS plug the other cable end s to the indicated port s b Ifyou are indirectly connecting the WSS to the switch plug the other cable end s to an available network
97. atures and summary views Use the Back and Forward buttons to cycle through your display selections The menu bar located above the toolbar provides access to administrative options such as plan management and access to online help For example to examine recent activity select Tools gt Events Setting Preferences You can set network user interface save interval and autosave certificate handling RF monitoring and logging 1 Select Tools gt Preferences from the WMS main tool bar The Preferences wizard is displayed Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 32 Getting Started Preferences Network UI Tools Certificate Handing RF Logging Connect Timeout seconds 5 2 Retry Count 3 Reset Reset All Close 2 Select any of the tabs make modifications in the fields and select Reset All to reset preferences Easy Configuration Using Wizards Wizards help walk administrators through configuration steps There are many wizards in the WMS application Enter the required fields and click Next at the bottom of the wizard to display the next step Click Cancel to discard any changes made with the wizard When you are done click Finish or OK to save changes You can right click on many objects to display the Insert option Select Insert to create a new object that is a child of the selected object Getting Help Click Help from the Main menu bar to acc
98. box type a name for the site 1 to 80 alphanumeric characters with no spaces or tabs and click Next To change the Country Code select the country where the network is to be deployed in the Country Code list In the Channel Set 802 11b g list select the set of operating channels for any 802 11b g AP radios you plan to use if different from the default and click Next In the Number Of Buildings box specify how many buildings are in your site and click Finish When you specify the number of buildings a site contains WLAN Management Software creates each building using the default settings You can edit the buildings WLAN Management Software creates or you can add new buildings To create a building In the Organizer panel click the site name Select Create Building in the Task List panel The Create Building wizard prompts you for information about the new building Create A Building Setup a Country Code Other a Work Order Report In the Building Name box type the name of the building 1 to 30 alphanumeric characters with no spaces or tabs and click Next In the Number Of Floors box specify how many floors the building has When you specify the number of floors a building contains WLAN Management Software creates each floor using the default settings You can edit the floors WLAN Management Software creates or you can add new floors NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Using Auto RF with Mo
99. c administrative tasks For detailed information about performing administrative tasks on a WSS refer to the Configuring WSS System and Administrative Parameters chapter in the Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series Reference Guide What Is Network Monitoring In addition to management capabilities this chapter highlights the Monitor function which displays information retrieved from the WMS service The Monitor views show correlated data and allow you to navigate to the details Infor mation is presented in the following views under the Monitor tool bar option e Status Summary Shows the high level status for Nortel equipment e Client Summary Shows activity errors and session information for network clients You can also manage RF Link Test e Alarm Summary Shows faults alarms for WSSs e Traffic Summary Shows traffic statistics for the network and monitors the traffic views Clicking the Details button in any of the previous views provides more information about the data in that view Once you are familiar with the Monitor function this chapter also provides three monitoring examples you can use as a guide to troubleshooting user connectivity issues in your network Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 162 Managing and Monitoring Your Network For detailed information about monitoring refer to the Monitoring the Network chapter in the Nortel WLAN Manage ment Software 2300 Ser
100. c panan daca a eared alae 190 Alarm Summary Repl onc cdeesecaessddse ee dro Leeew r arain eeni 190 Alam History Ropo oss aieee traira diteri a A 191 Security and Client OUI Reports 0000 c cece eee 192 Use the Fault Management System to Locate a Rogue 5 192 Configuring Countermeasures 200 0c cee ees 196 MUNA S WOR Bacau ent ET A E LAENE T ETES OE TEETE ETE 200 Optimizing a Network Plan 00 cece eee eee eee 201 Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 12 Contents Using RF Measurements from APS 0 0 cee eee eee 201 Using RF Measurements from an Ekahau Site Survey 2005 202 Generating an Ekahau Site Survey Work Order 0 00055 203 Importing RF Measurements from the Ekahau Site Survey 206 Optimizing the RF Coverage Model 0 cee eee eee eee 208 Locating and Fixing Coverage Holes 0 00 cece eee eee eens 209 Displaying the RF Coverage Area 0 0 00 cee 210 Locking DOWN APS c2 ccsecaieesaeat Gases eu riktade tissid sadees 210 Fixing a Coveiage Hale v 24 ods5 br dd sre Siabeeeiw sdigdsdeacvaess 210 Computing and Placing New APS 00 00 cee eee ee eee 211 Replanning Your Network 0ic cccctcteceereeet eet takar idna ames 211 MRP A er EN Sidi Sls hai cP doa eases chk oe da Se ects cd lo acl tanec 211 WAGON errrsassiresriritidtidsnistisetiiriikossibiin iisas 213 NN47250 10
101. cations also use HTTPS but WMS is not affected by the HTTPS configuration on the WSS For WMS HTTPS is always enabled and listens to port 8889 e Telnet By default Telnet is disabled You can enable Telnet for unencrypted access to the CLI e SSH By default SSH is enabled You can use SSH for encrypted access to the CLI e SNMP By default SNMP is disabled You can configure SNMP community strings and User Security Model USM users notification profiles and notification targets e Logging The system log provides event information for monitoring and troubleshooting You can send the log information to a local data buffer on a WSS to the console to a Telnet session and to a configured set of syslog servers e Tracing Tracing allows you to review diagnostic information for debugging WSS Software Tracing allows you to review messages about the status of a specific area of WSS Software Time zone and summertime settings You can configure the system time and date statically You also can configure WSS Software to offset the time by an additional hour for daylight savings time or similar summertime period To manage services on a WSS Select the Configuration tool bar option In the Organizer panel click the plus sign next to the WSS Click the plus sign next to System Select Management Services The management services and their settings appear in the Content panel ue kh WN Use the Content panel and Task Lis
102. coverage area In the Task Panel under Related Tasks click Locate The approximate location of the rogue is displayed in the RF coverage area Rogue s Approximate Location MTT TTT UIT 00 0b 0e 23 1e c3 Help There were not enough listeners available to Location X 259 5 211 5 locate the device accurately At least 3 listeners are needed to perform an accurate location Confidence Low Close 6 To change the APs used for calculating the rogue s location click the Listeners tab and select or deselect APs from the list then click the Locate button a NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Managing Alarms 195 Ele Tools Help Qo e 2 ii Pj z a 1 Back Forward Policies RF Planning Configuration Devices Monitor Rogue Detection Verification Events Be Pres AAAA Filtered List 210 Current Details Interfering 00 0b 0e 03 65 01 Ta SZ core euentu curent nay Hite Acerca Thu Dec 15 12 42 17 PST 2005 Detected 00 0b 0e 0a 3 jai 00 0b 0e 0c Usteners 00 0b 0e 0F a AP 00 0b 02 00 b e DAP 5QALab A G 00 0b 0e 00 Qwx3 P2 00 0b 0e 00 0 j i wx3 P1 00 0b Oe 0F 6c iis Qwx3 P3 Ah Ne nF Refreshed at Thu Dec 15 14 21 32 PST 2005 Filter All Current Nortel W
103. coverage positions are reused with the excess APs remaining in their original grid position Note Using a clean RF model is imperative for best results If you have many parallel RF obstacles that are close together the placement algorithm tends to add more APs than are required So even with the automatic clean layout mechanism in WMS complex drawings demand additional pruning and isolation of single RF obstacles objects to keep the RF obstacle count as low as possible For more information about cleaning your floor plans refer to Clean Layout on page 138 When you are performing Compute and Place for a coverage area for the first time the results do not account for existing AP Manual overrides of the AP results are not taken into account if you perform Compute and Place again To determine the number and placement of APs 1 Display the floor plan in the Content panel 2 Inthe Task List panel click RF Planning 3 Under RF Planning click Compute and Place The Compute and Place wizard appears Compute and Place for Floor1 Coverage Area Selection Select the Coverage Areas for which you would like to compute and place the APs You can select one or more Coverage Areas You can also select the Wiring Closet and the default AP Compute Layout Name Technology Wiring Closet Redundant Wiring Closet Shared Area Default AP Choice v Cover 802 11a Not Assigned Not Assigned O CoverG AP 2330A ral Cove
104. d Range End Value 65535 Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 98 Configuring Wireless Services 15 Click Next Select a MAC Address user from the list or click Create to create one If you choose not to use a MAC Address click Next xi Client MAC Addresses Configure the allowed client MAC addresses in the Local Database Select a MAC Address User to edit or click Create Create lt Previous Next gt P Finish Cancel P 16 Click Next Select RadioProfileVoic in the Radio Profiles list 17 Click Finish Create a Service Profile for Vocera VoWIP Devices 1 A WN Oo AN O UI Select Configuration on the toolbar In the Organizer panel expand the WSS Expand Wireless then select Wireless Services In the Task List panel select Voice Service Profile The Voice Service Profile wizard is displayed Click Next Change the service profile name to Voice Vocera and use the name VoceraBadges for the SSID Select Vocera in the Vendor drop down list Click Next Leave MAC Access selected Click Next Leave Static WEP selected 10 Click Next Specify the WEP keys e For each key up to four type the key value in the corresponding key box NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Configuring Wireless Services 99 e By default data in unicast and multicast packets are encrypted using WEP key 1 To use another key for either type of packet sel
105. d for visitors at your location If you intend to resell services to other providers you will need to provide multi hosted access Determining the services you will need at the beginning of the planning process results in configuration data The configuration data is used to create service profiles and AAA rules for each service A service profile is a subset of a radio profile A radio profile is a common set of configuration parameters that can be applied to many AP radios See Create a Service Profile on page 103 for information about configuring services Network Plan What is a network plan A network plan is the workspace in WMS you use to design a wireless network Why is this important You can better manage and visualize your network topology by creating a detailed and accurate network plan You can start by creating a device oriented WSSs and APs view of your network without any geographic information about your site no floor dimensions building material information or RF obstacle information You can go a step further and provide some geographic information by adding floor dimensions your RF coverage area and some attenu ation information such as elevator shafts or internal concrete walls If you want to enjoy the full benefits of network monitoring and visualization you can create a detailed network plan This is done by importing detailed building and floor plans into WMS defining RF obstacles and defining the qual
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107. delling 111 7 In the Starting Floor Level box specify the floor number of the first floor in the building To start with a subterranean floor you can specify 0 or a negative floor number In the Skip Floor Levels box specify floor numbers you want to skip Skipping floors is useful when you want to model only certain floors in a building Use commas to separate the floor numbers in a list for example 1 3 7 Use a hyphen when entering a range for example 8 12 Click Finish to close the wizard To add a floor to the building 1 2 In the Organizer panel click the building name Select Floor in the Task List panel The Create Floor wizard prompts you for information about the new floor Create a Floor Other a Edit Building Work Order Report In the Floor Name box type the name of the floor 1 to 60 alphanumeric characters with no spaces or tabs and click Next To change the default attenuation for radios type the number of dB in the 802 11a dB box or 802 11b g dB box In the Height of the Ceiling box type the number of feet or meters from the floor to the ceiling 1 to 1000 feet or meters Click Finish to close the wizard Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 112 Using Auto RF with Modelling 7 When you click on the floor s name in the Organizer panel a view of the floor plan is displayed in the Content panel Click on the ruler icon E to set the scale of your flo
108. der generation Bl Close 4 Specify the work order options 5 Inthe Language list select English or German The language you select is the language used when you next access this page 6 To select the directory to which the work order report is saved click Choose The Select dialog box appears For Linux systems the default directory is the home directory of the user running WMS 7 Click Generate The work order is saved in the directory you specified in the format WO_scope_name_date If you generate another order for the same scope on the same day the old work order is overwritten 8 Click the link in the Results area of the dialog A browser window opens to display the work order in HTML format Install the Equipment After you print the work order from WMS you can distribute it to your installers The work order shows where to install the Nortel equipment If you have specified third party APs in the network plan those will be considered in the work order too For more information about installing the equipment refer to Equipment Installation on page 46 NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Using RF Planning 159 What s Next A WMS network plan can support both Auto RF and RF Planning techniques at the same time You can use Auto RF to meet the demands of rapid network changes that can be caused by a greater or lesser number of users or by a physical blockage of APs You
109. dio Profiles Ei Verification Devices Radio Profiles Tasks Changes Review Name Tune Transmi Wireless Services Auto DAP Access Points Radios NoRogues default qt rp v eee Not Assigned WMM zj Wum 6 v v Tune Channel Associated QoS Mode Deploy Create BlueOrchid Portal WMM x RF Detection AAA Radio Profile Properties Delete Config 0 Errors 4 Warnings Local Changes available Network Changes none Alarms o wy E NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Managing Alarms 199 11 Select the radio profile you created and click the properties button The Radio Profile Properties dialog box is displayed Radio Profile Properties Radio Profile 802 11 Attributes Auto Tune Service Profile Selection Radio Selection Radio Profile Name Exclude 802 11b clients Countermeasures Mode hone Enable Active Scan al Rogue Enable WMM None Configured 12 To enable countermeasures against rogues detected by radios managed by this profile select one of the following from the Countermeasures Mode pull down list None Radios do not use countermeasures This is the default All Radios use countermeasures against devices classified by WSS Software as rogues and against devices classified by WSS Software as interfering d
110. e Vlan Name attribute Nortel VSA or the RADIUS Tunnel Private Group ID to assign users to VLANs Other attributes are optional Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 62 Configuring Wireless Services Create a Service Profile for 802 1X Access A service profile contains the configuration for the service you want to offer such as employee access guest access or VoWIP For more information about service profiles refer to Wireless Configuration on page 40 For more information about service sets refer to Which Services to Provide on page 35 To create an 802 1X service profile Select Configuration on the toolbar In the Organizer panel expand the WSS Expand Wireless then select Wireless Services In the Task List panel select 802 1X Service Profile PWN The 802 1X Service Profile wizard appears 802 1X Service Profile Secure 802 1X Wireless Service This wizard will help you create a secure wireless service using the IEEE 802 1 standard 802 1 Features strong mutual authentication and wireless encryption using dynamic keys It requires wireless client support for 802 1 and the use of a 802 1 authentication server or the local database To continue click Next 5 Click Next NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Configuring Wireless Services 63 6 Change the service profile name to Secure 802 1X Employees and use the same name for the SSID 802 1X Servic
111. e Custom Service Profile Provides wireless access based on the combination of option you choose Use this option only if none of the other options applies to the type of service you want to offer A wizard for configuring the service profile appears Read the first page of the wizard and click Next Edit the service profile and type an SSID name Edit additional settings as applicable to the type of service profile you are creating For information refer to the following e Chapter Configuring Wireless Services on page 53 e Viewing and Configuring Wireless Services in Configuring Wireless Parameters of the Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series Reference Guide Click Finish Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 104 Using Auto RF Create a Radio Profile and Map the Service Profile to It To create a radio profile and map a service profile to that profile ON AU RWYN Select the Configuration tool bar option In the Organizer panel click the plus sign next to the WSS Click the plus sign next to Wireless Select Radio Profiles In the Task List panel under Create select Create Radio Profile In the Name box type the name of the radio profile 1 to 16 characters with no spaces or tabs Click Next Click Next again To map the radio profile to a service profile select the service profile in the Available Service Profiles list and click Add Click Finish Cre
112. e Profile SSID Enter a unique name to identify the Service Profile and specify the SSID Secure 802 1x Employees Employees Updated SSID Value Employees lt Previ _Next gt _ cancel 7 Click Next Select WPA and deselect Dynamic WEP 8 Click Next TKIP is already selected 9 Click Next Leave External RADIUS Server selected as the EAP Type Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 64 Configuring Wireless Services 10 Select the RADIUS server group in the Available RADIUS Server Groups list and click Add iO 802 1X Service Profile Authentication Server s Select the 444 server groups to use For authentication Select LOCAL to use the local database EAP Type External RADIUS Server v Available RADIUS Server Groups Current RADIUS Server Groups LOCAL Server Group RadiusServer1 group Add gt 4 t vy lt Previous Next gt J Finish J Cancel 11 Click Next The default VLAN screen appears Select vlan mkt in the Available Service Profiles list 12 Click Next Select RadioProfilel in the Available Radio Profiles list and click Add Select default in the Current Radio Profiles list and click Remove NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Configuring Wireless Services 65 802 1X Service Profile Radio Profiles Select all Radio Profiles that you want to associate with this Service Profile Each radio is associated to a
113. e Top 5 Sources of Alarms section Performing this action produces the same effect as clicking the show table icon Intrusion Detection System IDS Alarms WLAN Management Software generates alarms when network intrusion events are detected such as when rogue APs appear on the network and when clients associate with the rogue APs SNMP notifications must be enabled on the WSSs in order for alarms to appear in WLAN Management Software To view IDS alarms 1 To view IDS alarms in chart format click the chart icon at the bottom left corner of the IDS Alarms section of the WMS screen 2 To view IDS alarms in table format click the table icon at the bottom left corner of the IDS Alarms section of the WMS screen 3 To view a table of all alarms in WMS click Details at the bottom of the IDS Alarms section of the WMS screen Performing this action produces the same effect as clicking the show table icon Denial of Service DoS Alarms WLAN Management Software generates alarms when attempts at Denial of Service attacks are detected on the network SNMP notifications must be enabled on the WSSs in order for alarms to appear in WLAN Management Software To view DoS alarms 1 To view DoS alarms in chart format click the chart icon at the bottom left corner of the DoS Alarms section of the WMS screen NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Managing Alarms 189 To view alarms in table format click the table icon at the bottom left co
114. e deas Oe des ee ERRE ORN RA 39 Equipment Installation cacenotacnssagviodabaodieons seas Mee gimben se Had 46 Det Wee eri ote ado Chae wh oked een ehdass aemk nsw edes eee Ea 47 Management and Momitoring 4 acc o0 805086 HRee CE REE RENEE ROE EOS 47 RF Plan OpimizaNOn i254 re aes cea hehe ceee sabe siagea kites loved edad SI This chapter contains information about planning and managing your wireless network with WMS Planning your wireless network is highly recommended because it not only helps you configure and deploy it but also aids in scaling and monitoring your network Nortel provides you with flexible tools to assist with network planning Plan your wireless network to support the services you want to offer your employees guests or customers Figure 1 describes the process to establish services in your company or organization beginning with determining the services you want to offer Each step in the process is described in this chapter Figure 1 Process to Establish Wireless Services Determine which Configure Plan for network Generate work START gt services to gt services gt equipment and order and install provide coverage equipment Optimize Monitor Deploy services le services l services Which Services to Provide What is a service A service is a concept not a selectable item in the WMS interface that represents a set of options you configure and deploy on yo
