An administrator has completed a new install of SmartZone-Essentials for switch management, and has configured the SmartZone IP as the registrar IP on an ICX 7450. Which condition explains why the switch is not connecting?
A.
SNMPv3 is not enabled on SmartZone.
B.
DHCP options are not properly configured for the switch.
C.
SmartZone is not configured to allow self-signed certificates.
D.
SmartZone High Scale is required for ICX switch management.
When deployingSmartZone-Essentials (SZ-100/SZ-144)forRUCKUS ICX switch management, the switches establish a secure HTTPS-based connection to the controller using theSmartZone registrar IP. A common issue preventing connection occurs whenSmartZone is not configured to accept self-signed certificates—which are typically used by ICX switches by default for initial onboarding.
As described in theRUCKUS One Online Help – SmartZone Switch Management SetupandRUCKUS AI documentation, administrators must explicitly enable the option to“Allow Self-Signed Certificates”in the controller’sSwitch Management settings. Without this configuration, the SmartZone rejects the ICX connection request during SSL/TLS handshake, causing registration failure.
SNMPv3 configuration and DHCP options are unrelated to initial controller registration. Additionally,SmartZone-Essentialsfully supports ICX management;SmartZone High Scaleis not required.
Thus, the correct answer isC— the connection fails because the controller is not set to accept self-signed certificates from the switch.
[References:, RUCKUS One Online Help – SmartZone Switch Management and Onboarding Configuration, RUCKUS Analytics 3.5 User Guide – Device Connection and Registration Monitoring, RUCKUS AI Documentation – ICX Switch Onboarding with SmartZone Essentials, , ]
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