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Cisco WLAN Controller Web Interface User Guide
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Chapter 4 Controller Menu Bar Selection
Interfaces
Interfaces
Use CONTROLLER > Interfaces to navigate to this page.
The following table shows controller interface general parameters.
• To edit the parameters for an interface, select the Edit link (Interfaces > Edit).
• Remove an interface by selecting the appropriate Remove link. You are prompted for
confirmation of the interface removal.
Command Buttons
• New: Click to add a new interface.
• Help: Request that the help page be displayed in a new browser window.
Interfaces > New
Use CONTROLLER > Interfaces then New to navigate to this page.
Add a new controller Operator-Defined Interface by entering the following parameters:
• Interface Name - Enter the name of the new Operator-Defined Interface, without any spaces.
• VLAN Id - Enter the VLAN identifier for this new interface, or 0 for an untagged VLAN.
Command Buttons
• Back: Return to the previous window.
• Apply: Click Apply to display the Interfaces > Edit page and continue configuring the new
Operator-Defined Interface.
• Help: Request that the help page be displayed in a new browser window.
Ta b l e 4 - 3 Controller Interface Parameters
Parameter Description
Interface Name Name of the interface:
• Management -- 802.11 Distribution System wired network.
• Service-port -- System Service interface.
• Virtual -- Unused IP address used as the Virtual Gateway Address.
• AP-manager -- Only used when the LWAPP protocol is run across
Layer 3. Can be on the same subnet as the management IP address,
but must have a different IP address than the management interface.
• <name> -- An Operator-Defined Interface assignment, without any
spaces.
VLAN Identifier Virtual LAN assignment of the interface.
IP Address The IP address of the controller and its distribution port.
Interface Type Static - Management, AP-Manager, Service-Port, and Virtual interfaces.
Dynamic - Operator-defined interfaces.