Technical data

When is Virtual Cell Really on for an AP?

AP1000 is always ready to use Virtual Cell or Virtual Port; no configuration at the

radio level is necessary. To enable either of them, simply configure them as on in

each ESS profile. If neither is desired, the AP can be used in a non-virtual (or legacy)

environment.

For AP300, Virtual Cell is enabled on the radio interface by default, and it can be

disabled as desired. This setting overrides any Virtual Cell configuration at the

ESS-level, i.e., if you turn Virtual Cell off at an AP300 radio, then Virtual Cell is off

for that radio, even if the ESS in use has Virtual Cell configured. Both the radio and

the ESS in use must have Virtual Cell enabled for AP300 to work.

The following table illustrates the three possible configurations for the AP300:

There are two steps for configuring AP300 Virtual Cell:

1. Create an ESS with Virtual Cell On (default); for directions, see Add an ESS with

the Web UI.

2. Configure each AP300 radio for Virtual Cell by following these steps:

a. Click Configure > Wireless > Radio.

b. Select a radio.

c. Save the configuration.

Adding an ESS with the CLI

Assigning an ESSID with the CLI

The ESSID is the ESS name that clients use to connect to the WLAN. An ESSID can be

a string of up to 32 alphanumeric characters long. Do not use spaces or special char-

acters.

The following example names an ESS corp-users and enters ESSID configuration mode:

Radio Virtual Cell ESS Profile VCell and VPort ESSIDs are...

AP300

on on Virtualized

off off Not Virtualized

off on Not Virtualized