flexmaster user guide 9.6

8/10/2019 FlexMaster User Guide 9.6

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Working wi th Device InventoryW orking w ith C lien t Inventory

Search Using the Search BoxA search box exists at the bottom right area of the List of C lients section. You can use thissearch box to search for clients.

NOTE: If you save your query param eters as a view , then any ne w devices that later reg isterw ith F lexM aster and m eet the query criteria are autom atically ad ded to the saved view .

1. Typ e a search string into the box. The search string co uld be a p artial or full string an dcan consist of num bers or letters or a co m bination o f both.

2. Press on you r keybo ard .

FlexM aster searches all its datab ase colum ns for a m atch to the string that you entered ,


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and then displays the results in the List of C lients tab le. The device p roperty that m atchesthe search string is highlighted in the tab le. In Figure 70 , the search string android m atched part of a host nam e and is highlighted in yellow .

Figure 70. The d evice p roperty that m atches the search string is highlighted in thesearch results


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Working wi th Device InventoryW orking w ith C lien t Inventory

Managing Client ViewsU se the M anage C lient View s p ag e to view list of existing client view s, run a q uery, an ded it or delete a view .

Figure 72. The M anag e C lient View pag e lists all existing client view s


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Viewing Clients That Belong to a ViewU se the Query link on the M anage View s pag e to d isplay clients that belong to a view .

1. G o to the Inventory > C lients > M anage C lient View s page.

2.Look for the clien t view on w hich yo u w ant to run a q ue ry.

3. C lick the Query link that is in the sam e row as the view nam e. The C lient Search pageap pears, and then clients that belong to the view ap pears in the List of C lients section.

Edit ing a Client ViewEditing a client view is very sim ilar to the p rocess of creating a client view .

1. G o to the Inventory > C lients > M anage C lient View s page. A ll existing client view s

ap pear in the M anage C lient View s section.2. Lo ok for the client view that you w ant to edit, and then click the Edit link that is in the

sam e row as the clien t view nam e. The Edit View section appears.

Working wi th Device InventoryW orking w ith C lien t Inve ntory

Figure 73. Editing a client view


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3. U pdate any of the follow ing to edit the view : The search filter that you co nfigured w he n yo u created the view The view nam e Th e descrip tion

4. To view devices that m atch the search filter that you updated , click Query .

5. To save the chang es that you m ad e, click Update View .

Deleting a Client View1. G o to the Inventory > C lients > M anage C lient View s page.

2. Look for the client view that you w ant to delete.

3. C lick the Delete link that is in the sam e row as the view nam e. A confirm ation m essage

appears.4. C lick OK to confirm .

The M anage C lient View s p ag e refreshes, and the n the view that you deleted disappearsfrom the page .


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Managing a Singl e Standalone A ccess PointD evice V iew

Device ViewW hen you click a stand alone A P's serial num ber link o n any p ag e of the FlexM aster W ebinterface, a new w indow called D evice V iew ap pears. D evice View allow s you to m anagea sing le standalone A P w ithout having to p rovision tasks.

NOTE: If the Ruckus W ireless A P is beh ind a firew all/N A T device, then ports 49 (TA C A C S+port) and 8082 (default A P w akeup port) m ay need to be forw arded throug h the firew all/N A T d evice for FM to com m unicate w ith the standalone A P. Fo r m ore inform ation, referto Firew all Po rts that M ust be O pen for C om m unications .

NOTE: To m anag e a Ru ckus W ireless A P w ith F lexM aster, the m anag em ent server U RLm stbeco nfig red ontheA PThedefa ltU RLis


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m ust be co nfigured on the A P. The default U RL ishttps://flexm aster/intune/server .To change the U RL, a p rovisioning tem plate m ust be used . A no the r w ay to configure thisU RL is from the devices em bed ded W eb m anag em ent user interface. Fo r m ore inform a-tion, refer to Ensuring That A Ps C an C onnect to FlexM aster .

Figure 74. The A P D evice View op ens in a new brow ser w indow

Managing a Single Standalone A ccess PointD evice V iew

Device View Tabs and Status BoxesThe D evice V iew contains three tab s that you can use to view inform ation ab out thestandalone A P, co nfigure its settings, and run d iag nostic tests on it. The follow ing tab lelists the tabs that are available on the D evice View .

Table 19. Tabs on the D evice View

Tab Name Descr ip t ion

Sum m ary D isp lays inform ation about the device, includ ing its system setting s,availab le SSID s, an d associated clients. For m ore inform ation, refer toView ing D evice Sum m ary .

D etails D isp lays netw ork configuration inform ation and provides op tion s fored iting these settings. For m ore inform ation, refer to View ing and Editing


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Figure 75. Typical ZoneFlex D evice View

There is also a status box located in the low er-left corner of the pag e. The status boxdisplays statuses related to device operations. For exam ple, w hen you ap p ly a p rovisioningtask to the device, the task num ber and task status ap pear in this box.

This status box is hidden by defau lt. To display the box, click the Show Device Status link

at the top-right corner of the p ag e. The device status is updated every 30 seco nd s topresen t the m ost up-to-date d evice inform ation. If a d evice change is in p rogress, thenthis status b ox d isplays the reque sted change and the user w ho initiated the change.

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D evice D etails .

D iag no stics Provides op tions for running a PIN G test from the device and for view inglogs. For m ore inform ation, refer to Perform ing D evice D iag no stics .

Tabs Device

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Managing a Single Standalone A ccess PointView ing and Ed iting D evice D etails

Viewing and Edit ing Device DetailsThe Details tab p rovides view /ed it capab ilities on the specific settings of the selecteddevice (op tions vary d ep en ding on Ruckus W ireless device type).

For each left-side m enu o p tion yo u click in the D etails tab , the pag e that displays is a view -

only static view of the details for that op tion. C lick the Edit Sett ings b utton to ed it op tiondetails.

Figure 76. Typical D etails M enu O ptions


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NOTE: M anag ed devices allow you to configure m any advanced features and fun ctions,such as 802.1x rate lim iting . Please refer to the associated device U ser G uide for co nfigu-ration instructions.

N ote the follow ing FlexM aster-related param eters on the D etails > D evice page:

Period ic Inform Status: Status o f the Period ic Inform feature

Server U RL: the U RL of FlexM aster

Period ic Inform Interval: the interval at w hich the device calls hom eto FlexM aster

A ssociated C lien ts M onitoring M ode (som e A Ps): w he n enab led , the device p eriodi-cally sends inform ation on associated clients to FlexM aster

NOTE: M anag ed devices attem pt to contact FlexM aster at the specified inform interval.W hen an A P is unab le to contact FlexM aster after one hour, then it autom atically extendsthe period ic inform interval by a random nu m ber of m inu tes.

Fo r exam ple, if you set the inform interval to 5 m inu tes and the A P is unab le to contactFlexM aster, then it m ay extend the inform interval to 15 m inutes. The A P continues toextend the interval until it is ab le to co ntact FlexM aster successfully (in w hich case theperiod ic inform interval reverts to the orig inal setting) or it stops attem pting to co ntactFlexM aster.

Managing a Singl e Standalone A ccess PointView ing and Ed iting D evice D etails

NOTE: O n ZoneFlex 7942 and 7811 A Ps, the rad io chan ne l is no t configurab le o n theD evice V iew pag e of FlexM aster; the only op tion that ap pears is SmartSelect . To en surethat the A P is using an authorized rad io channel, m ake sure that you select the correctcoun try cod e and the correct w ireless m ode.

Figure 77. To change the d evice settings, click Edit Settings


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NOTE: For all Device View > Details configuration op tions, refer to the user guide for

the Ruckus W ireless device.

Managing a Single Standalone A ccess PointView ing and Ed iting D evice D etails

Configuring Replacement Opt ions for ZoneFlex 7731Wireless BridgeW hen you h ave a p air of Zo neFlex 7731 W ireless B ridge d evices being m anag ed byFlexM aster and one of the m ne ed s to be rep laced (for exam ple, it is experien cing hardw areissues), you can exp ort the settings of the W ireless B ridge to a rep lace m ent easily fromthe D evice V iew .

NOTE: This op tion is on ly availab le on the D evice View of ZoneFlex 7731 W ireless B ridge.