115. e floor plan in the Content panel 2 Click on the toolbar a Draw a line on the floor plan over an object whose length you know for example a 3 foot door b Enter the actual length of the object in the pop up box c Click OK Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 138 Using RF Planning Specify the actual distance in Feet al o ce Note Zooming in on the object makes it easier to set the scale Clean Layout Clean up your floor drawings further if unnecessary objects still remain after you perform an initial floor drawing cleanup Note the following when cleaning up a drawing e Drawing cleanup does not apply to GIF or JPEG drawings e Drawing cleanup does not change objects that are grouped e If two objects that would normally be cleaned such as two parallel lines close together exist on different layers then neither object is removed For more information about cleaning up your floor plans refer to Prepare the Floor Drawings on page 130 NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Using RF Planning 139 To clean up a drawing 1 Display the floor plan in the Content panel 2 Inthe Task List panel under RF Planning click Clean Layout The Floor Plan Clean Up wizard appears Select the items you would like to remove from the floor plan Select the layers you want to affect Floor Plan Clean Up Floor1 Floor Plan Cleanup Select layers and constrainst to cleanup
116. ea To create your RF coverage area create a wiring closet mandatory if you have direct APs designate an area for RF coverage and add distributed APs or direct APs to the coverage area Distributed APs are indirectly attached through intermediate Layer 2 or Layer 3 devices Direct APs are directly attached to dedicated WSS ports Create a Wiring Closet To add the location of a wiring closet to the floor plan PWN Display the floor plan in the Content panel In the Task List panel click Tools In the Wiring Closer Misc area under Coverage Area click the 1m Insert Wiring Closet icon Click in the floor display where you want to place the wiring closet The Create Wiring Closet wizard appears Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 116 Using Auto RF with Modelling Create Wiring Closet Wiring Closet Properties Enter the Wiring Closet properties Name we floort Available Devices Current Devices 2350 Updated Name value we_Floor1 Finish Cancel 5 Inthe Name box type the name of the wiring closet 1 to 60 characters with no tabs 6 Click a WSS in the Available Devices box then click the Add button to move it to the Current Devices box 7 Click Finish to save the changes The wiring closet is displayed on your floor plan Create Your RF Coverage Area To create your RF coverage area 1 Display the floor plan in the Content panel 2 Inthe Task List panel cl
117. ear zj Iv RadioProfile 1 View the Service Profile s Access Rules To view a Web Portal service profile s access rules 1 Select the service profile in the Wireless Service Profiles table located in the Content panel A Setup group appears in the Task List panel 2 Inthe Task List panel select Web Portal Access The Configure Web Portal Access wizard appears The wizard displays the encryption settings access rules and AAA settings for the service profile and allows you to change them You also can configure new access rules using the wizard The wizard is similar to the 802 1X Access wizard but shows access information for the Web Portal service profile Refer to View the Service Profile s Access Rules on page 65 Optional Configure Mobility Profiles Mobility Profile attributes allow or deny access to the network for a specific user or group of users When you create a Mobility Profile specify which AP ports Distributed APs or wired authentication ports are to be included Typically include ports that are defined as AP ports or Distributed APs You can specify that all or no ports are included or you can specify a list of ports to be included When you apply the Mobility Profile guests have access only through specific areas of your WLAN if they roam outside of a designated area supported by a WSS or certain APs they no longer have access to the Internet After creating a Mobility Profile assign that pr
118. ecific attributes VLAN Name attribute description 61 VLANs configuring 66 VoWIP configuring 85 VSAs vendor specific attributes configuring 61 Encryption Type 61 End Date 61 Mobility Profile 61 SSID 61 Start Date 61 supported 61 Time Of Day 61 URL 61 VLAN Name 61 W wiring closets adding 143 creating 115 WMS software requirements 20 WMS client 23 connecting to WMSmonitoring service 26 hardware requirements 19 installing preparing for 21 installing resource allocation 22 installing standalone mode 23 software requirements 20 WMS GUI overview 30 WMS monitoring service configuring 26 hardware requirements 20 installing 23 installing preparing for 21 installing resource allocation 22 installing shared mode 23 software requirements 20 WMsSclient installing 23 work orders generating 157 WSS software images 165 WSSs configuring management services 163 configuring basic properties 46 configuring boot information 46 configuring connection information 46 configuring VLANs on 66 deploying configurations 162 installing equipment 46 uploading configuration 102 NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide Nortel WLAN Security Switch 2300 Series Document Number NN47250 101 Document Status Standard Document Version 02 01 Part Code 320665 G Release Date October 2007 Copyright Nortel Networks Limited 2007 All Rights Reserved The infor
119. ect the key number in the WEP Unicast Key Index or WEP Multicast Key Index box 11 Click Next Type or select the name of the VLAN you want to place SVP users in For this example use voice vlan Note Typing the VLAN name here does not actually configure the VLAN To configure a VLAN refer to Set Up VLANs on WSSs on page 66 12 Click Create to add MAC users to the switch s local database a Inthe User MAC Address box type the MAC address for the user device using colons as delimiters You must specify all 6 bytes of the MAC address b Inthe MAC User Group list select the MAC user group that the user device belongs to if the group is already configured c Inthe VLAN Name box select or type the name of the VLAN that the user device belongs to 1 to 16 alphanumeric characters with no spaces or tabs The WSS will authorize the user for that VLAN d Click Next In the attribute row you want to configure click the Attribute Value column Refer to Authorization Attributes in Configuring Authentication Authorization and Accounting Parameters of the Nortel WLAN Management Software Reference Manual e Click Finish 13 Click Next Select RadioProfileVoic in the Radio Profiles list 14 Click Finish Set Up a VLAN for VoWIP on WSSs This procedure is similar to the procedure in Set Up VLANs on WSSs on page 66 except IGMP snooping is disabled on the VLAN To set up a VLAN for VoWIP on a
120. electing e To select multiple noncontiguous objects click Ctrl while selecting On the toolbar click the radio type A B or G for which you want to display coverage Coverage for the selected scope s is displayed Locking Down APs To prevent WMS from moving an AP on your network plan that you do not want to be redistributed lock the AP down To lock down an AP 1 2 Display the RF coverage area For information about how to display the RF coverage area refer to Displaying the RF Coverage Area on page 210 Right click on an AP in the RF coverage area and select Lock Fixing a Coverage Hole After you import RF measurements rebuild the attenuation library and display coverage you can observe any wireless coverage holes in the network To fix a coverage hole use one of the following methods NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Optimizing a Network Plan 211 e Lock the APs in place and use the Compute and Place task to recompute the number of APs needed and their recommended placement If this results in new APs being added install the new APs e Install new APs and add them to the network plan Using this method you install the new AP first then integrate it into your network plan Computing and Placing New APs The procedure for computing and placing new APs is the same as the procedure you use for initial planning Refer to Compute and Place APs on page 151 Using this procedure you ca
121. els box specify floor numbers you want to skip Skipping floors is useful when you want to model only certain floors in a building Use commas to separate the floor numbers in a list for example 1 3 7 Use a hyphen when entering a range for example 8 12 Click Finish to close the wizard To add a floor to the building 1 2 In the Organizer panel click the building name Select Create Floor in the Task List panel The Create Floor wizard prompts you for information about the new floor Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 136 Using RF Planning 6 Create Floor Floor Name Enter a unique name For the Floor Floor Name I The Floor does not have a key Floor Name Floor Level defined Cancel In the Floor Name box type the name of the floor 1 to 60 alphanumeric characters with no spaces or tabs and click Next To change the default attenuation for radios type the number of dB in the 802 11a dB box or 802 11b g dB box In the Height of the Ceiling box type the number of feet or meters from the floor to the ceiling 1 to 1000 feet or meters Click Finish to close the wizard Import a Floor Plan Import existing floor plans into WMS The file can be in one of the AutoCAD DXF AutoCAD DWG JPEG or GIF formats Note Nortel recommends that you modify the AutoCAD files from AutoCAD to remove unnecessary objects and layers then save them in dxf format For
122. embedded according to the procedure recommended in RFC 2865 with Vendor ID set to 562 Table 2 describes the Nortel VSAs listed in order by vendor type number Table 2 Nortel VSAs Type Vendor Revin Sentin Sentin Attribute ID Access Access Acct Description Vendor Resp Reqst Reqst Type VLAN Name 3 562 Yes No Yes Name of the VLAN to which the 231 client belongs Mobility Profile 3 562 Yes No No Name of the Mobility Profile used 232 by the authorized client Encryption Type 3 562 Yes No No Type of encryption used to 233 authenticate the client Time Of Day 3 562 Yes No No Day s and time s during which a 234 user can log into the network SSID 3 562 Yes No Yes Name of the SSID you want the user 235 to use The SSID must be configured in a service profile and the service profile must be used by a radio profile assigned to Nortel radios in the Mobility Domain End Date 3 562 Yes No No Date and time after which the user is 236 no longer allowed to be on the network Use the following format YY MM DD HH MM Start Date 3 562 Yes No No Date and time at which the user 237 becomes eligible to access the network Use the following format YY MM DD HH MM URL 3 562 Yes No No URL to which the user is redirected 238 after successful Web authentication Use the following format http www example com 4 Configure each user record with authorization rules username and password and with either th
123. emotely in the Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series Reference Guide Click Access Control on the left to define user accounts For more information about access control refer to WLAN Management Software Access Control on page 29 To select monitoring settings All monitoring options are enabled by default You do not need to enable them and you do not need to specify the switches you want to monitor However for WMS Services to receive trap data from WSS switches SNMP notifica tions must be enabled and WMS Services must be configured as a notification target on each of the switches To start gathering data for monitoring deploy your configuration to the network For information about deploying your configuration refer to Deploy Your Configuration on page 162 WLAN Management Software Access Control You can create a user account with administrator provision or monitor privileges See Table 4 for basic privilege defi nitions For a details refer to Restricting Access to WMS in Getting Started of the Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series Reference Guide Table 4 User Privilege Levels Privilege Level Access Control Configuration Monitoring Administrator yes yes yes Provision no yes yes Monitor no no yes To configure access control 1 Select Services gt Setup from the WMS main tool bar WMS Services is displayed in your default Web browser N Select Access Control in the
124. er panel Expand the For SpectraLink from the Radio Profile WSS Properties dialog 3 Expand Wireless e 802 11 attributes Change DTIM to 3 4 Click Radio Profiles After you create the service profile you can map it 5 Select Radio Profile in the Task to the radio profile List After you install the APs you can map their radios to the radio profile Note The examples in this chapter configure the radio profile first However you also can configure the radio profile later as part of service profile configuration NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Configuring Wireless Services 87 Table 4 Creating a Service for VoWIP Access continued Task Path Primary Parameters to Configure Create a Service 1 Tool bar option Select Profile for Voice Configuration on page 89 2 Organizer panel Expand the WSS 3 Expand Wireless Click Wireless Services 5 Select Voice Service Profile in gt From the Create Service Profile wizard Service profile name Edit name SSID name Enter name SSID Type Use Clear unencrypted VLAN Name Enter name Authentication server Select LOCAL Radio profile Select one the Task List Set Upa VLAN 1 Toolbar option Select From the Create VLAN wizard for VoWIP on Configuration WSSs on 2 Organizer panel Expand the VEAN Name Enter name page 99 WSS VLAN ID Select number 3 Expand System IP Address Enter IP Address 4 Click VLANs Ports Select p
125. erage in a conference room that is part of a larger coverage area only providing 802 11a coverage AP are shared only in the overlapped area Note When you draw a coverage area it aligns to the grid to provide a whole number for width and height of the shape To create a coverage area 1 Display the floor plan in the Content panel 2 Inthe Task List panel click Tools 3 Inthe Create area under Coverage Area click one of the icon and draw the RF coverage area you want to add to the floor by clicking and dragging the mouse The Create Coverage Area wizard appears NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Using RF Planning 145 4 Select one or more technologies you want to use in the coverage area and click Next The wizard presents properties and association pages for the technology you chose in step 3 Create Coverage Area Coverage Area Name s Enter the name for the Coverage Area s You can also enter the data rate for the Coverage Area s 802 11a Coverage Area Name Rate Mb s 802 119 Coverage Area Name Exclude 802 11b Clients Rate Mb s CoverA 36 Select the desired baseline association rate for this Coverage Area Coverg 1135 Select the desired baseline association rate for this Coverage Area Updated Name value CoverG lt Previous Next gt Finish Cancel In the Name box for each technology type a name for the coverage
126. es the average transmit behavior of the stations in your network Updated Use Capacity Calculation For Data Value Yes lt Previous lI Next gt Finish Cancel To calculate AP placement and configuration based on both coverage and on capacity enable Use Capacity Calculation for Data Otherwise click Next and go to step 24 By default WLAN Management Software performs only the coverage calculation If you enable the Use Capacity Calculation for Data option WLAN Management Software performs both calculations In the Per Station Throughput list specify the throughput combined transmit and receive in kilobits per second Kbps for a station In the Expected Station Count list specify the number of clients expected to be in the coverage area In the Station Oversubscription Ratio list select the ratio for the average transmit behavior of the stations The station oversubscription ratio is the ratio of active clients compared to total clients For example the ratio 5 1 indicates that statistically 20 percent of the clients are active at any given time Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 122 Using Auto RF with Modelling 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Click Next The Capacity Planning for Voice page appears Create Coverage Area Optional Capacity Planning for Voice Select if you would like to use Capacity planning for voice CoverA Plan for Voice over IP
127. ess Configuration Wireless configuration focuses on the configuration tasks radio configuration and AAA configuration you do to deliver the virtual wireless services you want to provide on your network You enable the APs to operate according to your planned RF coverage requirements Most of the wireless configuration is done as you plan your RF coverage and create your radio profiles and service profiles A radio profile is used to apply common settings to multiple radios and each radio profile can support up to 32 service profiles one for each service you want to support You specify in the service profile an SSID for each service and the type of encryption mechanisms to be used by the AP radios This gives the radio the potential to look like 32 different and independent APs See Figure 3 NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Planning and Managing Your Wireless Network with WMS 41 Figure 3 Radio and Service Profiles Radio 1 Radio 2 Radio Profile default applied to AP1 Radio 1 and Radio 2 and AP2 Radio 1 L p Service Profiles 1 32 SSID ae Radio Profile EBC applied to AP2 Radio 2 Radio 2 L gt Service Profile 1 32 4 gt SSID You must configure a radio profile to set attributes that you can apply to multiple radios Rather than configuring each radio individually you create a radio profile and apply it to multiple radios that you select You can also create a radio profile as part of a policy
128. ess online help and other information 1 Select Help gt Help to display HTML help about configuring and using WMS 2 Select Services gt Licensing to open a browser window and view product licensing information or to get access to Nortel product licensing server Web page NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Getting Started 33 jLicense Information Serial Number NTQA20002000 Print License 03547405547405e5c547a0acc8819e1elee60acc8d515fb101941 B Save This is a licensed copy ofthe software This license is valid for host It001 49 only and allows you to perform planning and run a server monitoring 250 Access Points If you need to obtain a valid license please go to the following URL http vee nortel com L sanca 3 Select Help gt Report Problem to report a problem to Nortel Technical Support Select Help gt About WMS to display information about WMS You also can click Force GC garbage collection to free resources Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 34 Getting Started NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 35 Planning and Managing Your Wireless Network with WMS Which Services io IONE ocak ecius Erop she dhawLd sensi we Sed RRD 35 Menor PIa 6525 ae acer ks cede ie Meg dehesi ida Mkeosdbua ieaiai Re 36 BRE COVE PIGS errre reece eeseeeicdakiiedya needed Waee ek bediuadeers 36 COMMUNION ois ieee bbkeedeh ad do
129. evices A rogue is a device that is in the Nortel network but does not belong there An interfering device is not part of the Nortel network but also is not a rogue WSS Software classifies a device as an interfering device if no client connected to the device has been detected communicating with any network entity listed in the forwarding database FDB of any WSS in the Mobility Domain Although the interfering device is not connected to your network the device might be causing RF interference with AP radios Rogue Radios use countermeasures against devices classified by WSS Software as rogues but do not use countermeasures against devices classified by WSS Software as interfering devices Caution Countermeasures affect wireless service on a radio When an AP radio is sending countermeasures the radio is disabled for use by network traffic until the radio finishes sending the countermeasures Configured Causes radios to attack only devices specified in the attack list on the WSS on demand countermeasures When this option is used devices found to be rogues by other means such as policy violations or by determining that the device is providing connectivity to the wired network are not attacked 13 To disable active scanning for rogue devices deselect Enable Active Scan When active scan is enabled radios send probe any requests probe requests with a null SSID name to solicit probe responses from other access points Rad
130. file and specify the SSID Also select the voice vendor Name Yoice WwMM SSID WMM Updated Vendor Value Other lt Previ _ Cancel 8 Click Next Select Open Access and deselect MAC Access 9 Click Next Select WPA and deselect Static WEP NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Configuring Wireless Services 91 Voice Service Profile Wireless Security Select one or more wireless security standards You can configure an SSID to support any combination of RSN WPA and non VWPA clients RSN sometimes called WPA2 and WPA provide stronger security than WEP RSN WPA2 wea Vv Static WEP _ Updated Static WEP Value No lt Previ Next gt j Cancel 10 Click Next Leave TKIP enabled and click Next Voice Service Profile Wireless Encryption Cipher Suites Select one or more cipher suites WPA and RSN support the following cipher suites for packet encryption listed from most secure to least secure AES ccmP C Counter Mode with Cipher Block Chaining Message Authentication Code Protocol CCMP CCMP provides Advanced Encryption Standard AES data encryption To provide message integrity CCMP uses the Cipher Block Chaining Message Authentication Code CBC MAC v Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP TKIP uses the RC4 encryption algorithm a 128 bit encryption key a 48 bit initialization vector IV and a message integrity code
