84CHAPTER 3: CONFIGURING WIRELESS SERVICES

Table 12 Creating a Service for VoWIP Access

Task

Path

Primary Parameters to Configure

 

 

 

 

“Create a Radio Profile”

1

Tool bar option: select

From the Create Radio Profile wizard:

on page 56

 

Configuration.

„ Radio profile name: enter a name

 

2

Organizer panel: expand the

 

For SpectraLink, from the Radio Profile Properties

 

 

WX switch.

 

 

dialog:

 

3

Expand Wireless.

 

„ 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 MAPs, 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.

 

 

 

 

“Create a Service Profile

1

Tool bar option: select

From the Create Service Profile wizard:

for Voice” on page 86

 

Configuration.

„ Service profile name: edit name

 

2

Organizer panel: expand the

 

„ SSID name: enter name

 

 

WX switch.

 

 

„ SSID Type: use Clear (unencrypted)

 

3

Expand Wireless.

 

„ VLAN Name: enter name

 

4

Click Wireless Services.

 

„ Authentication server: select LOCAL

 

5

Select Voice Service Profile in

 

„ Radio profile: select one

 

 

the Task List.

 

 

 

 

“Set Up a VLAN for

1

Tool bar option: select

From the Create VLAN wizard:

VoWIP on WX Switches”

 

Configuration.

 

on page 94

2

Organizer panel: expand the

„ VLAN Name: enter name

 

 

 

 

WX switch.

„ VLAN ID: select number

 

3

Expand System.

„ IP Address: enter IP Address

 

4

Click VLANs.

„ Ports: select them and move them to the voice

 

5

Select VLAN in the Task List.

VLAN

 

 

For SpectraLink, from the VLAN Properties dialog: „ IGMP: disable

SVP requires IGMP snooping to be disabled.

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