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ProCurve Secure Access 700wl Series Installation and Getting Started Guide

Network Setup

Access Control Server Setup

You can perform the initial network configuration of an Access Control Server in one of three ways:

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Connect a serial console to the Access Control Server’s serial console port and use the Command Line
Interface (CLI). See “Initial Configuration Using the CLI” on page 3-3 for detailed instructions.

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Connect the Access Control Server to your network, allowing it to get an IP address using the Dynamic
Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). Then connect to its Administrative Console with a web browser.
See “Initial Configuration Using the Administrative Console” on page 3-8 for detailed instructions.

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Connect the Access Control Server to your network, allowing it to get an IP address using the
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). Then open an SSH connection and log into the CLI.
The 700wl Series system supports SecureCRT 3.3 with the Auto Detect or Standard SSH server
options. See “Connecting Using SSH” on page 3-6 for detailed instructions.

Configuration beyond basic network installation, specifically the process of customizing the function of a
ProCurve 700wl Series system to a particular end-user environment, is not described in this manual.
Configuration performed after initial network installation is described in the

ProCurve Secure Access 700wl

Series Management and Configuration Guide

IP Addressing Considerations

An Access Control Server requires a stable IP address, so the Access Controller Modules under its control
can readily identify and communicate with the server. You can either arrange for DHCP to always assign
the same IP address to the Access Control Server, or you can manually enter a static IP address. Most
commonly, a static IP address is used.

A 700wl Series system ships configured by default to obtain its IP address and other information from a
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server. This means the system will attempt to obtain an IP
address as soon as it is connected to the network and is powered up.

Note:

If you do not want the Access Control Server to attempt to use DHCP, you must configure its IP

address before you connect it to the network for the first time. You can configure the Access Control
Server without connecting it to the network using a serial console connected to the serial port.

If you elect to obtain the Access Control Server IP address using DHCP, the Access Control Server can
also obtain the hostname, domain name, subnet mask, and the IP addresses of the gateway, DNS servers,
WINS server, and NTP server from the DHCP server. The information it receives depends on how you
configured your DHCP server.

If you configure your DHCP server to assign the same IP address to the Access Control Server every time,
then even after a factory reset (which clears all configuration changes and returns the system to its default
settings) the Access Control Server will obtain the correct IP address upon a reboot. If you elect to use a
static IP address, you will need to reconfigure the address after a factory reset.