131. g click Assign Channels The Channel Assignment wizard appears showing the current channel assignment constraints Channel Assignment Building1 Floor Selection Select the floors for which you would like to perform channel assignment You can also select the technology type Direction of channel assignment will be From Top Floor to Bottom Floor Begin On Floor Floor1 Level 1 End On Floor Floort Level 1 x Technology an X Use Cross Floor Channel Information v Yes Next gt Finish Cancel To change the starting floor for channel assignment select the floor from the Begin On Floor List By default WLAN Management Software starts at the top floor and works down To change the ending floor for channel assignment select the floor from the End On Floor List The ending floor number must be lower than or equal to the starting floor number To change the radio type for which to assign channels select the radio type from the Technology list By default WLAN Management Software assigns channels for all radio types on the AP placed in the building NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Using RF Planning 155 7 To prevent WLAN Management Software from taking the channel assignments for the floor above into account when calculating the channel assignments for a floor clear Use Cross Floor Channel Information 8 Click Next The Channel Assignment Progress page appears 9 Review the results T
132. g 119 11 Click Next The Default Device Settings page appears Create Coverage Area Optional Default Device Settings Select the default WSS and AP models for the Coveraye area s The default WwSSand AP models will only be used when RF Planning creates the devices You can also select the connection type WSS Model Default AP Model ap z330A v AP Connection Type Distributed lt Previous Next gt J Finish Cancel 12 To change the default WSS model select the model from the WSS Model list 13 To change the default AP model select the model from the Default AP Model list 14 To change the AP connection type select the one of the following types from the AP Connection Type list e Direct APs are directly attached to dedicated WSS ports e Distributed APs can be indirectly attached through intermediate Layer 2 or Layer 3 devices e Distributed Auto APs can be indirectly attached through intermediate Layer 2 or Layer 3 devices WMS automatically configures the APs using a profile that assigns a Distributed AP number and name to the AP from among the unused valid AP numbers available on the switch 15 Click Next If you selected Direct or Distributed in the AP Connection Type list the Redundant Connections page appears Go to step 16 If you selected Distributed Auto in the AP Connection Type list the Capacity Planning for Data page appears Go to step 20 Nortel WLAN Management Soft
133. ge the port number on the monitoring service refer to Configure WMS Services 4 Click Next to connect to the server 5 If the Certificate Check dialog is displayed click Accept If you left the Open Network Plan option on the WLAN Management Software Services Connection dialog selected the server opens a new blank network plan Configure WMS Services You can change the properties of WMS Services Note fa firewall is enabled on the host where you install WMS Services WMS Services will not be able to communicate with WMS client or with WSSs unless the firewall is configured to allow through traffic for the SSL and SNMP ports 443 and 162 by default To configure WMS Services 1 Select Tools gt WMS Services Setup dialog box from the WMS main tool bar The WMS Services Setup wizard is displayed NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Getting Started 27 Services Setup lt all accounts gt guratio list OK 1 Select Services gt Setup WMS Services will open in your default Web browser Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 28 Getting Started Mozilla Firefox i iojx File Edit View Go Bookmarks Tools Help 8 O A L https 127 0 0 1 fadminjpagesilog jsf azi Oa G Getting Started E Latest Headlines Home Setup Oooo Plan Management Maintenance Licensing Server Settings Access Control WSS Connection HTTPS Server Port 44
134. he 802 1 1a channel assignments are listed on the 802 1 1a Radio s tab The 802 11b g channel assignments are listed on the 802 1 1b g Radio s tab Channel Assignment Building1 Channel Assignment Progress Please wait while channel assignment is in progress 802 11aRadio s 802 11b g Radio s Floor Coverage Area Access Point Assigned Channel Floor Level 1 CoverA AP L1 Cover4 5 40 Floor1 Level 1 AP L1 Cover4 4 36 Status Processing Floor Floor Level 1 Done Click Finish to accept channel assignment lt Previous Finish Cancel 10 Click Finish to accept the channel assignments The new channel assignments are reflected in the Coverage Areas panel Calculate Optimal Power The Compute and Place procedure is performed using the maximum allowed power for the selected channel set in the defined regulatory domain Optimal power can be computed for each AP where transmit power is adjusted up or down to provide adequate coverage with minimum RF interference When calculating optimal power you can manually change positions and counts of APs add or remove APs before the final power optimization is performed Changing AP quantities and positions is quite typical given that an operator can interpret the floor plan and understand any cabling constraints to avoid any positioning problems Transmit power levels must be high enough to adequately cover an area but al
135. he Create VLAN wizard appears Create VLAN VLAN Identifier Enter a unique name to identify the VLAN You can also change the VLAN number VLAN Name vian mki VLAN ID 2 4 Updated VLAN Name Value vlan mkt Next gt Finish l Cancel 5 Enter vlan mkt as the VLAN name and use the VLAN ID suggested by the wizard Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 68 Configuring Wireless Services 6 Click Next The VLAN Members window appears Select the ports you want to use in the VLAN and click Add or Move i Create VLAN Optional VLAN Members You can select one or more ports port groups to be members of the VLAN Po2 190 E p03 190 Port Port Group VLAN s Port Port Group Tag Value Add gt a VLANs l lt Previous Next gt J The ports appear in the Current Members list Finish Cancel The Add button adds the ports to the new VLAN without removing them from any other The Move button removes the ports from all other VLANs and places them in the new VLAN To tag ports in the VLAN select Tag and edit the tag value Tagging is required if you click Add because the ports are then members of multiple VLANs To enable the IP interface select Interface Enabled 8 Click Finish The new VLAN appears in the Content panel VLANs Click Next Optional To assign an IP interface to the VLAN edit
136. he following steps 1 Add site information buildings and floors or import a floor drawing 2 Add RF obstacles optional 3 Add an RF coverage area By providing some information about your buildings and floors WMS gains the information to better visualize the network topology and support improved monitoring To learn more about the benefits of Auto RF with modelling refer to Auto RF with Modelling on page 37 Add Site Information Note The RF Planning software does not support outdoor installations Results obtained do not compensate nor account for obstacles and characteristics typically associated with outdoor environments Nortel does not warrant or support any outdoor deployments or installations of the WLAN 2300 system implemented with the use of this tool By adding minimal information about your buildings and floors at your site you support improved monitoring for your network Manually add building and floor information or import a floor plan For information about importing a floor plan refer to Import a Floor Plan on page 136 Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 110 Using Auto RF with Modelling To add site information 1 2 Select the RF Planning tool bar option In the Organizer panel click the name of the network plan Select Site in the Task List panel The Create Site wizard a series of dialog boxes prompts you for information about the new site In the Site Name
137. he switch es to which you deployed configuration information The status should be Deploy Completed You also can verify successful deployment by checking the operation log To access the log 1 Select the Devices tool bar option 2 At the bottom of the Task List panel select Device Operations 3 Inthe Task List panel select View Operation Log Perform Basic Administrative Tasks This section contains information about basic administrative tasks you can perform in WMS For detailed information about performing administrative tasks including configuring WSS management services see the chapter Configuring WSS System and Administrative Parameters in the Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series Reference Guide For more information about image and file management see the chapter Managing WSS System Images and Configu rations in the Nortel WLAN 2300 System Software Command Line Reference Configuring WSS Management Services You can configure the following information and management services for the WSS e System information You can specify system contact information as well as the CLI prompt and the banner message that appears at each session Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 164 Managing and Monitoring Your Network e HTTPS By default HTTPS is enabled TCP port 443 is used for secure access by Web View the Nortel Web based application for managing a WSS Note WMS communi
138. ic Reports Traffic Provides details about the throughput rate and types of packets passing through the network Rogue Reports Rogue Details Provides current and historical information for a selected rogue Rogue Summary Provides information for all visible rogues for a selected time RF Planning Reports NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Planning and Managing Your Wireless Network with WMS 51 Table 2 WMS Reports continued Report Description Site Survey Order Provides a map of your site that can be used to guide a site survey Work Order Provides information installers use to physically install WSSs and APs Alarm Reports Alarm Summary Provides the total number of current faults in the system and identifies them by type source severity or state Alarm History Provides a list of all faults in the system that were active within a specified time period Users can sort the faults by source severity or category Security Provides a report of Denial of Service DoS and Intrusion Detection System IDS alarms Client OUI Provides a list of alarms according to the Organizationally Unique Identifier OUI of the client for which the alarms were generated RF Plan Optimization What is optimization Importing RF measurement data into an RF model to improve the accuracy of the model Purpose of this section Provides an overview of optimization methods Why is this impo
139. ick Tools NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Using Auto RF with Modelling 117 3 4 5 In the Create field under Coverage Area click one of the icons and draw the RF coverage area you want to add to the floor by clicking and dragging the mouse The Create Coverage Area wizard appears Create Coverage Area Coverage Area Type Select the technology For this Coverage Area If the choice is for both 802 114 and 802 11b 11g two areas are created on the floor layout You can also change the dimensions for this Coverage Area Technology 802 114 and 802 119 Length Feet 35 775 Y Length Feet 24 975 Select the technology for this coverage area Select one or more technologies to use in the coverage area Click Next The wizard presents properties and association pages for the technology in step 3 Create Coverage Area Coverage Area Name s Enter the name for the Coverage Area s You can also enter the data rate for the Coverage Area s 802 11a Coverage Area Name Cover Rate Mb s 36 Select the desired baseline association rate for this Coverage Area 802 119 Coverage Area Name Coverc Exclude 802 11b Clients Rate Mb s 11 Select the desired baseline association rate For this Coverage Area Updated Name value CoverG lt Previous Next gt J Finish Cancel In the Name box for each tech
140. ies Reference Guide The RF analysis function analyzes RF statistics and the RF Visualize function uses 3D RF mapping to improve RF modeling and service location Deploy Your Configuration Any changes you make to your network in WMS are saved in the network plan on the server but the changes are not applied to the network until they are deployed You see the changes in WMS but the changes are only in the network plan To implement the changes in the live network you must deploy them to the WSSs in the network You can easily apply a configuration to multiple WSSs or deploy changes to a single WSS WLAN Management Software allows you to deploy changes immediately or schedule deployment of the changes To immediately deploy local changes 1 2 3 Select the Devices tool bar option At the bottom of the Task List panel select Change Management Select one or more WSSs To select multiple switches press Shift for contiguous switches or Control for noncontiguous switches while clicking In the Local Changes group in the Task List panel click Deploy The Deploy Configurations dialog box appears The dialog lists the switches that have configuration changes Select the switches to which you want to deploy the changes To select more than one WSS click Shift while clicking to select contiguous items or click Ctrl while clicking to select noncontiguous items Click Deploy The deployment status for each affected WSS is shown
141. iew only severity data click Alarms by Severity in the list at the bottom of the screen To view Alarm Summary information in pie chart format You can view alarm summary information via pie charts in two different formats by category and by severity 1 To view a summary of alarm information by category from the list at the bottom left of the Alarm Summary screen select the show chart icon and then click Alarms by Category 2 To view a summary of alarm information by severity select Alarms by Category from the list at the bottom left of the Alarm Summary screen and then click the show chart icon WMS displays a pie chart with a summary of alarms by severity as shown in the following screen Top 5 Sources of Alarms Sources are the separate WSSs in the network plan To view the top 5 sources of alarms in chart format 1 Click the chart icon at the bottom left corner of the Top 5 Sources of Alarms section of the WMS screen Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 188 Managing Alarms Each bar in the graph shows the alarms that are generated by a specific WSS in the network plan depicted in the following screen Top 5 Sources of Alarms Last update 12 31 69 4 00 00 PM 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 o 6 e 2 E aaa ao Oo AlphaM AlphaM AlphaM AlphaM AlphaNET4 Info Minor Major Critical oE Detats 2 To view a table of all alarms in WMS click the Details button in th
142. image to download when you deploy changes to the WSS You also can specify if the switch is managed A WSS that is physically installed as well as configured can be managed You can deploy configuration changes only to managed devices and WMS periodically checks the managed WSSs in the network for changes You also can fully configure a switch without it being physically installed unmanaged Having an unmanaged device in your network plan might be useful for predeployment purposes Basic configuration also includes specifying how you will manage the switch You can manage it through HTTPS Telnet and Secure Shell SSH You also can enable monitoring using the Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP to exchange information about network activity between your network devices For more information about configuring basic WSS properties refer to Perform Basic Administrative Tasks on page 163 For detailed information about configuring basic WSS properties refer to the Nortel WLAN 2300 System Software Quick Start Guide Configure WSS Connection Information You need to supply connection information for the WSS on both the WSS and in WMS when you make the WSS a managed device Connection information includes the IP address of the switch and how it will connect to the backbone for example by means of a VLAN or a port Configure Boot Information You select the software image that the WSS will use when reset or optionally the configur
143. ing Create Coverage Area Optional Redundant Connections Would you like to compute redundant connections for the APs in the Coverage Area s Compute Redundancy _ l lt Previous Next gt J Finish Cancel 16 To plan for redundant AP connections to WSSs select Compute Redundancy 17 To change the AP connection type for the redundant connection select Direct or Distributed from the AP Connection Type list 18 To change the number of redundant connections for the distributed connection type type the number in the Redundancy Level box For direct connections the redundancy level is always 1 NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Using RF Planning 149 19 20 21 22 23 Click Next The Capacity Planning for Data page appears Create Coverage Area Optional Capacity Planning for Data Select if you would like to use Capacity planning for data If this is not selected RF Planning will only be based on Coverage criteria CoverA Use Capacity Calculation for Data Select the oversubscription ratio that best describes the average transmit behavior of the stations in your network CoverG Use Capacity Calculation for Data Per Station Throughput Kb s Expected Station Count 50 4 Station Oversubscription Ratio Select the oversubscription ratio that best describes the average transmit behavior of the stations in your network Upd
144. ing to select contiguous items or click Ctrl while clicking to select noncontiguous items In the Task List panel select Schedule Install Click on Select an Image to display the list of images in the repository Click Next Edit the start date and time No uf The date and time are based on the date and time on the machine where WLAN Management Software Services is installed 8 Click Finish Saving Versions of Network Plans You can save multiple versions of a network plan in WMS After deploying a network plan to a WSS you can save a snapshot of the plan as a version Create versions of the network plan on a regular basis and at every major baseline event for network configurations Doing so allows you to have snapshots of network configurations should you need to revert to one of them If you need to roll back configuration changes you can use a saved version to roll back the system software image and configuration files to a known state Before you can save a version of a network plan you need to deploy and save the network plan Versions of network plans are saved in the db xml versions directory in the WMS installation directory After you have saved a version of a network plan the version appears in the list of network plans available to open If you open a version of a network plan you are asked whether you want to deploy it or open it When the version is open the version name is displayed in the title bar of the main WMS
145. interior Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 142 Using RF Planning To create RF obstacles for all objects in a layer 1 Click Layers in the Organizer panel to bring up a list of the layers in the drawing 2 Right click one of the layers in the Organizer panel 3 Select RF Obstacles under Create in the Task panel The Create Obstacle dialog box appears Create RF Obstacle RF Obstacle Properties Enter the RF Obstacle properties Description Exterior wall Obstacle Type Exterior Concrete wall 27 Attenuation Factor for 802 114 dB Attenuation Factor for 802 11b g dB Updated Obstacle Type Value Exterior Concrete Wall 27 Finish Cancel 4 Define the RF obstacle 5 Click Finish The layer s objects are now obstacles in your floor plan Import a Site Survey You can import RF measurement data by means of a site survey done outside of WMS Using the Site Survey Order report from WMS a map is created of your site that can be used in an Ekahau site survey After the survey is complete the measurement data can be imported back into WMS and RF obstacles adjusted In this way actual measured infor mation about RF obstacles can be obtained and incorporated into your plan This guide contains post deployment information about optimization on Displaying the RF Coverage Area on page 210 For pre deployment information about optimization refer to Optimizing
146. ios also passively scan by listening for beacons and probe responses When active scan is disabled radios perform passive scanning only 14 Click Finish to save the changes and close the wizard Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 200 Managing Alarms To verify that countermeasures are being taken against the rogue 1 Click on the Alarms option in the main WLAN Management Software tool bar 2 Select the rogue in the alarm list The alarm details panel for the rogue shows countermeasure activity If countermeasures start stop and start again the rogue may have left the area then returned or another AP in the coverage area may have taken over countermeasure activities from the last AP to detect the rogue What s Next After you have managed any existing faults you can continue to monitor your network e For information about monitoring your network see Managing and Monitoring Your Network on page 161 NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 201 Optimizing a Network Plan Using RF Measurenients from APS 45 0 500 cs avers era eae stanite tet ews 201 Using RF Measurements from an Ekahau Site Survey 005 202 Pp mizing the RE Coverage Model 242 oink 6 ash J 44e44 GOS irer enre EEEa 208 Locating and Fixing Coverage Holes 2 405 0206 K0 sieve dae ees eeeveae waren 209 AMSG NEN 44x needed tacenaadgs deere Peeha eb eeageadsg kere ee ita batake 211 Optimizing your network i
147. ios you plan to use if different from the default and click Next 7 Inthe Number Of Buildings box specify how many buildings are in your site and click Finish When you specify the number of buildings a site contains WLAN Management Software creates each building using the default settings You can edit the buildings WLAN Management Software creates or you can add new buildings NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Using RF Planning 135 To create a building 1 2 7 In the Organizer panel click the site name Select Create Building in the Task List panel The Create Building wizard prompts you for information about the new building Create Building Building Name Enter a unique name For the Building Building Name Updated Floor Level Value 0 Next gt Finish Cancel In the Building Name box type the name of the building 1 to 30 alphanumeric characters with no spaces or tabs and click Next In the Number Of Floors box specify how many floors the building has When you specify the number of floors a building contains WLAN Management Software creates each floor using the default settings You can edit the floors WLAN Management Software creates or you can add new floors In the Starting Floor Level box specify the floor number of the first floor in the building To start with a subterranean floor you can specify 0 or a negative floor number In the Skip Floor Lev
