Table Of Contents
Product Overview
Software Features
Hardware Features—WLSE 1132
Front Panel Features
Back Panel Features
Console/Serial Port
Ethernet Connectors
Equipment Included in the Package
Product Overview
The WLSE is a rack-mountable appliance for configuring and managing Cisco wireless devices. This chapter describes software features of WLSE 2.12 and hardware features of the WLSE 1132.
This chapter contains the following sections:
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Software Features
•Hardware Features—WLSE 1132
•Equipment Included in the Package
Note For translated safety warnings and regulatory compliance information, see the document titled Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the CiscoWorks 1132 WLSE.
Software Features
The WLSE has the following major features:
•Configuration— Allows you to apply a set of configuration changes to access points and bridges and to archive configurations. Using the firmware feature, you can upgrade the firmware on access points and bridges.
•Reporting—allows you to display reports for tracking device, client, and security information. Reports can be emailed, printed, and exported.
•Firmware—Allows you to upgrade the firmware on access points and bridges.
•Fault and Policy Monitoring—Provides device monitoring for fault and performance conditions, monitoring of authentication server responses, and monitoring of policy misconfigurations.
•Radio Management —Helps you manage your WLAN radio environment. Radio Manager features simplify the deployment, expansion, and day-to-day management of the WLAN.
•Site Management— Displays a graphical view of the WLAN environment.
•WLSE administration—Manage WLSE software, including software upgrades, monitoring the WLSE, backing up data, and using two WLSEs as a redundant, highly available WLAN management solution.
•Deployment Wizard—Configures and discovers access points used in a Cisco Structured Wireless-Aware Network (SWAN) framework.
The WLSE operates by gathering fault, performance, and configuration information about Cisco devices that it discovers in your network. The devices must be properly configured for discovery. After devices are discovered, you decide which devices to manage with the WLSE.
The WLSE has two user interfaces:
•The Command Line Interface (CLI), which you access by attaching a console to the WLSE or using Telnet or SSH. For information on all the CLI commands, see the User Guide for the CiscoWorks Wireless LAN Solution Engine, Release 2.12.
•The Web interface, which you access by using a browser, provides access to all device management tasks and most of the management tasks for the WLSE system. For information on using the Web interface, see the WLSE online help or the User Guide for the CiscoWorks Wireless LAN Solution Engine, Release 2.12.
Hardware Features—WLSE 1132
This section describes the WLSE 1132 front and back panels.
Front Panel Features
Figure 1-1 shows front panel features and the descriptions of the indicators .
Figure 1-1 Front Panel Features
Caution
Do not use any of the ports greyed out in the illustration above.
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No.
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Switch or LED Indicator
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Description
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1
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CD-ROM drive activity LED |
On = Activity
Off = No activity |
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2
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USB connector (not supported) |
Do not use. |
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3
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Front unit identification LED |
Glows blue when unit ID switch has been pressed. |
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4
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NIC 2 link/activity LED |
On = Link
Off = No link
Blinking = Activity |
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5
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NIC 1 link/activity LED |
On = Link
Off = No link
Blinking = Activity |
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6
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System health LED |
Green = Good
Amber = Degraded
Red = Critical error |
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7
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Video connector (not supported) |
Do not use. |
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8
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Power On/Off LED The power switch turns power on or off. To turn system power off, press and hold this switch for at least 4 seconds. |
Green = Power on
Amber = Standby mode
Off = Power off |
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9
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Identification LED Push the identification light to activate the LED which allows you to identify the appliance from the front and back. |
Blinking = Activity
Off = No activity |
Back Panel Features
The back panel contains the AC power receptacle, Ethernet connectors, indicator LEDs, and a serial port. Figure 1-2 shows the back-panel features.
