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

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Table Of Contents

ProCurve Wireless Edge Services xl Module and ProCurve Redundant Wireless Services xl Module
Title Page
Copyright and Disclaimer Notices
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
- Contents
- ProCurve Wireless Edge Services xl Module
- Radio Ports
- Redundancy Groups
- Layer 2 and Layer 3 Roaming Between RPs and Modules
2. Configuring the ProCurve Wireless Edge Services xl Module
- Contents
- Management Interfaces
- Radio Port Adoption
- System Maintenance
- SNMP Traps and Error Reporting
- Radio Port Licenses
- Setting System Information-Name, Time, and Country Code
- Enabling Secure Network Time Protocol (NTP)
- Digital Certificates
3. Radio Port Configuration
- Contents
- Overview
- Country-Code and Regulatory Procedures
- Configuring Radio Settings
  - Creating a Radio Adoption Default Configuration
  - Creating a Radio Configuration for a Particular Radio
- Considerations for Enabling Client Roaming
- Quality of Service (QoS) on RP Radios
  - WMM
  - SpectraLink Voice Priority (SVP)
4. Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs)
- Contents
- Overview
- Configuration Options: Normal Versus Advanced Mode
  - Normal Mode Configuration
  - Advanced Mode Configuration
- Configuring a WLAN
- VLAN Assignment
  - WLAN-Based VLAN Assignment
    - Considerations for WLAN-Based VLAN Assignment
  - Identity-Based, or Dynamic, VLAN Assignment
- Traffic Management (QoS)
5. Web Authentication for Mobile Users
- Contents
- Overview
- Configuring Web-Auth
- Copying Logo Files to the Module’s Flash
- Configuring Custom Web-Auth Pages
  - Configuring the CGI Commands for the Login Page
  - Configuring the CGI Commands for the Welcome Page
6. IP Services-IP Settings, DHCP, and DNS
- Contents
- IP Settings
- IP Routing
- DNS Client
- DHCP Server
7. Access Control Lists (ACLs)
- Contents
- Overview
- Configuring ACLs
8. Configuring Network Address Translation (NAT)
- Contents
- Overview
- Planning the NAT Configuration
  - Consider Your Company’s Requirements for NAT
  - Record Necessary IP Addresses and Select the NAT Implementation Method
    - Planning the Configuration for Dynamic NAT
    - Planning the Configuration for Static NAT
- Configuring Standard ACLs for Dynamic NAT
- Configuring NAT
9. Fast Layer 2 Roaming and Layer 3 Mobility
- Contents
- Overview
- Configuring Fast Layer 2 Roaming for WPA/WPA2 with 802.1X
- Configuring Layer 3 Mobility
- Verifying and Managing Layer 3 Mobility
  - Monitoring Peers
  - Viewing a Station’s Status
10. Redundancy Groups
- Contents
- High Availability for Wireless Services
- Configuring a Redundancy Group
11. RADIUS Server
- Contents
- Overview
- RADIUS Authentication
  - Configuring the Internal RADIUS Server
  - Enabling Authentication to the Internal Server on a WLAN
- RADIUS Accounting
  - Enabling Accounting to the Internal RADIUS Server on a WLAN
  - Viewing the Internal RADIUS Server’s Accounting Logs
12. Configuring Tunnels with Generic Routing Encapsulation
- Contents
- Overview
- Configuring GRE Tunnels
- Viewing GRE Tunnels and WLAN Mappings
13. Wireless Network Management
- Contents
- Overview
- Monitoring the Wireless Network
- AP Detection
- Configuring Station Intrusion Detection
- Logging and Alarms
  - Configuring Logging
  - Managing the Alarm Log
- MAC Filters (Local MAC Authentication)
- Network Self Healing
  - Neighbor Recovery
  - Interference Avoidance
14. sFlow Agent
- Contents
- Overview
- Configuring sFlow Using the Web Browser Interface
Appendix A - ProCurve Wireless Services xl Module Command Line Reference
- Contents
- Overview
- Manager Commands
- Global Commands
- Interface Commands
- Wireless Commands
- Show Commands
- Show Commands (All Contexts)
- Show Commands (Wireless)
- Support Commands
- Support Commands (All Contexts)
- Support Commands (Wireless)
Index
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Introduction

Contents

ProCurve Wireless Edge Services xl Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Wireless Networks and WLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

The Interface Between the Wireless and Wired Networks . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Communicating with RPs: Radio Port VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

Communicating with the Ethernet Network: Uplink VLANs . . . 1-12

Forwarding Traffic Between the Wireless Network and

the Ethernet Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14

Layer 2 and Layer 3 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16

RP Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16

Wireless Edge Services xl Module Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16

Determining the Layer 3 Services Your Wireless Edge Services

xl Module Should Provide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17

Using the Same VLANs for Wireless and Wired Users . . . . . . . . 1-17

Reserving VLANs for Wireless Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18

Reserving VLANs for Wireless Users in a Network with

Multiple Wireless Edge Services xl Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21

IP Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23

DHCP Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23

Security Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24

Authentication Options for WLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24

Encryption Options for WLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-31

Intrusion Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-33

Controlling Traffic with Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-34

Wireless Edge Services xl Module Firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-37

PKI and Digital Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-43

GRE Tunnels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-45