You must set up devices before the WLSE can discover and manage them and before you can use the following WLSE features: monitoring, reporting, configuration, firmware upgrade. In addition, IOS access points must be configured for radio management.
Note Alternative methods of device configuration are described in this document. However, after access points are being managed by the WLSE, you should avoid making direct modifications to them (by using the command-line interface or Web interface). Instead, you should use WLSE configuration templates to make changes. If configuration changes are made directly and not through the WLSE, the WLSE will not detect them immediately. This can cause inconsistencies in WLSE operations, especially in radio management.
Table 1-1 provides a high-level view of device setup tasks.
Table 1-1 Device Setup Quick Reference
Task
Reference
Set up non-IOS access points for network management.
Alternative methods of device configuration are described in this document. However, after access points are being managed by the WLSE, you should avoid making direct modifications to them (by using the command-line interface or Web interface). Instead, you should use WLSE configuration templates to make changes. If configuration changes are made directly and not through the WLSE, the WLSE will not detect them immediately. This can cause inconsistencies in WLSE operations, especially in radio management.