Fo llow these steps to export or clone the settings of a 7731 W ireless B ridge to arep lacem ent un it.

1. Reg ister the ne w ZoneF lex 7731 W ireless B ridge (rep lacem ent unit) w ith F lexM aster.


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2. A ccess the D evice V iew of the new Zo neFlex 7731 W ireless B ridge.

3. C lick the Details tab , and then click the Replacement op tion o n the left-side m enu.

4. In Select one A P to clone W LA N configurations , select the w ireless bridge that youare rep lacing .

5. C lick Clone . FlexM aster queries its datab ase for the settings of w ireless bridge forrep lacem ent, and them cop ies them to the rep lacem ent un it.

Figure 78. The Rep lacem ent page for ZoneFlex 7731 W ireless Bridge

W hen the settings have b een cop ied successfully to the rep lacem ent un it, the status

w indow no tifies you that the p rocess has been com pleted .

Managing a Singl e Standalone A ccess PointPe rfo rm ing D evice D iag no stics

Performing Device Diagnost icsThe Diagnostics tab enab les you to perform a p ing test (to test connectivity) and to retrievethe devices system log .

Running a Ping TestC lick the Select Target op tion and togg le the p rovided target (Yahoo or G oogle) from thedrop-dow n list, or click the Enter an IP address option and en ter an IP address in theaccom panying text field . Ping the destination ad dress by clicking Start . W he n the test iscom pleted , FlexM aster d isplays the results in the Ping Test box.

Figure 79. Typical ping test


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Viewing the Device LogC lick the left-hand m enu Device Log option to have FlexM aster d isplay the D evice Logpag e. O n the D evice Log page:

1. click Retr ieve Log from Device to retrieve the device s log ,

2. and then click Save Log to Local File to save it to yo ur client,

3. and/or click Send Email t o Support to em ail it to Ruckus W ireless Technical Support.

Managing a Single Standalone A ccess PointPe rform ing D evice D iag no stics

Figure 80. The D evice Log p age


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FlexM aster retrieves tw o types of logs from the device: D evice M anagem ent Status Log File : Show s com m unication log s betw een Flex-

M aster and the device. This is the sam e log inform ation that ap pears on the d evicesA dm inister > Log page.

A P C onfiguration Log File

: Show s the devices system inform ation an d its currentnetw ork, w ireless, and system settings. This is the sam e log inform ation thatap pears on the devices Sup port Info page.

NOTE: A ttem pts to retrieve d evice logs from A Ps running on e arlier softw are versionstim e o ut. Ruckus W ireless reco m m ends up grad ing all FlexM aster m anag ed A Ps to thelatest version to retrieve logs successfully.

NOTE: W hen you are retrieving logs from a m anaged A P that is beh ind a N AT server andyou have not configured L2T P, FlexM aster is unab le to w ake up A P and retrieve logs.

NOTE: W hen a m anag ed A P is behind a N AT server and you click the Retrieve Log fromD evice button, FlexM aster is ab le to retrieve the log from the m anag ed A P only at the ne xtinform interval. To determ ine if a m anag ed A P is be hind a N AT server, the n go to theSum m ary tab and check if the follow ing m essag e appears at the bottom of the pag e:

*This device is not directly reachab le; it m ight be offline or behind a firew all.

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6Provisioning Tasks to ManagedDevices

In This C hap ter:

A bout Provisioning Tasks

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Provisioning Tasks to Standalone A Ps

Provisioning Tasks to ZoneD irector D evices

Provisioning C om m on Tasks

C onfiguring VLA N and LA N Po rt Setting s

C reating a H otspot

Provisioning Tasks to M anaged DevicesA b out Provisioning Tasks

About Provisioning TasksProvisioning is creating tasks that up date the configuration, upgrad e the firm w are, orreb oot a g roup (one or m ore) of your m anag ed Ruckus W ireless devices accord ing to aschedule. These tasks allow you to m anag e the p rovisioning of all or a subset of devicesbased on req uirem en ts such as change m anag em en t rules, geo grap hical locations, tim ezon es, and m ore.

A s FlexM aster can m anag e m any Ruckus W ireless devices, creating configuration orup grad e tasks to configure or upgrad e m ultip le sets of devices at a tim e consolidates andsim plifies dep loym ent and m anagem ent of your devices.

To perform provisioning , click the Configure tab on the W eb interface, and then create ordep loy p rovisioning tasks to target device view s. So m e exam ples of p rovisioning tasksinclude:

C onfiguringthesettingsofstandaloneA Ps


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C onfiguring the settings of standalone A Ps Resetting standalone A Ps to factory d efault

C onfiguring the setting s o f Zone D irector devices

B acking up the setting s of a ZoneD irector device

U pgrad e the firm w are o f specific Zo ne D irector or standalone A P m odels

M anag ing device reg istration settings

Provisioning Conventions and RecommendedPracticesThe follow ing conventions and best p ractices are com m on across all options o n theC onfigure tab :

C onfiguration U pgrad e, Firm w are U pgrad e, Reb oot and Factory Reset tasks areassigned to device view s. For each of these tasks, you can select from either of thetw o default devices view s or any device view that you have created .

If your C hange M anag em ent Policy or Se rvice Level A greem ent (SLA ) calls for partic-ular days and tim es of the w eek/m onth w hen service can be m om entarily disrup tedfor m ainten ance p urposes, the n you m ay w ant to schedule C onfigure tasks duringsuch a tim e.

NOTE: W he n sched uling tasks, m ake sure that the re is adeq uate tim e interval betw ee ntasks that target the sam e devices. For exam ple, w he n yo u are p rovisioning a firm w are

up grad e or reb oot task for a d evice view and you have anothe r task that target the sam eview , schedule the second task in a w ay that allow s for the u pgrad e o r reboot process tocom plete first. O therw ise, the seco nd task fails or exp ires.

Provisioning Tasks to M anaged DevicesA bout Provisioning Tasks

Understanding the Status of a TaskW hen you dep loy a co nfiguration up grad e, firm w are up grad e, or reb oot task, the taskstatus appears in the task tab le, in the Status colum n. C he ck this colum n to determ ine ifthe task that you d eployed has been co m pleted successfully.

Figure 81. The task status colum n on the Firm w are U pg rade page


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Task status is show n in the form at {number}#{status} , w here:

{number} ind icates the num ber of devices that have this status

{status} ind icates the o utcom e of the task

N ote that w hen the task is being p rovisioned to m ultiple devices, m ultip le tasks statusescan appear in the Status colum n. W he n you p rovision a reb oot task to 10 A Ps, for exam ple,and this task succeeded on 8 A Ps bu t failed on 2 A Ps, you see the follow ing statuses(hyp erlinks):

8#Success 2#Failed

C licking the link o pens a tab le below that lists details about the task, includ ing its targetdevices, their serial num bers, and their m odel nam es (am ong others).

The follow ing tab le lists all possib le task statuses that can ap pear in the Status colum n.

Table 21. Task status descriptions

Task Status Descr ip t ion

Started The task has started successfully on these de vices. W hen it is a scheduledtask, this status indicates that the task has b een triggered becau se therun schedule has arrived .

A pp lied The task has be en ap p lied on these devices. FlexM aster is retrieving the

status on the devices (success or fail). W hen this is a firm w are upgrad etask, the next successful status is D ow nload ed (see below ).

D ow nloaded A pplies only to firm w are up grad e tasks. Th e status ind icates that thefirm w are has already bee n d ow nload ed on the se devices. N ote that, atthis point, the firm w are has not been installed yet.

Provisioning Tasks to M anaged DevicesA b out Provisioning Tasks

Expired The task expired on these d evices. Task expiration o ccurs w henFlexM aster is unab le to p rovision that task to a target device (for anyreason, including the device being offline) after three (3) inform intervals.To restart this task on the devices that exp ired , click the Restart link inthe A ctions colum n.

C anceled The scheduled task has been canceled.

Success The task has com pleted successfully.

Failed The task failed b ecause these de vices did no t respo nd to FlexM aster. Tosee w hich target devices failed to com plete the task, click the failedstatus link. To restart this task o n the devices that failed , click the Restart link in the A ctions colum n.

