User guide

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HiPath Wireless Controller, Access Points and Convergence Software V3.0: User Guide
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Virtual Network configuration
Topology for a VNS
Once you have assigned a Wireless AP radio to four VNSs, it will not appear in the list for
another VNS setup.
You can view the VNSs that each radio is participating in by clicking on each radio tab in
the Wireless AP Configuration screen.
Enable Management Traffic on this VNS
6. To use this VNS for Management Traffic such as SSH, HTTPS, or SNMP, click the Allow
mgmt traffic checkbox on. Use this capability with caution, since it overrides the built-in
exception filters that prohibit such traffic on the HiPath Wireless Controller data interfaces.
(See also Section 4.6.1, “Port-based exception filters: built-in”, on page 40.)
Enable Third Party Access Points on this VNS
7. If this VNS is to be used for third-party access points, click the Use 3rd Party AP checkbox
on. The screen changes to include fields to enter the IP Address and MAC Address of the
third-party access point. Use this function as part of the process defined in Section 10,
“Setting up third-party access points”, on page 125.
Define a next hop route for this VNS
8. To define a static route specifically for this VNS, in the Next Hop Address field, key in the
IP address of the next hop router on the network through which you wish all traffic on this
VNS to be directed. If traffic from a wireless device on this VNS is destined outside of the
VNS, then it is forwarded to the next hop IP address, where this router applies policy and
forwards the traffic. This features applies to unicast traffic only.
You can also modify the OSPF Route Cost.
9. To disable OSPF Advertisement on this VNS, click the checkbox on.
Set the IP address for the VNS (for the DHCP server on the Controller)
10. In the Gateway box, key in the network IP address for the VNS.
This IP address is the default gateway for the VNS. The HiPath Wireless Controller
advertises this address to the wireless devices when they sign on.
11. In the Mask box, key in the appropriate subnet mask for this IP address, to separate the
network portion from the host portion of the address (typically 255.255.255.0)
The Address Ranges fields populate automatically (based on the IP address you keyed
in) with the range of IP addresses to be assigned to wireless devices using this VNS.
12. To modify the Address Ranges, key the first available address in the from box. Key the
last available address in the to box.