Nortel 2340 Configuration Manual

Also see for 2340: Command line interface guide Installation guide

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Nortel WLAN Location Engine 2340 Web GUI 43Nortel WLAN - Location Engine 2340 Configuration - Using Interfaces2 Filter the page to display only those devices that have a specific filter string in any of the columns. Forexample, you can filter the list to include only those devices that have the string ‘CLIENT’ or ‘ACCESSPOINT’ in the Type column, or the string ‘LOBBY’ in the Locale column.3 Reduce the scope of the list from ‘All Devices’ to ‘Only Active Devices’ or ‘Only Inactive Devices’. Anactive device is one which is powered on and has transmitted within the time specified by the InactivityTime parameter.4 Select the next to a device's label. The Device Information dialog for that device appears.5 The default label used by the system to identify all devices on the Administrative Console is the MACaddress. To make it easier to identify devices on console pages and in reports, replace the default labelwith one that is more descriptive, for example ‘Lobby AP’.6 Click Save.Device Detail pageTo display the Device Detail page for a device on the Device List page, select the next to the device's label. The typeof information presented on the Device Detail page depends on whether the device is a Client or an Access Point.The Current Status panel at the top of the Device Detail page presents a snapshot of the device's characteristics:• label• locale• MAC address• network info• vendor• RF fingerprint• IP address• channelThe tabs displayed at the bottom of the Device Detail present information that enables the System Administrator toanalyze how the device has been used since it entered the location. Regardless of the device type, the Activity tab andRecent Locales tab always appears. If the device is an Access Point or a device in Ad Hoc mode, one additional tabappears - the Associated Devices tab. For all other device types, the Network Info tab appears.