Nortel Networks 4050 manual Before you begin, Initial setup

50Chapter 2 Initial setup

Before you begin

Before you can set up the Nortel SNAS 4050, you must complete the following tasks:

1Plan the network. For more information, see Nortel Secure Network Access Solution Guide (320817-A).

In order to configure the Nortel SNAS 4050, you require the following information:

•IP addresses

—Nortel SNAS 4050 Management IP address (MIP), portal Virtual IP address (pVIP), Real IP address (RIP)

—default gateway

—DNS server

—NTP server (if applicable)

—external authentication servers (if applicable)

—network access devices

—remediation server (if applicable)

For more information about the Nortel SNAS 4050 MIP, pVIP, and RIP, see “About the IP addresses” on page 51.

•VLAN IDs

—Nortel SNAS 4050 management VLAN

—Red VLANs

—Yellow VLANs

—Green VLANs

—VoIP VLANs

•Groups and profiles to be configured

2Configure the network DNS server, DHCP server, core router, and network access devices, as described in “Nortel SNAS 4050 configuration roadmap” on page 43, steps 1 through 4.

3Install the Nortel SNAS 4050 device. For more information, see Nortel Secure Network Access Switch 4050 Installation Guide (320846-A).

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