148. ity of coverage traffic engineering parameters you want for specific RF coverage areas RF Coverage Area What is an RF coverage area An RF coverage area is the geographical area in which IEEE 802 11 radios provide wireless services Purpose of this section To describe the three techniques you can use for RF coverage NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Planning and Managing Your Wireless Network with WMS 37 Why is this important By understanding available RF coverage planning techniques you can use the technique that meets your organization s requirements The following are three techniques you can use to start your wireless network e Auto RF lets you use the default auto tuning feature to select power and channel settings for RF signals in your RF coverage area You upload the WSSs into WMS configure the APs enable Auto RF and deploy e Auto RF with Modelling as with the Auto RF technique lets you set the auto tuning feature to adjust power and channel settings to provide RF signals to the coverage area for your users Enhance the auto tuning feature by providing modelling information about your geographic location By providing some information about your buildings and floors you add enough details into WMS so that you can better visualize your network topology and support improved monitoring at your site e RF Planning is a technique you can use to create a detailed network plan that provides powerful monitori
149. izard enter RadioProfile1 as the name of the radio profile e Click Finish Configure the RADIUS back end Configure the RADIUS server for 802 1X Use the recommended EAP method PEAP MS CHAPy2 Set up each WSS as a RADIUS client Define any desired Nortel vendor specific attributes VSAs e Configure each user record with either the VLAN Name attribute or the RADIUS Tunnel Private Group ID e Configure 802 1X authentication rules Configure the RADIUS server in WMS e From the Create RADIUS wizard enter sg as the Name of the server the server s IP address and the Key Allow the wizard to create the server group and place the server in it for you Click Finish Create a service profile for 802 1X service e From the 802 1x Service Profile wizard click Next and enter Secure 802 1X Employees as the Name of the service profile and Employees as the SSID e Click Next Select WPA and deselect Dynamic WEP e Click Next Leave TKIP enabled e Click Next Leave External RADIUS Server enabled Select the RADIUS server group and click Add e Click Next Enter vlan mkt as the default VLAN to use if the VLAN is not assigned by RADIUS authorization e Click Next Select RadioProfile1 and click Add Select default and click Remove e Click Finish Set up a VLAN on the WSSs e From the Create VLAN wizard enter vlan mkt as the VLAN name e Click Next Select the VLAN ports Click Add to share them with other VLAN
150. k Performance Client Statistics TRAP mike 172 21 20 203 Category SNR Session _ Y amp Session Object Key User Session SESS 1179 RAP mike 172 21 20 203 Poll Interval 5 seconds x Show values as O Absolute Deltas Export Delta TRAPEZE mike 172 21 20 203 Last update 8 15 06 4 25 34 PM 16 23 00 16 23 30 16 24 00 16 24 30 Time SNR at Failed to collect stats at Tue Aug 15 16 25 40 PDT 2006 4 From the Category list you can select a statistic for which to display information 5 From the Poll Interval list you can select how often WLAN Management Software collects the specified statistic for the user B tit SE AlphaNET4_1_0 Client Monitor W AirTrap Username Alphalwx4 2 980 RAPPER mike Sites IP Address e QUs 3 CRB ki Client Activity Client Sessions Client Watch List MAC Address Location SNR Client Details RAPPERimike Session Trend Session Stats Current 1 Hour 24 Hours 7 Days 30 Days Trend LifeTime AP Stats Activity Log Total 1 Unicast B Unicast P Multicast Multicast Bad Cryp Bad Cryp Unicast B Unicast P Transmit Trend Unicast Bytes In Alerts gt Config 0 Errors 34 Warnings gt Network 3 Errors 0 Warnings gt Rogue Detection 8 Rogues gt Local Changes Available Bad Crypt Bytes In Bad Crypt Packets In U
151. l select Voice Service Profile The Voice Service Profile wizard is displayed Click Next Change the service profile name to Voice Avaya and use the name Avaya for the SSID Select Avaya in the Vendor drop down list Click Next Select Open Access and deselect MAC Access Click Next Select WPA and deselect Static WEP Click Next Leave TKIP enabled and click Next Click Next Type a passphrase from 8 to 63 characters long in the Pre shared Key box and click Generate Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 96 Configuring Wireless Services 12 Click Next Type or select the name of the VLAN you want to place Avaya users in For this example use voice vlan Note Typing the VLAN name here does not actually configure the VLAN To configure a VLAN refer to Set Up VLANs on WSSs on page 66 13 Click Next 14 Click Next The wizard displays the ACL that will automatically be added to the configuration by the wizard Voice Service Profile QoS Avaya You can enable Wi Fi Multimedia WWMM to provide QoS AN ACL Avaya has been generated to classify voice traffic This ACL contains rules that match the DiffServ codepoints that Avaya equipment uses for call setup and call control traffic It also contains a rule that matches the RTP protocol used by Avaya IP Softphones for voice traffic and a rule that permits all other data traffic on the mapped VLAN default Enable wmm _ ACL
152. lder version of WMS or WSS Software does not support the information is ignored when the configuration is imported If you import a switch configuration you must enable WMS management of the switch before you can deploy the switch to the network To enable WMS management of a switch select the switch in the Organizer panel select Managed then click Save To import a configuration 1 2 Select Tools gt Import in the main WMS window The Import Configurations dialog box appears In the Import Into Mobility Domain group box select one of the following options e Click Use File Info to import the configuration information using the Mobility Domain specified in the configuration file e Click Select to specify a Mobility Domain to import configuration information to Then select the Mobility Domain from the list To replace existing WSS information in WMS with information from the configuration file select Update existing WSSs Click Select Files The Select Files To Import dialog box appears Select one or more configuration files to be imported To make multiple selections press Shift for contiguous items or Control for noncontiguous items while clicking items Click Select Files To Import The file or files you selected appear in the File Import Results list Click Clear Files to remove all the files you previously selected Click Import The status of the import process appears in the Status column Click Close
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154. lt History 22 1 5 2ss0cssnegdaeedeadautawanenas 189 Generate Alam Kepos occa cue sseabiswduieedbereadisexrdideedeswrrions 190 Use the Fault Management System to Locate a Rogue 05 192 WOS NOR saririsa rer Er A EIE EEEE TAERE ae bares E E AEN 200 What Is Fault Management The Fault Management System is a feature included in WMS to make it easier to manage faults alarms that occur in the network A fault or alarm these two terms are used interchangeably is generated by a trap a rule a status or a threshold exceeded event The Fault Management System monitors traps from Nortel and OEM devices The Fault Management System also monitors certain traps for third party applications and offers administrators the ability to add new trap support when necessary The type of trap and IP source determine how new trap support should correlate with existing trap support Set Up the Fault Management System Various types of users have different roles in setting up the Fault Management system These include users service administrators provisioning users and monitoring users Serving one of these roles you may perform the following tasks e Customize faults for example assign severity to faults and set up e mail notifications e Enable or disable faults based on their category or severity e Modify fault settings in the Fault Management System service administrators only e Manage the faults and invoke resolutions if available
155. manage large networks based on geographical or organizational boundaries For example a network plan can represent a campus wide network Nortel recommends that you limit a network plan to a single campus or Mobility Domain A network plan is also limited to one country since a network plan only supports one common country code for the WSSs contained in it Note The RF Planning software does not support outdoor installations RF obstacles typically found in outdoor environments have not been adequately tested for their attenuation characteristics As a result the database cannot ensure accurate attenuation coefficients for RF planning purposes Nortel does not warrant or support any outdoor deployments or installations of the WLAN 2300 system implemented with the use of this tool Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 130 Using RF Planning Perform the following steps to use the RF planning technique 1 Prepare your floor plan graphic files Add site information Add RF obstacles Add an RF coverage area Create a work order a uk WN Install your equipment 7 Deploy your configuration To learn more about the benefits of RF Planning refer to RF Planning on page 37 Prepare the Floor Drawings Note If your floor drawings are contained in JPEG or GIF files this step does not apply Go directly to Define Site Information on page 131 If you plan to import AutoCAD DXF or AutoCAD
156. mand Line Reference Functional and alphabetic reference to all WSS Software commands supported on WSSs and APs NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Introducing the Nortel WLAN 2300 Series System 17 Safety and Advisory Notices The following kinds of safety and advisory notices appear in this manual Caution This situation or condition can lead to data loss or damage to the product or other property Note This information is of special interest Text and Syntax Conventions Nortel manuals use the following text and syntax conventions Convention Monospace text Bold text Italic text Menu Name gt Command square brackets curly brackets vertical bar Use Sets off command syntax or sample commands and system responses Highlights commands that you enter or items you select Designates command variables that you replace with appropriate values or highlights publication titles or words requiring special emphasis Indicates a menu item For example File gt Exit indicates that you select Exit from the File menu Enclose optional parameters in command syntax Enclose mandatory parameters in command syntax Separates mutually exclusive options in command syntax Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 18 Introducing the Nortel WLAN 2300 Series System NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 19 Getting Started Hardware Requirements for WL
157. mation in this document is subject to change without notice The statements configurations technical data and recommendations in this document are believed to be accurate and reliable but are presented without express or implied warranty Users must take full responsibility for their applications of any products specified in this document The information in this document is proprietary to Nortel Net works Nortel Nortel Logo the Globemark and This is the way This is Nortel Design mark are trademarks of Nortel Networks Microsoft MS MS DOS Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corpora tion All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners To provide feedback or to report a problem in this document go to www nortel com documentfeedback NORTEL
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159. more information about how to modify AutoCAD files refer to Prepare the Floor Drawings on page 130 To import a floor drawing 1 2 In the Organizer panel click on the plus sign next to the building to expand it then click on the name of the floor for which you are importing the drawing An empty floor layout appears in the Content panel In the Task List panel under RF Planning select Import Floor Layout Browse to the file you wish to import then click Finish The imported drawing is displayed in the Content panel NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Using RF Planning 137 Figure 1 Floor Plan After Importing File Tools Help e 3 amp Y E QA 8 g DO Back Forward Policies RF Planning Configuration Devices Monitor Rogue Detection Verification Events BRAX AEAT OBPICRRES BEART Show Coverage Areas Diss j k RF Planning RF Planning a Sites new_network_plan Sitel Building1 loor1 Level 1 gt Import Floor Layout D Clean Layout D gt Create RF Obstacles id Place gt com gt Work Order Report Site Survey a Import Points gt Import Measurement D gt Optimize gt Report RF Planning Set the Scale Set the scale on your floor plan to better define the distance between objects in your network To set the scale 1 Display th
160. n and accounting for network users and devices A RADIUS server stores user profiles which include user names passwords and other user attributes NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Configuring Wireless Services 59 Perform the following to configure RADIUS servers e Configure RADIUS server attributes in WMS e Configure attributes on the RADIUS server Configure RADIUS Server in WMS To configure RADIUS in WMS define RADIUS server groups named sets of RADIUS servers You must create at least one server group RADIUS server groups can authenticate administrators and network users To configure the RADIUS server in WMS Select Configuration on the toolbar In the Organizer panel expand the WSS on which you are configuring the service Expand AAA then select RADIUS In the Task List panel select Create RADIUS Server The Create RADIUS Server wizard appears ahWN iO Create Radius Server RADIUS Server Identifier Enter a name to identify the RADIUS server and provide its IP address and authentication key Name RadiusServer1 IP Address 10 1 1 1 Key OOTI Updated Key Value Radiuskey Next gt Finish Cancel 5 Type the name IP address and key Click Next WLAN Management Software suggests the name of a server group in which to place the server The server group is required because AAA rules refer to server groups not to individual servers Nortel WLAN
161. n administrative certificate to enable WMS management access If the switch does not already have certificates WSS Software automatically generates them during the first system boot using WSS Software Version 4 2 or later You do not need to install certificates unless you want to replace those automatically generated by WSS Software For more information refer to Certificates Automatically Generated by WSS Software in Managing Keys and Certificates of the Nortel WLAN 2300 System Software Configuration Guide Upload the WSS Configuration into a WMS Network Plan Retrieve the basic configuration information added to the WSS and upload it into WMS To upload the WSS configuration into a WMS network plan Select the Configuration tool bar option In the Task List panel select Upload WSS In the IP Address box type the IP address for the WSS hWN In the Enable Password box type the enable password for the WSS This password must match the enable password that was defined using the CLI command set enablepass For more information see the Nortel WLAN 2300 System Software Configuration Guide ui Click Next The uploading progress is shown 6 After the Successfully uploaded device message is displayed click Next WMS uses its verification rules to check the switch s configuration If an item in the configuration generates an error or warning WMS displays the error or warning message 7 Review the verification messages to
162. n determine the number and location of additional APs you should add to your network Replanning Your Network After you have computed and placed new APs in the network plan you will need to add the APs to your network For information about adding APs to your network refer to either the Nortel WLAN Access Point 2330 2330A 2330B Instal lation Guide or the Nortel WLAN Series 2332 Access Point Installation Guide This guide contains instructions and specifications for installing an AP and connecting it to a WSS After you install a new AP in the network and you want to add it to the network plan perform the following steps 1 2 3 4 a u Select the RF Planning tool bar option In the Content panel display the floor plan where the AP is to be installed In the Organizer panel click on Coverage Areas Right click the Coverage Area to which the AP is to be associated and select Edit Properties from the menu The Coverage Area Properties dialog for the selected coverage area appears Click the Associations tab to display area associations information for the coverage area In the Available Access Points box select one or more available APs to use in the coverage area then click Add to move the APs to the Current Access Points box Click OK to close the dialog box In the Organizer panel click on Objects to Place A list of the APs you created is displayed in the panel Click on the AP icon then click on the location where
163. n the Content panel Users Name User Group VLAN Name guesti NotAssianed__ z i NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Configuring Wireless Services 75 To create a user group and add users to the group 1 Inthe Task List panel select User Group Create Named User Group User Group Name Enter a unique name to identify the user group Name GroupNamet1 Password Expiration Time Hours ol x AAA Local User Group Name Next gt J Finish Cancel 2 Type a name for the group in the name box and enter the password expiration time in the Password Expiration Time box and then click Next The wizard lists the authorization attributes you can configure for the group For this example leave the attributes unconfigured E Create Named User Group Optional Authorization Attributes Configure the attributes that will be applied to all users belonging to this group VLAN Name encryption type a end date E Filter id Filter id Sle idle timeout mobility profile a service type session timeout lt ololwjolalplojnis ssid Updated VLAN Name Value default lt Previous Next gt Finish Cancel Note If attributes are configured for a user and also for the group the user is in the attributes assigned to the individual user take
164. n the Task panel under Reports The Alarm Summary Report dialog box appears 2 Select one of the following Report Scope Types e Network Plan e Mobility Domain e Site e Building NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Managing Alarms 191 7 e Floor Select the desired Report Scope Instance in the list If necessary browse to the desired output directory by clicking in the Output Directory box Navigate to the desired location and click Select Click Generate in the bottom right corner After the report generation is complete click the blue hyperlink in the Results box to view the report The report will open in a new window and will be saved at the previously selected location Click Close in the bottom right corner of the Alarm Summary Report dialog box Alarm History Report The Fault History report provides a list of all faults in the system that were active within a specified time period WMS allows you to sort the faults by source severity or category To generate an Alarm History report 1 2 9 10 11 Click Alarm History in the Task panel under Reports The Alarm History Report dialog box appears Select the desired Report Scope type from the list You can select one of the following scope types e Network Plan e Mobility Domain e Site e Building Floor Select the desired Report Scope instance from the list Enter the date you would like the report to begin in the Start Date field or navigate to
165. nable Capture Value Yes Cancel 10 Click Next Select the location of the user information and click Add e LOCAL The switch s local database RADIUS server group group of external RADIUS servers For a server group to be available in the wizard the group must already be configured Refer to Configure RADIUS Servers on page 58 NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Configuring Wireless Services 81 For this example LOCAL is selected Web Portal Service Profile x Authentication Server s Select the AAA server groups to use for authentication Select LOCAL to use the local database Available RADIUS Server Groups Current RADIUS Server Groups Server Group test group LOCAL s a Updated Matching User Glob Value 11 Click Next The wizard shows the user names configured in the local database Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 82 Configuring Wireless Services Web Portal Service Profile Optional Local User Database You can configure users in the Local Database These user entries will be used for authentication and authorization of clients that connect using access types that are configured to use the Local Database Select a User to edit or click Create guest1 guest2 web portal Guests Create lt Previ Next gt Finish Cancel The users created in To create users on page 73 are listed If you need t
166. nagement Software 2300 Series User Guide 126 Using Auto RF with Modelling 8 In the Organizer panel click on Objects to Place A list of the APs you created is displayed in the panel 5 0 0 0 Plan Default f E xj File RingMaster Services Tools Help p P Va G Gi Z4 amp a 3 e Back Forward Policies RF Planning Configuration Verification Devices Monitor Alarms Reports g RASS Aw BOL wil BBB g shower Coverage using Baseline Association Rate v Objects to Place 1 Floor Level 1 DAP2 DAP02 S N asdfsdfasdfsda stom ayers I EEE pica Edit Floor Floor Properties Constraints Clear Content Coverage Areas Oars Wiring Closets Objects to Place 1 NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Using Auto RF with Modelling 127 File Tools Help oe ib y z 6 TI Back Forward Policies RF Planning Configuration Devices Monitor Rogue Detection Verification Events BEQJA e RBI ail BRB z howRF Coverage usna Baseine Assocation Rate v Objects to Place 1 Show Layers Floor Edit Floor R gt Floor Properties gt Constraints D gt Clear Content gt Coverage Areas D gt APs D gt Wiring Closets Ik Sites Objects to Place 1 Cover Areas RF Planning Floor i Tools 9 Click on the AP icon then click on the location where you installed the AP The AP icon moves
