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WSS setup methods 67
Nortel WLAN—Security Switch 2300 Series Configuration Guide
• Drop ship—WMS Services running in the corporate network can configure a 2350 switch shipped directly to a
remote office. This option does not require any preconfiguration of the switch.
• Staged—You can stage any model of switch by preconfiguring IP connectivity and enabling auto-config, then
sending the switch to the remote office. The switch contacts WMS Services in the corporate network to complete its
configuration.
The drop ship option is supported only for the 2350. The staged option is supported for all switch models. Both options
require WMS Services.
(For more information, see the “Configuring WSSs Remotely” chapter in the Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300
Series Reference Guide.)
Opening the QuickStart network plan in WLAN
Management Software
WLAN Management Software comes with two sample network plans:
• QuickStart—Contains a two-floor building with two WSSs and two APs on each switch. Each switch and its APs
provide coverage for a floor. The Nortel equipment is configured to provide both clear (unencrypted) and secure
(802.1X) wireless access.
• StarterKit—Contains a simple rectangle as a floor plan, but with one WSS and four APs. You can modify this plan
to deploy the Nortel starter kit.
The QuickStart network plan contains a configuration similar to the one created by the CLI quicktstart example in
“Quickstart example” (page 64). The plan differs from the sample configuration by using separate VLANs for WSS
management traffic, corporate users, and guest users. Otherwise, the configuration is the same.
To open the network plan:
1 Install WMS, if not already installed. (See the “Getting Started” chapter of the Nortel WLAN
Management Software 2300 Series User Guide or the “Installing WMS” chapter of the Nortel WLAN
Management Software 2300 Series Reference Guide.)
2 Start WMS by doing one of the following:
● On Windows systems, select Start > Programs > Nortel > WMS > WMS, or double-click the
WMS icon on the desktop.
● On Linux systems, change directories to WMS_installation_directory/bin, and enter ./wms.
If you are starting WLAN Management Software for the first time, or you have not entered license
information previously, the License Information dialog box appears. Enter the serial number and License,
then click OK.
3 When the WLAN Management Software Services Connection dialog appears, enter the IP address and
UDP port of WLAN Management Software Services (if installed on a different machine than the client),
and click Next.
4 If the Certificate Check dialog appears, click Accept to complete the connection to WMS Services.
5 Select File > Switch Network Plan.
6 Click Ye s to close the plan that is currently open.
The Switch Network Plan dialog appears, listing the available network plans.
7 Select QuickStart and click Next.