User's Manual

hwc_vnsconfiguration.fm
Virtual Network configuration
Topology for a VNS
A31003-W1050-U100-2-7619,
March 2008
HiPath Wireless Controller, Access Points and Convergence Software V5 R1 , C20/C2400 User Guide 165
• SSID – The SSID determines the VNS to which a user profile will be assigned
(user topology/IP, filters):
• Has Captive Portal authentication, or no authentication (as well as MAC-
based authentication).
• Requires restricted filtering rules before authentication and, after
authentication, filtering rules for group filter IDs.
• Is used for a VNS supporting wireless voice traffic (QoS).
• Is used for a VNS supporting third-party APs.
• Has WEP and WPA-PSK privacy.
•AAA (Authentication, Authorization and Accounting):
• has 802.1x authentication (as well as MAC-based authentication).
• requires filtering rules for group filter IDs and default filter.
• has Dynamic WEP and WPA (WPA v.1 and WPA v.2) privacy.
6.3.1 Configuring topology for a VNS for Captive
Portal
The section describes how to set up a VNS for Captive Portal. The RF tab, where
you assign APs to VNSs, is not accessible until the topology for the VNS has been
configured and saved.