Table 21. Task status descriptions (C ontinued )

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Provisioning Tasks to M anaged DevicesProvisioning Tasks to S tandalone A Ps

Provisioning Tasks to Standalone APsThis section d escribes A P configuration tem plates and ho w you can use the m to definethe setting s that you w ant to dep loy to a g roup of A Ps.

Working wit h AP Configurat ion TemplatesC onfiguration tem plates allow you to p rovision changes in bulk to a g roup of devices.A ttributes, such as SSID s, log in info, and L2TP settings, can be ap p lied in bulk b y sim plydeploying a configuration tem plate. Fo r exam ple, you can change the SSID s or L2TPsetting s of a g roup of Zo ne Flex 2942 A Ps.

C onfiguration tem plates are a useful w ay to ensure all or a sub set of m anag ed devicesshare the sam e co nfiguration. For instance, you m ay no t w ant all devices to have the sam elog in inform ation, but you m ay w ant the m to have the sam e w ireless setting s.

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Provisioning co nfiguration is a tw o step p rocess. First, in C reating an A P C onfigurationTem plate , you select the param eters and correspond ing values to configure. O nce youhave created the configuration tem plate, you can then p rovision the settings w ithin thattem plate to m ultip le m anag ed devices via the configuration task (refer to C reating an A PC onfiguration Task ). O nce a tem plates settings have been provisioned to a d evice, thoseparam eters override p revious device setting s, but can be changed in the future from eitherthe devices W eb interface or from FlexM aster.


Creating an AP Configuration Template

NOTE: Provisioning settings to som e A Ps that are running softw are version 5.1 or earlierm ay b e unsucce ssful. To help ensure successful p rovisioning to all A Ps, Ruckus W irelessstrong ly reco m m ends upgrad ing all FlexM aster m anag ed devices to the latest softw are

version.

NOTE: If you ne ed to p rovision w ireless settings to ZoneFlex 2942 A Ps runn ing softw areversion 5.1, then yo u m ust configure the w ireless settings for B SSID 1 to B SSID 4 only inthe configuration tem plate (leave the settings for B SSID s 5 to 8 b lank). A lthough the currentFlexM aster configuration tem plate supports B SSID 1 to B SS ID 8, p rovisioning to Zo neFlex2942 A Ps is unsuccessful if you configure B SSID s 5 to 8.

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NOTE: W he n you create co nfiguration tem plates, and the n upgrad e your FlexM asterserver to a new er version, som e o f the tem plates that you created using the p reviousversion m ay no longer provision successfully. To help ensure successful provisioning ,recreate the tem plates using the new FlexM aster version and delete the old tem plates.

1. G o to C onfigure > Standalone A Ps > C onfig Tem plates.

2. C lick Create a template . The C REATE A TEM PLATEconfiguration w izard opens atthe b ottom of the page.


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5. U nd er Select the configuration opt ions that you want t o modif y , select the checkboxes for the configuration categories that you w ant the tem plate to cover. Eachcategory co vers m ultip le param eters.

Table 22. C onfiguration categ ories and exam ple param eters

Category Example ParametersD evice G eneral D evice N am e, Sup er U ser N am e, Sup er U ser P assw o rd ,

TA C A C S+ State, Internal H eater, Tem perature U pdateInterval

Internet N TP Server, M anagem ent VLA N , Internet C onnectionType, IP ad dress, M ask, G atew ay, D N S Server List, IPv6settings, L2T P Tunnel

Local Subnet(s) Subnet, A ccess VLAN , Local IP Address, Subnet M ask,D H C P Server, Starting A ddress, M axim um D H C P U sers


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W ire less C o m m o n C o un try C o d e, W ire le ss R ad io M o d e, R ad io C h an ne lW idth, C hanne l, Rad io Transm it Pow er, Rad io ProtectionM ode, 5.8 G H z C han nels, D ata Rate, External A ntennaG ain

W ireless setting (w irelessbridge o nly)

Enable P airing , W ireless Bridge A vailability, W irelessB ridge B road cast SSID , W ireless Bridge N am e, W ireless

B ridge SS ID , W ireless Bridge Encryption M etho d ,C ountry C ode, W ireless Radio M od e, Radio C hannelW idth, C hanne l, Rad io Transm it Pow er, Rad io ProtectionM od e, A ntenna

W ireless (num ber) W ireless A vailability, B road cast SSID , C lient Isolation ,N am e, SS ID , RTS/C TS Thresho ld , Rate lim iting ,Encryption M etho d, Packet Fo rw ard ing , H otspot Service,A ccess VLA N , Insert D H C P o p tion 82, C lien t

FingerprintingM anag em ent SSH A ccess, H T TP/H T TPS A ccess, Telnet A ccess, Telnet

Port, SS H A ccess, SSH Port, H TTP A ccess, H TTP P ort,H TT PS A ccess, H TT PS Po rt, System Log A ccess, LogServer IP, Log Server Po rt, Re m ote M anag em ent M ode

D evice Reg istration Se tting s Server U RL, Server Reg istration U ser N am e, Se rverRegistration P assw ord , Period ic Inform Interval (for m oreon these settings, refer to C reating an A P C onfigurationTask )

Q oS G lobal, Etherne t, andW ireless C onfiguration(w ireless bridge only)

TO S setting s, D ot1p settings, Q oS settings

VLAN & LAN Port Setting LA N port and W LAN settings, VLAN based Q oS settings


802.1X Settings LA N 1 802.1X settings

H otspot B asic Settings,

W alled G arde n, M A C A dd ressPass-Throu gh, A dvancedSetting

H otspot Se rvice, U A M IP A ddress, Red irect URL, A fter

Login, Prim ary RA D IU S Server, Second ary RA D IU S Server,RA D IU S Shared Secret, Se t H ost List, Set M A C A ddressList, Login R etry Tim es, B locked U ser U RL, M A CA uthe ntication, N A S ID , W ISP r Location ID , W ISP rLocation N am e, Location D escrip tion, A ccountingU pdate Interval (m inute(s), Interim Redirection Frequency(m inute(s), M axim um Session T im e (m inute(s), G racePeriod (m inu te(s), C O A Port, Sw ap Inp ut and O utputC ou nters, En cod e U ser Passw ord, U A M Server Secret

LED D iagnostics (per device)

Table 22. C onfiguration categ ories and exam ple p aram eters (C ontinued )

Category Example Parameters


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NOTE: To con figure VLA N s, you m ust do so on a p er-device b asis from the D evice V iew .You can no t com pletely configure V LA N setting s throug h the tem plate o p tions. Fo r m oreon the D evice View , refer to M anaging a Sing le Stand alone A ccess Po int .

6. C lick Next .7. D ep ending on the check boxes you selected in Step 5 , selection an d configuration

param eters appear based on the categ ory. Se lect the C hecked colum n che ck bo x fora p aram eter and configure the value (for exam ple, type an IP ad dress or click an Enable button) for that param eter as part of the tem plate. W he n the check box in the C heckedcolum n is no t selected , the n that param eter is no t p rovisioned as part of the tem plate.

NOTE:If you m odify any of the values in the tem plate or click an y op tion or text box, then

FlexM aster assum es that you w ant to chang e this param eter and autom atically selects thecheck box in the C hecked colum n.


Figure 83. Enter the values for the param eters that you w ant to m odify
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8. C lick Next after each categ ory selection and configuration.

9. W hen you reach the C onfiguration Param eters and Values page, a sum m ary of theconfigurations you have specified are displayed . If FlexM aster detected any errors,

then the corresponding fields are flag ged in red .A lso on this sum m ary pag e is the Persist selected settings after a factory reset checkbox. W hen this check b ox is selected , all attributes that are p rovisioned to one o r m oredevices have precedence over the factory d efau lt settings, even if the device is resetto factory defau lts. W hen this check b ox is cleared, the param eters provisioned in thistem plate revert to factory d efaults after a factory reset.

10. C lick Save to save your configuration tem plate.


Figure 84. C lick Save to save the configuration tem plate that you are creating


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NOTE: A fter you click Save , if any of the values that you entered in the co nfigurationtem plate is invalid , then an error m essag e ap pears in the Validation colum n. You need tocorrect invalid value s before the tem plate can be saved .The only configuration tem plate that does no t p rovide the validation feature is the VLA NSe ttings tem plate. This is because there is no w ay for FlexM aster to che ck if the VLA Nsettings you configured are correct. To view the status of a V LA N configuration tem plate,check the C onfiguration U pgrade page.

