Provisioning Remote AP for USB Modems

To enable 3G or 4G network support, you must provision the Remote AP with the USB parameters on the managed device. You can use the WebUI or CLI to provision the USB parameters.

The following procedure describes how to provision Remote AP for USB Universal Serial Bus. USB is a connection standard that offers a common interface for communication between the external devices and a computer. USB is the most common port used in the client devices. modems:

  1. In the Managed Network node hierarchy, navigate to the Configuration > Access Points > Remote APs Remote APs extend corporate network to the users working from home or at temporary work sites. Remote APs are deplyed at branch office sites and are connected to the central network on a WAN link. tab.
  2. Select the Remote AP, and click Provision.
  3. Select Uplink tab.

    This tab is displayed only when a Remote AP is selected.

  4. Select a profile from the USB Profile drop-down list.

    This field is displayed only when the device is USB Universal Serial Bus. USB is a connection standard that offers a common interface for communication between the external devices and a computer. USB is the most common port used in the client devices.  enabled.

  5. Click Submit.
  6. Click Pending Changes.
  7. In the Pending Changes window, select the check box and click Deploy changes.

The following CLI Command-Line Interface. A console interface with a command line shell that allows users to execute text input as commands and convert these commands to appropriate functions. commands provision Remote AP for USB Universal Serial Bus. USB is a connection standard that offers a common interface for communication between the external devices and a computer. USB is the most common port used in the client devices. modems:

  • To enable 4G-exclusive network support on the Remote AP, issue the following commands.

    (host) [md] (config) #ap provisioning-profile <profile-name>

    (host) [md] (Provisioning profile "<profile-name>") usb-type <USB modem type>

    (host) [md] (Provisioning profile "<profile-name>") #usb-type none

    (host) [md] (Provisioning profile "<profile-name>") #cellular_nw_preference 4g_only

  • To enable 3G-exclusive network support on the Remote AP, issue the following commands.

    (host) [md] (config) #ap provisioning-profile <profile-name>

    (host) [md] (Provisioning profile "<profile-name>") usb-type <USB modem type>

    (host) [md] (Provisioning profile "<profile-name>") #usb-type none

    (host) [md] (Provisioning profile "<profile-name>") #cellular_nw_preference 3g_only