Quick Reference Guide

WC9500 PoE switch

WNDAP360

Backend L3 switch

or router

Internet

Management VLAN 100 Ethernet traffic

Client VLAN 10 Ethernet traffic

Client VLAN 20 Ethernet traffic

SSID 1

Client VLAN 10

SSID 2

Client VLAN 20

System Planning and Deployment Scenarios

ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC9500

Figure 10. Example: Advanced network with VLANs and SSIDs

The access points and wireless controller are connected in the same subnet and same VLAN

and use the same IP address range that is assigned for that subnet. There are no routers

between the access points and the wireless controller. The access points are connected to a

PoE switch, which, in turn, is connected to the wireless controller. The uplink of the PoE

switch connects to a Layer 3 switch or router that provides Internet access.

This network configuration has the following prerequisites:

• VLANs 10, 20, and 100 are tagged VLANs and are configured on both the wireless

controller and the PoE switch.

• The wireless controller is connected to the PoE switch through default VLAN 1. You

manage the wireless controller from a computer over VLAN 1 through the PoE switch.

• The DHCP server on the wireless controller is configured in management VLAN 100 to

enable the access points to receive an IP address through VLAN 100.

• The PoE switch port to which the wireless controller is connected is configured as a

tagged port to allow tagged traffic from VLAN 100.