How to Use This Guide

This preface provides an overview of this guide and a brief summary of each chapter, defines the conventions used in this document; and instructs how to obtain technical support from Extreme Networks.

To locate information about various subjects in this guide, refer to the following table.

For...	Refer to...
An overview of the product, its features and functionality.	Overview of the ExtremeWireless Solution
Information about how to perform the installation, first time setup and configuration of the controller, as well as configuring the data ports and defining routing.	Configuring the ExtremeWireless Appliance
Information on how to install the ExtremeWireless AP, how it discovers and registers with the controller, and how to view and modify radio configuration.	Configuring the ExtremeWireless APs
An overview of topologies and provides detailed information about how to configure them.	Configuring Topologies
An overview of roles and provides detailed information about how to configure them.	Configuring Roles
An overview of WLAN services and provides detailed information about how to configure them.	Configuring WLAN Services
An overview of Virtual Network Services (VNS), provides detailed instructions in how to configure a VNS, either using the Wizards or by manually creating the component parts of a VNS.	Configuring a VNS
Information about configuring CoS (Class of Service) which are a configuration entity containing QoS Marking (802.1p and ToS/DSCP), Inbound/Outbound Rate Limiting and Transmit Queue Assignments.	Configuring Classes of Service
Information about configuring Sites which is a mechanism for grouping APs and refers to specific Roles, Classes of Service (CoS) and RADIUS servers that are grouped to form a single configuration.	Configuring Sites
An overview of Mesh networks and provides detailed information about how to create a Mesh network.	Working with a Mesh Network
An overview of a Wireless Distribution System (WDS) network configuration and provides detailed information about how to create a Mesh network.	Working with a Wireless Distribution System
Information on how to set up the features that maintain service availability in the event of a controller failover.	Availability and Session Availability
Information on how to set up the mobility domain that provides mobility for a wireless device user when the user roams from one ExtremeWireless AP to another in the mobility domain.	Configuring Mobility
Information on how to use the ExtremeWireless AP features with third-party wireless access points.	Working with Third-party APs
Information on the security tool that scans for, detects, provides countermeasures, and reports on rogue APs.	Working with ExtremeWireless Radar
Information on the various reports and displays available in the system.	Working with Reports and Statistics
Information on system administration activities, such as performing ExtremeWireless AP client management, defining management users, configuring the network time, and configuring Web session timeouts.	Performing System Administration
Information on how to view and interpret the logs, traces, audits and DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) messages.	Logs, Traces, Audits and DHCP Messages
Information on how to configure GuestPortal accounts.	Working with GuestPortal Administration
A list of terms and definitions for the ExtremeWireless Appliance and the ExtremeWireless AP as well as standard industry terms used in this guide.	Glossary
Regulatory information for the ExtremeWireless Appliances and the ExtremeWireless APs.	Regulatory Information
The default GuestPortal ticket page source code.	Default GuestPortal Ticket Page