Chapter 6 Performing Administrative Tasks

Using Discovery and Managing Devices

Set Up Routers and Switches

Note Only routers and switches that have properly configured access points or bridges attached to them will be discovered.

On each router and switch, configure the following:

Table 6-5 Set Up Procedures for Routers and Switches

Task

Procedure

Notes

 

 

 

1. Enable CDP

1. Enter enable mode.

CDP is required for the

and verify that

2. Verify that CDP is running on the switch or

WLSE to discover the

access points and

device.

router:

bridges are

 

On IOS-based devices, use the show cdp run

 

visible from the

 

router or switch.

command.

 

 

On Hybrid OS-based Catalyst switches, use the

 

 

show cdp command

 

 

3. If CDP is not running, use the set cdp enable

 

 

command to enable CDP.

 

 

4. To verify that access points or bridges are

 

 

visible in the device’s CDP table, use the show

 

 

cdp neighbors command.

 

 

 

 

2. Enable SNMP

On IOS-based devices, enter configuration mode

SNMP is required for the

and set up

and use the snmp community community_string ro

WLSE to discover and

community

command.

manage the device.

strings.

On Hybrid OS-based Catalyst devices, enter enable

 

 

 

 

mode and use the set snmp community read-only

 

 

community_string command.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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