Setup and Configure HP Wireless E-MSM720 Wireless Controller with HP E-MSM430 Access Points
Nov17

Setup and Configure HP Wireless E-MSM720 Wireless Controller with HP E-MSM430 Access Points

KB ID 0000692  Problem We got some ‘demo stock’ in the office this week, I don’t do a lot of wireless, so I thought I would get it setup and have a look to see how easy/difficult it was. Hardware used HP E-MSM720 Premium Mobility Controller (J9694A) HP E-MSM 430 Wireless N Dual Radio Access Point (J9651A) HP HP 2915-8G-P-o-E Switch (J5692A) The switch and controller are ‘tiny’ so if you want to put them...

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Manually Configuring HP Wireless (MSM 720 controller) for Public and Private Wireless Networks
Nov17

Manually Configuring HP Wireless (MSM 720 controller) for Public and Private Wireless Networks

KB ID 0000833  Problem In the following procedure I’ll configure the following; HP 5412zl Switch. Cisco ASA 5510 Firewall. HP MSM720 Controller. HP MSM460 and MSM317 Access Points. If you are configuring an MSM765zl or MSM775zl use the following article first. HP MSM765zl and 775zl – Initial Setup and Routing Assumptions Private SSID will be on the normal corporate LAN (In this case 172.16.254.0/24). Public SSID will get...

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Change HP Wireless Access Points from Autonomous to Controlled Mode
Nov17

Change HP Wireless Access Points from Autonomous to Controlled Mode

KB ID 0000853  Problem I had a client this week who was putting in an MSM730 Wireless controller, and a few MSM460 Access Points. They already had an MSM460 in their meeting room, and I was asked to add that into the new setup on the controller as well. Out of the box the access points are in controlled mode (look for a controller), if they don’t find one they assume they are in autonomous mode and either setup on 192.168.1.1 or get...

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HP MSM Controller – Access Points Stuck ‘Waiting Acceptance’
Nov17

HP MSM Controller – Access Points Stuck ‘Waiting Acceptance’

KB ID 0000868  Problem When viewing the Controller > Controlled APs, You may see some of them stuck with a ‘Waiting Acceptance’ status. Solution This happens because the Access Point can contact the controller, (otherwise you wouldn’t even see it). But the controller cant get traffic back to the access point, to update its firmware, or to synchronize it. The root cause of this is usually because this access point is on...

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Register HP Wireless Access Points With an HP MSM Controller on a Different Subnet
Nov17

Register HP Wireless Access Points With an HP MSM Controller on a Different Subnet

KB ID 0000913  Problem If you have HP Access Points on remote sites, you have the choice of either leaving them in automomous mode, or registering them with a controller at another site. This is handy if you want to manage all your VSC’s from one location. You can do this via DNS, or via DHCP at that remote site, (I tend to setup both to be on the safe side). Solution Option 1: Set MSM Controller Location via DHCP 1. On your...

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HP MSM 765zl – How To Factory Reset
Nov17

HP MSM 765zl – How To Factory Reset

KB ID 0000916  Problem I had to setup some HP wireless gear again this week. It had been installed a while ago, but not used and there was some problems with it, so I elected to flatten it and start again. The handbook goes through how to factory reset it from the web management interface. That’s great if you can get to the management console, but I could not. Solution As the MSM765zl is a controller that is on a...

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HP MSM765zl and 775zl – Initial Setup and Routing
Nov17

HP MSM765zl and 775zl – Initial Setup and Routing

KB ID 0000917  Problem The MSM 765zl and 775zl, unlike the rest of the HP MSM controller series, do not have any physical Ethernet ports on them. So before you can get to its web management interface, you need to be able to give it an IP address, and then the controller needs to be able to find a route back to where you are, assuming you are not on a flat unrouted/single VLAN. Obviously if you are directly connected to the same...

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HP MSM Controller – Using RADIUS With Windows Server
Nov17

HP MSM Controller – Using RADIUS With Windows Server

KB ID 0000922  Problem I’m very disappointed with HP, theres next to no information on how to do this. My plan was to secure wireless access with certificates, so only clients with a valid digital certificate could authenticate and connect to the wireless. After spending nearly a whole day on the phone to various technical support departments at HP, this remained an impossible requirement! In the end, as the client only had a...

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Install and Configure an HP UPS Network Module
Nov17

Install and Configure an HP UPS Network Module

KB ID 0000813 Problem I installed one of these a couple of weeks ago, and there’s some good documentation with the module itself so installing it into the UPS and giving it an IP address was easy, getting the right client software to talk to it was a pain. Solution Configure the Network Module 1. Physically install the module in the UPS, it’s fixed with two screws and you can install it with the UPS powered on. 2. It takes a...

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HP Networking ‘ProCurve’ – Trunking / Aggregating Ports
Nov17

HP Networking ‘ProCurve’ – Trunking / Aggregating Ports

KB ID 0000638  Problem I was lending a hand this week, while my colleague swapped out a lot of switches. I don’t usually deploy a large number of HP switches, so I was surprised when we installed a chassis switch and after patching the fiber links, the Cisco Catalyst switches all got upset and we lost three out of four ping packets. I (wrongly) assumed that STP would be enabled, so I wandered back and pulled the second fiber...

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