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Summit WM Getting Started Guide, Software Version 5.1 91
7 WM-AD configuration
This chapter explains how to configure the WM-AD through the Summit WM Controller using the
Summit WM GUI.
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 WM WM-AD
● Creating and configuring a Bridge Traffic Locally at AP WM-AD
● Creating and configuring WDS WM-AD
● Assigning Wireless APs’ radios to WM-AD
● Configuring authentication mechanism for WM-AD
● Configuring filtering rules
● Configuring privacy for WM-AD
WM-AD topology overview
Summit WM Controller, Access Points, and Software Solution 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 (WM-AD).
When you set up WM-AD on the Summit WM Controller, you are defining subnets for groups of
wireless users. This WM-AD definition creates a virtual IP subnet where the Summit WM Controller
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 Controller:
● One or more Wireless APs (by radio) are associated with it
● A range of IP addresses is set aside for the Summit WM Controller’s DHCP server to assign to
wireless devices
If routing protocol is enabled, the Summit WM Controller 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 Wireless AP can participate in up to eight WM-ADs, via the multi-SSID function.
The WM-AD topologies are classified on the basis of the following WM-AD types:
● Routed WM-AD – The user traffic is tunneled to the Summit WM Controller. This is the default set-
up.