VIEW Certified Configuration Guide
MeshDynamics
MD4000 Series APs
June 2008 Edition
1725-36164-001
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Introduction
Polycom’s Voice Interoperability for Enterprise Wireless (VIEW)
Certification Program is designed to ensure interoperability and high
performance between SpectraLink Wireless Telephones and WLAN
infrastructure products.
The products listed below have been thoroughly tested in Polycom’s
lab and have passed VIEW Certification. This document details how
to configure the MD4000 series access points (MeshNodes) with
SpectraLink Wireless Telephones.
Certified Product Summary
Manufacturer:
MeshDynamics Inc.: www.meshdynamics.com
Approved products:
Wireless Controllers
N/A
Access Points
MD4000 series APs
RF technology:
802.11b/g/a
2.4 GHz, 5 GHz
Radio:
Security:
WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK (AES)
AP firmware version certified:
SpectraLink handset models certified: **
SpectraLink handset software certified:
SpectraLink radio mode:
Maximum telephone calls per AP:
Recommended network topology:
2.5.69
e340/h340/i640
89.110
8020/8030
122.013
802.11g
12 *
802.11b
8
802.11b
8
802.11a
10
Switched Ethernet (recommended)
* Maximum calls tested during VIEW Certification. The certified product may actually support a higher
number of maximum calls for 802.11a and 802.11g radio modes.
** SpectraLink handset models 8020/8030, e340/h340/i640 and their OEM derivates are VIEW Certified
with the WLAN hardware and software identified in the table. Throughout the remainder of this
document they will be referred to collectively as “SpectraLink Wireless Telephones”.
Service Information
If you encounter difficulties or have questions regarding the
configuration process, please contact technical support at
If you have questions related to this guide, please contact the Polycom
Customer Support Hotline at 1-800-775-5330. The hotline is open
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Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mountain time. You may
also contact Polycom Technical Support at
[email protected] for assistance.
Network Topology
The following topology was tested during VIEW Certification testing.
SpectraLink Wireless Telephones
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Initial Configuration Settings
Network Management System (NMS) is required to configure the
access point.
1. Download
2. The NMS must run from a machine on the same network.
3. The NMS requires Java 1.4 Runtime Environment to be installed.
This may be downloaded from:
4. Click the J2SE v 1.4.2_05 JRE link.
5. After the software is downloaded to the machine, click
Meshviewer.exe.
6. Click the green Start button to start seeing the access points in
NMS.
7. Right-click the access point icon to configure it.
IP Address is not required to configure the access point.
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Configuration Settings
The settings listed below are recommended for interoperability and
high performance between SpectraLink Wireless Telephones and the
MeshDynamics Wireless LAN System.
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Configuring Interfaces
1. Right-click the access point icon (Node).
2. Select Configure Node from the shortcut menu to begin
configuration.
3. Click the Interfaces tab in the Node Configuration window.
4. Select the appropriate radio interface:
a. Click the 5G Down Link option if the SpectraLink Wireless
Telephones are configured for 802.11a.
b. Click the 2.4G Client AP option if the SpectraLink Wireless
Telephones are configured for 802.11b & b/g mixed mode or
802.11g only.
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5. Enter the ESSID to match the SpectraLink Wireless Telephones.
6. Adjust the Power Level Setting and Dynamic Channel Management
setting for appropriate level/channel as determined by your
facility site survey, optimized for wireless voice traffic. If Dynamic
Channel Management is set to Auto, the Node will determine the
channel on boot up.
7. 802.11 configurations:
a. Always select the Allow Client Connection check box
b. If SpectraLink Wireless Telephones are configured for
802.11b/g mixed mode, select the 11b check box for
2.4G Mode.
For additional details on RF deployment please see the Deploying
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c. If SpectraLink Wireless Telephones are configured for 802.11g
only, select the 11g check box for 2.4G Mode.
All rates are set as basic rates; multicast traffic will be transmitted
at the lowest basic rate for each band (1Mb/s for 802.11b, 6Mb/s
for 802.11g, and 6Mb/s for 802.11a).
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QOS Settings
1. Click the VLAN tab in the Node Configuration window.
2. To adjust QoS settings, click the “New VLAN” icon.
3. Click the “…” button to the far right of 802.11e Category to edit the
802.11e category for that Node.
4. Select Voice from the 802.11e Access Category drop-down list.
5. Set ACWmin to 0 and ACWmax to 0.
6. Set AIFSN:
a. to 2 if the SpectraLink Wireless Telephones are configured for
802.11a or 802.11g only.
b. to 3 if the SpectraLink Wireless Telephones are configured for
802.11b & b/g mixed.
7. Set Burst Time to 0.
8. Select the Disable Backoff check box.
9. Click the OK button to update settings.
“New VLAN”
icon
.
10. Reboot the Node for settings to take effect.
Configuring a VLAN on the radio is not required to edit the 802.11e
category.
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Security Settings
WPA2-PSK setup
1. Click the Security tab in the Node Configuration window.
2. Click the WPA Personal option.
3. At Mode, select WPA2/802.11i from the drop-down list.
4. Enter a Passphrase that matches the entry on the SpectraLink
Wireless Telephones.
5. Click the Save button.
6. Reboot the Node for settings to take effect.
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Effistream™ Settings
Effistream allows setting packet-based policies for QoS.
Effistream is set so that the access point can serve SVP Packets more
efficiently.
1. Click the Effistream tab in the Node Configuration window.
2. Click the Add Rules button.
3. In the Rule Properties dialog box:
a. Let Criteria be Ethernet Type.
b. Set Protocol as IP.
c. Click the Save button.
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4. Select the previous rule (Ethernet Type …).
5. Click the Add Rule button.
6. In the Rule Properties dialog box:
a. Let Criteria be IP Protocol.
b. In the Protocol field, type 119.
c. Click the Save button.
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7. Under Rules, select IP Protocol=119.
8. Click the Add Action button.
9. In the Action Properties dialog box:
a. Select the Queued Retry check box.
b. Set Transmit Rate as 0 (Auto).
c. Set 802.11e Category as Voice.
d. Click the Save button to update the Node.
10. Reboot the Node for settings to take effect.
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Further Assistance
For additional details on NMS installation and configuration, see
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