Alcatel-Lucent AOS-W 6.5.3.x - Fundamentals

Fundamentals
Configure your switch and AP using either the Web User Interface (WebUI) or the Command Line Interface
(CLI).
WebUI
Each switch supports up to 320 simultaneous WebUI connections. The WebUI is accessible through a standard
Web browser from a remote management console or workstation. The WebUI includes configuration wizards
that walk you through easy-to-follow configuration tasks. The wizards are:
n AP—basic AP configuration
n Switch—basic switch configuration
n Campus WLAN—create and configure new WLAN(s) associated with the “default” ap-group
n Remote AP—basic Remote AP configuration
n WIP—define Wireless Intrusion Protection (WIP) policy
n AirWave—switches running AOS-W 6.3 and later can use the OmniVista wizard to quickly and easily connect
the switch to an OmniVista server.
In addition to the wizards, the WebUI includes a dashboard that provides enhanced visibility into your wireless
network’s performance and usage. This allows you to easily locate and diagnose WLAN issues. For details on
the WebUI Dashboard, see Dashboard Monitoring.
CLI
The CLI is a text-based interface accessible from a local console connected to the serial port on the switch or
through a Telnet or Secure Shell (SSH) session.
By default, you can access the CLI from the serial port or from an SSH session. You must explicitly enable Telnet on
your switch in order to access the CLI via a Telnet session.
When entering commands remember that:
n commands are not case sensitive
n the space bar or tab key completes your partial keyword
n the backspace key erases your entry one letter at a time
n the question mark ( ? ) lists available commands and options
Remote Telnet or SSH Session from the Switch
Starting from AOS-W 6.5, an administrator can initiate a remote telnet or SSH session from the switch to a
remote host. The host can be a switch or a non-Alcatel-Lucent host.
This feature is supported from the SSH session of the switch.
To initiate a telnet session from the switch to a remote host:
1. Initiate an SSH session to the switch.
2. In the enable mode, execute the telnet <user> <remote-host> [<port-num>] command.
user: User name of the remote host.
remote-host: IPv4 or IPv6 address of the remote host.
port-num: Telnet port number of the remote host. This is an optional parameter.
3. Once successfully connected, the remote host prompts the credentials. Enter the remote host credentials.
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