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

Radio Ports

The 802.11a standard enables data rates from 6.0 Mbps to 54 Mbps, depending

on the quality of the signal level. Overhead and competition for the shared

medium often lowers actual throughput to about half the theoretical data rate.

The second radio on the RP 220 and on the RP 230 supports 802.11a.

802.11b. This standard defines the Physical Layer for wireless networks that

operate in the 2.4 GHz band—one of the radio bands available to any private

entity.

This band includes channels 1 to 14, some of which, however, are not allowed

in certain regions. The channels overlap, each creating noise in the five

channels on either side. Non-overlapping channels include:

■ 1, 6, and 11

■ 1, 7, and 13

802.1b enables data rates between 1 Mbps and 11.5 Mbps, although overhead

decreases the actual throughput by at least half.

Although 802.11g is replacing 802.11b, some older stations still support only

802.11b. The RP 210’s single radio and the first radio on the RP 220 and the RP

230 support 802.11b.

802.11g. 802.11g operates in the 2.4 GHz range like 802.11b. However, it

enables the higher data rates of 802.11a—between 6.0 Mbps and 54 Mbps

(although, again, overhead decreases the actual throughput).

The RP 210’s single radio and the first radio on the RP 220 and the RP 230 also

support 802.11g. 802.11g is backward compatible with 802.11b, so the radio

can support both standards at once. This guide refers to the RP radios that

support 802.11b and 802.11g as 802.11bg radios.

By default, an RP’s 802.11 bg radio supports both 802.11b and 802.11g stations.

You can remove support for 802.11b stations by requiring 802.11g’s short

preamble and removing the 802.11b rates for the radio’s basic rate set. See

Chapter 3: Radio Port Configuration for more information.

802.11h. 802.11h consists of two mechanisms: Dynamic Frequency Selection

(DFS) and Transmit Power Control (TPC). DFS enables RPs to dynamically

change channel if they detect interference on a channel. RPs use TPC to lower

their power, and that of associated stations, and minimize interference.