Technical data

Bridging with AirFortress and AppleTalk

Wireless bridging with Fortress Technology AirFortress gateway and AppleTalk

networks can be configured to extend ESSID functionality.

FortressTech Layer 2 Bridging

FortressTech Layer 2 bridging and encryption with Fortress Technology AirFortress

gateway allows an administrator to configure FortressTech encryption on one or more

ESSIDs.

From the essid configuration submode, use the commands l2bridge airf and no

l2bridge airf to enable and disable this feature, respectively.

AppleTalk Layer 2 Bridging

This feature allows an administrator to configure bridging to AppleTalk networks on

one or more ESSIDs. From the essid configuration sub mode, use the commands

l2bridge appletalk and no l2bridge appletalk to enable and disable AppleTalk

bridging, respectively.

GRE ESSID Feature

The ESSID configuration for GRE tunneling is described in chapter Chapter 12,

“Configuring VLANs.”

Band Steering Feature

Band steering works with multi-band capable clients by letting you assign bands to

clients based on their capabilities. Without band steering, an ABG client could

formerly associate on either the A or the B/G channels, leading to overcrowding on

one band or the other. With band steering, you can direct some of this traffic to the

A band. Another example of using band steering is to separate voice and data traffic.

Note:

If more than one ESSID profile is active on the controller, AppleTalk clients

are not able to find an enabled AppleTalk printer. This does not occur when only one

ESSID is active.