User guide

WM Access Domain Services (WM-AD)

Summit WM Series WLAN Switch and Altitude Access Point Software Version 4.1 User Guide

● Requires filtering rules for group filter IDs after authentication. A default filter applies if a more

specific filter is not indicated by the RADIUS Access-Accept response.

● Used for a WM-AD supporting wireless voice traffic (QoS)

● Used for a WM-AD supporting third-party APs

● Has WEP and WPA-PSK privacy

● AAA:

● Has 802.1x authentication

● Requires filtering rules for group filter IDs and default filter. A definition of group filter IDs is

optional. If a filter is not specified or not returned by the Access-Accept response, the default

filter group is applied.

● Has WEP and WPA privacy

● Controller is involved in authenticating users. 802.1x packets for AAA assignment are forwarded

by the AP to the controller, through to the RADIUS server.

Traffic behavior types

There are 3 traffic types available when setting up your WM-AD:

● Tunneled to SWM (routed)

● Bridged traffic locally at WAP

● Bridged traffic locally at SWM

You assign available Altitude APs, by radio, to the WM-AD. An Altitude AP radio is available for WM-

AD assignment until it has been assigned to a maximum eight WM-ADs. The Summit WM series switch

WM200/2000 can support up to 64 WM-ADs.

Each AP's radio can be assigned to any of the WM-ADs defined in the system, with up to 8

assignments per radio.

Once a WM-AD definition is saved, the Summit WM series switch updates this information on the

Altitude AP. The WM-AD broadcasts the updates during beacon transmission, unless the SSID beacon

is suppressed on the To po l og y tab.

The Altitude AP Configuration screen lists defined WM-ADs and which radio each has been assigned

to.

On the To po l og y tab, define parameters for DHCP for IP address assignment. DHCP IP assignment is

not applicable to Bridged at AP mode. DHCP assignment is disabled by default for Bridged to VLAN

mode. However, you can enable DHCP server/relay functionality to have the controller service the IP

addresses for the VLAN (and wireless users).

You can also configure this WM-AD for management traffic or for third-party APs.

RF assignment for a WM-AD

The second step in setting up a WM-AD is to configure the RF assignment for the WM-AD. From the

RF tab you assign APs to a WM-AD and SSID definitions.