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Chapter4 Configuring the CiscoWorks 11 05 and 1130 WLSE Setting Up Device Management
Step9 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 informatio n, se e
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.
Table4-7 Set Up Procedures for Routers and Switches
Task Procedure Notes
1. Enable CDP
and verify that
access points and
bridges are
visible from the
router or switch.
Enter enable mode and use the following commands to
verify that CDP is running on the switch or router:
•IOS-based devices—show cdp run
•Hybrid OS-based Catalyst switches—show cdp
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.
CDP is required for the
WLSE to discover the
device.
2. Enable SNMP
and set up
community
strings.
On IOS-based devices, enter configuration mode and
use the snmpcommunity community_string ro
command.
On Hybrid OS-based Catalyst devices, enter enable
mode and use the set snmp community read-only
community_string command.
SNMP is required for the
WLSE to discover and
manage the device.