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6.8.1 Preconfiguring a New Network
Deployment with SAC
All of the Bridges to be included in the new network must be at
their factory-default settings. (Section 6.4.7 describes restoring
the Bridge’s default settings from the Bridge CLI; Section 3.9
describes the same function in the Bridge GUI.)
6.8.1.1 Connecting the Bridges for Preconfiguration
1 Position the Bridges so that they operate only within their
safe temperature range (14º–122º F/
– 10º–50º C).
2 Connect an 802.11a-capable antenna to antenna port 2
(
ANT2 ) of each Bridge.
NOTE: An RJ-45-
to-DB9 adapter—
included with each
Bridge—is required to
connect the Bridge’s se-
rial
Console port to a
DB9 terminal connec-
tion. Pin outs for these
adapters are given in
Table 7.1 on page 116.
3 Connect the WAN ports of all of the Bridges in the
deployment to an isolated Ethernet switch or hub (i.e., a
switch or hub not connected to any existing LAN).
4 Connect the Bridges’ external +48V DC power supplies to
their front-panel
+48V DC power inlets, and plug each power
supply into a properly rated AC power outlet with the cord
provided.
5 Connect the Console port of the Bridge you want to function
as the SAC master Bridge (and the root Bridge in the
network) directly to the serial terminal of the computer you
will use to preconfigure the network.
6.8.1.2 Automatically Preconfiguring Network Bridges
NOTE: The SAC
master Bridge
must be the root Bridge
in the network. If you
change its
Bridge Mode
setting to Non-Root , you
will no longer be able to
successfully execute
SAC commands from
the SAC master Bridge.
The Bridge through which you invoke the initial SAC command
automatically becomes both the root Bridge in the network and
the master Bridge through which all subsequent network SAC
functions must be performed.
Once a SAC master Bridge is established, you cannot
designate a different Bridge as the master Bridge.
The set sac start command, which initiates the automatic
configuration process, can be entered with or without the
arguments that specify configurable parameters.
When issued without arguments, set sac start leaves
Bridge security settings at their default values, while
automatically generating appropriate SAC network parameters
for all of the Bridges in the network, as shown in Table 6.1.
Table 6.1. Bridge Settings Resulting from SAC when None Are Specified
setting type parameter SAC behavior value after SAC
security settings
Access ID
leave at
default
0000000000000000 (16 zeros)
encryption algorithm AES-256
re-key interval 4 hours
operating mode Normal (FIPS off)
SAC network parameters
IP address
generate
automatically
auto-generated Radio 1 & 2 SSIDs
Radio 1 & 2 channels