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Configuring Routers and Switches
Configuring Routers and Switches
This chapter provides procedures for preparing routers and switches for management by the WLSE.
Note 
Only routers and switches that have properly configured access points or bridges attached to them will be discovered.
Procedure
Configure each router and switch as follows.
Step 1 Enable CDP and verify that access points and bridges are visible from the router or switch.
CDP is required for the WLSE to discover the router or switch.
a. In enable mode, verify that CDP is running on the device by using one of the following commands:
•On IOS-based devices—show cdp run.
•On Hybrid OS-based Catalyst switches—show cdp.
b. If CDP is not running, in global configuration mode, enter cdp run to enable CDP.
c. To verify that access points or bridges are visible in the device's CDP table, enter show cdp neighbors.
Step 2 Enable SNMP and set up community strings.
SNMP is required for the WLSE to discover and manage the device.
•On IOS-based devices, enter configuration mode and use the snmp-server community community_string ro command.
•On Hybrid OS-based Catalyst devices, enter enable mode and use the set snmp community read-only community_string command.
Step 3 (Optional) Set system name, contact, and location variables.
These variables make the device more manageable. The system name, system contact, and location will appear in the device detail displays.
•On IOS-based devices, enter configuration mode and use the following commands to set the system name, system contact, and system location:
•hostname name
•snmp-server contact contact
•snmp-server location location
•On Hybrid OS-based Catalyst switches, enter enable mode and use the following commands to set the system name, system contact, and system location:
•set system name name command
•set system contact contact
•set system location location