Figure 1-2 Back Panel Features
Caution
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1
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AC power receptacle |
5
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Video connector (not supported). Do not use. |
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2
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Mouse connector (not supported). Do not use. |
6
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RJ-45 Fast Ethernet connector with 10/100/1000-Mbit/s operation for NIC 2 (Ethernet1) |
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3
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USB connector 1 (not supported). Do not use. |
7
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RJ-45 Fast Ethernet connector with 10/100/1000-Mbit/s operation for NIC 1 (Ethernet0) |
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4
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Serial connector (see Figure 1-3) |
8
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Keyboard connector (not supported). Do not use. |
Do not use any of the ports greyed out in the illustration above.
Console/Serial Port
The console/serial port on the back panel of the appliance uses a 9-pin D-subminiature connector.
If you reconfigure your hardware, you may need information regarding the pin number and signal for the serial port connector. Figure 1-3 illustrates the pin numbers for the serial port connector and defines the pin assignments and interface signals for the serial port connector. (Pin numbering proceeds bottom to top and right to left, as illustrated.)
Figure 1-3 Pin Numbers for the Serial Port Connectors
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Pin
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Signal
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I/O
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Definition
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1
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DCD |
I |
Data carrier detect |
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2
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SIN |
I |
Serial input |
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3
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SOUT |
O |
Serial output |
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4
|
DTR |
O |
Data terminal ready |
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5
|
GND |
N/A |
Signal ground |
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6
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DSR |
I |
Data set ready |
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7
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RTS |
O |
Request to send |
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8
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CTS |
I |
Clear to send |
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9
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RI |
I |
Ring indicator |
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Shell
|
N/A |
N/A |
Chassis ground |
Ethernet Connectors
Your system has two integrated 10/100/1000-megabit-per-second (Mbps) Ethernet connectors. WLSE supports the operation of either Ethernet connector, but not both connectors. Each Ethernet connector provides all the functions of a network expansion card and supports the 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, and 1000BASE-TX Ethernet standards. The location of the Ethernet connectors is shown in Figure 1-2.
Each NIC is configured to automatically detect the speed and duplex mode of the network.
Note The WLSE supports the operation of only one Ethernet connector at a time. Concurrent operation of both Ethernet connectors is not supported.
Warning To avoid electric shock, do not connect safety extra-low voltage (SELV) circuits to telephone-network voltage (TNV) circuits. LAN ports contain SELV circuits, and WAN ports contain TNV circuits. Some LAN and WAN ports both use RJ-45 connectors. Use caution when connecting cables. Statement 1021
Network Cable Requirements
The Ethernet connectors are designed for attaching an unshielded twisted pair (UTP) Ethernet cable equipped with standard RJ-45 compatible plugs. Press one end of the UTP cable into the Ethernet connector until the plug snaps securely into place. Connect the other end of the cable to an RJ-45 jack wall plate or to an RJ-45 port on a UTP concentrator or hub, depending on your network configuration. Observe the following cabling restrictions for 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, and 1000BASE-T networks:
•For 10BASE-T networks, use Category 3 or greater wiring and connectors.
•For 100BASE-TX and 1000 BASE-T networks, use Category 5 or greater wiring and connectors.
•The maximum cable run length (from a workstation to a concentrator) is 328 feet (ft) or 100 meters (m).
•For 10BASE-T networks, the maximum number of daisy-chained concentrators on one network segment is four.
Note To avoid line interference, put voice and data lines in separate sheaths.
Equipment Included in the Package
The WLSE package should include the following:
•WLSE 1132
•Rack mounting kit. (Your rack mounting kit may be different from the one described in this document.)
•Power cable
•Serial cable (light blue, RJ-45 to RJ-45)
•10Base-T Ethernet cable (yellow)
•2 DB-9 to RJ-45 adapters
•1 DB-25 to RJ-45 adapter
•WLSE 2.12 Recovery CD. (The WLSE 2.11 Recovery CD is not supported on the WLSE 1132.)
•WLSE documentation:
–Installation and Configuration Guide for the CiscoWorks 1132 Wireless LAN Solution Engine
–Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the CiscoWorks 1132 Wireless LAN Solution Engine
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