Chapter 3 Configuring Devices

Automating Configurations

Tasks

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Notes

 

 

 

1. Enable Cisco

Select Services > CDP.

CDP is required for the WLSE to

Discovery Protocol

 

discover devices on the network.

(CDP).

 

 

 

 

 

2. Enable SNMP.

Select Services > SNMP.

SNMP is required for the WLSE to

(Optional) Set the

 

discover and manage the device.

 

 

location.

 

Setting the location enables proper

(Optional) Set the

 

grouping of devices into the

 

system-defined Location group.

system name and

 

 

For more information, see

system contact.

 

 

Managing Groups, page 6-37.

 

 

 

 

 

3. Set the community

Select Security > Local Admin Access.

The username of the user with

string by creating a

To create an user with SNMP read/write

Write and SNMP privileges is used

user with all

as the SNMP read/write

privileges, enter a username and

privileges.

community string.

password and select the Write, SNMP,

 

 

 

Firmware, and Administrator

This community string should also

 

capabilities.

have been configured on the WLSE

 

 

using Administration > Discover

 

 

> Device Credentials > SNMP

 

 

Communities.

 

 

The Firmware privilege is required

 

 

for configuring devices from the

 

 

WLSE.

 

 

 

5. Set up TFTP as the

Select Services > FTP.

TFTP is used for transferring

transfer protocol

 

configuration changes to access

between the WLSE

 

points.

and access points.

 

 

 

 

 

Assigning an Auto-Managed Configuration

Use this option to automatically apply a customized configuration to auto-managed devices after their inventory information has been collected by the WLSE.

The configuration which is applied to the devices is based on the system-defined group with which the devices are associated.

 

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