CommScope RUCKUS SmartZone 144 User Manual

RUCKUS SmartZone 144
Data Plane (SZ144-D)
Quick Setup Guide
This Quick Setup Guide provides basic instrucons for seng up
the RUCKUS SmartZone 144 Data Plane (SZ144-D) on the
network. For informaon on advanced conguraon and
management opons, see the vSZ-H Administrator Guide and
SmartZone100-D / vSZ-D Command Reference Guide, which are
available for download from the RUCKUS Support website:
hps://support.ruckuswireless.com/documents
This Guide in Other Languages
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support.ruckuswireless.com.
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suivante hps://support.ruckuswireless.com.
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でご覧ください。
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support.ruckuswireless.com.
Puede ver la versión en español (América Lana) de esta guía en
hps://support.ruckuswireless.com.
Licensing Informaon
SZ144-D does not need any separate AP or Capacity licenses. vSZ
manages the SZ144-D ADD-ON licenses.
Before You Begin
Before deploying RUCKUS products, please check for the latest
soware and the release documentaon.
• Release Notes and other user documentaon are available at
hps://support.ruckuswireless.com/documents.
• Soware upgrades are available at hps://
support.ruckuswireless.com/soware.
• Soware license and limited warranty informaon are available
at hps://support.ruckuswireless.com/warranty.
• Refer to the vSZ-D Conguraon Guide for the upgrade process.
Package Contents
• One SmartZone 144-D appliance with one AC power supply unit
and power cord
• One console cable
• One Cat6 Ethernet cable (5-foot length)
• One rack mount kit
• Service Level Agreement/Limited Warranty Statement sheet
• Regulatory Statement sheet
• This Quick Setup Guide
Important Notes
• SZ144-D works under vSZ management.
• If you are upgrading both Virtual SmartZone (vSZ) and
SmartZone Data Plane (SZ144-D), RUCKUS recommends
upgrading the vSZ soware rst, before upgrading the SZ144-D
soware.
• For informaon on how to upgrade the SZ144-D soware to
this release, see the vSZ-D Conguraon Guide.
What You Will Need
• An administrave computer (admin PC) with an available COM
port for connecng the console to SZ144-D
• The IP address, netmask, gateway and DNS server addresses
assigned to the SZ144-D—if it has a stac network address
(recommended)
Controller SKU
SZ144-D stock keeping unit (SKU) P01-D144-XX00 has four (4)
1000Base-T (RJ-45) ports and four (4) 10GbE SFP+ ports.
• FIGURE 1 SZ144-D Front View
• FIGURE 2 SZ144-D Rear View
Step 1: Connect Console to SZ144-D
1. Connect the SZ144-D to a convenient power source—it will
automacally power on. When the SZ144-D has started up
successfully, the Status LED turns to a slow-blinking green
light.
NOTE: The SZ144-D must be powered on for a minimum of
ve seconds before it is powered o using the power
buon. To ensure complete shutdown while powering o
SZ144-D, hold the power buon for a minimum of ve
seconds—ll the Power LED turns o completely.
2. Using the shipped console cable, connect one end of the
cable to one of the LAN ports (either port 1 or port 2) on the
SZ144-D, and then connect the other end to your network’s
switch or router.
Step 2: Run and Complete the SZ144-D Setup
In this task, you will dene the management and data interface
sengs that you want SZ144-D to use.
1. Start PuTTY, the PuTTY Conguraon dialog box appears,
showing the Session screen.
NOTE: Open-source terminal emulator, serial console, and
network le transfer applicaons such as Teraterm,
MobaXterm, and SecureCRT can also be used.
2. In Connecon type, select Serial if you are connecng via
serial cable.
3. Congure the serial connecon sengs as follows:
• Serial line to connect to: Type the COM port name to
which you connected the RS-232 cable.
• Bits per second: 115200
• Data bits: 8
• Stop bits: 1
• Parity: None
• Flow control: None
4. Click Open. The PuTTY console appears and displays the login
prompt.
5. In login as:, enter admin. The message “Welcome to
SZ144-D” appears.
6. In password:, enter admin. The SZ144-D> prompt
appears.
7. Enter en to enter the privileged mode.
8. In password:, enter admin. The SZ144-D# prompt
appears.
9. Enter setup. The message “Start SZ144-D setup
process” appears.
Copyright
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Published August 2020, Part Number 800-72550-001 Rev C

CommScope RUCKUS SmartZone 144 Specifications

General

Brand	CommScope
Model	RUCKUS SmartZone 144
Category	Controller
Language	English