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RUCKUS SmartZone (LT-GA) Access Points and Switch Management Guide, 7.1.0 800-73766-001 Rev C

  • Preface
    • 3 Contact Information, Resources, and Conventions
      • 3.1 Contacting RUCKUS Customer Services and Support
      • 3.2 Document Feedback
      • 3.3 RUCKUS Product Documentation Resources
      • 3.4 Online Training Resources
      • 3.5 Document Conventions
      • 3.6 Command Syntax Conventions
    • 4 About This Guide
      • 4.1 About This Guide
      • 4.2 New In This Document
    • 5 Licensing Requirements for Managing Access Points and Switches
      • 5.1 AP and Switch Capacity Licenses
        • 5.1.1 Verifying the Available AP Capacity Licenses in the Controller
        • 5.1.2 Verifying the Available Switch Capacity Licenses in the Controller
      • 5.2 AP Support Licenses
        • 5.2.1 Verifying the Access Point Support Licenses
    • 6 SmartZone Network Hierarchy
      • 6.1 SmartZone Domains
        • 6.1.1 Partner Domains
      • 6.2 Zones
        • 6.2.1 AP Groups
      • 6.3 WLAN Groups
      • 6.4 Switch Groups
    • 7 Managing Domains
      • 7.1 Creating a Domain
        • 7.1.1 Creating a Partner Domain
      • 7.2 Limiting the Number of APs in a Domain or Zone
      • 7.3 Limiting the AP count for a Partner Domain or a System Zone
      • 7.4 Limiting the AP count for a Zone in a Partner Domain
    • 8 Working with Zones
      • 8.1 Creating a Zone
      • 8.2 Moving a Zone Location
      • 8.3 Viewing Zone Templates
      • 8.4 Creating a New Zone using a Zone Template
      • 8.5 Extracting a Zone Template
      • 8.6 Applying a Zone Template
      • 8.7 Configuring Templates
        • 8.7.1 Creating Zone Templates
        • 8.7.2 Exporting Zone Templates
        • 8.7.3 Importing Zone Templates
    • 9 Access Point Management
      • 9.1 AP Groups
        • 9.1.1 Working with AP Groups
        • 9.1.2 Creating an AP Group
      • 9.2 AP Provisioning and Swapping
        • 9.2.1 Working with AP Registration Rules
        • 9.2.2 Creating an AP Registration Rule
        • 9.2.3 Configuring Registration Rule Priorities
        • 9.2.4 Creating an AP MAC OUI Address
        • 9.2.5 Setting a Global Country Code
        • 9.2.6 Configuring the Tunnel UDP Port
        • 9.2.7 Provisioning and Swapping Access Points
        • 9.2.8 Options for Provisioning and Swapping APs
        • 9.2.9 Approving Access Points
        • 9.2.10 Approving Mesh APs
        • 9.2.11 Viewing Mesh APs
        • 9.2.12 ZD Migration
          • 9.2.12.1 ZoneDirector to SmartZone Migration
      • 9.3 Working with Access Points
        • 9.3.1 Moving a Single Access Point to a Different Zone
        • 9.3.2 AP Switchover
          • 9.3.2.1 Configuring AP Switchover
          • 9.3.2.2 Switch Over Managed APs and External DPs
        • 9.3.3 Rehoming Managed APs
          • 9.3.3.1 AP Auto Rehome
        • 9.3.4 Rebalancing APs
        • 9.3.5 Configuring Node Affinity
          • 9.3.5.1 Enabling Node Affinity
          • 9.3.5.2 Disabling Node Affinity
        • 9.3.6 Triggering a Preferred Node
      • 9.4 Configuring Access Points
        • 9.4.1 Configuring Access Points
        • 9.4.2 Access Point and Zone Configuration Options
          • 9.4.2.1 General Options
          • 9.4.2.2 Mesh Options
          • 9.4.2.3 Band Combination Options
          • 9.4.2.4 Band/Spectrum Configuration
