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To prepare your wireless network follow these steps:

1Connect the DHCP server to a port on the Unified Switch 24.

Make sure that the DHCP server is on the same IP subnet and is using the same subnet mask as IP configuration of the switch.

2Connect the wireless access points to the switch only after you have connected the DHCP server and it is fully operational.

To prepare the access points, see “Preparing the Managed Access Points” on page 23.

Activating the

Managed access points must be either directly connected to the switch or

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connected using a Layer 2 network to the same subnet as the switch. The

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switch and the managed access points must be on the same Layer 2

 

subnet in order for them to communicate.

 

To Discover and Activate the managed access points follow these steps:

1Ensure the access points are converted to managed access points. (Refer to “Preparing the Managed Access Points” on page 23.)

2Ensure the access points are connected to the switch.

3Log in to the Web interface of the switch.

4Select Device Summary, then click the Wireless tab.

5In a short time you should see a list of “Discovered Access Points”.

6Press the Activate button for each access point that you want to be controlled by your switch. The switch will take several minutes to activate the access points.

7When the state has changed to Activated, the wireless network is ready for use. You can access the wireless network using the SSID and security parameters you configured in the setup wizard.

NOTE: When an access point is activated on a unified switch, the access point is imprinted with a special security key (LTK). The LTK is shared between the unified switch and the access point. An access point that has been activated by a unified switch will only communicate with that one switch. If you later wish to activate the access point on a different unified switch, you must clear the LTK by performing a Short Reset on the access point as described in “Resetting Access Points” on page 26.

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3CRWE776075 specifications

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