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

For example, WLAN 1 and WLAN 5 have been assigned to the same BSSID.

The RP advertises the SSID for WLAN 1 in the beacon frame from that BSSID,

but not the SSID for WLAN 5. However, if a wireless station sends a probe

request for WLAN 5’s SSID, then the RP responds, and the station can associ-

ate. In other words, WLAN 1 operates in open system, and WLAN 5 operates

in closed system.

Note

By default, ProCurve RPs beacon the first WLAN assigned to a BSSID; however,

you can configure that WLAN to operate in closed system instead. You cannot

configure a WLAN with an index number higher than four to operate in open

system (unless you use advanced mode configuration to assign that WLAN as

the primary WLAN). For more information about configuring open and closed

system operation, see

Chapter 4: Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs)

RP Modes

The ProCurve RPs typically act in master mode, the default mode for an AP.

Of course, because the RPs are part of a coordinated solution, the Wireless

Edge Services xl Module controls the RPs’ functions.

You can also configure an RP radio to act in detector mode.

Master Mode

As mentioned earlier, BSSs and ESSs operate in infrastructure mode: wireless

stations must communicate through their RP. In this mode, 802.11 requires

that wireless stations and RPs function differently. The wireless stations act

in managed mode, and the RPs in master mode. All communications must

proceed between the master and the managed stations or between a managed

station and the master.

You should understand the basic functions that the RP, as the master, fulfills:

■ It sends beacon frames to:

• announce its presence

• advertise the WLANs that it supports

• perform other network control functions, such as synchronizing

the time

■ It receives authentication requests, which the Wireless Edge Services xl

Module forwards to the authentication server.

■ It receives association requests from wireless stations, which it forwards

to the Wireless Edge Services xl Module for response.