346 CHAPTER 9: C ONFIGURING WX S WITCHES R EMOTELYHow Remote WXConfigurationWorksDrop Ship (WXR100Only)1 The WXR100 is shipped directly to the remote office where it will bedeployed.2 The network administrator at the corporate office preconfigures theswitch in a 3WXM network plan. The switch configuration must have aname for the switch, the model must be WXR100, and the serial numbermust match the serial number for the switch. The configuration shouldalso include all other settings required for the deployment, including MAPconfiguration, SSIDs, AAA settings, and so on.If enabled to do so, 3WXM can give a switch another switch’sconfiguration even though the serial number does not match. However,this capability is used only for replacing a failed switch with anotherswitch of the same model, in a network containing only one WX switch.(See “Replacing a Switch and Reusing its Configuration” on page 356.)3 Someone at the remote office where the switch is delivered physicallyinstalls the switch by connecting port 1 to the network. If the switch willmanage a directly connected MAP, the MAP needs to be physicallyinstalled and connected by an Ethernet cable to port 2. If DistributedMAPs will be managed, these also must be physically installed, connectedto the network by Ethernet cables, and connected to Power over Ethernet(PoE) sources.Drop ship configuration requires a DHCP server at the remote office. TheWXR100 uses the DHCP server to obtain an IP configuration in order tocommunicate with 3WXM Services in the corporate network. The dropship option also requires an entry in the local DNS server that maps thehostname wlan-config-srv to the IP address of the host where 3WXMServices are installed.4 The person at the remote office powers on the WXR100, and inserts apaperclip or similar object into the Fn hole for the WXR100 to press theFn switch. Normally, the Fn LED (the right LED above port 1) remainssolidly lit for 3 seconds after power on. However, when the Fn switch ispressed, the LED flashes for 3 seconds instead.
