3Com WX4400 3CRWX440095A WX1200 manual How Remote WX Configuration Works, Drop Ship WXR100 Only

332CHAPTER 9: CONFIGURING WX SWITCHES REMOTELY

How Remote WX

Configuration

Works

Drop Ship (WXR100

Only)

1The WXR100 is shipped directly to the remote office where it will be deployed.

2The network administrator at the corporate office preconfigures the switch in a 3WXM network plan. The switch configuration must have a name for the switch, the model must be WXR100, and the serial number must match the switch’s serial number. The configuration should also include all other settings required for the deployment, including MAP configuration, SSIDs, AAA settings, and so on.

If enabled to do so, 3WXM can give a switch another switch’s configuration even though the serial number does not match. However, this capability is used only for replacing a failed switch with another switch of the same model, in a network containing only one WX switch. (See “Replacing a Switch and Reusing its Configuration” on page 342.)

3Someone at the remote office where the switch is delivered physically installs the switch by connecting port 1 to the network. If the switch will manage a directly connected MAP, the MAP needs to be physically installed and connected by an Ethernet cable to port 2. If Distributed MAPs will be managed, these also must be physically installed, connected to the network by Ethernet cables, and connected to Power over Ethernet (PoE) sources.

Drop ship configuration requires a DHCP server at the remote office. The WXR100 uses the DHCP server to obtain an IP configuration in order to communicate with 3WXM Services in the corporate network. The drop ship option also requires an entry in the local DNS server that maps the hostname wlan-config-srv to the IP address of the host where 3WXM Services are installed.

4The person at the remote office powers on the WXR100, and inserts a paperclip or similar object into the WXR100’s Fn hole to press the Fn switch. Normally, the Fn LED (the right LED above port 1) remains solidly lit for 3 seconds after power on. However, when the Fn switch is pressed, the LED flashes for 3 seconds instead.