Since m ultip le tem plates w ith varying attributes can be ap p lied to a g iven device and thepersist flag can be set on a p er tem plate basis, the last tem plate that is ap p lied overw ritesthe p revious persist flag . Furtherm ore, if the sam e param eters are set in m ultip le tem plates,the n the value set in the last tem plate takes preceden ce.

Viewing t he Set t ings of an AP Configurat ion Template1. G o to C onfigure > Standalone A Ps > C onfig Tem plates. A list of tem plates that you

have created appears on the page.

2. Look for the tem plate yo u w ant to view .

3. C lick the View link that is in the sam e row as the tem plate nam e.

The VIEW pane ap pears at the bottom of the pag e, displaying the param eters that areinclud ed in the tem plate and the current param eter settings.


Edit ing an AP Configurat ion Template1. G o to C onfigure > Stand alone A Ps > C onfig Tem plates. A list of tem plates that you


2. Look for the configuration tem p late that you w ant to ed it.

3.C lick the

Edit link that is in the sam e row as the tem plate nam e. The

ED ITpane app ears

at the b ottom of the pag e, d isplaying the p aram eters that you can m odify.

4. Select the che ck box for the param eters that you w ant to m odify, and the n click Next .The related op tions for the selected param eters appear.

5. Edit the op tions as needed . If you selected m ultip le param eters for ed iting , thenrelated op tions ap pear on several screens. To m ove to the ne xt screen , click the Next button at the bottom of the scree n.

W hen yo u reach the last configuration screen, a sum m ary of the settings that you areconfiguring ap pears.

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6. Ve rify that the settings you have configured are correct. To m ake changes, click Backuntil you reach the screen w he re yo u can ed it the settings. W hen yo u have finisheded iting the settings, click Next ag ain un til you reach the sum m ary scree n.

7. If you w ant m anag ed devices to retain these settings even after they are reset to factorydefau lts, then select the Persist selected settings after a factory reset check box.

8.C lick

Save to save your changes.

Deleting an AP Configurat ion Template1. G o to C onfigure > Stand alone A Ps > C onfig Tem plates. A list of tem plates that you


2. Look for the configuration tem plate that you w ant to delete.

3. C lick the Delete link that is in the sam e row as the tem plate n am e. A confirm ation

m essage ap pears.

4. C lick OK .

The pag e refreshes and the configuration task that you deleted d isappears from the list.


Copying an AP Configuration TemplateIn ad d ition to creating and ed iting configuration tem plates, you can also copy an existingtem plate and save it und er a d ifferent tem plate n am e. This feature is useful w hen you w antto ap p ly a sim ilar set of configuration settings to another group of devices. N ote that w henyou copy or clone a tem plate, you can only app ly it to devices of the sam e m odel.

1. G o to C onfigure > Stand alone A Ps > C onfig Tem plates. A list of tem plates that youhave created appears on the page.

2. Look for the configuration tem plate that you w ant to copy.

3. C lick the Copy link that is in the sam e row as the tem plate nam e. The C O PYpaneap pears at the bottom of the pag e.

4. In New t emplate name , type the nam e that you w ant to assign to the newconfiguration tem plate.

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e ew te pateyou avecoped ap pea s t esto co gu ato te pates. teyou copy a tem plate successfully, you can ed it or fine-tune it before using it to create aprovisioning task.

Export ing an AP Configurat ion Template1. G o to C onfigure > Stand alone A Ps > C onfig Tem plates. A list of tem plates that you


2. Look for the configuration tem plate that you w ant to export to Excel.

3. C lick the Export link that is in the sam e row as the tem plate nam e. A File D ow nloaddialog box appears.

4. If the dow nload location is no t alread y set in your w eb brow ser, then click Save , selectthe location w here you w ant to save the file, and click OK .

5. W he n the dow nload is com plete, go to the location w here you saved the file, and thenverify that it has been saved successfully.

To open the file that you saved , use M icrosoft Excel 97 or later.


Configuring a Management Server Configuration TemplateU se the M anag em en t Server C onfiguration Se tting s op tion w ithin C onfigurationTem plates to:

chang e the FlexM aster U RL that m anag ed devices use to call ho m e, and

change the interval at w hich a m anag ed device calls ho m e.

W hen configured , these settings are p rovisione d to all m anag ed stand alone A Ps, reg ard-less of the p roduct m odel.

The Periodic Inform Interval is the freq uency at w hich d evices attem pt to connect toFlexM aster. If the interval for a d evice arrives and it does not call FlexM aster, then thiscould ind icate a device issue. To learn how to receive notifications for devices that do notcall hom e at the inform interval, refer to C onfiguring A lert Properties .

Fo llow the se step s to create a m anag em ent server configuration tem plate.

1. G o to C onfigure > Standalone A Ps > C onfig Tem plates.

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2. C lick Create a template . The C REATE A TEM PLATEconfiguration form ap pears atthe b ottom of the p age.

3. In Tem plate N am e, type a nam e for the tem plate that you are creating .

4. (O ptional) Toggle the Select product type drop-dow n list to select the ManagementServer Configuration Set t ings option.

Figure 85. Select the target product type

5. U nd er Select the configuration options you w ould like to m odify, select the DeviceRegistration Settings check box.


Figure 86. Select D evice Reg istration Setting s

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6. C lick Next .

7. U nd er D evice Registration Settings, change the req uired param eters.

Table 23. Param eters included in registration settings

Parameter Descript ion

Server U RL Type the UR L to FlexM asters m anagem ent service. The URL valuem ust be a full U RL starting w ith http ://or https://follow ed bythe FlexM aster server ho st nam e o r IP ad dress, and m ust en d w ith/intune/server. The default value is http ://flexm aster/intune/server.

Server RegistrationU ser N am e

Type the user nam e for logg ing into the FlexM aster server

Server RegistrationPassw ord

Type the passw ord ap propriate to the user nam e for logg ing intothe F lexM aster server

Period ic InformInterval

Select the tim e interval at w hich the device m ust synchronize w ithFlexM aster

NOTE: The sho rtest inform interval that A Ps w ith 7.0 and latersoftw are sup port is one (1) m inute, w hile A Ps w ith pre-7.0 softw aresup port five (5) m inutes. If you set 1 m inute as the periodic informinterval in your tem plate, then it is provisioned successfully to A Ps

running on pre-7.0 softw are, but the interval that they use is 5m inutes (the shortest interval that they can support).

Provisioning Tasks to M anaged Devices

Provisioning Tasks to S tandalone A Ps

Figure 87. C onfigure the param eters that you w ant to m odify

Rem oteM an ag em e nt M o d e

Select the rem ote m anag em ent op tion that you w ant to ap p ly tothe d evice: AUTO to allow the d evice to b e m anag ed via SN M P o r TR -69

(FlexM aster) FlexMaster (default) to allow only FlexM aster m anag em en t SNMP to allow only SN M P m anagem ent

NOTE: If you enab le SN M P m anag em ent, then FlexM aster is nolong er able to m anag e the device.

Table 23. Param eters includ ed in reg istration settings (C ontinued)

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8. C lick Next .



Figure 88. Review your configuration settings, and then click Save

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9. A fter saving the tem plate, create an A P co nfiguration task that provisions thisconfiguration tem plate to all m anag ed devices. Refer to C reating an A P C onfigurationTask .



Performing an AP Configuration UpgradeA n A P C onfiguration U pgrad e is a task that upgrad es the configuration settings ofm anag ed devices either on-dem and or at a specified tim e. A s FlexM aster can m anagem any Ruckus W ireless devices, creating configuration upgrad e tasks consolidates neces-sary configurations across one or m ore d evices as defined by a d evice view .

A P C onfiguration U pgrad e tasks require a configuration tem plate that specifies thesettings to be updated . Since configuration tem plates are specific to a p roduct m odel, itis possib le that not all devices in a d evice view are p rovisioned based on p roduct m odel.Fo r exam ple, if you g rouped m ultip le d evices acco rd ing to their com m on location (forexam ple, Los A ngeles, C A ) and called that view LA D evices, and the view consisted ofthree ZF 7782s and tw o VF 2825s, then you need to create tw o (or m ore) sep arateconfiguration tem plates and configuration u pgrad e tasks to configure all of the d evicesin the view .

