342 CHAPTER 9: C ONFIGURING WX S WITCHES R EMOTELYPreconfiguring aSwitch in 3WXMIf you know the switch’s serial number, use the following procedure toset up the switch’s configuration in 3WXM.1 Start 3WXM Services.2 Start a 3WXM client and connect to 3WXM Services.3 Select Tools > 3WXM Services Setup from the menu bar in the main3WXM window. The 3WXM Services Setup wizard appears.4 On the Service Settings tab of the wizard (displayed by default), selectAllow remote access, in the Access Control area.5 Select the WX Connection Settings tab.6 Select Accept self-signed certificates, in the Connection Security area.7 Click Save, then click Close.8 Open the network plan for the site, or select File > New to create a newnetwork plan.9 Access the Create Wireless Switch wizard:a Select the Configuration tool bar option.b In the Organizer panel, select the network plan name.c In the Task List panel, select Create Wireless Switch.10 Enter a name for the switch in the WX Name box.11 Select the switch model.12 Enter the serial number in the Serial Number box.13 Configure other parameters as required for the switch’s deployment.You can configure an enable password for the switch even if it does notalready have one. When sending the configuration, 3WXM tries theconfigured password first, then tries a blank password if the enablepassword does not match the one on the switch. If the switch does nothave an enable password, the blank password is accepted. 3WXM thensends the configuration to the switch, including the configured(non-blank) enable password.14 Click Finish to save the switch configuration and close the wizard.Leave 3WXM Services running, with the network plan open. When theswitch is powered on at the remote site (and the Fn switch is pressed, if aWXR100), the switch contacts 3WXM Services to request a configuration.
