Wireless Array
76 Installing the Wireless Array
Multiple SSIDs
Security
Securing Low Level Access to the Array
XirconXBLXRXirconMost local management of the Xirrus Array is done via the
Web Management Interface (WMI) or CLI—see “The Command Line Interface”
on page 409. The Array also has a lower level interface: XBL (Xirrus Boot Loader),
which allows access to more primitive commands. You won’t normally use XBL
unless instructed to do so by Xirrus Customer Support. For proper security, you
should replace the default XBL login username and password with your own, as
instructed below. XBL has its own username and password, separate from the
ArrayOS Admin User and Password (used for logging in to the WMI and CLI)
that you may change on the Express Setup page (see Step 5 on page 163).
XBLXirconXBL
Xirrus also provides the Xircon utility for connecting to Xirrus XR Arrays that are
not reachable via the normal access methods (such as SSH or WMI) and that do
not have a physical console port (XR-500/600/1000 Series Arrays and some XR-
2000 models), or whose console port is not accessible. Xircon discovers Arrays on
your network subnet by sending IP/UDP broadcast packets. Once an Array is
discovered, Xircon can establish an encrypted console session to the Array via the
network even if the Array IP configuration is incorrect. Xircon allows you to
manage the Array using CLI, just as you would if connected to the console port.
Xircon also has an option for easily accessing XBL.
In normal circumstances Xirrus Arrays should be configured and managed
through secure shell (SSH) or via the Web Management Interface (WMI). A
connection is established using either the Array hostname or DHCP-assigned IP
address, or via the other options described in “Using the Ethernet Ports” on
page 73. Xircon may be needed in special circumstances as directed by Xirrus
Customer Support for troubleshooting Array problems or IP connectivity. (In this
case, see the Xircon User Guide for detailed information.)
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