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m ode setting s causes the Ruckus W ireless device to reb oot. The reb oot m ay take up totw o m inu tes. Ruckus W ireless reco m m en ds ap p lying such configuration chang es duringperiods w hen service level ag reem en t (SLA ) dow ntim e is perm itted .

NOTE: B efore yo u create a configuration up grad e task, you ne ed to create a configura-tion tem plate. To create a configuration tem plate, refer to C reating an A P C onfigurationTem plate .

Creating an AP Configuration TaskA n A P configuration task enab les FlexM aster to dep loy a configuration tem plate that youhave alread y created.

NOTE: C onfiguration, firm w are, reboot and factory reset tasks cannot be deleted . Tasksthat have not yet started , how ever, can be cancelled , although they rem ain in theFlexM aster datab ase. B y keeping all of the user actions in the datab ase, FlexM aster canproduce accurate aud it logs of system configuration activities.

1. G o to C onfigure > Stand alone A Ps > C onfig Tasks.

2. C lick Create a t ask . The C REATE A TASK form ap pears at the bottom of the page.

3. In the Task Settings section, do the follow ing : In Specify a task nam e, type a nam e that you w ant to assign to this con figuration

up grad e task. In Select a configuration tem plate, select the configuration tem plate that you w ant

to use. If you w ant to view the param eters and settings that are included in theconfiguration tem plate, select the tem plate, and then click the View Param eterslink.



4. In Select the d evices to be p rovisioned, choose the target devices. To ap p ly the selected configuration tem plate to all standalone A Ps, select All

St andalone APs . To ap p ly the selected config uration tem plate to an existing A P view , select the A P

View n am e.N ote that w hen the tem plate is m odel-specific, the settings in the tem plate are

only app lied to devices that m atch the m odel. To ap p ly all settings in the configuration tem plate to a d evice g roup or to specific

devices, C lick the Select Devices tab . In the Select Devices tab , search for and select the target devices.

N ote that w hen the tem plate is m odel-specific, the settings in the tem plate areonly app lied to devices that m atch the m odel.

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NOTE:In ad dition to the defau lt device view (A ll Standalone A Ps), device view s that you

m anually created from search results also ap pears on the Select View tab. W hen youdep loy an up grad e task to a m anually-created device view , only the curren t m em bers ofthat view are m arked for p rovisioning . N ew devices that m atch the view criteria b ut thatreg istered w ith FlexM aster after the upgrad e task is saved is no t p rovisione d . You need tocreate a new up grad e task to includ e the se new devices.



To ap p ly d ifferent param eter settings to target devices, click the AdvancedSettings tab , and then d o the follow ing: In Serial N um ber, enter the serial num ber of the d evice that you w ant to

co nfigure. Select the check boxes for the param eters that you w ant to configure for the

device, and then configure the settings.

For exam ple, if the configuration tem plate includ es IP ad dress settings and youw ant to assign the IP ad dress 192.68.100.13 to this device, select the IPA ddress check b ox, and then type 192.68.100.13 in the box provided .

C lick the Add link to ad d this configuration to the task.NOTE: C licking A dd does no t save the task itself. To save the configurationupgrad e task, after you done configuring the task, click the Save button at thebottom of the p age.

Rep eat these step s for each device that you w ant to configure.

5. In Specify tim e for this task, spe cify w hen you w ant the task to run . To run the task im m ediately, click Perfo rm t his task now . To sche dule the task, click Schedule this t ask for later , and then en ter the date

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and tim e.

6. C lick Save to save the configuration upgrad e task.

NOTE: If FlexM aster detects a p roblem in the configuration upgrad e task that you aresaving , the n an e rror m essag e appears.

To can cel a configuration upgrad e task, refer to C ancelling a Sched uled C onfigurationU pgrade Task .

Viewing the Status of an AP Configuration Upgrade Task1. G o to C onfigure > Stand alone A Ps > C onfig Tasks. A list of upgrad e tasks that you


2. Look for the upgrad e task for w hich status you w ant to view .

3. In the Status colum n, check the value that ap pears on the sam e row as the task nam e: n#Success : Ind icates that the configuration task has b een provisioned successfully

to n num ber of devices. To view the list of devices that have been provisionedsuccessfully, click n#Success (hyp erlink). The D evice Status pane ap pears at thebottom of the pag e, d isplaying task d etails, device details, an d task status.

n#Fail: Ind icates that the configuration task failed on n n um ber of devices. To viewthe list of devices on w hich p rovisioning failed , click

n#Fail (hyp erlink). The

D eviceStatus pane ap pears at the bottom of the pag e, d isplaying task details, devicedetails, and task status. If the task failed , then click the D etail link in the Failurecolum n to see w hat m ay have caused the task failure.

O ther statuses can ap pear in the Status co lum n. For a com plete list of all statuses,refer to U nd erstand ing the Status of a Task .



Figure 90. View ing the status of a configuration upgrade task

Cancelling a Scheduled Configuration Upgrade TaskProvisioning tasks that have not yet started can be cancelled . For all cancelled tasks, the

record of their creation and scheduling rem ain in the FlexM aster datab ase.


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2. Locate the up grad e task you w ant to cancel in the C onfig Tasks tab le.

3. C lick Cancel in the A ctions colum n.

Figure 91. C lick C ancel to cancel a scheduled task

4. In the p op-up w indow that ap pears, click OK to confirm the can cellation. The can celledupgrad e d isplays C anceledin the Status colum n.

5. C lick the Canceled link for the canceled upgrad e to view all task d etails.



Figure 92. View ing details of the canceled task

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1. C onfigure Stand alone A Ps C onfig Tasks.

2. Locate the task you w ant to delete.

3. C lick the Delete link that is in the sam e row as the task nam e. A confirm ation m essageappears.

4.C lick

OK to delete the sched uled task.

The pag e refreshes, and then the task that you deleted d isappears from the list ofconfiguration upgrad e tasks.

Figure 93. C lick D elete to delete the configuration upgrade task



Restarting a Configuration Upgrade TaskIf a configuration task that you deployed fails for any reason, then you can m anually restartthe task from the C onfiguration U pgrade page.

NOTE: B efore restarting a failed task, Ruckus W ireless recom m ends that you first check

the reason the task failed . You can do this by clicking the View link for the task to open thetask status p an e. In the Failure co lum n, click the Details link to d isplay the reaso n the taskfailed . If the upgrad e task includes settings that need to be corrected , then you sho uldco rrect these settings first before restarting the task.

NOTE: Restart tasks are only app lied to devices on w hich p rovisioning failed . D evices thathave been provisioned successfully are not affected by the restart task o p tion.


2. Lo cate the task you w ant to restart.

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3. C lick the Restart link that is in the sam e row as the task nam e. A confirm ation m essageappears.

4. C lick OK to restart the task.

The p ag e refreshes and the Status colum n for the task sho w s Started.

NOTE: In ad d ition to restarting a single task m anually, FlexM aster p rovides a w ay toautom atically restart all failed tasks. To co nfigure this setting , go to A dm inister > SystemSettings, and then click the Yes op tion in Task Restart Services.

Performing an AP Factory ResetThe Factory Reset op tion resets devices to their factory d efaults, im m ediately o r at thespecified tim e. Resetting to factory d efaults m ay b e necessary w hen repurposing devices,thus requiring a new configuration for each device. A reset cau ses a reboot; thus, thedevices go out of service for a p eriod of tim e (ap proxim ately one to tw o m inutes).

N ote that FlexM aster can reset A Ps to factory defaults, but not ZoneD irector devices. Thisis becau se resetting ZoneD irector to factory d efaults affects all A Ps that are connected toit an d m ay cau se p arts of (if not the entire) netw ork to go offline.

WARNING! If you chang ed the M anag em en t Se rver C onfiguration Setting s (refer toC reating an A P C onfiguration Task ) but you did not persist the configuration across factoryresets, then p rovisioning a factory reset can result in m anag ed A Ps being unab le to findFlexM aster after they are reset to factory d efau lt.



