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WS5100 Series Switch
System Reference Guide
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Contents Chapter 1. Overview 1.1 Hardware Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 1.1.1 Physical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 1.1.2 System Status LED Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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TOC-2 WS5100 Series Switch System Reference Guide 3.4.2 Enabling Global Settings for the Failover Image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22 3.4.3 Updating the Switch Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23 3.5 Configuring Automatic Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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TOC-3 5.2.5 Viewing DHCP Server Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15 5.3 Configuring Secure NTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16 5.3.1 Defining the SNTP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16 5.3.2 Ad
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TOC-4 WS5100 Series Switch System Reference Guide 6.6.2 Defining Static NAT Translations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-31 6.6.3 Configuring NAT Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-34 6.6.4 Viewing NAT Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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TOC-5 8.1.5 Switch Memory Processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5 8.1.6 Other Switch Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6 8.2 Configuring System Logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7 8.
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About This Guide Introduction This guide provides information about using the WS5100 Series Switch. NOTE: Screens and windows pictured in this guide are samples and can differ from actual screens. Documentation Set The documentation set for the WS5100 Series Switch is partitioned into the following guides to provide information for specific user needs. � WS5100 Installation Guide - describes the basic setup and configuration required to transition to more advanced configuration of the sw
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viii WS5100 Series Switch System Reference Guide Notational Conventions The following additional notational conventions are used in this document: � Italics are used to highlight the following: � Chapters and sections in this and related documents � Dialog box, window and screen names � Drop-down list and list box names � Check box and radio button names � Icons on a screen. � GUI text is used to highlight the following: � Screen names � Menu items � Button names on a screen. � bullets (�) i
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Overview The switch provides a centralized management solution for wireless networking components across the wired network infrastructure. The switch connects to legacy access ports through a Layer 2 switch/hub. The switch connects to non-legacy access ports through a Layer 3 interface. The switch functions as the center of the wireless network. The access ports function as radio antennas for data traffic management and routing. All of the system configuration and intelligence for the w
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1-2 WS5100 Series Switch System Reference Guide 1.1.1 Physical Specifications The physical dimensions and operating parameters of the WS5100 Series Switch include: Width 48.1 cm / 18.93 in. (with mounting brackets) 42.9 cm / 16.89 in. (without mounting brackets) Height 4.39 cm / 1.73 in. Depth 40.46 cm / 15.93 in. Weight 6.25 kg / 13.75 lbs. Max Power Consumption 100 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 3A 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 1.5A Operating Temperature 10°C - 35°C / 50°F - 95°F Operating Humidity 5% - 85% without
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Overview 1-3 1.1.2.1 Start Up Event Top LED Bottom LED Power off Off Off Power On Self Test (POST) running All colors in rotation All colors in rotation POST succeeded Blue solid Blue solid 1.1.2.2 Primary Event Top LED Bottom LED Active (Continually Adopting Access Ports) Blue blinking Blue solid No License to Adopt Amber blinking Amber blinking 1.1.2.3 Standby Event Top LED Bottom LED Active (Failed Over and Adopting Ports) Blue blinking Blue blinking Active (Not Failed Over) Blue blinking
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1-4 WS5100 Series Switch System Reference Guide LED State Meaning Upper left Off 10 Mbps link rate Green steady 100 Mbps link rate Amber steady 1 Gigabit link rate Upper right Off The port isn’t linked Green steady The port is linked Green blinking The port is linked and active 1.2 Software Overview The switch includes a robust set of features.This section provides an overview of the software and features. The features are listed and described in the following sections: � Infrastructure Fea
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Overview 1-5 1.2.1.1 Installation Feature The upgrade/downgrade of the switch can be performed at boot time using one of the following methods: �Web UI �DHCP �CLI �SNMP � Patches NOTE: HTTPS must be enabled to access the switch Web UI. Ensure that HTTPS access has been enabled before using the login screen to access the switch Web UI. The switch platform has sufficient non-volatile memory to store multiple firmware images. The switch stores an active and a passive firmware image. The sw
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1-6 WS5100 Series Switch System Reference Guide � RAM tests, Real Time Clock tests, etc. 3. Manufacturing Diagnostics – Manufacturing diagnostics are a set of diagnostics used by manufacturing to inspect quality of hardware. 1.2.1.5 Serviceability A special set of Service CLI commands are available to provide additional troubleshooting capabilities for service personnel (for example, check the time critical processes were started), access to Linux services, panic logs, etc. Only authori
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Overview 1-7 � Up to 12 switch redundancy members supported per group. Each member is capable of tracking statistics for the entire group in addition to their own. � Each redundancy group is capable of supporting an Active/Active configuration. Each redundancy group can support two or more primary members, each responsible for group load sharing. � Members within the same redundancy group can be deployed across different subnets and maintain their interdependence as redundancy group memb
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1-8 WS5100 Series Switch System Reference Guide � Self Healing � Wireless Capacity � AP and MU Load Balancing � Wireless Roaming � Power Save Polling � QoS � Wireless Layer 2 Switching � Automatic Channel Selection � WMM-Unscheduled APSD 1.2.2.1 Physical Layer Features 802.11a � DFS Radar Avoidance – Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) functionality is mandatory for WLAN equipment that is intended to operate in the frequency bands 5150 MHz to 5350 MHz and 5470 MHz to 5725 MHz when the equipm
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Overview 1-9 destination IP address and/or TCP/UDP port number. Rate limiting allows the definition of two rates: a guaranteed minimum bandwidth and a second burst size. Rate limiting is performed as part of the flow control process (WISP protocol) between access ports and the switch. 1.2.2.3 Proxy-ARP Proxy ARP is provided for MU's in PSP mode whose IP address is known. The WLAN generates an ARP reply on behalf of a MU, if the MU's IP address is known. The ARP reply contains the MAC addr
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1-10 WS5100 Series Switch System Reference Guide on the Motorola Web site) for a use case on hotspot deployment. For information on configuring a hotspot, see Configuring Hotspots on page 4-29. 1.2.2.5 IDM (Identity Driven Management) Radius authentication is performed for all protocols using a Radius-based authentication scheme such as EAP. Identity driven management is provided using a Radius client. The following IDMs are supported: � User based SSID authentication — Denies authenticat
