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5/26/05 Configuring the System for SpectraLink NetLink Telephones
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• When the Short Preamble Enabled box is checked, the Operating System is set to the default,
Short Preamble Enabled; if this is the case, continue with this procedure.
If this parameter indicates that Short Preamble is Disabled (box is unchecked), this Cisco
Wireless LAN Controller is already optimized for SpectraLink NetLink Telephones; if desired,
continue with the Product Guide.
• Enable long preambles by unchecking the Short Preamble Enabled box.
• Click the Apply button to update the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller.
• If you decide to reboot the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller using the CLI, continue with the
Reboot and Verify steps found in the Using the Command Line Interface
section. Otherwise,
continue with this section.
• Reboot the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller using Commands / Reboot / Reboot.
Click OK in response to the
Configuration will be saved and switch will be rebooted. Click
ok to confirm.
prompt.
• The Cisco Wireless LAN Controller reboots.
• Verify that the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller is properly configured by logging back into the
Web User Interface and using the Wireless / Global RF / 802.11b/g Network command to
view the 802.11b/g Global Parameters page.
• When the Short Preamble Enabled box is unchecked, this Cisco Wireless LAN Controller is
optimized for SpectraLink NetLink Telephones; if desired, continue with the Product Guide.
Using the Cisco Wireless Control SystemUsing the Cisco Wireless Control System
Use this procedure to optimize the Operating System to communicate with SpectraLink NetLink
Telephones using a long preamble.
• Log into the Cisco Wireless Control System using the Cisco WCS User Interface as described in
Starting a Cisco WCS User Interface
.
• Navigate to the Configuration / Configure Controllers / <Cisco Wireless LAN Controller
IP Address> / 802.11b/g / 802.11b/g Params page.
• When Short Preamble is Enabled, the Operating System is set to the default, Short Preamble
Enabled; if this is the case, continue with this procedure.
If this parameter shows Short Preamble Disabled, this Cisco Wireless LAN Controller is already
optimized for SpectraLink NetLink Telephones; if desired, continue with the Product Guide
.
• Enable long preambles by setting Short Preamble to Disabled.
• Click the Apply button to update the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller.
• Save the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller configuration using the Controller Config/Save
Config command.
• Reboot the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller using Controller Commands/Reboot.
Click OK in response to the
Please save configuration by clicking ‘Save Config’ under
‘Switch Config’ menu. Do you want to continue Rebooting anyway?
prompt.
Note: If you do not already have a CLI session active, Cisco strongly recommends
that you start a CLI session to reboot the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller with Save
and watch the reboot process. Another reason to use the CLI is that the Web User
interface loses its connection when the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller reboots.