WARNING! Resetting an A P to factory defau lt erases all co nfiguration settings, excep ttho se that you cho se to m ake persisten t. W hen you create a new configuration tem plate,you can m ake the settings in the tem plate persistent by selecting the Persist selectedsettings after a factory reset check b ox. For m ore inform ation, refer to C reating an A PC onfiguration Task .

Creating an AP Factory Reset Task1. G o to C onfigure > Stand alone A Ps > Factory Reset.

2. C lick Create a t ask . The C REATE A TASK form ap pears at the bottom of the page.

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3. In Sp ecify a task nam e , type a nam e for your reb oot task.

4. If you w an t this task that you are creating to reset all settings on the target devices tofactory defau lt, including those settings that have been m ad e persistent, then selectthe C lear post factory p ersistent configuration changes check box.

5. Select the Reboot device after factory reset check box to reb oot all g roup devicesafter send ing the factory reset task. A reboot is required to com plete the factory resetp rocess, therefore R uckus W ireless recom m ends selecting this check box.



6. U nd er Select a view of devices to perform factory default , select the target devices.D o one of the follow ing :

O n the Select View tab , select an existing device view . O n the Select D evices tab , select the ch eck box for each device that you w ant to

reset to factory d efault.

7. U nd er Specify a tim e to perform this task , click w hen you w ant to perform this task: Perform t his task now : Run the task im m ediately after clicking Save . Schedule this t ask for later : Sp ecify the D ate (yyyy-m m -dd) and Tim e (hh :m m :ss

[A M |PM ]) on w hich the task sho uld run .

8. C lick Save .

Viewing Existing AP Factory Reset TasksG o to

C onfigure > Stand alone A Ps > Factory Reset. The

Factory Resetpag e ap pe ars and

lists that factory reset tasks that have been created .

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Canceling an AP Factory Reset Task1. G o to C onfigure > Stand alone A Ps > Factory Reset. The Factory Reset pag e displays

the factory reset tasks that have been created .

2. Lo ok for the factory reset task that you w ant to can cel, and then click the Cancel linkthat is in the sam e row as the task nam e. A confirm ation d ialog ap pears.

3. C lick OK to continu e.

The pag e refreshes, and the n the Status colum n for the task no w d isplay #Canceled . Youhave canceled the A P factory reset task.



Delet ing an AP Factory Reset Task1. G o to C onfigure > Stand alone A Ps > Factory Reset. The Factory Reset pag e displays

the factory reset tasks that have been created .

2. Lo ok for the factory reset task that you w ant to delete, and then click the Delete linkthat is in the sam e row as the task nam e. A confirm ation d ialog ap pears.

3. C lick OK to continu e.

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Creating an Auto Configuration TaskN ew devices that are registering w ith FlexM aster can also be autom atically p rovisionedw ith settings preconfigured by the adm inistrator for a specific group of devices (forexam ple, all ZoneF lex 2942 devices). A uto configuration enab les you to ensure that ne w lyreg istered devices can b e m ad e operational im m ediately, w itho ut having to w ait for youto configure them .

N ote that auto configuration is only for devices that have not reg istered w ith FlexM aster.W hen a device is alread y reg istered w ith FlexM aster, its settings are not updated by theau to configuration task, even if it is part of the target device view for au to co nfiguration.

Step A: Before You BeginB efore creating an au to co nfiguration task, verify that device reg istration is set to A uto(this is the default setting). Follow these steps to check if device reg istration is set to autoapprove.

1. G o to C onfigure > C om m on > D evice Registration.

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2. Registration Status , Automatically approve all devicescheck b ox is selected .If the ch eck box is clear, then select it. A popup m essag e ap pears, p rom pting you toconfirm that you w ant to enab le autom atic ap proval of devices. C lick Yes to en ab leautom atic ap proval of devices.

Figure 96. Verify that device registration is set to A uto

If you intentionally d isab led au tom atic d evice registration, then you can still run au toconfiguration tasks, but you need to list the devices that you w ant to auto configure in aninventory file. For instructions on how to create an inventory file, refer to O ption 2: U ploadan Inven tory File of D evices to A uto C onfigure .



Step B: Create a Configuration TemplateC reate a co nfiguration tem plate that defines the settings that you w ant to p rovision tone w devices. For m ore inform ation on creating tem plates, refer to C reating an A PC onfiguration Tem plate .

Fo r exam ple, w hen you w ant to auto configure the W ireless C om m on setting s of all

Zo neFlex 2942 access po ints that reg ister w ith FlexM aster:1. G o to C onfigure > Standalone A Ps > C onfig Tem plates.

2. C lick Create a template . The C REATE A TEM PLATEconfiguration w izard opens atthe b ottom of the p age.

3. In Tem plate N am e, type a nam e for the tem plate, such as 2942 Autoconfigure .

4. Select Ruckus ZF2942 Device in Select product type.

5. Select the Wireless Common check box w hen yo u create it.

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6. C lick Next . FlexM aster d isplays the C reate a Tem plate W ireless C om m on page.



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7. In W ireless Com m on, change the req uired param eters.

NOTE: W hen you are creating a configuration tem plate that includes w ireless rad iosettings, m ake sure that the rad io channel you select is authorized in your country. Toensure that you are using an authorized rad io channel, select the correct C ountry C od efor the location in w hich you o perate the access points, and then select SmartSelect forthe chann el.

NOTE: To con figure VLA N s, you m ust do so on a p er-device b asis from the D evice V iew .You can no t com pletely configure V LA N setting s throug h the tem plate o p tions. Fo r m ore

on the D evice View , refer to M anaging a Sing le Stand alone A ccess Po int .

8. C lick Next .

9. W hen you reach the C onfiguration Param eters and Values page, a sum m ary of theconfigurations you have specified are displayed . If FlexM aster detected any errors,then the corresponding fields are flag ged in red .

A lso on this pag e is the Persist selected settings after a factory reset check box. If thischeck b ox is selected, then all attributes that are p rovisioned to one or m ore deviceshave p recedence over the factory defau lt settings, even if the d evice is reset to factorydefau lts. If this check b ox is cleared , then the param eters provisioned in this tem platereverts to factory d efaults after a factory reset.

10. C lick Save to save your configuration tem plate.



Step C: Define t he Target Devices for Aut o ConfigurationThe next step is to specify the devices that are autom atically configured w hen they reg isterw ith FlexM aster. You can either create a d evice view and use that as the target group forau to configuration, or up load an inventory file that lists the targ et devices.

Option 1: Search and Save As a Device View The e asiest w ay to create a device view is to perform a search based on a specific attribute,and then save the search results as a device g roup .

Fo r exam ple, w he n you w ant to create a g roup consisting of Zo ne Flex 2942 devices only,select Standalone A Ps in Se lect a D evice C ategory, run a search using M odel > ExactlyEq uals > ZF2942, and the n save the results as a d evice view . U se a descrip tive nam e forthe view ; you select this nam e as the target view later w hen you create an auto configura-tion task.

For instructions on how to run a search and save the results as a view , refer to C reating aStand alon e A P View and C reating a ZD View .

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Opt ion 2: Upload an Inventory File of Devices to Auto Configure W he n you have a specific list of devices that you w ant to auto configure, you can createan inventory file using M icrosoft Exce l an d list the serial num bers of these devices. Inad d ition to the serial num bers, you m ust also specify a tag for each device in the list.

These tag s fun ction as group nam esthat you can use as target g roup s w he n you createan au to configuration task.

NOTE: If you d isabled auto ap proval of devices o n the Registration Status tab of theC onfigure > C om m on > D evice Registration page, then you need to up load an inven toryfile for FlexM aster to au to co nfigure devices.



Fo llow these steps to create and up load an inven tory file.

1. O pen a b lank M icrosoft Excel shee t.

2. In C olum n A , type the serial num bers of all Ruckus W ireless devices that you w ant toinclude in the inventory file.

3. In C olum n B , assign a tag to each device in the list. These tag s function as the group

nam es for the devices in the list.

Figure 100. Sam ple inventory file

4. Save the file in .XLS form at.

5. O n the FlexM aster W eb interface, go to the C onfigure > C om m on > D eviceRegistration page.


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6. O n the Registration Status tab , click the Upload a Device Inventory File link at thebottom of the p age .

