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CONFIGURING THE NETWORK
This chapter describes how to configure the 700wl Series system components so that they work with your
enterprise network. The topics covered in this chapter include:
700wl Series System Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Configuring an Access Control Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Configuring an Integrated Access Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Configuring Access Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
Configuring Failover with Redundant Access Control Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
Configuring Network Communication—Network Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-17
Configuring Network Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-34
Configuring SNMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-38
Setting the Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-40
Setting Up Administrators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-42
Note:
The functions described in this Chapter can be performed by a Super Administrator or Network
Administrator. A Policy Administrator can only change his/her own administrator password (see —Editing
Your Administrator Password“ on page 6-45).
Note: A Network Administrator or Super Administrator can also use the 700wl Series system command-
line interface (CLI) to configure the 700wl Series system. The CLI is described in Appendix A, —Command
Line Interface“.
A 700wl Series system consists of an Access Control Server, that provides centralized administration for
the system, and one or more Access Controllers, which monitor and control client connections and traffic
to the network. A second Access Control Server may be used to provide automatic failover in a
redundant configuration (see
“Configuring Failover with Redundant Access Control Servers” on page 6-
15 for more details).
The configuration of the individual units that make up your 700wl Series system is done through the
Network configuration pages, accessed by clicking the
Network icon on the Navigation Toolbar. You can
configure all the 700wl Series system components—Access Control Servers or an Integrated Access
Manager and all Access Controllers—from one central location.
When you first click on the
Network icon the system displays the contents of the System Components tab.
Just below the navigation icons at the top of the page are a set of tab representing each of the main
aspects of network configuration: System Components, Network Setup, Interfaces, SNMP, and Date &
Time. Click the appropriate tab to reach the desired the network configuration page.
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