Site Creation
After the iMaster NCE-Campus installation is complete, you need to create a site that represents the campus network. Creating a site is to complete basic tasks before configuring other services on the campus network. These tasks include adding devices to the site, configuring devices to be managed by iMaster NCE-Campus, and configuring physical links on the site network. iMaster NCE-Campus provides two roadmaps for creating a site, as shown in Figure 4-3.
- Onboard devices and then determine the network topology: In this mode, the administrator needs to record information such as device ESNs to iMaster NCE-Campus and configure devices to be managed by iMaster NCE-Campus to onboard the devices. After the devices come online, you can check the network topology on iMaster NCE-Campus. If these devices need to be connected through aggregated links (Eth-Trunks), you can manually create such links.
Set up required switch stacks in advance, add the stacks to this site, and synchronize information such as stack IDs and priorities. Stacks can be manually added before being managed or added to a site through active detection of iMaster NCE-Campus after being managed (not shown in the following figure).
If two standalone WACs that work in HSB mode are deployed on the WLAN, you need to add a WAC group containing the two WACs to the site and synchronize information about the active and standby WACs. A WAC group can be manually added before being managed or added to a site through active detection of iMaster NCE-Campus after being managed (not shown in the following figure).
- Plan the network and then onboard devices: As many switches and APs are present on a large or midsize campus network, iMaster NCE-Campus provides a different configuration roadmap. In this mode, you can plan the network first and then import the planned basic network information, including device ESNs, stack information, and Eth-Trunk information, to iMaster NCE-Campus in a batch using a network plan import template. In this way, the network topology can be pre-configured, reducing the deployment workload. Finally, devices are managed and come online.
Currently, you cannot add a WAC group, Eth-Trunks between switches and other devices, or Eth-Trunks between other devices in a network plan import template.