7. In Pre-Registration D ata, click Choose File .

8. G o to the location of the inventory file (in .XLS form at) that you saved earlier, and thenclick Open .

9. C lick OK .

The W eb interface refreshes and a m essag e appears at the top of the pag e, inform ing youthat the inventory file h as been u p load ed succe ssfully. The tags that you assigned to eachdevice ap pear in the A uto-C onfig colum n on the Registration Status tab .

Step D: Create the Auto Configuration Task1. G o to the C onfigure > C om m on > D evice Registration page.

2. O n the D evice Registration pag e, click the Auto Configuration Setup tab .

3. C lick Create a rule .

4. In Enter an A utoC onfiguration N am e, type a nam e that you w ant to assign to the autoco nfiguration task.

5. In D evice View , select the device view to w hich yo u w ant to dep loy the autoconfiguration task. O ptions include the defau lt device view , A ll Standalone A Ps, asw ell any device view s you have created. If you u p load ed an inventory file, then the tagnam es that you assigne d to the devices in the g roup function as group nam es.


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ZF7762-N (Zo neF lex 7762-N 802.11n O utdoor A P) ZF7762-S (Zo neFlex 7762-S 802.11n O utdoor Sector A P) ZF7762-S-A C (Zo neFlex 7762-S-A C 802.11n O utdoor Sector A P) ZF7762-T (Zo neFlex 7762-T D ual B and 802.11n O utdoor A P) ZF7781C M (ZoneFlex 7781C M A P w ith C able M od em ) ZF7781C M -E (ZoneFlex 7781C M -E A P w ith C able M od em )

ZF7781C M -S (ZoneFlex 7781C M -S A P w ith C able M od em ) ZF7781FN (Zo neFlex 7781FN A P w ith Fiber N od e) ZF7781FN -E (Zo neFlex 7781FN -E A P w ith F iber N od e) ZF7781FN -S (ZoneFlex 7781FN -S A P w ith Fiber N od e) ZF7781-M (ZoneFlex 7781-M A P) ZF7782 (ZoneFlex 7782 D ual B and 802.11n O utdoo r O m ni A P) ZF7782-E (Zo neFlex 7782-E D ual B and 802.11n O utdoo r External A ntenn a A P) ZF7782-N (Zo neF lex 7782-T D ual B and 802.11n 30-D eg ree N arrow Sector O utdoo r

A P) ZF7782-S (Zo neF lex 7782-S D ual B and 802.11n O utdoo r 120-D eg ree Sector A P) ZF7942 (Zo neFlex 7942 Sm art W i-Fi 802.11n A P) ZF7962 (Zo neFlex 7962 D ual-B and 802.11n Sm art W i-Fi A P) ZF7982(Zo neFlex7982D ual-B and 80211nSm artW i-FiA P)


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ZF7982 (Zo neFlex 7982 D ualB and 802.11n Sm art W iFi A P) SC 8800-S (Sm all C ell 8800 A P) SC 8800-S-A C (Sm all C ell 8800 A P)

7. In Config uration Template , select the configuration tem plate that you w ant to use toauto configure the target device view .

NOTE: The target device m odel and the configuration tem plate m ust m atch. Fo rexam ple, if the target device view consists of ZoneFlex 2942, then the configurationtem plate m ust be co nfigured for Zo neFlex 2942. If these do no t m atch, the n yo u are unab leto save the auto configuration task.

8.C lick

OK.

The W eb interface refreshes and the auto configuration task ap pears in the A uto C onfig-uration Setup tab le.

N ote that an auto configuration task cannot be ed ited once yo u create it. You can onlyview the task status, stop the task, or delete the task.

To view the task status, click the View link on the D evice Registration page.

To stop the task, click the Stop link. The p ag e refreshes, an d the task status changes

from Running to C ancelled. To start the task again, click the Restart link. To delete the task, click the Delete link. The pag e refreshes, and the task status

chang es to C ancelled. To start the task again, click the Restart link.

You h ave com pleted creating an auto configuration task. To create anothe r auto configu-ration task (for exam ple, for a d ifferent device view or w ith a d ifferent set of settings), repeatthe sam e proced ure.



How to Tell Which Devices Were Auto ConfiguredW hen the auto configuration tem plate that you created and dep loyed only covers basicdevice settings, it is im portant to be ab le to tell w hich devices w ere au to configured . Thisw ay, you can co nfigure ad d itional settings later on, if necessary.

To check w hich d evices w ere auto configured , go to the Registration Status tab (under

C onfigure > C om m on > D evice Registration). The

A uto-C onfigcolum n sho w s tw o types

of ico ns that ind icate the au to reg istration status o f a device:

m ean s auto con figured

m ean s no t auto configured

If a tem plate w as used to auto-configure a d evice, then the Tem plate N am e appears inthe Tem plate colum n.


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Provisioning Tasks to M anaged DevicesProvisioning Tasks to Zo ne D irector D evices

Provisioning Tasks to ZoneDirector DevicesThis section describes how to create Zone D irector configuration tem plates and provisionthe se to ZoneD irector devices. It also d escribes how to back up ZoneD irector settings andrestore them to the orig inal Zo neD irector device or anothe r ZoneD irector device of thesam e m odel.

Working w ith ZoneDirector Configurat ion TemplatesZoneD irector configuration tem plates as sim ilar to A P configuration tem plates, only thistim e, the target devices are m anag ed ZoneD irector devices and the configuration settingsthat need to be up grad ed are d ifferen t.

NOTE: W hen red undant Zo neD irector devices (one active ZoneD irector and one stand by

ZoneD irector) exist on the netw ork, note that FlexM aster only p rovisions configurationtem plates to the active ZoneD irector. W hen you select the target Zo ne D irector devices toprovision w ith a tem plate, standby ZoneD irector devices are au tom atically filtered fromthe list. O nce the active ZoneD irector device is provisioned , it au tom atically synchronizesits settings w ith the standby ZoneD irector device.


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Creat ing a ZoneDirector Configurat ion Template

NOTE: B efore creating a ZoneD irector configuration tem plate, you m ust have saved atleast one configuration file for the target ZoneD irector. For inform ation o n h ow to back upZoneD irector configuration, refer to Im m ed iately B acking U p Zo neD irector C onfigura-tions .

1. G o to C onfigure > ZoneD irectors > C onfig Tem plates.

2. C lick Create a templat e . The C REATE A TEM PLATEconfiguration form opens at the

bottom of the p age .3. In Tem plate N am e, type a nam e for the configuration tem plate that you are creating .

4. In Zo neD irector D atabase Backup C onfiguration, select a b ackup configuration thatyou use as base co nfiguration for the tem plate that you are creating . You need to m akem odifications to the b ackup configuration to create yo ur ZoneD irector configurationtem plate.

5. C lick Next . FlexM aster d isplays the W LA N s, A ccess Point Policies , H otspot Services ,

A A A Servers , and System tab s.

6. U nd er each o f the W LA N s, A ccess Point Policies , H otspot Services , A A A Servers , andSystem tab s, m ake req uired chang es to the device p aram eters. A fter m aking chan ges,click Apply or OK to save your chang es to the tem plate.


NOTE: For instructions on how to configure the ZoneD irector settings (for exam ple,W LA N settings), refer to the ZoneD irector U ser G uide or Zo neD irector O nline H elp.

7. A fter you have m ad e all required changes, click Save to finish creating theZoneD irector configuration tem plate.

The pag e refreshes, and the ZoneD irector configuration tem plate that you createdap pears in the list of availab le tem plates.

Edit ing a ZoneDirector Configuration Template1. G o to C onfigure > ZoneD irectors > C onfig Tem plates. A list of tem plates that you


2. C lick the ZoneD irector configuration tem plate Edit link. The ED IT pane ap pears at thebottom of the pag e, d isp laying the W LA N s, A ccess Point Policies , H otspo t Services ,A A A Servers , and System tab s.

3. U nd er each o f the W LA N s, A ccess Point Policies , H otspot Services , A A A Servers , andSystem tab s, m ake chan ges to the device p aram eters as req uired . A fter m akingh lik d / h h l


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chan ges, click OK and /or Apply to save your chan ges to the tem plate.

