Ruckus Smartzone 100 User Manual

Ruckus Wireless™

SmartZone™ 100

Quick Setup Guide for SmartZone

3.4.1

This Quick Setup Guide provides basic instructions for setting up the Ruckus Wireless SmartZone 100 (SZ-100) on the network. For information on advanced configuration and management options, see the SmartZone 100 Getting Started Guide and SmartZone 100 Administrator Guide, which are available for download from the Ruckus Wireless Support website:

https://support.ruckuswireless.com/documents

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Licensing Information

The SZ-100 comes pre-shipped with 1000 temporary AP Capacity Licenses, which are valid for a period of 90 days from when the SZ-100 is configured via the initial setup configuration. For operation beyond 90 days, you MUST buy permanent AP Capacity licenses. The purchased Licenses MUST be activated for them to become valid.

The management of the AP Capacity Licenses and the ability to activate the permanent License will be through the Ruckus Wireless Support Portal (https://support.ruckuswireless.com). An email will be sent to the User that is identified on the

Purchase Order and full instructions as to how to activate the Licenses is included in the email. As a guide, full instructions can be found at https://support.ruckuswireless.com/activate.

Using the LiMAN (license management) portal on the Ruckus Wireless Support website, you can assign licenses to or from a SZ-100 or move them to another SZ-100 (see a summary of LiMAN features in Tabl e 1). To physically manage the distribution of licenses from the Support website to the actual SZ-100, do one of the following:

• Connect the SZ-100 directly to the Internet.

• Deploy a Ruckus Wireless Local License Server (LLS) within your network. The LLS must be able to communicate with your SZ-100 and it must be connected to the Internet.

• LLS should first synchronize with the license server in

the cloud to get the required license (as per the SZ100 serial number)

• Remove licenses from one SZ-100 to add to another

NOTE: In the event that the SZ-100 is not connected to the Internet and you have not deployed an LLS, you can download the actual licenses from the Support Portal and manually upload to the specific SZ-100.

For step-by-step instructions on how to activate the SZ-100’s licenses, see Step 5: Activate the SZ-100’s Licenses.

Table 1. LiMAN features and how to activate them on the SZ-100

LiMAN Features SZ-100 Online

(Connected to the Internet)

• Register SZ-100 controllers, licenses, support entitlement

• Add capacity licenses to SZ100 controllers

• Remove licenses from one SZ-100 and add to another

No action required. The SZ-100 syncs with LiMAN automatically within 24 hours and applies the appropriate licenses.

SZ-100 Offline (Disconnected from the Internet)

Three steps required: 1 Download the license file

from LiMAN.

2 Log on to the SZ-100,

and then upload the license file from LiMAN.

3 Download the license

response file from the SZ-100, and then upload it to LiMAN.

Before You Begin

Before deploying Ruckus Wireless products, please check for the latest software and the release documentation.

• Release Notes and other user documentation are available at http://support.ruckuswireless.com/documents.

• Software upgrades are available at

http://support.ruckuswireless.com/software.

• Open source information is available at

http://opensource.ruckuswireless.com.

• Software license and limited warranty information are available at http://support.ruckuswireless.com/warranty.

Package Contents

• One SmartZone 100 appliance with one AC/DC power supply unit and power cord

• One console cable

• One rack mount kit

• Service Level Agreement/Limited Warranty Statement sheet

• Regulatory Statement sheet

•This Quick Setup Guide

What You Will Need

• An administrative computer (admin PC) with a connection to the local area network

• A web browser, such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome or Apple Safari

• The IP address, netmask, gateway and DNS server addresses assigned to the SZ-100 —if it has a static network address (recommended)

Step 1: Connect the SZ-100 to the Network

#1 Connect the SZ-100 to a convenient power source, and

then press the power switch on the rear panel. The Alarm LED shows a flashing red light as the SZ-100 starts up. When the SZ-100 has started up successfully, the Alarm LED turns to a solid green light.

#2 Obtain an Ethernet cable. Connect one end of the Ethernet

cable to one of the LAN ports (port 1 or 2 recommended) on the SZ-100, and then connect the other end to your network’s switch or router. DHCP server should be available in the connected LAN environment for SZ-100 to get the IP address.

NOTE The SZ-100 is a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) device.

Once you connect it to the network, it will automatically configure itself, obtain an IP address, and make its presence known to other devices on the network.

#3 Go to the admin PC and verify that the SZ-100 is now

discoverable on the network. On Windows 7 and Windows 8, go to Control Panel > Network and Internet > View

network computers and devices, and then locate the Network Infrastructure section. The SZ-100 should appear

there. In such scenarios, SZ-100 and a system (laptop or a

PC) should have cross-over connection and the system should have an IP address in the same subnet as SZ-100. Configure SZ-100 MGMT and CONTROL interface and add it to the new LAN connection. Use the new IP address to access SZ-100.

NOTE If you prefer not to use UPnP, you can type the IP address

of the SZ-100 into a web browser instead. In case there is no DHCP server on the network, the default IP address and URL of the SZ-100 is http://192.168.2.2:8080 with a network mask of

255.255.255.0. Otherwise, an IP address is assigned automatically from your existing DHCP service.

Figure 1. The SZ-100 appears in the Network Infrastructure

section

Figure 2. The Port Configuration screen of the Setup Wizard

- If you clicked Two Port Group, configure the IP

address of the management and AP control interface on the Port 1 screen, and then configure the IP address of the AP tunnel data interface on the Port 2 screen.

• Cluster Information: Select whether you want to create

a new cluster with this SZ-100 or to join an existing cluster on the network. If you want this SZ-100 to join an existing cluster, you must type the cluster IP address and admin password in the boxes provided.

#2 When the Confirmation screen appears, verify that all the

settings displayed on the screen are correct.

If you need to make a correction, click Back until the appropriate setup screen appears, then make the changes.

#3 If they are all correct, click Finish to apply the settings and

activate the SZ-100 on the network.

A progress bar appears and displays the progress of applying the settings, starting the SZ-100 services, and activating the SZ-100 on the network.

When the process is complete, the progress bar shows the message “100% Done.” The page also shows the IP address through which you can access the SmartZone web interface to manage the appliance.

TIP Take note of this IP address. You will need this later to log on

to the SZ-100’s web interface.

Step 2: Complete the Setup Wizard

Figure 3. Take note of the IP address of the web interface

#1 When the Setup Wizard appears, complete the following

Double-click the SZ-100 that appears in the Network Infrastructure section to start the SZ-100’s Setup Wizard.

A web browser loads and the SZ-100’s Setup Wizard appears, displaying the Port Configuration screen.

screens:

• Port Configuration: If you want to combine the management, AP control, and AP tunnel traffic on a single interface (recommended for simple setup), click One Port Group. If you want to separate the management and AP control traffic from the AP tunnel traffic, click Two Po rt Gr o u p.

NOTE If you clicked Two Port Group, verify that the admin PC

is connected to either port 1 or port 2 of the SZ-100.

• IP Setting: Configure the IP address settings of the SZ100 interface or interfaces either by assigning addresses automatically (if a DHCP server exists on the network) or manually:

- If you clicked One Port Group on the previous

screen, configure the SZ-100’s IP address settings on the IP Setting screen.

Step 3: Connect the SZ-100 to the Network

#1 Connect Port 1 to the router or switch.

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