User's Guide

Configuring a VNS
hwc_vnsconfiguration.fm
High level VNS configuration flow
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You can use the VNS Creation Wizard to guide you through the necessary steps
to create a virtual network service (and the necessary subcomponents during the
process). The end result is a fully resolved set of elements and an active service.
The recommended order of configuration events is:
1. Before you begin, draft out the type of services the system is expected to
provide – wireless services, encryption types, infrastructure mapping
(VLANs), and connectivity points (switch ports). Switch port VLAN
configuration/trunks must match the controller's.
2. Set up basic controller services such as NTP, Routing, DNS, and RADIUS
Servers, using one of the following methods:
• Run the Basic Configuration Wizard, or
• Manually define the necessary infrastructure components such as
RADIUS Servers. RADIUS Servers are defined via the VNS
Configuration > Global > Authentication tab.
3. Define Topologies. Topologies represent the controller’s points of network
attachment. Therefore, VLANs and port assignments need to be coordinated
with the corresponding switch ports.
4. Define Policies. Policies are typically bound to Topologies. Policy application
assigns user traffic to the corresponding network point of attachment.
• Policies define mobile user access rights by filtering.
• Polices reference the mobile user's traffic rate control profiles.
5. Define the WLAN Service.
• Define SSID and privacy settings for the wireless link.
• Select the set of APs and Radios on which the service is present.
• Configure the method of credential authentication for wireless users
(None, Internal CP, External CP, GuestPortal, 802.1x[EAP]).
6. Create a VNS that binds the WLAN Service to the Policy that will be used
for default assignment upon user network attachment.
The VNS configuration page in turn allows for in-place creation of any
dependencies it may require. For example:
• Create a new WLAN Service.
• Create a new Policy.
– Create a new Topology.
– Create new ingress and egress rate control policies.