NOTE: For instructions on how to configure the ZoneD irector settings (for exam ple,

W LA N settings), refer to the ZoneD irector U ser G uide or Zo neD irector O nline H elp.

4. A fter you have m ad e all required changes, click Save to finish creating theZoneD irector configuration tem plate.

Deleting a ZoneDirector Configurat ion Template1. G o to C onfigure > ZoneD irectors > C onfig Tem plates. A list of tem plates that you

have created appears on the page.2. C lick the ZoneD irector configuration tem plate Delete link. A confirm ation m essag e

appears.

3. C lick OK .

The p ag e refreshes, and the configuration task that you d eleted d isap pears from the list.


Working with ZoneDirector Event ConfigurationM anag ed Zo ne D irector devices generate a significant num ber of events, w hich m akes thetask o f m onitoring critical ZoneD irector events challenging . To ensure that you are notifiedab out ZoneD irector events that are critical to your organization, you can define the eventsthat you w ant to sho w on the Even ts w idget on the D ashb oard.

Creat ing a ZoneDirector Event Configurat ionA Zo neD irector event con figuration nam ed D efault Event C onfiguration exists. This d efaultevent configuration includ es all im portant ZoneD irector even ts defined by Rucku s W ire-less.

W hen you w ant to a sm aller set of events (for exam ple, critical-only) to ap pear on the Eventsw idget, you can create a custom event configuration and assign it to m anag ed Zo ne D i-rector devices.

1. G o to C onfigure > Zo neD irectors > Event C onfiguration. The Event C onfiguration tabd isplays the event configurations that have been created .

2. C lick the Create a New Event Configuration b utton at the bottom -right corner ofthe page. The N ew Event C onfiguration form ap pears, d isplaying six tab s that


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categ orize the d ifferent types of ZoneD irector events. These tab s include:

System A dm in : Includes ad m inistration an d security related events, such asad m inistrator log ins and rogue A P detection, am ong othe rs.

M esh: Includ es m esh related even ts, such as m esh activation on an A P and m eshisolation detection, am ong othe rs.

C onfiguration: Includ es configuration e vents, such as chang ing m anag em en t IPad dress, chang ing passw ord, and enab ling the built-in D H C P, am ong others.

C lient: Includes client events, such as client join, disconnection, an d sessionexp iration, am ong othe rs

A P A dm in: Includ es A P even ts that m ay need your attention, such as failedauthorization, failed im ag e upgrad e, and A P reset, am ong others.

Perform ance: Includes the results of Spee dFlex tests that have b een perform ed .


Figure 102. The N ew Event C onfiguration form appears at the bottom of the page


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3. In N ew Event C onfiguration N am e, type a nam e that you w ant to assign to this even tconfiguration. For exam ple, w hen you are includ ing only critical ZoneD irector eventsin this event configuration, you can type Critical ZD Events .

NOTE: The defau lt settings in the N ew Event C onfiguration form are exactly the sam e asthe settings in D efault Event C onfiguration.To ensure that only even ts that you consider im portant are included in the event configu-ration that you are creating, clear all the check b oxes on all tab s before selecting thosethat you w ant to include in the new event configuration. You can clear or unselect all checkboxes on e ach tab the clicking the check box next to Event Type tw ice the first clickselects all check b oxes and the seco nd click clears them all.

4. C lick each o f the e ven t type tab s, and then select the che ck boxes for the ZoneD irectoreven ts that you w ant to include in the ne w event configuration.

5. C lick Save . The even t configuration that you created ap pears in the EventC onfiguration tab le.

You have co m pleted creating a new Zo ne D irector event configuration. To ap p ly this even t

configuration to ZoneD irector devices, refer to A ssigning an Event C onfiguration toZo ne D irector D evices .


Assigning an Event Configuration to ZoneDirector DevicesA fter you create an even t configuration, you need to assign it to the Zo neD irector devicesthat you w ant to send notifications for the events that you defined in the event configura-tion tem plate. A ssigning an event configuration creates a p rovisioning task that dep loysthat particular event co nfiguration to the target ZoneD irector devices.

NOTE: You can only assign one event configuration to each Zo ne D irector device.

1. G o to C onfigure > Zo neD irectors > Event C onfiguration.

2. O n the Event C onfiguration tab , look for the event configuration that you w ant toassign to Zone D irector devices.

3. C lick the Assign ZDs link that is in the sam e row as the event configuration that youw ant to assign. The A ssign ZD s w ith {Event C onfiguration N am e} form ap pears at thebottom of the p age .

Figure 103. A ssigning an event configuration to Zo neD irector devices


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4. In Select a ZD View , select the Zone D irector view from w hich yo u w ant to selectZoneD irector devices. The default A ll ZoneD irectors view and all custom Zo ne D irectorview s ap pear in the list.

The List of ZoneD irectors tab le refreshes, an d then d isplays the ZoneD irector devicesthat belong to the selected view .

5. Select the check boxes for the Zo ne D irector devices to w hich you w ant to assign theevent co nfiguration. To select all ZoneD irector devices that are currently displayed onthe p ag e, click the che ck box next to the ZD N am e colum n head er.


N ote that this on ly selects the devices on the current page. W he n there are deviceslisted on othe r pag es, you ne ed to go to tho se p ag es to select the devices.

NOTE: The List of ZoneD irectors tab le can show up to ten Zo ne D irector devices at a tim e.W hen the selected view has m ore than ten Zo neD irector devices, you can view thesucceed ing pag es that list the rem aining devices by clicking the left and right arrow s atthe b ottom of the p age.

6. A fter you select the check boxes for all the Zone D irector devices to w hich you w antto assign the event configuration, click Save to save your changes.

You have co m pleted assigning ZoneD irector devices to the even t configuration. To viewthe status of the task, refer to View ing the Status o f an Even t C onfiguration Task .

Viewing the Status of an Event Configuration TaskA fter you assign Zo neD irector devices to an even t configuration task, you can che ck theprovisioning status of the task b y going to the Config Task Log tab .

1. G o to C onfigure > Zo neD irectors > Event C onfiguration.

2. C lick the Config Task Log tab .


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Figure 104. C heck the Status colum n for the status of the event configuration task

3. In the List of Task Logs tab le, look for the event configuration task that you w ant to view .

4. C heck the Status colum n to determ ine the status of the task.

Typically, the Status c olum n show s Started after you assign Zone D irector devices to theevent configuration. The status chang es to Success w he n all target Zo ne D irector devices

have received and ap p lied the even t configuration task.

Viewing t he Event Configuration Assigned t o a ZoneDirectorDevice1. G o to C onfigure > Zo neD irectors > Event C onfiguration.

2. C lick the C onfigured ZD s tab .


3. In Select a ZD View , select the view from w hich to search for Zone D irector devices.

4. View all devices in the view or create a filter to search for specific ZoneD irector devices. To d isplay all ZoneD irector devices w ithin the selected view , click Query . The List

of ZD s tab le ap pears and lists ZoneD irector details. The C onfiguration colum ndisplays the event configuration that is currently assigned to each ZoneD irectordevice.

To search for specific ZoneD irector devices, configure the filter settings b y d oingthe follow ing :i. In the first d rop-dow n list box after Filter Row s w here, select the search attribute

that you w ant to use. O ptions include nam e, serial num ber, IP ad dress, externalIP ad dress, m odel, and last seen (am ong othe rs).

ii. In the second drop-dow n list box, select the search o perator that you w ant touse. A vailab le search operators include:

Exactly equals : Search for devices w ith attributes that exactly m atch the queryparam eter you en tered . Fo r exam ple, if you selected IP Address as the attributeand you entered 172.17.16.176 as the search param eter, then only devicesw ith this IP ad dress appear in the search results.

C ontains: Search for devices w ith attributes that include the query param eteryou en tered. For exam ple, if you selected IP Address as the attribute and youen tered 100 as the search p aram eter, then all devices w ith 100in the IPad dress(forexam ple 172 17 16 100 and 100 1 10 13 )ap pearinthe


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ad dress (for exam ple, 172.17.16. 100 and 100 .1.10.13 ) ap pear in thesearch results.

Starts w ith: Search for devices w ith attributes that start w ith the query p aram eter

you e ntered . Fo r exa

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