167. ndwidth to support real time voice communications For a VoWIP service sometimes also referred to simply as VoIP or Voice over IP you can configure either local or RADIUS server authentication and add Access Lists ACLs to restrict user access This section contains the following information about how to configure VoWIP services e Task Table on page 86 e Step Summary on page 87 e Create a Service Profile for WMM VoWIP Devices on page 89 e Create a Service Profile for SVP VoWIP Devices on page 93 e Create a Service Profile for Avaya VoWIP Devices on page 95 Table 4 contains the tasks you must perform to configure Guest access services The table contains references to Example Configure Employee Access on page 56 The references are provided in case you want to refer to detailed steps However be sure to use the configurable options for VoWIP access services set forth in the Step Summary on page 87 The Step Summary provides the configurable options you should set Task Table Table 4 contains the tasks you need to perform to create VoWIP access services For a summary of configurable items refer to Step Summary on page 87 Table 4 Creating a Service for VoWIP Access Task Path Primary Parameters to Configure Create a Radio 1 Tool bar option Select From the Create Radio Profile wizard Profile on Configuration e Radio profile name Enter a name page 57 2 Organiz
168. nfiguration is displayed to the right in the Content and Information panels Content panel displays context sensitive information about the device or configuration selected from the tree in the Organizer panel From the Content panel view Nortel devices and their status verify Nortel device configurations in the network plan and in the network and display event logs and Rogue detection results Alerts panel displays a summary of alerts including network and configuration verification Rogue detection and local and network changes Click on a summary to display details Task Panel displays additional context sensitive options related to your tool bar selection The Server icon indicates the status of the connection between the WLAN Management Software client and the host running WLAN Management Software Services NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Getting Started 31 Figure 2 Main WMS Window with Open Network Plan Organizer panel Toolbar Task panel ee aa POLL POU NC 2 UME 1 2 DAPI PolBordS2 DAPISMP CAFE Ext CAL MEF DAP ME Reason DAPIT Simhat DAPZ NP TAC PO RIEA DAZ Outside Aquarium DPL SQA D tawemest a stes J a o Config O Errors 17 Wanags Local Changes none Network Changes anaitstile sive BT o To zx Content panel Alerts panel Server Icon Using the Toolbar and Menu Bar The main WLAN Management Software window has a toolbar that provides quick access to fe
169. ng and visualization benefits Unlike Auto RF or Auto RF with Modelling you do not rely on the auto tuning feature Instead you fully model your geographic location with detailed information about your floors and specify your RF coverage areas and your RF obstacles Each of these methods is described in the sections that follow Auto RF Perform the following steps to use the Auto RF technique e Physically place WSSs and the APs in their desired locations e Upload a WSS configuration and deploy it e Enable the Auto RF feature This is a great way to install a WSS and some APs and observe how the network operates The Auto RF plan is best suited to networks containing fewer APs Auto RF with Modelling To use the Auto RF with Modelling technique you add to the Auto RF technique by providing some geographical modelling about your building floors and RF coverage area You also add RF obstacle information for major obstacles like concrete walls windows and elevator shafts that affect attenuation the quality of RF signals emitted from and received by the APs By adding geographical modelling you will be able to manage your network in the context of that geographical information For example you will be able to manage your network overlaid on a floor plan versus managing an abstract logical group of switches and APs RF Planning To do RF Planning you provide detailed information about your site and buildings by importing AutoCAD
170. nicast Bytes Out Unicast Packets Out Transmit Timeouts Unicast Packets In Multicast Bytes In Multicast Packets In gt Network Changes None Refreshed at Thu Dec 15 13 03 59 PST 2005 NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Managing and Monitoring Your Network 179 Client Details RAPFPER mike Session Trend Session Stats i Trend LifeTime AP Stats Activity Log Session Properties j Session Statistics Location History Operational Rate SNR RSSI Bandwidth Bytes sec Current AP Lifetime Unicast Bytes Out 13301523 Unicast Packets Out 15411 Transmit Timeouts o Unicast Bytes In 1367064 Unicast Packets In 12964 Multicast Bytes In o Multicast Packets In B Bad Crypt Bytes In o Bad Crypt Packets In o Session History Refreshed at Thu Dec 15 13 20 36 PST 2005 Monitor a Group of Users If a group of users in a specific area of a floor notify you that they are experiencing poor performance target the radio or radios that the group of users are associating with and view performance statistics and trends for just those radios To view performance statistics for an individual radio 1 Click on the Monitor option in the main WLAN Management Software tool bar 2 Expand the Equipment list in the Organizer panel and select a radio Monitor views display summary information for the selected radio
171. nly pursuant to a license agreement that contains restrictions on use and disclosure that may incorporate by reference certain limitations and notices imposed by third parties Legal Information This section includes the following legal information Trademarks and Service Marks on page 2 Limited Product Warranty on page 3 Limited Product Warranty The following sections describe the Nortel standard Product Warranty for End Users Products WLAN Security Switch 2300 Series WLAN Access Points 2330 2330A 2330B and series 2332 Limited Warranty Nortel standard warranty for hardware is one 1 year Nortel warrants software materials to be defect free for 90 Days from time of purchase Nortel requires purchasing the software subscription if a customer would like to receive new WLAN Security Switch 2300 Nortel WLAN Management System software This limited warranty extends only to you the original purchaser of the Product Exclusive Remedy Your sole remedy under the limited warranty described above is at Nortel s sole option and expense the repair or replacement of the non conforming Product or refund of the purchase price of the non conforming Products Nortel s obligation under this limited warranty is subject to compliance with Nortel s then current Return Material Authorization RMA procedures All replaced Products will become the property of Nortel Exchange Products not returned to Nortel
172. nology type a name for the coverage area 1 to 60 characters long with no tabs Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 118 Using Auto RF with Modelling 6 Inthe Rate Mb s list for each technology select the average desired association rate for typical clients in this coverage area 7 For 802 11g to prevent the association of 802 11b clients to any radio in this coverage area select Exclude 802 11b clients To allow 802 11b clients to associate to radios in the coverage area clear Exclude 802 11b clients Note Even when association of 802 11b clients is disabled if an 802 11b g radio detects a beacon from an 802 1 1b network the radio enters protection mode to protect against interference 8 Click Next The Floor Properties page appears Create Coverage Area Optional Floor Properties Enter the Floor properties for the Coverage Area s Height of the Ceiling Feet 10 AP Placement Height Feet 10 gt Enter the height at which the AP will be placed This needs to be entered only if it is different from the ceiling height lt Previous Next gt J Finish Cancel 9 To change the ceiling height specify the new height in the Height of the Ceiling box 10 To change the height where APs are mounted specify the new mounting height in the AP Placement Height box NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Using Auto RF with Modellin
173. nstall the HP OpenView plug in for WLAN Management Software which allows you to integrate WMS into an HP OpenView environment make sure that HP OpenView is already installed User Privileges Before installing WMS make sure that you are logged in as a user who has permission to install software or logged in as an administrator If you are installing on the Linux platforms you must log on with root privileges After you install WLAN Management Software you can configure WLAN Management Software access privileges for the user accounts on the machine Likewise you can configure access privileges for the monitoring service if installed Access privileges for the WLAN Management Software client are completely independent of access privileges for the monitoring service and are configured separately Serial Number and License Key The serial number is included with your WMS software packaging on the box and also on the CD case You can use the serial number and a valid host name to request license keys for the following types of licenses e RF Planning Enables the RF modelling features of planning With an RF Planning license you can create RF obstacles compute and place equipment assign radio channels and optimize radio power settings Without an RF Planning license you still can import or create floor plans and create coverage areas Note The RF Planning software does not support outdoor installations Results obtained do not c
174. nstalling WMS click the appropriate Installer link Save the installation binary to a directory Open a shell window Use the ed command to go to the directory in which you saved the installation binary In the shell window type sh install bin The Introduction page of the WMS installation wizard appears Click Next to display the Choose Installation Type page of the installation wizard and go to Using the Installation Wizard on page 24 The installer does not make any path changes during installation You might want to configure path information to make WLAN Management Software easy to start on your system WLAN Management Software must be run at the root level Using the Installation Wizard To use the installation wizard 1 On the Choose Installation Type page choose one of the following To install both the WMS server and the client click the WMS Services icon e To install only the WMS client click the WMS client icon Note For detailed installation instructions refer to Installing WMS in the Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series Reference Guide NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Getting Started 25 Near the end of the installation process the installer displays the following service ports that WLAN Management Software Services will use e 443 HTTPS server port 162 SNMP trap receiver port You can change one or both port numbers to prevent conflicts with other applications
175. ntermeasures against rogue APs to disable them Not all access points placed on the rogue list are hostile rogues You may want to move some of the access points from the rogue list to a known devices list or a third party AP list For more information about this topic as well as more detailed information about combatting rogues see the chapter Detecting and Combatting Rogue Devices in the Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series Reference Guide To locate a rogue 1 Click on the Alarms option in the main WLAN Management Software tool bar A list of alarms is displayed 2 Filter the alarm list so that only alarms related to rogue devices are displayed To do this adjust the selection criteria on the fault dashboard In the example below the alarms are filtered so that only alarms from the WSS AlphaWSS1 2380 that contain rogue in the Description field are displayed NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Managing Alarms 193 File Services Tools Help re ry leony iy ec Verification RF Planning Configuration Filter all Severities gt all Categories v j ass Updated Y Severity Description Object Category amp Date Monday 1 ug 14 06 19 55 Eo security amp Date Today 6 ug16 06 13 40 ES security ug16 06 13 40 DE security ug 16 06 13 40 D Security ug 16 06 13 40 DE security ug 16 06 13 40 Security Security A Client with M
176. ntire WLAN with the WLAN Management Software tool suite Read this guide to learn how to plan wireless services how to configure and deploy Nortel equipment to provide those services and how to optimize and manage your WLAN e Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series Reference Guide Detailed instructions and information for all WLAN Management Software planning configuration and management features Installation e Nortel WLAN Security Switch 2300 Series Installation and Basic Configuration Guide Instructions and specifications for installing a WSS e Nortel WLAN Security Switch 2300 Series Quick Start Guide Instructions for performing basic setup of secure 802 1X and guest Web based AAA access and for configuring a Mobility Domain for roaming e Nortel WLAN Access Point 2330 2330A 2330B Installation Guide Instructions and specifications for installing an AP and connecting it toa WSS e Nortel WLAN Series 2332 Access Point Installation Guide Instructions and specifications for installing a Series 2332 AP and connecting it to a WSS Configuration and Management e Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series Reference Guide Instructions for planning configuring deploying and managing the entire WLAN with the WLAN Management Software tool suite e Nortel WLAN 2300 System Software Configuration Guide Instructions for configuring and managing the system through the WSS Software CLI e Nortel WLAN 2300 System Software Com
177. nywhere secure mobility 3 It provides a comprehensive suite of intuitive tools for planning and managing the network before and after deployment greatly easing the operational burden on IT resources The Nortel WLAN 2300 System consists of the following components e WLAN Management Software tool suite A full featured graphical user interface GUI application used to plan configure deploy and manage a WLAN and its users e One or more WLAN Security Switches WSSs Distributed intelligent machines for managing user connectivity connecting and powering Access Points APs and connecting the WLAN to the wired network backbone e Multiple Access Points APs Wireless access points APs that transmit and receive radio frequency RF signals to and from wireless users and connect them to a WSS e WLAN 2300 System Software WSS Software The operating system that runs all WSSs and APs ina WLAN WSS Software is accessible through a command line interface CLI the Web View interface or the WLAN Management Software GUI Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 16 Introducing the Nortel WLAN 2300 Series System Documentation Consult the following documents to plan install configure and manage a Nortel WLAN 2300 System Planning Configuration and Deployment e Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide this document Instructions for planning configuring deploying and managing the e
178. o add users click Create in the wizard 12 Click Next Select RadioProfile1 in the Available Radio Profiles list and click Add Select the default radio profile and click Remove NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Configuring Wireless Services 83 Web Portal Service Profile Radio Profile Selection Select an existing Radio Profile or choose to create a new one to associate with this Service Profile Each radio is associated to a single Radio Profile which can associate to multiple Service Profiles This allows a radio to support multiple wireless services Create new Radio Profile Radio Profiles RadioProfile1 default Property RadioProfile1 Web Portal Service Profile Radio Profiles Select all Radio Profiles that you want to associate with this Service Profile Each radio is associated to a single Radio Profile which can associate to multiple Service Profiles This allows a radio to support multiple wireless services Available Radio Profiles Current Radio Profiles Radio Profile Radio Profile RadioProfile1 lt Previ l Finish Cancel 13 Click Finish The new service profile appears in the Content panel Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 84 Configuring Wireless Services Wireless Service Profiles Name m SSID SSID Type M Beacon Radio Profile s Employees Employees Encrypted _ Ea v RadioProfile 1 Guests Guests cl
179. obility Profile e All Include all Distributed APs Go to step 10 e Selected Include a selected list of Distributed APs Go to step 9 e None Include no Distributed APs Go to step 10 9 Select the Distributed APs to be included in the Mobility Profile and click Add 10 Click Finish to save the changes and close the wizard What s Next After you create Guest services you can create another service For information about configuring an additional service refer to the following e Configure Voice over Wireless IP Service on page 85 You can create your RF environment and deploy your configuration and enable monitoring For information about creating your RF environment refer to the following e Using Auto RF on page 101 e Using Auto RF with Modelling on page 109 e Using RF Planning on page 129 For information about deploying your configuration and enabling monitoring your network refer to the following e Managing and Monitoring Your Network on page 161 Configure Voice over Wireless IP Service Voice over Wireless IP VoWIP is a new technology merging VoIP Voice over IP with 802 11 wireless LANs to create a wireless telephone system Organizations that add VoWIP to their wireless LANs can deploy and manage voice Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 86 Configuring Wireless Services and data over a single wireless backbone reserving some portion of network ba
180. of service profile configuration Create a User 1 Tool bar option Select From the Create Named User wizard Group and Guest Configuration e Username Enter name Users on page 73 2 Organizer panel Expand the e Password Enter password WSS e Authorization attributes Configure the 3 Expand AAA end date to specify when the account expires 4 Click Local User Database 5 Select User in the Task List Create a Service 1 Tool bar option Select From the Create Service Profile wizard Profile for Guest Configuration Access with Web 2 Organizer panel Expand the Login on WSS page 76 3 Expand Wireless 4 Click Wireless Services 5 Select Web Portal Service Profile in the Task List e Service profile name Edit name e SSID name Enter name e SSID Type Use Clear unencrypted e VLAN Name Enter name e Authentication server Select LOCAL or a RADIUS server group e Radio profile Select one NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Configuring Wireless Services 71 Table 3 Creating a Service for Guest Access continued Task Path Primary Parameters to Configure Set Up VLANs 1 Tool bar option Select From the Create VLAN wizard on WSSs on Configuration page 66 2 Organizer panel Expand the i WEAN Name Enter iame WSS e VLAN ID Select number 3 Expand System e IP Address Enter IP Address 4 Click VLANs e Ports Select ports and either move use only 5 5 i VL a in the Task
181. ofile to users created in the local WSS user database or users who are authenticated and authorized by a RADIUS server To assign the profile to users in the WSS user database add the Mobility Profile name when creating or modifying a user or user group To add the profile on a RADIUS server assign the name of the Mobility Profile by using the Mobility Profile RADIUS attribute which is a Nortel vendor specific attribute VSA To create a Mobility Profile Select Configuration on the toolbar In the Organizer panel expand the WSS Expand AAA then select Mobility Profiles In the Task List panel select Mobility Profile hWN The Create Mobility Profiles wizard appears NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Configuring Wireless Services 85 5 Inthe Profile Name box type the name of the Mobility Profile The name can be up to 16 alphanumeric characters and it cannot contain tabs Note The Mobility Profile Name has to be defined as an authorization attribute in the defined users or user groups in the local database 6 Inthe Ports list specify ports to include in the Mobility Profile e All Include all AP or wired authentication ports Go to step 10 e Selected Include a selected list of ports Go to step 7 e None Include no ports Go to step 10 7 Select the ports to be included in the Mobility Profile and click Add 8 Click Next In the Distributed APs list specify the Distributed APs to include in the M
182. ol in WMS as a single monolithic obstacle This causes incorrect results when viewing RF coverage Note Objects must not be RF Obstacles or Groups before Clean Layout is performed After you import the file into WMS you have the opportunity to remove any unnecessary objects overlooked during your initial preparation of the floor drawings To do this you can use the Clean Layout feature and other editing tools in the Building wizard For more information about how to prepare the AutoCAD files for WMS refer to the Nortel WMS Reference Manual Define Site Information You define your site with information about your campus buildings and floors In addition you describe the attenuation characteristics of the location and specify the traffic engineering needs bandwidth and reliability of the users Note WLAN Management Software commits your work into the network plan only when you click Finish not when you click Next Changes are not persistently saved until you save the network plan Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 132 Using RF Planning To create a network plan 1 ajwms Services Connection e x 4 Connect to a host running WLAN Management Software Services When you start WLAN Management Software the WLAN Management Software main window and the WLAN Management Software Services Connection dialog box appear address 1270o e pot C eE User Name Remember use
