Brocade FastIron CX FCX624S-HPOE Mobility Product, RFS 4000, RFS 6000, RFS 7000 Controller, Mobility 650, 7131 Access Point Deployment Guide

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Deploying Brocade Mobility Products with the Brocade FastIron CX Series

Step-by-step guide to take you from unpacking Brocade Mobility controllers and access points to configuring devices and setting up wireless connectivity.

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C

ONTENTS

Brocade Products Overview ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3

Design Example ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6

Server Requirements ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6

What’s in the Box ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7

Configuring Windows Services ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8

Step 1: Set up DNS ................................................................................................................................................ 8

Step 2: Set up DHCP .............................................................................................................................................. 8

Step 3: Configure IE for RFS7000 and AP Web servers ....................................................................................... 8

Configuring the Brocade FCX 624S-HPOE Switch ............................................................................................................................................................... 8

Step 1: Provide power to the switch ...................................................................................................................... 8

Step 2: Connect to the console port interface ...................................................................................................... 8

Step 3: Basic switch configuration ........................................................................................................................ 8

Step 4: Configure VLANs ........................................................................................................................................ 9

Step 5: Configure Interfaces for POE .................................................................................................................. 10

Configuring the Brocade RFS7000 Controller..................................................................................................................................................................... 10

Step 1: Provide power to the controller............................................................................................................... 10

Step 2: Set up the controller console port .......................................................................................................... 10

Step 3: Set the IP address for the controller ...................................................................................................... 10

Step 4: Basic controller configuration ................................................................................................................. 11

Configuring Access Points .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13

Brocade 650 AP ........................................................................................................................................................... 13

Step 1: Find the 650 AP MAC address ................................................................................................................ 13

Step 2: Provide power to the 650 AP .................................................................................................................. 13

Step 3: Adopt the 650 AP in the RFS7000 ......................................................................................................... 14

Brocade 7131 AP......................................................................................................................................................... 14

Step 1: Provide power to the access point ......................................................................................................... 14

Step 2: Connect to the console using these console terminal settings ............................................................ 14

Step 3: Set the IP address ................................................................................................................................... 14

Step 4: Configuring controller pairing (DHCP not used) ..................................................................................... 15

Step 5: Adopt 7131 AP in the RFS7000 ............................................................................................................. 16

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ROCADE

P

RODUCTS

O

VERVIEW

Brocade FastIron CX Series: FCX624S-HPOE

• Compact 1U form factor

• 24 or 48 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ-45 ports, with or without PoE/PoE+

• Four GbE SFP combo ports

• Two optional 10 GbE XFP ports

• DB9 console port for management

• LEDs for port status, stack member ID, and more

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• 16 dedicated GbE stacking ports

• Optional second hot-swappable, redundant power supply

• Replaceable fan unit providing side-to-rear airflow

• 10/100/1000 out-of-band management port

RFS4000 Controller

• Small to mid-size enterprises

• 6 Access Points (APs) per switch

• 6 Adaptive Access Points (AAPs) per switch

• 72 APs per cluster

• 72 AAPs per cluster

• Expansion slot for 3G wireless backhaul

• 500 – 5000 users

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RFS6000 Controller

• Mid to large enterprises

• 48 Access Points (APs) per switch

• 256 Adaptive Access Points (AAPs) per switch

• 576 APs per cluster

• 3072 AAPs per cluster

• Expansion slots for 3G/4G wireless backhaul and voice

• 2000 – 20,000 users

RFS7000 Controller

• Large enterprises and data centers

• 256 Access Points (APs) per switch

• 1,024 AAPs per switch

• 3,072 APs per cluster

• 12,280,072 AAPs per cluster

• 8000 – 96,000 users

For all controllers , clustering provides:

• Seamless Layer 2/3 mobility between RF switches

• Smart license sharing

• Dynamic AP load balancing

• AP steering

• High Availability (HA) during RF switch/network failure (manual or automatic reversion)

• Increased aggregate throughput/scaling

Centralized configuration is performed via a cluster Command-Line Interface (CLI) and Web interface

State information exchange is provided for:

• AP and MU distribution

• Identify unauthorized APs

• Smart RF

• Integrated DHCP

Brocade Mobility 650 AP

• Thin (dependent) access point

• One or two radio options

• Internal or external antenna support

• Deployed with a centralized wireless controller

• IDS/IPS security policies

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Brocade Mobility 7131 AP

• Full-feature indoor access point

• Dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n radios

• Standalone or distributed with a centralized wireless controller

• Wireless mesh support

• WIPS sensor mode

Motorola AirDefense

• Centralized, hardened appliance

• Protection for WLAN infrastructure and devices

• Secure Layer 3 connections between sensors and appliance

• Minimal WAN bandwidth needed by sensors: less than

3 Kbps

• Two types of sensors

- Dedicated sensors are separate devices; use one for every 3 to 5 APs

- Integrated sensors are built into Brocade Mobility access points

• All sensors provide 24x7 protection for gap-free security

NOTE: In the illustration, red is used to flag a rogue AP.