          • 9.4.2.5 AP GRE Tunnel Options
          • 9.4.2.6 Syslog Options
          • 9.4.2.7 AP SNMP Options
          • 9.4.2.8 Cellular Options
          • 9.4.2.9 Advanced Options
        • 9.4.3 Power Source in AP Configuration
        • 9.4.4 Swap Configuration
          • 9.4.4.1 Editing Swap Configuration
        • 9.4.5 AP CLI Scripts
          • 9.4.5.1 AP CLI Scripts
          • 9.4.5.2 Uploading AP CLI Scripts
          • 9.4.5.3 Executing AP CLI Scripts
          • 9.4.5.4 Scheduling AP CLI Scripts
          • 9.4.5.5 Viewing Scripts
          • 9.4.5.6 Viewing the Script Execution Summary
      • 9.5 AP Model Specific Configuration
        • 9.5.1 AP Model Specific Configuration
        • 9.5.2 Configuring Model-Based Settings
        • 9.5.3 Configuring the Port Settings of a Particular AP Model
        • 9.5.4 AP Ethernet Ports
          • 9.5.4.1 Creating an Ethernet Port Profile
          • 9.5.4.2 Designating an Ethernet Port Type
          • 9.5.4.3 Access Ports
          • 9.5.4.4 Trunk Ports
          • 9.5.4.5 General Ports
        • 9.5.5 Link Aggregration Protocol (LACP)
          • 9.5.5.1 Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) support for R720 AP
          • 9.5.5.2 Enabling the LACP Support for a Zone
          • 9.5.5.3 Enabling LACP Support for an AP
          • 9.5.5.4 Enabling LACP Support for an AP Group
            • 9.5.5.4.1 Creating a Bond Port Profile
      • 9.6 Radio Band Features
        • 9.6.1 Band or Spectrum Configuration
        • 9.6.2 Auto Cell Sizing
        • 9.6.3 ChannelFly and Background Scanning
        • 9.6.4 BSS Coloring
        • 9.6.5 Band Balancing
        • 9.6.6 Client Load Balancing
        • 9.6.7 Automated Frequency Coordination System
          • 9.6.7.1 AFC Power Modes
          • 9.6.7.2 RUCKUS AFC System Architecture
          • 9.6.7.3 How RUCKUS AP Geolocation Works
          • 9.6.7.4 Mobile Applications
          • 9.6.7.5 Enabling Automated Frequency Coordination from SmartZone
          • 9.6.7.6 Checking Automated Frequency Coordination Status
      • 9.7 AP Services
        • 9.7.1 DHCP & NAT
          • 9.7.1.1 AP Based DHCP or NAT
          • 9.7.1.2 Network Topology
          • 9.7.1.3 Hierarchical Network Topology
          • 9.7.1.4 Configuring AP-based DHCP Service Settings
          • 9.7.1.5 Creating an AP DHCP Pool
          • 9.7.1.6 Configuring DHCP Server or NAT Router with Mesh Options
        • 9.7.2 Domain Name System (DNS)
          • 9.7.2.1 Creating a DNS Server Profile
          • 9.7.2.2 Creating a DNS Spoofing Profile
        • 9.7.3 Managing AP Certificates
        • 9.7.4 Restricted Access Overview
      • 9.8 AP Status
        • 9.8.1 AP Status
        • 9.8.2 SCI Thresholds for each AP
        • 9.8.3 Monitoring the Network
        • 9.8.4 Viewing Managed Access Points
        • 9.8.5 Monitoring Access Points
        • 9.8.6 Viewing General AP Information
        • 9.8.7 Viewing LLDP Neighbors
          • 9.8.7.1 Supported LLDP Attributes
        • 9.8.8 Tagging Critical APs
        • 9.8.9 Working with Maps
          • 9.8.9.1 Importing a Floorplan Map
          • 9.8.9.2 Viewing RF Signal Strength
          • 9.8.9.3 Monitoring APs Using the Map View
        • 9.8.10 Viewing AP Health Indicators
        • 9.8.11 Health
          • 9.8.11.1 Health
            • 9.8.11.1.1 Understanding Cluster and AP Health Icons
            • 9.8.11.1.2 Customizing Health Status Thresholds