183. ollowing radio types e 11b 802 11b only e 11g 802 11b g Click Next Configure the radios a To enable the radio select Enabled b Inthe Radio Profile list select the profile to which the radio belongs c Inthe Channel Number list select the channel number for the radio Note If RF Auto Tuning for channel configuration is enabled setting this value has no effect The channel number is controlled by RF Auto Tuning d Inthe Transmit Power box specify the transmit power for the radio Note If RF Auto Tuning for power configuration is enabled setting this value has no effect The power level is controlled by RF Auto Tuning e Ifthe AP has two radios click Next and go to step 10 Otherwise go to step 11 10 Click Finish To create a Distributed AP in WMS 1 Access the Create AP wizard a Select the Configuration tool bar option b Inthe Organizer panel click the plus sign next to the WSS c Click the plus sign next to Wireless d Select Access Points Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 106 Using Auto RF e Inthe Task List panel select AP In the Name box type a name 1 to 16 alphanumeric characters with no spaces or tabs In the DAP Number box specify the connection number for the WSS s connection to this Distributed AP The range of valid connection numbers depends on the WSS model as follows e For a 2382 you can specify a number from 1 to 320 e For
184. om of the screen 5 Click the Database Maintenance tab The Database Maintenance tab allows you to specify how many faults to store in the database and the number of days to keep uncleared faults In addition use this tab to specify the number of days to keep active Critical Major Minor and Informational alarms in the database Enter the desired values in the following fields Number of events per alarm The number of recent events that should be retained in the database for each alarm Number of days The number of days after which any cleared alarms will be deleted from the database Critical The number of days after which any active critical alarms will be aged Major The number of days after which any active major will be aged Minor The number of days after which any active minor will be aged Informational The number of days after which any active informational will be aged 6 Click Save to save your changes then Close to close the dialog NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Managing Alarms 185 Classify and Organize Faults When a fault occurs in WMS the Fault Management System offers a means to categorize the fault by functional area and severity Depending on the functional area in which a fault occurs the fault can be assigned to one of the following categories e System e Performance e Security e Client WMS also organizes faults by the following severities e Critical Red e Major Orange
185. ompensate nor account for obstacles and characteristics typically associated with outdoor environments Nortel does not warrant or support any outdoor deployments or installations of the WLAN 2300 system implemented with the use of this tool e WLAN Management Software Services Enables you to install WLAN Management Software Services the WLAN Management Software server When requesting a license key you must provide your serial number and the hostname of the system on which WMS is to be installed You must also indicate the feature s for which you want to have a license Specify the host name of the host where the client for RF Planning or server for WMS Services will be installed The host name you provide when you request the key must match the host name on the host where you install the product Depending on the license you might also have restrictions on the number of APs you can manage using WMS Nortel recommends that you request a license key through Nortel after installation If that is not possible contact the Nortel Enterprise Technical Support NETS Refer to How to get help on page 13 Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 22 Getting Started HP OpenView Network Node Manager If you want to integrate Nortel into your HP OpenView environment you have the option of installing the HP OpenView plug in required to use Network Node Manager with Nortel products Make sure that HP OpenView is
186. on 49 rogues 192 verification 49 viewing long term user statistics 177 network plan 36 network plans saving automatically 166 saving versions 166 network users 213 networks managing overview 47 monitoring clients 48 monitoring logging 49 monitoring overview 47 monitoring reports 50 monitoring RF area 48 monitoring rogue detection 49 monitoring status 48 monitoring verification 49 planning Auto RF with Modelling 37 planning methods to use 38 planning RF planning 37 Nortel WLAN 2300 System 15 O optimal power 155 optimizing displaying RF coverage areas 210 generating Ekahau Site Survey work order 203 importing RF measurements 206 locking down APs 210 overview of 51 replanning your network 211 NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Index 215 RF coverage model 208 RF measurements from APs 201 RF measurements from Ekahau Site Survey 202 P product documentation 16 R radio profiles applying to each radio 107 purpose of 40 RADIUS attributes Nortel specific 61 VSAs 6l RADIUS servers configuring 58 reporting overview 50 types of reports 50 RF coverage areas creating 36 115 creating areas 144 displaying 156 210 fixing coverage holes 210 planning 142 RF coverage model optimizing 208 RF obstacles adding 113 model 140 RF Planning adding wiring closets 143 assigning channel settings 154 calculating optimal power 155 cleaning the layout 138 computing and placing APs 151 crea
187. ontain a user s traffic within the VLAN to which the user is assigned For example if you assign a user to VLAN red the WSSs in the Mobility Domain contain the user s traffic within VLAN red configured on the switches The VLANs you configure for service sets support wireless users they do not serve as management VLANs NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Configuring Wireless Services 67 If a WSS is connected to the network by only one IP subnet the WSS must have at least one VLAN configured Option ally each VLAN can have its own IP address However no two IP addresses on the switch can belong to the same IP subnet Define user VLANs on at least one WSS within the Mobility Domain You can configure the Spanning Tree Protocol STP on a VLAN STP is used to maintain a loop free network meaning devices will recognize a loop in the topology and block one or more redundant paths creating a loop free path The WLAN 2300 System Software WSS Software supports Per VLAN Spanning Tree protocol PVST PVST allows a separate spanning tree in each VLAN STP is disabled by default on all VLANs but it is configurable for individual VLANs STP does not run on AP ports or wired authentication ports and does not affect traffic flow on these port types To set up a VLAN on a WSS 1 Select Configuration on the toolbar 2 Inthe Organizer panel expand the WSS 3 Expand System then select VLANs 4 Inthe Task List panel select VLAN T
188. ontrol lists ACLs Mobility Profiles and Location Policies Security ACLs permit or deny traffic based on IP protocol IP addresses and optionally TCP or UDP port They also can be used to set class of service CoS values in a packet Mobility Profiles contain attributes to allow or deny access to specific parts of the network for a specific user or group of users Location Policies are an ordered list of location policy rules based on a user glob VLAN and or ports A Location Policy can be configured if you need to override the configured AAA user authorization attributes locally for a specific WSS Accounting Accounting collects and sends information used for billing auditing and reporting for example user identities connection start and stop times the number of packets received and sent and the number of bytes transferred You can track sessions through accounting information stored locally or on a remote RADIUS server As network users roam throughout the network accounting records track them and their network usage System and Administration Configuration A Mobility Domain is a collection of WSSs that work together to support roaming users One of the WSSs is defined as a seed device which distributes information to the other WSSs defined in the Mobility Domain A Mobility Domain allows users to roam geographically from one WSS to another without losing network connectivity Users connect as a member of a VLAN through their a
189. ool performing the survey If the measurements came from AP radios in the network they are measurements between AP radios The Total number of objects that will be corrected line indicates the number of measurements that did experience attenuation For existing RF objects WLAN Management Software corrects the attenuation to match the results If the floor plan does not have an RF obstacle where the attenuation library indicates one exists WLAN Management Software creates an RF obstacle For RF obstacles created by WLAN Management Software the description is auto generated and the obstacle type is Other You can edit these values by selecting the obstacle clicking the Edit properties icon to open the Modify RF Obstacle wizard and modifying the values Click Finish to close the wizard and save the changes 4 Click Finish You have optimized your RF coverage model with the new RF obstacle information Now you can locate and fix coverage holes or if necessary replan your network Locating and Fixing Coverage Holes After importing RF measurements and rebuilding the attenuation library look for coverage holes by displaying coverage Perform the following steps to locate coverage holes 1 Display the optimized RF coverage area to view the results of the corrected attenuation data 2 Lock down deployed APs in the coverage area so that WMS will not move APs in your network plan during the compute and place process 3 Compute and place A
190. or 5 0 0 0 Plan Default E lej xj File RingMaster Services Tools Help x B B D K e Back Forward Policies RF Planning Configuration Verification Devices Monitor Alarms Reports r amp E80 5 MENANAM wRer Sites Floori Level 1 RF Planning Tel Show Coverage Areas 5i RF Planning Building1 a Import Floor Layout Building2 dean Layout Site2 Create RF Obstacles Create Coverage Area Compute and Place Compute Optimal Power ify the actual dist in Feet EEE AAO once eet Work Order Report 118 68128564664634 Site Survey Sites RF Planning Config 5 Errors 5 Warnings Local Changes available Network Changes none Alarms NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Using Auto RF with Modelling 113 File Tools Help f o 2 ik P E Q 6 EI csd Koue Policies RF Planning Configuration Devices Monitor Verification Events ARES MECHT BAR Ye amp Building1 loor1 Level 1 Show Coverage Areas WERT Specify the actual distance in Feet 118 68128564664634 RF Planning RF Planning gt Import Floor Layout gt Clean Layout gt Create RF Obstacles P Compute Optimal Power gt Work Order Report Site Survey gt Import Points gt Import Measurement D gt Optimize gt Report RF Planning
191. or1 Site Site1 Site Survey orders have been Building Building1 generated for the chosen location Floor Floor1 A site survey order contains 1 Detailed Line Of Sight Source Point information Floor Plan Select floor to view its site survey order Select Floor Site Building Floor Site1 Building1 Floor1 View Site Survey Order 10 Browse to the output directory and locate the JPEG file Copy this file and import it into your Ekahau Site Survey tool Proceed with your site survey A SSO_Site1_11_21_05 File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Q x M amp JO search roe js EJ x id Ez Address C SSO_Site1_11_21_05 Folders wa6202 38 zip E Program Files RM_Caps sso_site1_11_21_05 ss0_Site1_Building1_Floor1_11_30_05 TTP a O windows wo_RTFM_11_30_05 PR OMIN Cint Diildtinet 11 N AE Dimensions 620 x 378 Type JPEG Image Size 85 4 KB Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 206 Optimizing a Network Plan Importing RF Measurements from the Ekahau Site Survey After you complete the site survey you import the csv file containing the RF measurements from the Ekahau Site Survey tool into your network plan After you import your RF measurements you optimize to correct attenuation for obstacles on the floor To import RF measurements Display the floor plan in the Content panel In the Task List panel click RF Planning Under Site Sur
192. orts and move them to the voice 5 Select VLAN in the Task List VLAN For SpectraLink from the VLAN Properties dialog IGMP Disable Note SVP requires IGMP snooping to be disabled Step Summary The following list summarizes the fields selected or configuration items entered to configure VoWIP access 1 Create a radio profile e From the Radio Profile wizard enter RadioProfile Voic as the Name of the radio profile Click Finish e Select the radio profile and click Properties e Select the 802 11 Attributes and change the DTIM Period to 3 e Click OK 2 Create a Voice service profile e From the Voice Service Profile wizard click Next and enter Voice WMM Voice SVP Voice Avaya or Voice Vocera as the Name of the service profile and WMM SVP Avaya or Vocera as the SSID e Select the Vendor SpectraLink Avaya Vocera or Other e Click Next Select the access type The examples in this section use Open Access e Click Next Select the data encryption method The examples in this section use WPA and disable Static WEP Click Next Leave TKIP enabled and click Next Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 88 Configuring Wireless Services e Click Next Type a passphrase from 8 to 63 characters long in the Pre shared Key box and click Generate e Click Next Type voice vlan as the VLAN name to place voice users in e Click Next If the device supports WMM selec
193. otal valid RF measurements found line in the progress messages Ifthe number is greater than 0 WLAN Management Software successfully imported measurements Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 208 Optimizing a Network Plan Ifthe number is 0 no measurements were imported Try the import again If you are using a site survey file verify that the map name is correct Import RF Measurements Floor1 Data Import Progress Please wait while data import is in progress Status Correcting RF attenuation Please wait Retreiving information from the specified file Please wait Survey Performed on Jan 7 2003 11 38 37 PM Total valid RF Measurements found 0 Retreiving information from the specified file Done Completed RF attenuation changes Click Finish to accept the changes lt Previous Finish Cancel After you import your RF measurements you correct the attenuation factors for the floor Go to Optimizing the RF Coverage Model next for information about this topic Optimizing the RF Coverage Model An attenuation library is a set of attenuation values for the RF obstacles on a floor After you import RF measurements from a site survey or apply them from the RF measurements in your network to your network plan you rebuild a floor s attenuation library using those RF measurements 1 Display the floor plan in the Content panel 2 Inthe Task List panel click RF
194. overA D Optimize gt Report 4 fastes Leena RF Planning Bhobjectstoptace ay pao m eeeeeeeg Bror gt Mb s 1 2 55 11 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 2 EF Toos OOO O If the coverage area provided by an AP on the floor above or below is one meter or less WLAN Management Software displays a message This coverage area is not displayed on the floor plan Generate a Work Order You can generate a work order as part of your wireless network planning The work order provides all of the necessary information for the physical installation of the Nortel WLAN 2300 System A work order shows where the AP should be installed WSS initial setup configuration information and projected RSSI information that is useful when verifying the installation To generate a work order 1 Display the floor plan in the Content panel 2 Inthe Task List panel click RF Planning 3 Under RF Planning click Work Order Report The Work Order Generation dialog is displayed Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 158 Using RF Planning Work Order Generation Scope Options Language Output Directory SE RTFM X v RF Coverage v RSSI Projections Show Disabled APs English Show RF Coverage On Entire Floor Show Unreachable APs Show APs on Other Floors C Documents and Settings mattb My Documents Results Select the scope for work or
195. r of the handsets in your network CoverG Plan For Voice over IP V Active Call Bandwidth Kb s Active Handsets per AP Expected Handset Count 50 Handset Oversubscription Ratio 4 1 w Select the oversubscription ratio that best describes the average transmit behavior of the handsets in your network Updated Plan For Voice over IP Value Yes lt Previous Next gt j Finish Cancel To calculate AP placement and configuration based on both coverage and on capacity for voice over IP enable Plan for Voice over IP Otherwise click Next and go to step 30 By default WLAN Management Software performs only the coverage calculation If you enable the Plan for Voice over IP option WLAN Management Software performs both calculations In the Active Call Bandwidth list specify the amount of bandwidth in kilobits per second Kbps that you expect for each call In the Active Handsets per AP list specify the number of voice over IP phones that you want each AP to handle In the Expected Handset Count list specify the number of voice over IP phones you expect to be in the coverage area In the Handset Oversubscription Ratio list select the ratio for the average transmit behavior of the voice over IP phones The handset oversubscription ratio is the ratio of active handsets compared to total handsets For example the ratio 4 1 indicates that statistically 25 percent of the
196. r Sties bool A ER 69 Configure Voiceover Wireless IP S tvite ecvseeecsseadboadaswednseaiassd 85 WOU SNOR ad ci teaver ed ee nAaR ne AER OAAR EEI TE RENTES 100 What Are Services A service is a concept that represents a set of options you configure and deploy on your wireless network it is not a selectable item in the WMS interface Services are configured to provide various levels of wireless network access to users such as secure employee access guest access multi hosted access or Voice over Wireless IP VoWIP access You can configure a service to be independent of other services on your wireless network or you can share configura tion components among services For example multi hosted access is typically fully isolated from other services no shared configuration while services that provide for guest and employee access in a single corporation might share a common radio profile In this way you can reuse part of the service configuration for other services you want to provide You could configure a service for employee access then reuse part of the configuration to provide services for guest access Each service has potential authentication types for example 802 1X Web page MAC address or open access Open Access is sometimes called last resort Each service also has potential encryption types such as 802 111 WPA WEP or unencrypted This chapter contains examples to help you configure the following types of service sets
197. r name and password V Open Network Plan NORTEL WLAN Management Software Erer eo In the WMS Services Connection dialog box enter the IP address of a host running WMS Services optionally enter a user name and password and click Next If the WMS Service is installed on the same machine as the one you are using to run WLAN Management Software enter 127 0 0 1 as the IP address This is a standard IP loopback address After a connection is established to the specified WMS Services host select Services gt Plan Management The WMS Services Plan Management page is displayed in a browser window In the left hand column of the page click New Plan The New Plan page is displayed NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Using RF Planning 133 Mozilla Firefox File Edit View Go Bookmarks Tools Help L gt id 8 x A https 172 16 0 1 admin pages plan_management a xj co Setup SEAS vainterance Switch Plan New Plan Delete Plans Enter a unique name for the plan and select a Country Code Import Plan Save As Network Plan Name RTFM zi Backup amp Restore Country Code United States of America US Open this plan vi Create Create Network Plan Network Plan Enter a unique name for the plan and select a Country Code Network Plan Name new_network_plan Country Code united States of America US Open this plan 4 Yes Updated Coun
198. rG 802 119 Not Assigned Not Assigned O CoverA AP 23304 Click Next to begin computation Cancel 4 To remove a coverage area from AP placement and computation clear the area s Compute Layout box 5 To specify the primary wiring closet for a coverage area click in the Wiring Closet column to display the wiring closet list and select a wiring closet from the list NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Using RF Planning 153 6 Click Next The Coverage Area Progress page appears Information is shown about the number of APs per coverage area and whether they were placed based on coverage or capacity Compute and Place for Floor1 Compute And Place Progress Please wait while compute and place is in progress Name AP Count 1 Coverage AP Count 1 Coverage Click Finish to see the design on the layout 7 Review the number of AP required for each coverage area and the overriding criterion used coverage or capacity 8 Click Finish to apply the changes Icons for the suggested AP locations appear on the floor plan File Tools Help ae e 2 ik y 2 Q 6 Back Forward Policies RF Planning Configuration Devices Monitor Rogue Detection Verification Coverage Areas Floort Level 1 H O Covera N D gt Import Floor Layout CoverG D Clean Layout D gt Create RF Obstacles gt Compute and Place gt Assign Channels gt Compute Optimal Power gt Work Order
199. re Services in Shared Mode WMS Clients Planning Configuration and WMS Services Monitoring Data from Planning and Monitoring Services E ON HTTPS gt HTTPS Polling Configuration HTTPS SNMP and Monitoring Services Y SNMP Traps Installing WLAN Management Software The same WMS install program installs either WMS client WMS Services or both This section contains information about the following topics e Unpacking Files on page 24 e Using the Installation Wizard on page 24 Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 24 Getting Started Unpacking Files To unpack files on Windows systems 1 Insert the WMS CD in the CD ROM drive If Autorun is enabled wait briefly for the install program to start For more information about using the installation wizard refer to Using the Installation Wizard on page 24 If Autorun is disabled follow these steps a In Windows Explorer navigate to your CD ROM drive b In the Windows VM directory double click install exe The Introduction page of the WMS installation wizard appears Click Next to display the Choose Installation Type page of the installation wizard and go to Using the Installation Wizard on page 24 To unpack files on Linux systems On A UU RWhYDN Log in as superuser Insert the WMS CD in the CD ROM drive For the platform on which you are i