Corporate Office

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Dedicated sensor Central appliance

Field Office

Network

Integrated

AP/Sensor

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D

ESIGN

E

XAMPLE

Network

10 GbE uplink

Brocade Mobility

RFS7000 Controller

1 GbE

Brocade FastIron CX Series

FCX624S-HPOE

Brocade Mobility

650 Access Point

Brocade Mobility

7131 Access Point

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ERVER

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EQUIREMENTS

Hardware:

• Windows Server 2003, 2008, or XP

• Intel Dual CPU Core2 duo 2.4GHz or equivalent

• 4 GB memory

• 40 GB disk space

System Services:

• DHCP Server

• Domain Name Server (DNS)

• Microsoft Explorer

• Mozilla Firefox

• Console Port

• Ethernet connectivity

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HAT

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S IN THE

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Brocade FCX 624S-HPOE

• Brocade FastIron CX device

• 115V AC power cable (for AC sourced devices)

• Rack-mount brackets

• Warranty card

• A straight-through EIA or TIA DB-9 serial cable (F/F).

Brocade RFS4000 Controller

• Mobility RFS7000 Controller with rack brackets installed

• Console cable

• Brocade RFS4000 Controller Installation Guide

• China RoHS compliance document

Brocade RFS6000 Controller

• Mobility RFS6000 Controller with rack brackets installed

• Console cable

• Brocade RFS6000 Controller Installation Guide

• China RoHS compliance document

Brocade RFS7000 Controller

• Mobility RFS7000 Controller with rack brackets installed

• Console cable

• Brocade RFS7000 Controller Installation Guide

• China RoHS compliance document

Brocade 650 AP

• Brocade Mobility 650 AP

• 2 x wall-mount screws

• 2 x wall anchors

• Light pipe (external antennae only)

• Brocade Mobility 650 Access Point Installation Guide

Brocade 7131 AP

• Mobility 7131 model access point (accessories depend on SKU ordered)

• Wall mount screw and anchor kit

• Accessories Bag (4 x rubber feet, LED light pipe, badge with label for above-the-ceiling installation)

• China RoHS compliance addendum

• Brocade Mobility 7131 Access Point Installation Guide

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Step 1: Set up DNS

1. Go to the Windows Configure Your Server wizard.

2. Enable DNS Server.

3. Create the domain.

4. Add RFS7000 to the forward lookup table.

Step 2: Set up DHCP

1. Go to the Windows Configure Your Server wizard.

2. Enable DHCP Server.

3. Create reservations for RFS7000 and APs.

Step 3: Configure IE for RFS7000 and AP Web servers

1. Open an IE browser window.

2. Go to Tools > Internet Options > Advanced.

3. Deselect Use HTTP 1.1.

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ONFIGURING THE

B

ROCADE

FCX 624S-HPOE S

WITCH

Step 1: Provide power to the switch

Step 2: Connect to the console port interface

1. Connect a PC or terminal to the serial port of the system using a straight-through cable. The serial port has a male DB-9 connector. NOTE: You need to run a terminal emulation program on the PC.

2. Launch the terminal emulation program and set the following session parameters:

- Baud: 9600 bps

- Data bits: 8

- Parity: None

- Stop bits: 1

- Flow control: None

NOTE: The EIA or TIA 232 serial communication port serves as a connection point for management by a PC or SNMP workstation. Brocade devices come with a standard male DB-9 connector

Step 3: Basic switch configuration

1. Enter Privileged Mode:

FCX _SW>

FCX _SW#

2. Enter configuration mode:

FCX _SW#conf t

FCX _SW(config)#

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3. Configure the basics. a. Hostname:

CX_SW(config)#hostname RSL_RACK_1_SW b. Banner:

RSL_RACK_1_SW(config)#banner Wireless Lab

4. Set the management VLAN IP address for Telnet. a. Set VLAN 1:

RSL_RACK_1_SW(config)#vlan 1

RSL_RACK_1_SW(config-vlan-1)# b. Enable management VLAN:

RSL_RACK_1_SW(config-vlan-1)#management-vlan c. Enable telnet on management VLAN1:

RSL_RACK_1_SW(config)#telnet server enable vlan 1 d. Set the Telnet password:

RSL_RACK_1_SW(config)#enable telnet password password

5. Set the default gateway:

RSL_RACK_1_SW(config)#vlan 1

RSL_RACK_1_SW(config-vlan-1)#default-gateway 10.1.1.1 1

Step 4: Configure VLANs

1. Create a wireless VLAN:

RSL_RACK_1_SW(config)#vlan 20

RSL_RACK_1_SW(config-vlan-20)#

2. Tag wireless VLAN ports:

RSL_RACK_1_SW(config-vlan-20)#tagged ethernet 1/1/20

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Step 5: Configure Interfaces for POE

1. Enter the interface connected to the AP:

RSL_RACK_1_SW(config)#int eth 1/1/20

RSL_RACK_1_SW(config-if-e1000-1/1/20)#

2. Provide a port name description for what is connected:

RSL_RACK_1_SW(config-if-e1000-1/1/20)#port-name Connected to BR-AP7131

3. Enable the port POE:

RSL_RACK_1_SW(config-if-e1000-1/1/20)#inline power

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ONFIGURING THE

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ROCADE

RFS7000 C

ONTROLLER

Step 1: Provide power to the controller

Step 2: Set up the controller console port

To add the Brocade Mobility RFS7000 Controller to the network and prepare it for initial configuration:

1. Using the console cable provided, connect the Mobility RFS7000 Controller serial port to an RS-232 (DB-9) serial port on a separate computer (the “configuration computer”).

