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hwc_vnsconfiguration.fm
Virtual Network configuration
Assigning Wireless AP radios to a VNS
A31003-W1050-U100-2-7619,
March 2008
HiPath Wireless Controller, Access Points and Convergence Software V5 R1 , C20/C2400 User Guide 175
• C20 – Up to 8 VNSs
Note: You can assign the radios of all three Wireless AP variants — HiPath
Wireless AP, HiPath Wireless Outdoor AP, and Wireless 802.11n AP — to any
VNS.
To assign Wireless APs to a VNS:
1. From the main menu, click Virtual Network Configuration. The Virtual
Network Configuration page is displayed.
2. In the left pane Virtual Networks list, click the VNS you want to assign
Wireless APs to. The Topology tab is displayed.
3. Click the RF tab.
4. In the SSID box, type the SSID that wireless devices will use to access the
Wireless AP.
5. In the Advanced RF Settings, select the following:
• Suppress SSID – Select to prevent this SSID from appearing in the
beacon message sent by the Wireless AP. The wireless device user
seeking network access will not see this SSID as an available choice, and
will need to specify it.
• Enable proprietary IE – Select to enable radio channel reports to be sent
to the Wireless AP for improving roaming time and reliability, as well as
improving client power consumption. The AP channel report lists all
channels on which the VNS can be found—all channels used by all APs
that have been assigned to the VNS. The AP will provide this list in a
proprietary information element to be included in Beacon and Probe
response packets. By default this option is disabled. It is recommended
to enable this option.
• Enable 11h support – Select to enable TPC (Transmission Power
Control) reports. By default this option is disabled. It is recommended to
enable this option.
• Apply power back-off – Select to enable the AP to use reduced
power (as does the 11h client). By default this option is disabled. It is
recommended to enable this option.
• Process client IE requests – Select to enable the AP to accept IE
requests sent by clients via Probe Request frames and responds by
including the requested IE’s in the corresponding Probe Response
frames. By default this option is disabled. It is recommended to enable
this option.