User's Manual

Virtual Network configuration
hwc_vnsconfiguration.fm
Wireless Distribution System
A31003-W1050-U100-2-7619
, March 2008
240 HiPath Wireless Controller, Access Points and Convergence Software V5 R1 , C20/C2400 User Guide
1. Creating a WDS VNS.
2. Defining the SSID name and the pre-shared key.
3. Assigning roles, parents and backup parents to the WDS Wireless APs.
For the ease of understanding, the WDS configuration process is explained with
the help of an example. The following illustration depicts a site with the following
features:
• An office building, denoted by a rectangular enclosure.
• Four Wireless APs — Ardal, Arthur, Athens and Auberon — are within the
confines of the building, and are connected to the wired network.
• The space around the building is the ware house.
Figure 19 WDS Deployment
Note: With the single WDS VNS, the tree structure for the WDS deployment will
be as depicted on the bottom right of Figure 19. You can also implement the same
deployment using four WDS VNSs, each for a set of Wireless APs in the four
corners of the building. Each set of Wireless APs will form an isolated topology
and will operate using a separate SSID and a separate Pre-shared key. For more
information, see Section 6.17.5, “WDS VNS”, on page 231.
• The solid arrows
point towards
Preferred
Parents.
• The dotted
arrows point
towards Backup
Parents.