200. rner of the DoS Alarms section of the WMS screen In the table view that displays hypertext numbers link to filtered lists that contain only the alarms for that row and column that contain the hypertext To view a table of all alarms in WMS click Details at the bottom of the DoS Alarms section of the WMS screen Performing this action produces the same effect as clicking the show table icon Store Faults and Retrieve Fault History WMS stores fault information on the server database and allows multiple clients to access the data With each fault stored in the database correlated traps and events are also stored Data is periodically purged to keep the database to a manageable size Purging is based on criteria such as the number of active faults events or the number of days for which data should be preserved In addition to active fault information the database also holds historic fault information You can view this historic information when necessary However the information is available for viewing in reports only Consequently you cannot perform any action on historic information To retrieve fault history 1 2 Click History in the Task panel under Alarms WMS displays the Alarm History dialog box You can sort the history results by any of the following column headings Date e Severity e Category e Description e Object e State Click on a row to view the details of a specific alarm in the tabular view After
201. rtant A network plan contains the configuration settings that determine the performance of your wireless network Optimization of the RF model leads to a more successful RF plan The ultimate result is an accurate visualization of your RF coverage better defined statistics for monitoring and the ability to more accurately plan for and improve network performance You can optimize your network based on user and network statistics gathered from e The monitoring data in WMS e A site survey Based on RF measurement data you gather in WMS to optimize the RF model of a floor you can make configuration changes in the software to improve signal strength and coverage for groups or individuals modify AP locations or add additional equipment to your wireless network if statistics indicate your network has outgrown the support provided by its current deployment of WSSs and APs You also can import RF measurement data based on a site survey done outside of WMS Refer to Optimizing a Network Plan on page 201 for general guidelines about performing a site survey Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 52 Planning and Managing Your Wireless Network with WMS NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 53 Configuring Wireless Services AVG OE GRPVICEN cess 24 eRe eR ehe OR Ree E E E E T 53 Confisure Employes Access Services o scisesrirossrsrarirorririia iki reiiid 54 Configure Guest Access Services lt 4 4 arictesGaeers abe
202. s 9 Click View Site Survey Order to view the site survey work order C Documents and Settings mattb My Documents SSO_Site1_Building1_Floor1_11_21_05 frames htm Microsoft Int DEAR File Edit View Favorites Tools Help ay O O DAG km O B a D Address Ec Cc Documents and d Settings mattb My Documents SS0 Site1 Building 1_ Floor 1_ At 21 _05 frames ht htm E w Go Links Cre E3 WMS Site WMS Site Survey Order Survey Order Generated Mon Nov 21 19 31 01 PST 2005 Generated Mon Nov 21 19 31 01 PST 2005 Network Plan Floor1 Site Site1 Site Survey orders have been Building Building 1 generated for the chosen location Floor Floor1 A site survey order contains 1 Detailed Line Of Sight Source Point information Floor Plan Select a floor to view its site survey order Select Floor Site Building Floor Site1 Building1 Floor1 View Site Survey Order gt Ho ee NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Optimizing a Network Plan 205 Z C Documents and Settings mattb My Documents SSO_Site1_Building1_Floor1_11_21_05 frames htm Microsoft Int DEAR Fie Edit View Favorites Tools Help O AAG Pxe ka 82 DA S Address C Documents and Settings mattb My Documents SSO_Site 1_Building 1_Floor 1_11_21_05 frames htm WMS Site WMS Site Survey Order Survey Order Generated Mon Nov 21 19 31 01 PST 2005 Generated Mon Nov 21 19 31 01 PST 2005 Network Plan Flo
203. s a post deployment technique To optimize your WLAN import RF measurement data to correct RF attenuation obstacle information in your network plan The following are reasons to optimize your network plan e You have a reported coverage problem in your network e You want to verify your network RF coverage The RF measurement data you use to optimize your network plan can originate from the following e APs in your network You can leverage the RF measurements derived from your APs If you choose to use RF measurement data from the APs in your network the data is determined against a smaller set of RF measurements e An Ekahau Site Survey tool You perform a site survey of your network The benefit of using RF measurements derived from a site survey is that the results more closely match the coverage environment that your wireless users experience in your network Thousands of measurements can be recorded creating a set of RF measurements that are more precise than those gained from your deployed APs e Both APs and a site survey By importing data and applying it to your network plan you correct the RF model to reflect what the measurements report You update the RF attenuation for obstacles based on real world measurements You can then replan your network to achieve the following e Make changes in the software to improve signal strength and coverage for groups or individuals e Modify AP locations e Add additional equipment to your ne
204. s or Move to use them exclusively in this VLAN If you click Add then select Tag Click Finish Example Configure Employee Access The following detailed steps provide an example of how to configure Employee services e Create a Radio Profile on page 57 e Configure RADIUS Servers on page 58 NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Configuring Wireless Services 57 e Create a Service Profile for 802 1X Access on page 62 e Set Up VLANs on WSSs on page 66 In general these same steps are required to configure other services too You can refer to this section using the summary list or the task table with configuration options for Configure Guest Access Services on page 69 or Configure Voice over Wireless IP Service on page 85 Create a Radio Profile Configure a radio profile to set attributes that apply to multiple radios Rather than configuring each radio individually apply the radio profile to multiple radios Service profiles are mapped to radio profiles The radio profile can contain Auto RF settings and IEEE 802 11 settings that control how the data is received and transmitted APs and consequently radios need to be added to WMS after creating a radio profile For more information about adding radios refer to one of the following e Using Auto RF on page 101 e Using Auto RF with Modelling on page 109 e Using RF Planning on page 129 To create a radio profile
205. ser s session Find the User You can find a user or multiple users based on the following criteria e Username e IP address e MAC address e VLAN name To find the user 1 Click on the Monitor option in the main WMS tool bar 2 Click Details in the Client Summary View to switch to the Client Monitor View 3 Click IE Find Client under the Manage section of the Task panel The Find Clients dialog box appears as shown below NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Managing and Monitoring Your Network 171 Find Clients X Find Clients Please select search criteria and scope to proceed 4 Enter the desired search criteria and select the search scope Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 172 Managing and Monitoring Your Network 5 Click Next The search results appear Find Clients Find Clients Progress Find Clients Progress Search For Within Mobility Domain AirTrap Results Username IP Address MAC Address Add Watch RAPPER mike 192 168 12 196 00 0b 7d 25 fb 53 AlphaNET4_1_0 AlphalW33 2380 W33 P1 Radiol Status User found 1 FindClient completed NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Managing and Monitoring Your Network 173 Find Clients Find Client s Result Search For User TRAP mike Within Mobility Domain Trap Air Client Sessions View Username IP Ad Location SSID v Access oo A SSID
206. set forth in the Commercial Computer Software Restricted Rights clause at FAR 52 227 19 Statement of conditions In the interest of improving internal design operational function and or reliability Nortel Networks reserves the right to make changes to the products described in this document without notice Nortel Networks does not assume any liability that may occur due to the use or application of the product s or circuit layout s described herein Portions of the code in this software product may be Copyright 1988 Regents of the University of California All rights reserved Redistribution and use in source and binary forms of such portions are permitted provided that the above copyright notice and this paragraph are duplicated in all such forms and that any documentation advertising materials and other materials related to such distribution and use acknowledge that such portions of the software were developed by the University of California Berkeley The name of the University may not be used to endorse or promote products derived from such portions of the software without specific prior written permission SUCH PORTIONS OF THE SOFTWARE ARE PROVIDED AS IS AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 In addition the program and information contained herein are licensed o
207. single Radio Profile which can associate to multiple Service Profiles This allows a radio to support multiple wireless services Available Radio Profiles Current Radio Profiles Radio Profile Radio Profile Add amp gt aa lt Previ Finish Cancel 13 Click Finish The new service profile appears in the Content panel Wireless Service Profiles Name SSID SSID T Beacon _ Load Ba Radio E al Secure 8 Employees Encryp w m F default o Gg View the Service Profile s Access Rules Every service profile requires access rules The access rules specify the usernames or MAC addresses that are allowed to access the SSID The service profile wizards automatically create access rules that match on all usernames or for VoWIP services that match on all MAC addresses To view an 802 1X service profile s access rules 1 Select the service profile in the Wireless Service Profiles table located in the Content panel A Setup group appears in the Task List panel 2 Inthe Task List panel select 802 1X Access Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 66 Configuring Wireless Services The Configure 802 1X Access wizard appears The wizard displays the encryption settings access rules and AAA settings for the service profile and allows you to change them You also can configure new access rules using the wizard
208. sks to configure Guest access services The Step Summary provides the config urable options to set The table contains references to Example Configure Employee Access on page 56 The references are provided in case you want to refer to detailed steps However be sure to use the configurable options for Guest Access services set forth in the Step Summary on page 72 Optionally you can configure mobility profiles for your Guest Access services to limit access based on criteria such as RF coverage area or time of day Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 70 Configuring Wireless Services Task Table Table 3 contains the tasks you need to perform to create Guest access services For a summary of configurable items refer to Step Summary on page 72 Table 3 Creating a Service for Guest Access Task Path Primary Parameters to Configure Create a Radio 1 Tool bar option Select From the Create Radio Profile wizard Profile on Configuration e Radio profile name Enter a name page 57 2 Organizer panel Expand the After you create the service profile you can map it WSS to the radio profile 3 Expand Wireless After you install the APs you can map their radios 4 Click Radio Profiles to the radio profile 5 Select Radio Profile in the Task List Note The examples in this chapter configure the radio profile first However you also can configure the radio profile later as part
209. so low enough to minimize co channel interference WMS factors in these considerations when calculating optimal power To calculate optimal power 1 Inthe Task List panel click RF Planning 2 Under RF Planning click Compute Optimal Power Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 156 Using RF Planning The Compute Power For wizard appears showing a list of the areas you defined and the corresponding technology Compute Power For Floor1 Coverage Area Selection Select the Coverage Areas for which you would like to compute the optimal power You can select one or more Coverage Areas Optimize AP Count Yes Compute Power Technology m Cover 802 11a M CoverG 802 119 Click Next to begin computation 3 To optimize the AP count select Optimize AP Count This option checks for coverage overlaps and removes an AP if neighboring APs provide enough coverage to make the AP unnecessary 4 Select Compute Power for the areas for which you want to compute power 5 Click Next The Compute Power For Progress page appears Click Finish to view the results Display Coverage Looking at the RF coverage allows you to see if the entire area is adequately covered by the AP You can move the APs and see how the coverage changes To display the RF coverage for an area 1 Beside Show RF Coverage Using select how you want to display the coverage e Baseline Association Rate Coverage is shown
210. t WMM e Click Next Select RadioProfile Voic in the Radio Profiles list e Click Finish Set up a VLAN on the WSSs e From the Create VLAN wizard enter voice vlan as the VLAN name e Click Next Select the VLAN ports Click Move to use them exclusively in this VLAN e Click Finish e Select the VLAN and click Properties e Select IGMP and deselect Enabled to disable IGMP snooping Create a Radio Profile for Voice This procedure is similar to the procedure in Create a Radio Profile on page 57 but has additional steps to change the delivery traffic indication map DTIM interval to 3 To create a radio profile for voice service hWN Select Configuration on the toolbar In the Organizer panel expand the WSS Expand Wireless then select Radio Profiles In the Task List panel select Radio Profile The Create Radio Profiles wizard is displayed Enter the name of the radio profile for example RadioProfileVoic then click Next at the bottom of the wizard If APs are already configured select the radios to map to the radio profile then click Move WLAN Management Software removes the radios from the radio profile they are in and places them in the new profile If you have not configured the APs in WLAN Management Software yet no radios are listed You can map the radios to the radio profile later Click Finish to save the changes and close the wizard The new radio profile appears in the Content panel If you
211. t default and click Remove Click Finish 4 Set upa VLAN on the WSSs From the Create VLAN wizard enter guest vlan as the VLAN name Click Next Select the VLAN ports Click Add to share them with other VLANs or Move to use them exclusively in this VLAN If you click Move then select Tag Click Finish 5 Optional Configure a Mobility Profile From the Create Mobility Profile wizard enter the Profile Name Choose Selected Choose the Ports or Distributed APs to which you ll restrict guest users to certain geographic areas of your network Click Finish For detailed information about the steps refer to the Task Table on page 70 New configuration items that were not part of the Configure Employee Access Services on page 54 example are included in the following sections NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Configuring Wireless Services 73 Create a User Group and Guest Users One way to administer guest user accounts is to configure a guest user group and add users to the group To create users Select Configuration on the toolbar In the Organizer panel expand the WSS Expand AAA then select Local User Database A UNP In the Task List panel select Create User iO Create Named User User Information Enter a unique name and a password For the user You can also select a User Group that defines common authorization attributes Name Useri Password seee
212. t options to modify settings For information about the management options see the Viewing and Changing Management Settings section in the Configuring WSS System Parameters chapter of the Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series Reference Guide Distribute System Images You can use WLAN Management Software to upgrade or downgrade the system image WSS Software software on WSSs System images include switch software and AP software Using the Image Repository Use the image repository to add or delete WSS system images The image file is checked and its version is verified when added to the image repository Images are stored in the WMS_installation_directory images dp directory To add a system image 1 Select the Devices tool bar option NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Managing and Monitoring Your Network 165 At the bottom of the Task List panel select Device Operations In the Task List panel select Image Repository Click Add Image The Add to Repository dialog box appears 2 3 4 5 Navigate to the directory containing the system image 6 Select the system image 7 Click Add to Repository The image is added to the image repository and appears in the Image List 8 To close the Image Repository dialog box click Close To delete a system image 1 Inthe Image Repository dialog box select the image you want to delete 2 Click Remove Image A prompt appears 3 Click Yes to delete the system
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214. te tie AAA AE An A a es 140 miona Sie SUNY ceruri ta sa iina dikapan a d cs D ia a a 142 Pan RF Coverage sririsperisia ideet t ddio toia See ioen sede thee eZ 142 Add Wining Close raise iie eed aaa a eee Seed 143 Create Coverage Areas 1 eee eens 144 Compute and PICe APS 2 0605 ccecredeasseeseretcteseaaadenreenas 151 Assign Channel SOMINGS ole sie ee daa ode Sok aa aca dead 154 Galc late Opimal PONET o 322425c4vdsuetgeniud e bean deseieess 155 Display COVRNG seara raidr retr AAA A er A ARIN 156 Generate a Work Order oos o cae ew beh Ok kde eee bee 157 Install the EQUIPIMGNE nccs ects cree eaner ar carnii iras tae eeeew a eeewes 158 Wier SOA a5 pcaeent darth adeeb ehHed vr dak eoPee Edda RE dios 159 Managing and Monitoring Your Network 000eeeeeee 161 What Is Network Management 0 000 cece eens 161 What Is Network Monitoring 0ccvseseeerest env eaneseuwere neve ss 161 Deploy Your Configuration 1 2 0 0 0 00 c cee tees 162 Penorni Basic Administrative Tasks c cs2eas gheween eee heeun tirria 163 NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Contents 11 Configuring WSS Management Services 000 eee aeeee 163 Disiibute System Mages cacidece ade daancdagexeed eee diaeeeaeeg neces 164 Using the Image Repository 0c ee eee 164 Distributing System Images 4 ound weed oleae edo dew eae be aus 4 165 Saving Versions of Network Plans 0000 0c eee eee eens 166 Import and Export Swi
215. tel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 48 Planning and Managing Your Wireless Network with WMS Network Status WMS provides summary status on devices in the network at the Mobility Domain switch or AP level View the summary status as the initial step in monitoring Summary status displays the operational status of WSSs AP and their radios whether they are up or down In addition WMS collects network statistics for devices including system level events and statistics for the wired network The Alerts panel at the bottom of the WMS window displays top level status information The Alerts panel provides you with summary error and warning information for the following areas e Config indicates network plan configuration issues e Local changes indicates changes in WMS that can be deployed to the network e Network changes indicates configuration changes in the network e Alarms shows the number and severity of alarms detected in the network RF Monitoring RF monitoring provides you with current and historical information about your radio health and activity Statistics collected for the RF environment provides data on a per channel basis You can view noise levels cyclic redundancy check CRC and PHY errors packet retransmissions and percent utilization Data collected for the RF neighborhood displays the neighboring radios This information can be viewed as a list of radios heard by a particular radio as
216. the IP address or select DHCP Client VLAN Tag Type VLAN Name VLAN ID IP Address Interface Enabled Tunnel Affinity VLAN Members default 1 10 20 20 66 24 5 Not Assigned i vlan mkt 2 0 0 0 0 0 SE P03 P04 POS PO6 NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Configuring Wireless Services 69 What s Next After creating Employee services create additional services For information about configuring additional services refer to the following e Configure Guest Access Services on page 69 e Configure Voice over Wireless IP Service on page 85 After creating additional services create your RF environment deploy the configuration and enable monitoring For information about creating yeurthe RF environment refer to the following e Using Auto RF on page 101 e Using Auto RF with Modelling on page 109 e Using RF Planning on page 129 For information about deploying the configuration and enabling network monitoring refer to Managing and Moni toring Your Network on page 161 Configure Guest Access Services Guest Access is access for visitors at your location and is typically clear no encryption This section contains the following information about how to configure Guest access services e Task Table on page 70 Step Summary on page 72 Optional Configure Mobility Profiles on page 84 Table 3 on page 70 contains the ta
