Specifications

RoamAbout Mobility System Software Command Line Reference 11-99
set service-profile proxy-arp
EnablesproxyARP.WhenproxyARPisenabled,theRoamAboutSwitchrepliestoARPrequests
forclientIPaddressonbehalfoftheclients.Thisfeaturereducesbroadcastoverheadonaservice
profile’sSSIDbyeliminatingARPbroadcastsfromAPradiostotheSSID’sclients.
IftheARPrequestisfor
aclientwhoseIPaddresstheswitchdoesnotalreadyknow,the
RoamAboutSwitchallowsAPradiostosendtheARPrequesttoclients.Iftheno‐broadcastmode
isalsoenabled,theAPradiossendtheARPrequestasaunicasttoonlytheclientswhose
addressestheswitch
doesnotknow.However,ifno‐broadcastmodeisdisabled,theAPradios
sendtheARPrequestasabroadcasttoallclientsontheSSID.
Syntax
set service-profile name proxy-arp {enable | disable}
Parameters
Defaults
ProxyARPisdisabledbydefault.
Mode
Enabled.
Usage
Tofurtherreduce broadcasttrafficonaservi ceprofile,usethesetservice‐profileno‐broadcast
commandtodisableDHCPandARPrequestbroadcasts.
Example
ThefollowingcommandenablesproxyARPonserviceprofilesp1:
RBT-8100# set service-profile sp1 proxy-arp enable
success: change accepted.
Related Commands
• setservice‐profiledhcp‐restrictonpage 11‐93
• setservice‐profileno‐broadcastonpage 11‐97
• showservice‐profileonpage 11‐160
name Serviceprofilename.
enable EnablesproxyARP.
disable DisablesproxyARP.