Working with the Basic Installation Wizard

1. Log on to the ExtremeWireless Appliance.
   For more information, see Accessing the Wireless Appliance for the First Time.
2. From the main menu, click Controller, and then click Administration > Installation Wizard.
   The Basic Installation Wizard screen is displayed.

   

   
3. In the Time Settings section, configure the Wireless Appliance timezone:
   • Continent or Ocean – Click the appropriate large-scale geographic grouping for the time zone.
   • Country – Click the appropriate country for the time zone. The contents of the drop-down list change, based on the selection in the Continent or Ocean drop-down list.
   • Time Zone Region – Select the appropriate time zone region for the selected country from the drop-down menu.
4. To configure the Wireless Appliance‘s time, do one of the following:
   • To manually set the ExtremeWireless Appliance time, click Set time and specify values for the Year, Month, Day, HR, and Min.

     To use the ExtremeWireless Appliance as the NTP time server, select Run local NTP Server. In the Server field, enter the IP address or Domain Name for the NTP server.

   • To use NTP to set the ExtremeWireless Appliance time, select Use NTP, and then type the IP address of an NTP time server that is accessible on the enterprise network.

     The Network Time Protocol is a protocol for synchronizing the clocks of computer systems over packet-switched data networks.

   

   Note

   The Server Address field supports both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.
5. You can configure up to three DNS servers. The Server Address field supports both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. In the Topology Configuration section, the physical interface of the Wireless Appliance data port, the IP Address and Netmask values for the data port, and the VLAN (Virtual LAN) ID display as read-only values.
   For information on how to obtain a temporary IP address from the network, click How to obtain a temporary IP address.
6. Click Next.
   The Management screen displays.

   

   
7. In the AP Password section, enter a password for the AP. Click Unmask to display the password characters as you type. Access Points are shipped with default passwords. You must create a new SSH Access Password here.
   

   Note

   Passwords can include the following characters: A-Z a-z 0-9 ~!@#$%^&*()_+|-=\{}[];<>?,.

   Password cannot include the following characters: / ` ' " : or a space.

8. In the Management Port section, confirm the port configuration values that were defined when the Wireless Appliance was physically deployed on the network. If applicable, edit these values:
   • Static IP Address — Displays the IPv4 address for the ExtremeWireless Appliance's management port. Revise this as appropriate for the enterprise network.
   • Netmask — Displays the appropriate subnet mask for the IP address to separate the network portion from the host portion of the address.
   • Gateway — Displays the default gateway of the network.
   • Static IPv6 Address — Displays the IPv6 address for the ExtremeWireless Appliance's management port. Revise this as appropriate for the enterprise network.
   • Prefix Length — Length of the IPv6 prefix. Maximum is 64 bits.
   • Gateway — Displays the default gateway of the network.
9. In the SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) section, click V2c or V3 in the Mode drop-down list to enable SNMP, if applicable.
   If you selected V2c, the Community options display:

   • Read Community — Type the password used for read-only SNMP communication.
   • Write Community — Type the password used for write SNMP communication.
   • Trap Destination — Type the IP address of the server used as the network manager that receives SNMP messages.
   If you selected V3, the Syslog Server options display:

   • Enable — Click in the box to enable Syslog Server.
   • IP Address — Enter the IP address for the Syslog Server.
10. In the OSPF section, select the Enable checkbox to enable OSPF, if applicable.
    Use OSPF in a routed VNS (Virtual Networks Services) to allow the ExtremeWireless Appliance to participate in dynamic route selection. OSPF is a protocol designed for medium and large IP networks with the ability to segment routes into different areas by routing information summarization and propagation.

    • Area ID — Type the area. 0.0.0.0 is the main area in OSPF.
11. In the Syslog Server section, select the Enable checkbox to enable the syslog protocol for the ExtremeWireless Appliance, if applicable. Syslog is a protocol used for the transmission of event notification messages across networks.
12. In the IP Address box, type the IP address of the syslog server and then click Next.
    The Services screen displays.

    

    
13. In the RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial In User Service) section, select the Enable checkbox to enable RADIUS login authentication, if applicable.
    RADIUS login authentication uses a RADIUS server to authenticate user login attempts. RADIUS is a client/server authentication and authorization access protocol used by a network access server (NAS) to authenticate users attempting to connect to a network device.

    • Server Alias — Type a name that you want to assign to the RADIUS server.
    • IP Address — Type the RADIUS server‘s IP address.
    • Shared Secret — Type the password that is used to validate the connection between the Wireless Appliance and the RADIUS server.
14. In the Mobility section, select the Enable checkbox to enable the ExtremeWireless Appliance mobility feature, if applicable. Mobility allows a wireless device user to roam seamlessly between different Wireless APs on different appliances.
    A dialog displays, informing you that NTP is required for the mobility feature and prompting you to confirm you want to enable mobility.

    

    Note

    If the Wireless Appliance is configured as a mobility agent, it acts as an NTP client and uses the mobility manager as the NTP server. If the Wireless Appliance is configured as a mobility manager, the Wireless Appliance‘s local NTP is enabled for the mobility domain.
15. Click OK to continue, and then do the following:
    • Role — Select the role for the ExtremeWireless Appliance, Manager or Agent. One appliance on the network is designated as the mobility manager and all appliances are designated as mobility agents.
    • Port — Click the interface on the ExtremeWireless Appliance to be used for communication between mobility manager and mobility agent. Verify that the selected interface is routable on the network.
    • Manager IP — Type the IP address of the mobility manager port if the appliance is configured as the mobility agent.
16. In the Default VNS section, select the Enable checkbox to enable a default VNS for the appliance.
    The default VNS parameters display.
17. Click Next.
    The Success screen displays.

    

    
18. Change the factory default administrator password. Enter the new password and confirm it, and then click Save.
19. Click OK, and then Close.
    The ExtremeWireless Assistant main menu screen displays.

Note

The appliance reboots after you click Save if the time zone is changed during the Basic Install Wizard. If the IP address of the management port is changed during the configuration with the Basic Install Wizard, the ExtremeWireless Assistant session is terminated and you will have to log back in with the new IP address.