Wireless/Redundant Edge Services xl Module Management and Configuration Guide WS.02.xx and greater

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Configuring the ProCurve Wireless Edge Services xl Module
Radio Port Adoption
The screen should list the Layer 3 RP just as it lists other RPs. However, the
IP Address field shows the Layer 3 RP’s IP address. (This field shows N/A for
Layer 2 RPs.)
Note The IP address is for informational purposes only. For example, you can ping
the RP at this address, but you cannot attempt to access or manage the RP.
Automatic or Manual Adoption of RPs
Once an RP can transmit traffic to the Wireless Edge Services xl Module, the
module can detect and adopt it. Automatic adoption simplifies deployment,
especially if your network includes many RPs. After the Wireless Edge Ser-
vices xl Module adopts an RP, it sends the radio adoption default configuration
to it. You can then customize settings for certain RPs. (To learn how to
configure RP settings, see
Chapter 3: Radio Port Configuration .)
There is one possible drawback to automatically adopting RPs, however. The
Wireless Edge Services xl Module could potentially adopt an unauthorized RP.
This unauthorized RP would be treated exactly as an authorized RP, receiving
settings for your network’s WLANs and sending traffic into the Ethernet
network.
If you can tightly control your wireless services-enabled switch and all
infrastructure switches, you can prevent someone from attaching a rogue RP
to the network and adding access to your wireless services in authorized areas.
If you are worried about rogue RPs, you can manually adopt RPs.
Although manually adopting RPs can tighten security, it also requires more
administrative effort. You must determine the best option for your particular
network environment.
You can also use a combination of methods. For example, install and automat-
ically adopt some RPs. Then enable manual adoption and manually add the
remaining RPs. The RPs that you previously adopted automatically remain
adopted.
Note If you create a redundancy group and decide to disable automatic RP adoption,
you should ensure that you disable automatic RP adoption on both the
Wireless Edge Services xl Module and the Redundant Wireless Services xl
Module. Otherwise, the Redundant Wireless Services xl Module will automat-
ically adopt RPs. For more information about configuring redundancy groups,
see Chapter 10: Redundancy Groups.