              • 9.8.11.1.2.1 Customizing AP Flagged Status Thresholds
            • 9.8.11.1.3 Using the Health Dashboard Map
            • 9.8.11.1.4 Configuring the Google Map API Key Behavior
        • 9.8.12 Viewing AP Performance
        • 9.8.13 Viewing AP Connection Failures
        • 9.8.14 AP Traffic Indicators
          • 9.8.14.1 Viewing AP Traffic Indicators
          • 9.8.14.2 Traffic Analysis for Wireless Clients
          • 9.8.14.3 Customizing Traffic Analysis
          • 9.8.14.4 Configuring Traffic Analysis Display for APs
          • 9.8.14.5 SmartCell Insight Report on Actual Traffic Rate for APs and Client
        • 9.8.15 Neighbor APs
          • 9.8.15.1 Viewing Neighbor APs in a Non-Mesh Zone
        • 9.8.16 Reports
          • 9.8.16.1 Rogue Devices
            • 9.8.16.1.1 Viewing Rogue Devices
            • 9.8.16.1.2 Marking Rogue Access Points
            • 9.8.16.1.3 Locating a Rogue Device
          • 9.8.16.2 Historical AP Client Stats
            • 9.8.16.2.1 Viewing AP Client Statistics
        • 9.8.17 External Syslog Server
          • 9.8.17.1 External Syslog Server
      • 9.9 AP Wireless Clients
        • 9.9.1 AP Wireless Clients
        • 9.9.2 Wireless Clients
        • 9.9.3 Deauthorizing a Wireless Client
        • 9.9.4 Blocking a Wireless Client
        • 9.9.5 Unblocking a Wireless Client
        • 9.9.6 Disconnecting a Wireless Client
        • 9.9.7 Viewing a Summary of Wireless Clients
        • 9.9.8 Viewing Wireless Client Details
        • 9.9.9 Traffic Analysis for Wireless Clients
          • 9.9.9.1 Adjusting the Traffic Analysis Display for Top Clients
          • 9.9.9.2 SmartCell Insight Report on Actual Traffic Rate for APs and Client
      • 9.10 AP Wired Clients
        • 9.10.1 Wired Clients
        • 9.10.2 Viewing a Summary of Wired Clients
        • 9.10.3 Deauthorizing a Wired Client
      • 9.11 AP Upgrade
        • 9.11.1 AP Firmware Version
        • 9.11.2 Changing the AP Firmware Version of the Zone
        • 9.11.3 Scheduling a Zone Firmware Upgrade
        • 9.11.4 Uploading an AP Patch File
        • 9.11.5 Troubleshooting with AP Firmware Files
        • 9.11.6 Secure Boot
    • 10 Switch Management
      • 10.1 Supported ICX Models
      • 10.2 Overview of ICX Switch Management
      • 10.3 ICX Switch Behavior with SmartZone
        • 10.3.1 Data Synching on the Switch Table
        • 10.3.2 Preparing Stacking Devices to Connect to SmartZone
        • 10.3.3 Configuring the ICX Source Address to Be Used by SmartZone
        • 10.3.4 Configuring a Custom Port Number for Connection to SmartZone
      • 10.4 Connecting the ICX to the SmartZone Controller
        • 10.4.1 Setting Up Switch Registrar Discovery
        • 10.4.2 Configuring DHCP to Provide SmartZone IP Addresses to an ICX Switch
        • 10.4.3 Manually Configuring the SmartZone IP Address on an ICX Switch
      • 10.5 Approving and Registering switches
        • 10.5.1 ICX Pre-Provisioning into SmartZone
          • 10.5.1.1 Pre-Provisioning Switches in the Controller
        • 10.5.2 Creating Switch Registration Rules
        • 10.5.3 Approving Switches
        • 10.5.4 Moving the Switches between Groups
        • 10.5.5 Deleting Switches
        • 10.5.6 Switching Over Clusters
        • 10.5.7 Rehoming Switches
      • 10.6 ICX to SmartZone Connection Status
        • 10.6.1 Displaying the SmartZone Connection Status
