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WM-AD configuration
WM-AD topology overview
8 WM-AD configuration
This chapter explains how to configure the WM-AD through the Summit WM
Switch using the Extreme Networks Summit WM-Series Console.
The topics in this chapter are organized as follows:
• WM-AD topology overview
• Creating and configuring a Routed WM-AD
• Creating and configuring a Bridge Traffic Locally At SWM WM-AD
• Creating and configuring a Bridge Traffic Locally At WAP WM-AD
• Configuring authentication mechanism for WM-AD
• Configuring filtering rules
• Configuring privacy for WM-AD
8.1 WM-AD topology overview
Summit WM-Series Switch Software provides a versatile means of mapping
wireless networks to the topology of an existing wired network. This is
accomplished through the assignment of WM Access Domain Services.
When you set up WM Access Domain Services (WM-AD) on the Summit WM-
Series Switch, you are defining subnets for groups of wireless users. This WM-
AD definition creates a virtual IP subnet where the Summit WM-Series Switch
acts as a default gateway for wireless devices.
This technique enables policies and authentication to be applied to the groups of
wireless users on a WM-AD, as well as the collecting of accounting information
on user sessions that can be used for billing.
When a WM-AD is set up on the Summit WM-Series Switch:
• One or more Altitude APs (by radio) are associated with it
• A range of IP addresses is set aside for the Summit WM-Series Switch’s
DHCP server to assign to wireless devices
If routing protocol is enabled, the Summit WM-Series Switch advertises the WM-
AD as a routable network segment to the wired network, and routes traffic
between the wireless devices and the wired network.
Each radio on a Altitude AP can participate in up to four WM-ADs, via the multi-
SSID function.
The WM-AD topologies are classified on the basis of the following WM-AD types: