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Discovery and Registration Overview ............................................................................................................. 3-9
Wireless AP Discovery ........................................................................................................................... 3-10
Registration After Discovery ................................................................................................................... 3-12
Understanding the Wireless AP LED Status .......................................................................................... 3-12
Configuring the Wireless APs for the First Time .................................................................................... 3-15
Defining Properties for the Discovery Process ....................................................................................... 3-16
Methods of Connecting and Powering a Wireless AP ............................................................................ 3-18
Adding and Registering a Wireless AP Manually ......................................................................................... 3-18
Configuring Wireless AP Settings ................................................................................................................. 3-19
Modifying a Wireless AP’s Status .......................................................................................................... 3-19
Configuring a Wireless AP’s Properties ................................................................................................. 3-21
AP Properties Tab Configuration ........................................................................................................... 3-21
Assigning Wireless AP Radios to a VNS ............................................................................................... 3-25
Configuring Wireless AP Radio Properties ............................................................................................ 3-26
Setting Up the Wireless AP Using Static Configuration ......................................................................... 3-39
Configuring Telnet/SSH Access ............................................................................................................. 3-42
Configuring VLAN Tags for Wireless APs .................................................................................................... 3-44
Setting Up 802.1x Authentication for a Wireless AP .............................................................................. 3-44
Setting Up 802.1x Authentication for Wireless APs Using Multi-edit ..................................................... 3-50
Configuring the Default Wireless AP Settings ........................................................................................ 3-53
Modifying a Wireless AP’s Properties Based on a Default AP Configuration ............................................... 3-66
Modifying the Wireless AP’s Default Setting Using the Copy to Defaults Feature ....................................... 3-66
Configuring Multiple Wireless APs Simultaneously ...................................................................................... 3-66
Configuring Co-located APs in Load Balance Groups .................................................................................. 3-69
How Availability Affects Load Balancing ................................................................................................ 3-74
Load Balance Group Statistics ............................................................................................................... 3-75
Configuring an AP Cluster ............................................................................................................................ 3-75
Performing Wireless AP Software Maintenance ........................................................................................... 3-76
Chapter 4: Configuring Topologies
Topology Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 4-1
Configuring the Admin Port ............................................................................................................................ 4-2
Configuring a Basic Data Port Topology ........................................................................................................ 4-4
Enabling Management Traffic ......................................................................................................................... 4-5
Layer 3 Configuration ..................................................................................................................................... 4-6
IP Address Configuration ......................................................................................................................... 4-6
DHCP Configuration ................................................................................................................................. 4-8
Defining a Next Hop Route and OSPF Advertisement ........................................................................... 4-10
Exception Filtering ........................................................................................................................................ 4-11
Multicast Filtering .......................................................................................................................................... 4-15
Chapter 5: Configuring Policies
Policy Overview .............................................................................................................................................. 5-1
Configuring VLAN and Class of Service for a Policy ...................................................................................... 5-1
Filtering Rules ................................................................................................................................................. 5-3
Filtering Rules for a Non-authenticated Filter ........................................................................................... 5-3
Non-authenticated Filter Examples .......................................................................................................... 5-4
Authenticated Filter Examples ................................................................................................................. 5-5
ICMP Type Enforcement .......................................................................................................................... 5-5
Filtering Rules for a Default Filter ............................................................................................................. 5-6
Defining Filter Rules for Wireless APs ..................................................................................................... 5-7
Configuring Filter Rules ............................................................................................................................ 5-7
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SCALANCE WLC711
C79000-G8976-C260-03, 07/2012, User Guide, V8.11