217. the desired date from the calendar Enter the desired Start Time in the field or navigate through the up or down arrows Enter the date you would like the report to end in the End Date field or navigate to the desired date from the calendar Enter the desired End Time in the field or navigate through the up or down arrows If necessary browse to the desired output directory in the Output Directory box Navigate to the desired location and click Select Click Generate in the bottom right corner After generating the report click the blue hyperlink in the Results box to view the report WMS opens the report in a new window and saves it at the previously selected location Click Close in the bottom right corner of the Alarm Summary Report dialog box e Security Provides a report of DoS and IDS alarms e Client OUI Provides a list of alarms according to the Organizationally Unique Identifier of the client for which the alarms were generated Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 192 Managing Alarms Security and Client OUI Reports Security reports list DoS and IDS alarms and Client OUI reports list alarms according to the Organizationally Unique Identifier of the client for which the alarms were generated The procedure for generating both types of reports is the same To generate a Security or Client OUI report Select the Reports option in the main WMS tool bar Select Alarm Reports in the Report
218. the exporting process Messages appear in the Status column in the WSS List box and the Results box The configuration is saved in the directory that you specified 9 To close the Export Configurations dialog box click Close Monitoring Examples When you click on the Monitor tool bar option you will notice several different sections or views Each view is a different way to examine data that WMS captures The monitor dashboard includes the following views e Status Summary e Alarm Summary e Client Summary e Traffic Summary NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Managing and Monitoring Your Network 169 Status Summary View Alarm Summary View File Services Tools Help 4 B E ix Z e Q e Back Policies RF Planning Configuration Verification Devices Monitor Alarms AlphaNET4_2_0_v Status Summary E TrapAir Up Do Disabled Unknown a0 WSS 4 0 o 0 20 T T 15 AP 10 1 0 0 10 5 Radios 17 4 1 0 i cl System Perfo Client Security Info Minor Major mi Critical etais aid Detais Traffic 1 Hour Last update 8 15 06 12 06 08 PM Last update 8 15 06 12 07 39 PM 5 490 000 K Z 300 000 J N 3 j d 200000 NS SGA BE 100 000 eee za ivao araa 150 12 00 Aipham 54172 AiphaM 3 t 8B Alphane M 5 Tima lea Equipment Alpham 14 gt 2 Bytes In Bytes Bytes Total i Sites F H cients by M Details A fe i Hour Det
219. ting RF coverage areas 144 defining site information 131 definition of 129 description of 37 displaying RF coverage areas 156 generating work orders 157 importing floor plans 136 importing site surveys 142 installing equipment 158 preparing floor drawings AutoCAD DXF files 130 RF coverage areas 142 set the scale 137 rogues configuring countermeasures 196 monitoring 192 S safety notices explanations of 17 saving network plans automatically 166 scale set 137 serial number 21 server hardware allocation 22 service profiles configuring 62 configuring Auto RF 103 purpose of 40 services configuring employee access example 56 configuring guest access 69 configuring VoWIP 85 configuring wireless services 39 definition of concept 53 process 35 shared mode 23 site surveys importing 142 sites adding 109 defining 131 software requirements for installation 20 SSID attribute description 61 standalone mode 23 Start Date attribute description 61 system image files adding 164 deleting 165 Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 216 Index image repository 164 system images distributing 164 T Time Of Day attribute description 61 U unpacking installation files 24 URL attribute description 61 user privileges for installation 21 users displaying activity 175 finding 171 monitoring groups 179 viewing long term statistics 177 V vendor specific attributes See VSAs vendor sp
220. to perform RF countermeasures By spoofing various 802 11 control messages the AP s countermeasures disrupt association and authentication attempts to the rogue AP by any new clients This also disrupts any active commu nications between any existing client and rogue AP The Fault Management System allows you to collect statistics and view reports about the following e Current rogue list aggregated for the whole network e Current hour rogue list e Current day rogue list e 30 days of rogue history using best listener data e Rogue lifecycle events when the rogue was first seen by whom and when it went away e Counter measure activity Verification Both configuration verification and network verification rules are checked for any inconsistencies or problems Verifica tion rules include instant fix resolutions Instant fix resolutions are errors that can be automatically fixed or alternatively provide a hot link to the object containing the error You can selectively disable any rule Disabling a rule is useful if you wish to ignore a warning and do not want it to display Reporting Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 50 Planning and Managing Your Wireless Network with WMS WMS uses a database to collect and store client RF and other system dynamic data such as statistics status events and traps You can generate reports from the monitoring and configuration data collected in the database
221. tocol 119 SVP packets with CoS 7 The second rule permits all other traffic in the VLAN Voice Service Profile QoS SpectraLink SVP An ACL SVP has been generated to classify voice traffic This ACL contains a rule which places all IP protocol 119 SVP traffic on CoS queue 7 and a rule that permits all other data traffic on the mapped VLAN default ACL Source IP Destinati Protocol Source P Destinatio _DSCP Action 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 svp 7 D 7 any Permit_ 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 any 7 7 any Permit_ 7 Add Rule Updated Protocol Name Value svp lt Previ Next gt J Finish Cancel 15 Click Next Select RadioProfileVoic in the Radio Profiles list NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Configuring Wireless Services 95 16 Click Next Select a MAC Address user from the list or click Create to create one If you choose not to use a MAC Address click Finish x Client MAC Addresses Configure the allowed client MAC addresses in the Local Database Select a MAC Address User to edit or click Create Create lt Previous Next gt ji Finish Cancel Create a Service Profile for Avaya VoWIP Devices 1 A WN Select Configuration on the toolbar In the Organizer panel expand the WSS Expand Wireless then select Wireless Services In the Task List pane
222. trapwian 1 TRAP mike 1172 21 20 00 0b 7d 2 AlphaNeT Session Details Manage Locate Client Terminate Client FindClient completed lt Previous Finish Locate the User Display the user s approximate location by performing the following steps 1 On the Find Client s Result screen click the Locate Client task under Manage WLAN Management Software retrieves information about the client s location 2 TIfthree or more APs have not detected the client within 15 seconds of each other the Listeners Selection dialog box appears displaying a list of the APs that have detected the client You can select up to six APs from the list WMS uses the selected APs to calculate the location of the client 3 WLAN Management Software displays the approximate location of the client on the floor plan The client s location is indicated with a laptop icon as shown below Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 174 Managing and Monitoring Your Network Client s Approximate Location Client Location Floor1 TRAPAmixe 172 21 20 203 00 0b 7d 25 fb 53 DER LLiL III Alphanet_G 4 Location Summary Listeners Client 00 0b 7d 25 fb 53 Help Some of the selected listeners reported having heard the IP Address 172 21 20 203 device with avery weak signal strength less th
223. try Code Value United States of America US In the Network Plan Name box type a name for the network plan You can use 1 to 60 alphanumeric characters with no spaces tabs or any of the following slash backslash quotation marks asterisk question mark angle brackets lt gt or vertical bar Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 134 Using RF Planning 6 Inthe Country Code list select the country where the network is to be deployed Note You must select a country code before continuing 7 Select the Open this plan checkbox to open the plan in WLAN Management Software 8 Click Create to create the new network plan To add site information 1 Select the RF Planning tool bar option 2 In the Organizer panel click the name of the network plan 3 Select Create Site in the Task List panel The Create Site wizard a series of dialog boxes prompts you for information about the new site Create Site Site Name Enter a unique name for the Site Site Name The Site does not have a key Site Name defined 4 Inthe Site Name box type a name for the site 1 to 80 alphanumeric characters with no spaces or tabs and click Next 5 To change the Country Code select the country where the network is to be deployed in the Country Code list 6 Inthe Channel Set 802 11b g list select the set of operating channels for any 802 11b g AP rad
224. ttribute Nortel VSA or the RADIUS Tunnel Private Group ID to assign users to VLANs e Configure authentication rules 802 1X MAC Open Access or Web Portal Create a Service Profile for 802 1X Tool bar option Select Configuration From the Create Service Profile wizard e Service profile name Edit name A on Organizer panel Expand the e SSID name Enter name p WSS e Security mode Select WPA and deselect 3 Expand Wireless Dynamic WEP 4 Click Wireless Services _ Encryption type Use TKIP already selected 5 Select 802 1X Service Profilein e BAP Type Use External RADIUS Server the Task List already selected e RADIUS server group Select one e SSID default VLAN Enter name e Radio profile Select one Set Up VLANs 1 Tool bar option Select From the Create VLAN wizard on WSSs on Configuration e VLAN Name Enter name page 66 2 Organizer panel Expand the VLAN ID Select number WSS e IP Address Enter IP Address 3 Expand System e Ports Select ports and either move use only 4 Click VLANs in the new VLAN or add them share with 5 Select VLAN in the Task List other VLANs e If you add ports select Tag Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 56 Configuring Wireless Services Step Summary The following list summarizes the fields selected or configuration items entered to configure Employee access 1 Create a radio profile e From the Radio Profile w
225. twork The following sections describe how to import RF measurements from your network or how to import RF measure ments from an Ekahau site survey Using RF Measurements from APs You can apply the RF measurements derived from the APs in your WLAN which regularly monitors the RF environ ment to your network plan The RF measurements are taken from AP radios After you apply the RF measurements the floor s RF model obstacles will be optimized with this data Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 202 Optimizing a Network Plan To import RF measurements from APs Select the RF Planning option in the main WLAN Management Software tool bar Display the floor plan in the Content panel In the Task List panel click RF Planning A WN Under Site Survey click Import Measurement The Import RF Measurements wizard is displayed Import RF Measurements Floor1 RF Neighborhood Source Please select the source for the RF Neighborhood data Network v File Yes i Map Name Graph_1508_1519_1521 Cancel 5 Select Yes next to Network 6 Click Next The import progress is displayed When the import is done click Finish to accept the changes and close the wizard After you apply the network RF measurements you correct the attenuation factors for the floor Go to Optimizing the RF Coverage Model on page 208 for information about this topic Using RF Measurements from an Ekaha
226. u Site Survey RF measurements come from a site survey file generated by the Ekahau Site Survey tool Choose one of the following to perform a site survey In WLAN Management Software View your RF coverage area In WLAN Management Software Generate a site survey work order specifying the area you want to survey A JPEG jpeg jpg file is generated Import the generated JPEG file into the Ekahau Site Survey tool Set the scale of the drawing Perform the site survey Walk through the area taking measurements with the tool Save the RF measurements in the Ekahau Site Survey tool to a file in comma separated values csv format In WLAN Management Software Import the csv file containing the RF measurements into WMS NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Optimizing a Network Plan 203 e In WLAN Management Software Optimize to correct attenuation factors The chapter guides you through the tasks you need to do in WMS For information about tasks you need to do in the Ekahau Site Survey tool please refer to the ESS tool s documentation The site survey example in this chapter is based on the RF coverage area that follows For information about displaying RF coverage areas refer to Displaying the RF Coverage Area on page 210 Eile Tools Help Go 2 ab Pj la 6 Ti Policies RF Planning Configuration Devices Monitor Rogue Detection Verification Events aana Fe BRI all BBB x shownrcoverageusng DataRate
227. ur wireless network You configure services to support the different levels of network access you need to provide For example a service configured to support employee access will have different Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 36 Planning and Managing Your Wireless Network with WMS options configured to provide greater access to the network In contrast a service configured for guest access typically restricts users to limited or no internal network access but easily provides a gateway connection to the Internet A service can be fully isolated and independent of other services on the network multi hosted access is typically isolated or you can reuse part of a service configuration for another service you want to provide Each service has potential authentications 802 1X Web page MAC address or last resort and potential encryptions 802 111 WPA WEP or unencrypted Purpose of this section To provide information about services that you can configure using WMS Why is this important Understanding the services you can configure with WMS is the first step in planning and configuring your network First determine which services your organization requires The three common types of services are as follows e Employee access e Guest access Voice over Wireless IP VoWIP Employee access is typically secure encrypted access to the wireless network Guest access is access possibly unen crypte
228. uthorized identities You can add switches to a network plan as members of a Mobility Domain or as standalone switches After a switch is added you can move it into or out of a Mobility Domain You can create the following kinds of switches e 2382 Provides two gigabit Ethernet ports Each port has a miniature Gigabit interface converter mini GBIC slot for insertion of a small form factor pluggable SFP 1OOOBASE SX or 1OOOBASE LX fiber optic interface One 10 100 Ethernet port for out of band management without PoE e 2380 Provides four dual interface gigabit Ethernet ports Each port has a 1000BASE TX copper interface and a Gigabit interface converter GBIC slot for insertion of a 1OOOBASE SX or 1OOOBASE LX fiber optic interface e 2360 Provides eight 10 100 Ethernet ports six of which support PoE e 2350 Provides two 10 100 Ethernet ports one of which supports PoE Perform the following tasks to create and initially configure a WSS e Configure basic WSS properties e Configure WSS connection information e Configure boot information Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 46 Planning and Managing Your Wireless Network with WMS Configure Basic WSS Properties To configure basic WSS properties you specify a name select a model select its location by wiring closet and select the WLAN 2300 System Software WSS Software you want to run on the switch Optionally you can select a WSS Software
229. ux Systems Minimum Recommended Processor Intel Pentium 4 2 4 GHz or Intel Pentium 4 3 6 GHz or equivalent equivalent RAM 1 GB 2 GB Hard drive space available 1 GB 2 GB Monitor resolution 1024x768 pixels 24 bit color 1600x1200 pixels 32 bit color CD ROM drive CD ROM or equivalent CD ROM Software Requirements WMS Client and WMS Services are each supported on the following operating systems Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 1 or higher or Microsoft Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 SUSE Linux 9 1 and Red Hat WS 3 Note You must use the English version of the operating system you select Operating system versions in other languages are not supported with WMS The following additional software is required for certain WMS features e Web browser for example Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 x or 6 x or Netscape Navigator 6 x or 7 x For displaying WMS online help work orders and reports e Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 x or later or plug in For reading the manuals and release notes e HP OpenView Network Node Manager 6 4 or later Must be installed prior to WMS if you plan to use WMS in your HP OpenView environment NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Getting Started 21 Preparing for Installation Before installing WMS make sure you have the appropriate administrative privileges on the system a serial number and a license key if required If you plan to i
230. verview of 47 verifying 163 direct connect APs creating 104 distributed APs creating 105 distributing system images 164 distributing WSS software images 165 documentation product 16 Ekahau Site Survey tool 201 using RF measurements from 202 Ekahau Site Survey work order 203 employee access services configuring 54 Encryption Type attribute 61 End Date attribute description 61 event logging 49 exporting configurations 167 F fixing coverage holes 210 H hardware requirements for installation 19 20 HP OpenView 22 HTTPS enabling 164 Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide 214 Index image files distributing 164 image repository adding image 164 deleting image 164 using 164 importing floor plans 136 importing configurations 167 installation integrating HP OpenView 22 license key 21 preparing for 21 serial number 21 software requirements 20 unpacking files 24 user privileges 21 using the wizard 24 installing 23 equipment 158 hardware 46 WMS 23 L license key 21 local changes deploying 162 scheduling deployment 163 M manage services 164 manuals product 16 Mobility Domains description of 45 Mobility Profiles configuring 84 creating 84 definition 84 Mobility Profile attribute description 61 monitoring clients 48 displaying user activity 175 event logging 49 finding users 171 group of users 179 network status 48 producing reports 50 RF area 48 rogue detecti
231. vey click Import Measurement The Import RF Measurements wizard is displayed Select File as the source of the measurements or you can select both Network and File Select Ekahau from the File Format listbox Click Choose to navigate to the csv file that contains the RF measurement data Nao uu PWN BE In the Map Name field verify the map name Import RF Measurements Floor1 RF Neighborhood Source Please select the source for the RF Neighborhood data File v File Format Ekahau File Name C demoexport csv A Choose Map Name Graph_107_109_111 D Cancel NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Optimizing a Network Plan 207 The map name in the RF Neighborhood Source window must match the map name in the top line of the csv file from the Ekahau Site Survey tool E Microsoft Excel Demo ekahau csv File Edit View Insert Format Tools Data Window Help Acrobat Dae amp GF Arnal 10 Snagit Window 2a A1 1 rapperewla 00 00 00 a0 b2 30 4 AccessPo 2 rapperewla 00 00 00 a0 b1 90 5 AccessPo 3 rapperewla 00 00 00 a0 b5 c0 6 AccessPo 4 rapperewla 00 00 00 a0 b3 c0 0 BeginData Time AccessPo SurveylD RSSI 1 04E 12 4 046412 19 1 04E 12 1 mM 4 gt Demo ekahau Ready Click Next gt Biu Noise 11 802 11b 36 802 11a 6 802 11g 56 802 11a MaplD X The import progress is displayed When the import is done check the T
232. ware 2300 Series User Guide 120 Using Auto RF with Modelling Create Coverage Area Optional Redundant Connections Would you like to compute redundant connections for the APs in the Coverage Area s Compute Redundancy _ l lt Previous Next gt J Finish Cancel 16 To plan for redundant AP connections to WSSs select Compute Redundancy 17 To change the AP connection type for the redundant connection select Direct or Distributed from the AP Connection Type list 18 To change the number of redundant connections for the distributed connection type type the number in the Redundancy Level box For direct connections the redundancy level is always 1 NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Using Auto RF with Modelling 121 19 Click Next The Capacity Planning for Data page appears 20 21 22 23 Create Coverage Area Optional Capacity Planning for Data Select if you would like to use Capacity planning for data If this is not selected RF Planning will only be based on Coverage criteria CoverA Use Capacity Calculation for Data Select the oversubscription ratio that best describes the average transmit behavior of the stations in your network CoverG Use Capacity Calculation for Data Per Station Throughput Kb s Expected Station Count 50 Station Oversubscription Ratio Select the oversubscription ratio that best describ
233. well as a list of radios who can hear a particular radio You also can display trending information on a per radio basis Trending collects radio statistics and charts them on a time basis For example you could display average throughput rates for the previous 30 days week or day You can display and print the charts from WMS as well as generate a report Client Monitoring Client monitoring provides current and historical information about the clients using your network including client activity current client sessions and the ability to locate clients at your site WMS displays the data that WSSs collect on user sessions either for a single user users associated with an AP or users associated with a specific radio By viewing monitoring information for a user or a group of users you can troubleshoot problems originating from bandwidth constraints or roaming patterns You can collect statistics and view reports about the following Client associations authentication and authorization failures e Client activity such as roaming and successful authorization Current session status location history and statistics e Specifics on users over a period of time information can be gathered up to 30 days for session status location history and client errors If you use WLAN Management Software RF Planning you also can display the approximate geographic locations of clients NN47250 101 320665 G Version 02 01 Planning and

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