Table Of Contents
Overview of the Wireless LAN Solution Engine
WLSE Integration with Network Management Systems
Understanding the Web Interface
Device Name and IP Address Display
Getting Started with Device Management
Getting Started
The following topics provide an overview of the Wireless LAN Solution Engine (WLSE), information about WLSE displays, and assistance with getting started:
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Overview of the Wireless LAN Solution Engine
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Overview of the Wireless LAN Solution Engine
The WLSE is a hardware and software solution for managing Cisco wireless devices. The WLSE has the following major features:
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The configuration feature allows you to apply a set of configuration changes to access points and bridges and to archive configurations. Using the firmware feature, you can upgrade the firmware on access points and bridges.
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Allows you to display reports for tracking device, client and security information. Reports can be emailed, printed, and exported.
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Provides device monitoring for fault and performance conditions, monitoring of authentication server responses, and monitoring of policy misconfigurations.
The WLSE works by gathering fault, performance, and configuration information about Cisco devices that it discovers in your network. The devices must be properly configured for discovery. After devices are discovered, you decide which devices to manage with the WLSE.
WLSE Integration with Network Management Systems
WLSE 2.0 supports only SNMP v2c traps. SNMP v1 traps are not supported. Only network management systems that support v2c traps can receive and display traps from the WLSE.
Understanding the Web Interface
When you log into the WLSE through the World Wide Web, the set of features (tabs and subtabs) displayed in the UI depends on the roles assigned to your user login. A user with system administrator privileges can access the features in all of the tabs and subtabs, while other users may see only a subset of features. For more information about user roles, see Managing Roles.
This section describes the following aspects of the UI:
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Supported Browsers
The supported browsers and versions are:
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For the WLSE's Web interface to function correctly, all browsers require configuration. To configure a browser:
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For more detailed information on configuring browsers, see the Installation and Configuration Guide for the CiscoWorks Wireless LAN Solution Engine or the browser's documentation.
The WLSE Dashboard
The WLSE dashboard consists of:
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Tabs and Subtabs
The dashboard contains the following tabs and subtabs:
Buttons
The three buttons in the upper right corner of the user interface have the following functions:
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Device Name and IP Address Display
Many WLSE displays include a field for the device name. The data displayed in this field differs depending upon the following:
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In some displays there are separate fields for device name, sysName, and IP address.
To enable DNS lookup on the WLSE, select Administration > Discover > DISCOVER > Discovery Options and select Use reverse DNS lookup. For more information, see Use Discovery Options.
Time Display
The WLSE uses browser (client) time in most of its displays. The format of timestamps depends on the browser you are using:
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14:17:16 10/12/2002
In some displays the timestamp is the day of the week, month and day, browser time, timezone, and year; for example:
Sat Oct 12 11:15:01 PDT 2002
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14:17:16 10/12/2002
In some displays the timestamp is the day of the week, time, offset from GMT/UTC, timezone, and year; for example:
Mon Mar 25 13:29:21 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) 2002
The WLSE's system time is Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), and UTC is displayed in certain logs, such as the discovery run log.
It is recommended that you check the current local time on the WLSE the first time you log in. If you need to reset the time, use the CLI clock command to set the UTC date and time correctly. Thereafter, the Web interface will display the correct current local (browser) time.
For more information on the clock command and other CLI commands, see the command reference in the User Guide for the CiscoWorks Wireless LAN Solution Engine—in the online help, click View PDF.
For more information about setting the current local time in the Web interface, see Set the Current Local and UTC Time.
Logging In and Out
After initial setup, only the admin user can log into the WLSE, using the reserved username admin and the password specified during initial setup. When you create other logins, you assign one or more roles to each user. Roles define which tabs and subtabs are visible to the user and, therefore, which features users can access. There are predefined roles, which can be edited but not removed; and you can create new roles.
To set up access for other users, see Managing Users and Managing Roles. The WLSE supports up to 10 simultaneous users.
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To log into the Web interface:
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For information on supported browsers, see the Quick Start Guide for the CiscoWorks 1130 Wireless LAN Solution Engine.
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If you do not see the features you need to use, log out and log back in as a user with those privileges. Contact the system administrator for information about the features you can access.
To log out, click Logout in the upper right corner of the window.
Getting Started with Device Management
Before you can use WLSE monitoring, configuration, firmware upgrading (or downgrading), and reporting, you must set up your devices, configure the WLSE, initiate discovery, and move devices to the managed state. To get started, follow the directions in the Quick Start Guide for the CiscoWorks 1130 Wireless LAN Solution Engine. You can use the list in Table 1-2 on page 1-9 as a general guide.
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Set up devices (access points, bridges, routers, switches, and AAA servers).
You can set up access points and bridges:
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To set up routers, switches, and AAA servers, see Set Up Devices.
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Log into the WLSE using a Web browser.
Enter the WLSE's IP address, followed by:1741; for example, http://209.165.202.128:1741. Use the admin username and the password you created during initial setup of the WLSE.
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Enter device credentials on the WLSE.
Enter community strings for all managed devices. See Specifying Device Credentials.
Enter HTTP usernames and passwords for non-IOS access points. See Enter HTTP Usernames and Passwords—Non-IOS Access Points.
Enter Telnet credentials for IOS access points. See Enter Telnet and SSH Usernames and Passwords—IOS Access Points.
Enter HTTP ports for IOS access points. See Enter HTTP Port Settings—IOS Access Points.
Enter information about setting up AAA servers. See Managing AAA Servers.
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Initiate discovery from the WLSE or import devices.
Add seed devices and run discovery. See Managing Device Discovery.
For information on importing devices, see Import Devices from a File and Import Devices from a CiscoWorks Server.
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Verify discovery.
Verify that devices were discovered. See Viewing Inventory and Discovery Task History.
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Move devices to the managed state and run inventory.
You must move devices to the managed state on the WLSE before you can use configuration, reporting, and monitoring features; or you can specify that all discovered devices be automatically managed. See Managing Devices.
After devices are in the managed state, you can run an immediate inventory to obtain device information needed to use such WLSE features as reports and automatic grouping. See Managing Device Inventories.
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Create other users and user roles as needed.
The WLSE has one predefined user (the system administrator with the username admin) and four predefined user roles. User roles specify the WLSE functions that users can access.
To allow other users access to the WLSE, the system administrator must add users. The system administrator can also create roles to customize user access. See Administering Users.