2. On the configuration computer, configure a terminal emulation application (such as HyperTerminal):

- 19200bps transfer rate

- 8 data bits

- No parity

- 1 stop bit

- No flow control

- No hardware compression

Step 3: Set the IP address for the controller

1. Connect to the RFS7000 console port.

2. Initial login:

- login: cli

- User Access Verification

- Username: admin

- Password: admin123

- Brocade WLAN Controller

- BR-RFS7000>

3. Enter Privileged Mode

BR-RFS7000>enable

BR-RFS7000#

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4. Enter Configuration Mode:

BR-RFS7000#conf t

Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.

BR-RFS7000(config)#

5. Change the host name:

BR-RFS7000(config)#hostname RSL_BR-RFS7000

RSL_BR-RFS7000(config)#

6. Add the management IP address to VLAN 1:

RSL_BR-RFS7000(config)#int vlan 1

RSL_BR-RFS7000(config-if)#management

- For DHCP (default): RSL_BR-RFS7000(config-if)#ip address dhcp

- For Static IP: ip address 10.1.1.2/24

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Step 4: Basic controller configuration

1. Connect to the RFS7000 with HTTP. a. Open IE Explorer (HTTP 1.1 disabled) with the IP address learned from DHCP or set it statically

( http://10.1.1.2/ ). b. Enter a user name (admin) and password (admin123).

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2. Set the controller information (location/contact/time).

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3. Obtain an AP license key for AP adoption. You will need both the RFS7000 serial # and transaction key: a. Log in to the Brocade License Portal. b. Select License Management > License Generation with Transaction Key. c. Enter the required information, Serial Number as Unique ID, and Transaction Key. Click Add and click the End User Agreement radio button. d. Click Generate.

4. Add the license to the RFS7000.

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5. Set the PSK for advanced AP adoption: e. Go to the Network > Access Point > Secure WiSPe tab. f. Enter a default pre-shared secret.

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This completes the basic configuration for AP adoption.

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OINTS

Brocade 650 AP

Step 1: Find the 650 AP MAC address

Step 2: Provide power to the 650 AP

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Step 3: Adopt the 650 AP in the RFS7000

1. The Brocade 650 AP will be automatically detected by the RFS7000. Go to Network > Access Point and click the Unadopted AP tab.

2. Referencing the correct MAC address, select the 650 AP to adopt and click Adopt. Once the AP has been adopted it can be found in the Adopted Tab.

Brocade 7131 AP

Step 1: Provide power to the access point

Step 2: Connect to the console using these console terminal settings

- 19200 bps transfer rate

- 8 data bits

- No parity

- 1 stop bit

- No flow control

- No hardware compression

Step 3: Set the IP address

1. Connect to the AP console port.

2. Initial login procedure:

- login: admin

- Password: admin123

- admin>

3. Enter the network submenu: admin>network admin(network)>

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4. Enter the LAN submenu: admin(network)>lan admin(network.lan)>

5. Enable LAN1: admin(network.lan)>set lan 1 enable admin(network.lan)>

6. Set the access point as a DHCP client: admin(network.lan)>set ip-mode 1 client

If you are using a DHCP client, go to Step 4.

7. Set a static IP address: a. Set interface IP mode to static & assign IP address admin(network.lan)>set ip-mode 1 static admin(network.lan)>set ipadr 1 10.1.1.3 b. Set Default Gateway IP address admin(network.lan)>set dgw 1 10.1.1.254 c. Set Domain Name admin(network.lan)>set domain 1 SEHD.com d. Set Domain Name Server admin(network.lan)>set dns 1 1 10.1.1.100

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Step 4: Configuring controller pairing (DHCP not used)

1. Connect to the RFS7000 with HTTP: a. Open IE Explorer (with HTTP 1.1 disabled) with the IP address learned from DHCP or set statically

(http://10.1.1.3/). b. Enter the user name (admin) and password (admin123).

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2. Click Adaptive AP Setup: a. Using DNS, enter the FQDN of the controller. b. Enter the controller IP addresses. c. Click the Auto Discovery Enable checkbox.

NOTE: When the Auto Discovery Enable checkbox is selected, the access point begins the controller discovery (adoption) process using DHCP first, then a user-provided domain name, and finally using a static IP addresses. This setting is disabled by default. When disabled, the AP functions as a standalone access point without trying to discover (adopt) a controller. Consequently, the access point will not be able to obtain an AAP configuration. d. Enter the PSK for the controller.

Step 5: Adopt 7131 AP in the RFS7000

1. Go to Network > Access Point and click the Unadopted AP tab.

2. Referencing the correct MAC address, select the correct AP to adopt and click Adopt. Once the AP has been adopted, it can be found in the Adopted tab.

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