Chapter 4 Configuring the CiscoWorks 1105 and 1130 WLSE

Setting Up Device Management

Step 9 The community strings created in Steps 7 and 8 must be entered on the WLSE before the device can be discovered and managed. For more information, see Enter SNMP Community Strings for All Managed Devices, page 4-25.

Set Up Routers and Switches

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

Configure each router and switch as shown in Table 4-7 on page 4-21.

Table 4-7 Set Up Procedures for Routers and Switches

Task

Procedure

Notes

 

 

 

1. Enable CDP

Enter enable mode and use the following commands to

CDP is required for the

and verify that

verify that CDP is running on the switch or router:

WLSE to discover the

access points and

IOS-based devices—show cdp run

device.

bridges are

 

Hybrid OS-based Catalyst switches—show cdp

 

visible from the

 

router or switch.

If CDP is not running, enter global configuration mode

 

 

 

 

and enter cdp run.

 

 

To verify that access points or bridges are visible in the

 

 

device’s CDP table, enter show cdp neighbors.

 

 

 

 

2. Enable SNMP

On IOS-based devices, enter configuration mode and

SNMP is required for the

and set up

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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