Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 4400 Polycom
Go to page of 23
VIEW Certified Configuration Guide Cisco 4400 Series Wireless LAN Controller (WLC), Wireless Integrated Serv ices Module (WiSM), and 3750G Integrated Wireless LAN Controller with 1100, 1130, 1200, 123.
Con fig ura tio n Gu ide Trademark Information Polycom® and t he logo designs SpectraLink® LinkPlus Link NetLink SVP Are trademarks and registe red trademarks of Polycom, Inc. in the Un ited States of Am erica and various co untries. All other trademark s used herein are the propert y of their respective owners.
Cisco: 4400 Series WLC, WiSM and 3750G Integrated WLC with 1100 and 1200 Series APs Introduction Polycom's Voice Interoperability for Enterprise Wireless (VIEW) Certification Program is designed to ensure interoperability and high performance between SpectraLink Wireless Telephones and Wireless LAN infrastructure products.
Con fig ura tio n Gu ide Known Limitations • Wi-Fi Multimedia ( WMM ) must be disabled in order for SpectraLink Wireless Telephones to work properly. • Heavy multicast, broadcast, or push-to-talk ( PTT ) traffic may impair voice quality. • The Cisco 1000 series APs are not VIEW Certified at this time.
Cisco: 4400 Series WLC, WiSM and 3750G Integrated WLC with 1100 and 1200 Series APs Network Topology The following configuration was tested during VIEW Certification. It is important to note that this configuration is not necessar ily applicable to all customer environments.
Con fig ura tio n Gu ide Configuring a New Controller Starting from Factory Defaults 1. Initial provisioning of the controller is done via the command line interface (CLI). Connect a null modem serial cable between the console port of the controller and the serial port of a PC.
Cisco: 4400 Series WLC, WiSM and 3750G Integrated WLC with 1100 and 1200 Series APs Connecting to the Controller via a Browser 1. Connect to the WLC by pointing your internet browser to the URL: https<IP_Addr> (where <IP_Addr> is the IP address of the management interface of the WLC).
Con fig ura tio n Gu ide Installing Software 1. Make sure that the VIEW Certified version of software is installed on the controller. From the main menu, click Monitor . 2. In the navigation pane, click Summary. The heading labeled Software Version shows the current software version.
Cisco: 4400 Series WLC, WiSM and 3750G Integrated WLC with 1100 and 1200 Series APs Controller Setup The initial setup of the controller is shown below. The setup instructions outlined in this document are for the configuration shown in the diagram only.
Con fig ura tio n Gu ide Connecting APs As the APs are connected to the ne t work, they should automatically find the controller via the LW APP discovery algorithms. The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server will assign each AP an IP address.
Cisco: 4400 Series WLC, WiSM and 3750G Integrated WLC with 1100 and 1200 Series APs 4. Under DHCP Information, enter the IP address of the Primary DHCP Server. 5. Repeat this step for the ap-manager interface. 6. Click the Apply button and save the changes.
Con fig ura tio n Gu ide AP Configuration 1. Power-on and connect the APs to the network. Wait a few minutes for the APs to find the controller. 2. Verify the APs are associated to the WLC. 3. From the main menu, click Monitor. Configuration for SpectraLink Wireless Telephones running in 802.
Cisco: 4400 Series WLC, WiSM and 3750G Integrated WLC with 1100 and 1200 Series APs 4. Set Admin Status to Enable . 5. Configure any other settings that might be relevant to your deployment as needed. 6. Click the Apply button to save all changes. 7. In the navigation pane under 802.
Con fig ura tio n Gu ide require the following minimum dBm reading to support the corresponding Mandatory data rate setting in the access point. 802.11 Radio Standard Minimum Available Signal Strength (RSSI) Maximum “Mandatory ” Data Rate -70 dBm 1 Mb/s 802.
Cisco: 4400 Series WLC, WiSM and 3750G Integrated WLC with 1100 and 1200 Series APs 9. Use the default Fragmentation Threshold (2346 bytes). 10. Set the Beacon Period to 100.
Con fig ura tio n Gu ide Configuration for SpectraLink Wireless Telephones running in 802.11a mode 1. From the main menu, click Wireless. 2. In the navigation pane, under Access Points sele ct Radios , then select 802.11a /n. All the APs that are connected should be listed, showing their Operational Status as UP .
Cisco: 4400 Series WLC, WiSM and 3750G Integrated WLC with 1100 and 1200 Series APs 4. Set Admin Status to Enab le . 5. Configure any other settings that might be relevant to your deployment as needed. 6. Click the Apply button to save all changes. 7.
Con fig ura tio n Gu ide 10. Use the default Fragmentation Threshold (2346 bytes). 11. Set the Beacon Period to 100 . 12. Set DTIM Peri od to 2 . 13. SpectraLink Wireless Telephones do not support dynamic power and will not utilize the information element that is set when DTPC support is enabled.
Cisco: 4400 Series WLC, WiSM and 3750G Integrated WLC with 1100 and 1200 Series APs 15. In the navigation pane under 802.11a/n, select EDCA Parameters. 16. Select Spectralink Voice Priority from the drop-down list. 17. Click the Apply button t o save the settings.
Con fig ura tio n Gu ide Setting Up the SSIDs It is required for voice and data to be on separate SSIDs to prioritize voice traffic. The voice SSID must be set to Platinum for Quality of Service (as shown in the screen shot below) and the data SSID must be set to Silver for Quality of Service .
Cisco: 4400 Series WLC, WiSM and 3750G Integrated WLC with 1100 and 1200 Series APs 5. Under the Profile Name heading, s elect the new Voice WLAN Profile. 6. Under the General tab , verify the Radio Policy corresponds to the SpectraLink Wireless Telephone configuration.
Con fig ura tio n Gu ide 8. Under the Security tab, select the desired security policy (either WPA or WPA2) and enter all required options. 9. Under the QoS tab, set Quality of Service to Platin um (voice ). (Note: This is the required setting for voice traffic.
Cisco: 4400 Series WLC, WiSM and 3750G Integrated WLC with 1100 and 1200 Series APs Further Assistance 1. An installation and configuration guide for the 4400 WLC can be found on Cisco’s website: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/wireless/controller/5.
An important point after buying a device Polycom 4400 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Polycom 4400 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Polycom 4400 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Polycom 4400 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Polycom 4400 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Polycom 4400, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Polycom 4400.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Polycom 4400. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Polycom 4400 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