        • 10.6.2 Disconnecting the ICX Switch from SmartZone
        • 10.6.3 Disabling SmartZone Management on the ICX Switch
      • 10.7 Switch Configuration
      • 10.8 Configuring the Switches
        • 10.8.1 Switch Groups
          • 10.8.1.1 Creating Switch Groups
          • 10.8.1.2 Group Level Configuration
          • 10.8.1.3 Port Level Configuration
          • 10.8.1.4 Switch Level Configuration
            • 10.8.1.4.1 Creating Switch Level Configuration
            • 10.8.1.4.2 Copying Configuration
        • 10.8.2 BGP EVPN
          • 10.8.2.1 BGP EVPN Multihoming Overview
          • 10.8.2.2 BGP EVPN Multihoming (Dual Homing) Network Topology
          • 10.8.2.3 Creating a BGP EVPN Route Reflector Profile
          • 10.8.2.4 Creating a BGP EVPN Full Mesh Profile
          • 10.8.2.5 Managing BGP EVPN Profiles
          • 10.8.2.6 Monitoring ICX Fabric Information
        • 10.8.3 Creating Authentication Profiles
        • 10.8.4 Configuring Switch AAA Servers
        • 10.8.5 Configuring Switch AAA Settings
        • 10.8.6 Creating Routing Configurations
        • 10.8.7 Copying Switch Group Configuration
        • 10.8.8 Group Level CLI Configuration
        • 10.8.9 Copy Config as Template
          • 10.8.9.1 Creating a CLI Template from an Existing Switch Backup Configuration
        • 10.8.10 Zero Touch Provisioning using Group level Configuration
        • 10.8.11 Creating Switch Model-Based Configurations
        • 10.8.12 Creating a Common Configuration
        • 10.8.13 Port Settings
          • 10.8.13.1 Creating and Managing Port Templates
          • 10.8.13.2 Configuring Port Settings for a Switch
          • 10.8.13.3 Editing Ports Across Multiple Switches
          • 10.8.13.4 Managing Link Aggregation Groups (LAGs)
        • 10.8.14 Creating a Switch Stack
          • 10.8.14.1 Ability to Convert Standalone Switch to Stack
          • 10.8.14.2 Viewing Stack Port Details
        • 10.8.15 Accessing the Switch CLI through Controller (Remote CLI)
        • 10.8.16 Backing up and Restoring Switch Configuration
          • 10.8.16.1 Creating Config Backup for Switch Group
          • 10.8.16.2 Viewing Configuration Alerts
        • 10.8.17 Viewing Switch Information
          • 10.8.17.1 Initiated By
            • 10.8.17.1.1 Viewing the Configuration History of Switches
      • 10.9 Firmware Upgrade
        • 10.9.1 Uploading the Switch Firmware to the Controller
        • 10.9.2 Configuring the Group Firmware Settings
        • 10.9.3 Scheduling a Firmware Upgrade for Switch Group
        • 10.9.4 Scheduling a Firmware Upgrade for Selected Switches
        • 10.9.5 Deleting the Firmware Upgrade Schedules
      • 10.10 Monitoring Switch Status
        • 10.10.1 Viewing Switch Health
        • 10.10.2 Viewing Alarms
        • 10.10.3 Viewing the Events
        • 10.10.4 Viewing LLDP Neighbor Information
        • 10.10.5 Viewing Traffic Trends in the Switch
        • 10.10.6 Viewing Firmware History of the Switch
        • 10.10.7 Viewing PoE Utilization and Health Status of the Switch
        • 10.10.8 Viewing Switches on the Dashboard
        • 10.10.9 Improving Switch Configuration Change Management
      • 10.11 Switch Clients
        • 10.11.1 Switch Clients
    • 11 Reports
      • 11.1 Report Generation
        • 11.1.1 Creating Reports
        • 11.1.2 Generating Reports

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