User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- GO Wireless LAN Pico Base Station (WLP)
- Installation
- Configuring the WLP
- Connect and Access the WLP
- Configuring the Management Connectivity
- Configuring the Device Prompt
- Configuring the Radio Settings
- Configuring Multiple SSIDs
- Deleting an SSID
- Configuring the Mesh Network
- Configuring WDS CPE connection
- Configuring Authentication Types
- Configuring the Radius Client in the WLP
- Configuring Privacy Methods
- Saving the Configuration
- WLP Configuration Example
- Upgrading the WLP Software
- Appendix A: List of Acronyms
- Appendix B: Wiring Specifications
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Each SSID can be defined as either a Broadcast SSID (BSSID) or a
hidden one. Passive scanning clients will not detect a hidden SSID,
since it doesn’t transmit any beacon frames. Configuring multiple
BSSIDs on the same interface is known as creating a Virtual Access
Point. A Virtual Access Point is a logical entity that exists within a
physical access point. When a single Physical AP supports multiple
Virtual APs, each Virtual AP appears to stations to be an independent
Physical AP, even though only a single Physical AP is present.
Note: SSIDs, VLANs, and encryption schemes are mapped together on a
one-to-one-to-one basis. One SSID can be mapped to one VLAN,
and one VLAN can be mapped to one encryption scheme.
Define the SSID parameters. This configuration stage is common to SSID
to be used as primary (broadcast) or hidden. In the following example,
three SSID’s are defined as GO-WLP1, GO-WLP2, and GO-HIDDEN, each
with its own VLAN-ID, and no privacy.
go> /configure ssid 1 name GO-WLP1 vlan 0 privacy-method none
type bssid
go> /configure ssid 2 name GO-WLP2 vlan 100 privacy-method
none type bssid
go> /configure ssid 3 name GO-HIDDEN vlan 200 privacy-method
none type hidden
The next step in the configuration is to attach the defined SSIDs to the
interface:
go> /configure interface dot11Radio 0 ssid add 1
go> /configure interface dot11Radio 0 ssid add 2
go> /configure interface dot11Radio 0 ssid add 3
Deleting an SSID
To delete an SSID, the SSID must first be removed from the interface.
After the SSID is removed, then the SSID can be deleted. The following
example demonstrates the deletion of SSID 3 from interface dot11Radio 0.
To remove an SSID from the interface:
go> configure interface dot11Radio 0 ssid remove 3
To delete an SSID:
go> configure ssid 3 remove
Configuring the Mesh Network
The WLP mesh network is based upon WDS (Wireless Distribution System)
protocol. WDS is used to support wireless backhauling and meshing
between WLP and CPE units. WDS supports backhauling over both the 2.4
GHz access radio and the 5 GHz backhaul radio.