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
Device Configuration
ORiNOCO® 802.11n Access Points - Software Management Guide 69
Tabulated below are the ‘VLAN’ parameters and the method to configure the configurable parameters:
Parameter Description
VLAN Status Specifies the status of the VLAN on the AP device.
By default, it is disabled. To enable VLAN, check the VLAN Status box.
: To configure the Wireless (VAP) VLAN properties and Ethernet VLAN properties,
VLAN status should be enabled.
RADIUS VLAN Status This parameter enables VLAN assignment to AP device’s wireless clients through a RADIUS
Server. This way of RADIUS based VLAN assignment helps:
– To reduce the task of manually configuring VLAN parameters on each wireless client
connected to the AP device.
– The wireless client to remain on the same VLAN as it moves across the network.
– To maintain a maximum number of groups/wireless clients under a single VAP
network.
– To reduce the interference by sending the traffic to intended groups/wireless clients.
By default, this parameter is disabled. To enable, check the Radius VLAN Status box. VLAN
Status should also be enabled, failing which the AP device will not perform the VLAN
assignment functionality.
: When RADIUS VLAN is enabled, it is recommended to use only one VAP (only for the
first SSID) per radio. This will avoid interference between different VAPs with
untagged broadcasted traffic.
RADIUS based VLAN Assignment:
When a wireless client tries to connect to an AP device, the AP device forwards the request
to the RADIUS Server (a central storage of pre- configured user profiles). On receiving the
request from the AP device, the RADIUS server authenticates on what the wireless client is
authorized to do. On successful authentication, RADIUS Server sends an acknowledgment
with three vendor specific attributes Tunnel-Pvt-Group-ID, Tunnel-Medium-Type and
Tunnel-Type. Refer the ORiNOCO® 802.11n Access Points - Reference Guide, for details on
how to configure the three attributes within the RADIUS Server.
Figure 5-31 RADIUS based VLAN Assignment