Installation guide
Table Of Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Management and Monitoring Capabilities
- Device Initialization
- Basic Configuration
- Device Configuration
- Device Management
- Device Monitoring
- Troubleshooting
- Frequency Domains and Channels
- Bootloader CLI and Scan Tool
- ASCII Character Chart
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- Glossary
- Abbreviations
- Statement of Warranty
- Technical Services and Support
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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RADIUS VLAN
Q. How is WDS related with STP?
STP is enabled automatically when you enable a VAP in WDS mode. STP feature helps in avoiding loops in a ring topology
formed by a WDS link.
Q. Why VLAN assignment via RADIUS is needed?
VLAN assignment via RADIUS reduces the effort of AP device, in manually configuring VLAN to a specific user. By using this
feature we can dynamically assign VLANs to wireless clients when the clients are authenticated with RADIUS server. Hence,
each client can maintain its own VLAN network.
Q. What if “Tunnel-Private-Group-ID” is empty?
If the “Tunnel-Private-Group-ID” is empty, the native VLAN ID configured (if any) in the VAP is applied to the client.
Q. What is the behavior of RADIUS VLAN assignment, while sending Broadcast/Multicast traffic?
• The Broadcast/Multicast traffic being sent from an ethernet backhaul PC (associated to any VLAN or NO VLAN),
reaches the wireless clients irrespective of the VLANs applied to them.
• The Broadcast/Multicast traffic being sent from the wireless client (say with VLAN ID = VLAN 100) reaches the other
wireless client(s) (irrespective of the VLANs applied) and ethernet backhaul PC associated to same VLAN (that is 100) or
NO VLAN (but not to the PC associated to other VLANs).
Q. How is management VLAN ID related to RADIUS VLAN assignment?
If the management VLAN ID is configured, the RADIUS server should also be in the same VLAN to receive the request packet
re-directed by the AP device.
Q. How to make sure that the clients are assigned with a correct VLAN ID via RADIUS server?
Go to Monitor -> Station Statistics -> corresponding client and click the “show” tab, which details all the parameters
including the VLAN ID assigned.
Q. What is the limited number of clients, getting assigned the VALN Id from RADIUS server?
There is no limitation on the number of clients, assigned the VLAN ID via a RADIUS server. As a standard, AP device supports
upto 128 clients per radio.