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Re: Technology Manager 2.0 Release

Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2016 8:40 am
by lajackson
So far, I have positioned myself under each WAP with WiFi connected, then turned them off one at a time until my WiFi signal dropped. I labeled that one in TM, turned it back on, and moved to the next. The last one in each building was easy since I was just verifying that I got the first ones right.

Low tech, but it worked. The hardest part (other than the guess work) was making sure I was attached to the closest WiFi access point when I tripped the switch.

Re: Technology Manager 2.0 Release

Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2016 11:31 am
by russellhltn
Mikerowaved wrote:When you're done walking around, compare the MAC addresses you recorded with the list in TM.
Doesn't work. The wired side and wireless side have different MAC addresses.

Also, a tip: In WiFi Analyzer, you can do a long press on a AP and save a alias for it. So now you can have it show "East Hallway" instead of yet another "LDS Access".

Also, a warning to others: turning off the AP works as long as you test that for ALL of them. (Not just all of them in TM.) Otherwise, you might have the hidden AP situation I ran into. In that case, the AP you turn off in TM may not be the right one.

You can check how many you have by going to the main page for the firewall, click on "Get Connected Devices". Wait for the "plug" icon to come up to the left of the line for the "User" zone. Click on the plug. Type in "Cisco" in the search box. Count the lines. Unless you've got a managed Cisco switch, the number of lines should match the number of APs in the building (including the one built-into some models of the firewall.)

Re: Technology Manager 2.0 Release

Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2016 7:03 am
by bookofnorman
who is given what permissions in 2.0? can the technology specialist do everything the FM manager can? what about the mechanics?

Re: Technology Manager 2.0 Release

Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2016 7:45 am
by Biggles
The answer to your question about what the STS and the FM manager can and can't do is described in the initial post https://tech.lds.org/forum/viewtopic.ph ... 87#p160787 to this thread. I would hasard a guess that the mechanics will have the same access as the FM manager.

The Help Centre notes about TM haven't been updated yet, to reflect the recent changes. I actually sent feedback about this earlier today.

Re: Technology Manager 2.0 Release

Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2016 2:41 pm
by CleggGP
bookofnorman wrote:Can the technology specialist do everything the FM manager can? what about the mechanics?
On a stake level currently an STS and FM (and Assistant FM) can do similar things in TM. This includes view network information, edit ISP information, enable/disable WiFi, label WAPs, refresh the firewall configuration, and reboot the firewall. On the satellite network they can view satellite information, change language channels, and temporarily mute receiver video. An FM can also activate/deactivate/reassign/replace a satellite receiver.

Currently FM mechanics can view network information, edit ISP information, enable/disable WiFi, label WAPs, refresh the firewall configuration, and reboot the firewall.
russellhltn wrote:[Wireless access points have different wired and wireless] addresses.
In new TM feature (available later next week) will show both the MAC and WiFi address for each WAP on the "Access Points" tab.

Re: Technology Manager 2.0 Release

Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2016 3:08 pm
by CleggGP
CleggGP wrote:[A] new TM feature ... will show both the MAC and WiFi address for each WAP on the "Access Points" tab.
FYI. A TM update was released today that includes a new feature that lists both MAC and WiFi addresses for WAPs, which may help people identify and label AP locations in TM.

Re: Technology Manager 2.0 Release

Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2016 5:29 pm
by jamiep39
Biggles wrote:Unfortunately not available for Apple products.
I ended up using the Fing network scanner on my iPhone. All of my APs have power injectors mounted in a row in the closet so I just scanned the network for the APs, found one of the APs in the list, pinged it, and unplugged the LAN side of the power injector one at a time until the ping stopped replying. Then I labeled that one and moved on to the next. Saved a lot of time having to wait for them to reboot by just unplugging the LAN. I did 7 APs in about 10-15 minutes.

Re: Technology Manager 2.0 Release

Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2016 9:57 pm
by Mikerowaved
jamiep39 wrote:I ended up using the Fing network scanner...
Yes, Fing is a terrific tool. So you were labeling the cables in the wire closet. How were you determining which area of the building each WAP covered?

Re: Technology Manager 2.0 Release

Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2016 1:55 am
by jamiep39
Mikerowaved wrote:
jamiep39 wrote:I ended up using the Fing network scanner...
Yes, Fing is a terrific tool. So you were labeling the cables in the wire closet. How were you determining which area of the building each WAP covered?
The cables were already labeled. It was the physical location to mac address that I had to figure out.