Administrator Guide

481 | Virtual APs Dell Networking W-Series ArubaOS 6.4.x| User Guide
In the CLI
(host) (config)#ap-group <ap-group> virtual-ap <vap-profile>
Excluding a Virtual AP Profile
You can exclude one or more virtual AP profiles from an individual AP. This prevents a virtual AP, defined at the
AP group level, from being applied to a specific AP. For example, you can apply the virtual AP profile that
corresponds to the “Corpnet” SSID to the “default” AP group. If you do not want the “Corpnet” SSID to be
advertised on the AP in the lobby, you can specify the virtual AP profile that contains the “Corpnet” SSID
configuration be excluded from that AP.
In the WebUI
1. Navigate to the Configuration > Wireless > AP Configuration > AP Specific page.
2. Do one of the following:
l If the AP you want to exclude is included in the list, click Edit for the AP.
l If the AP does not appear in the list, click New. Either type in the name of the AP, or select the AP from
the drop-down list. Then click Add.
3. Select Wireless LAN under the Profiles list, then select Excluded Virtual AP.
4. Select the name of the virtual AP profile you want to exclude from the drop down menu (under Profile
Details) and click Add. The profile name appears in the Excluded Virtual APs list. You can add multiple
profile names in the same way.
5. To remove a profile name from the Excluded Virtual APs list, select the profile name and click Delete.
6. Click Apply.
In the CLI
(host)(config) #ap-name <name> exclude-virtual-ap <profile>
Changing a Virtual AP Forwarding Mode
When you change the forwarding mode for a Virtual AP actively serving clients, the user table will NOT reflect
accurate client information unless the entries for those users are manually cleared.
The following sections describe the procedure to change the forwarding mode on a Virtual AP serving wired or
wireless clients.
To change the forwarding mode for wired users connected to the wired port on an AP:
1. Disable the port by issuing the CLI command ap wired-port-profile <ap-wired-port-profile> shutdown.
This will disconnect any wired clients using that port.
2. Issue the command aaa user delete {<ipaddr>|all|mac <macaddr>|name <username>|role
<role>} to remove from the user table the wired users associated with AP wired ports using the <ap-wired-
port-profile>.
3. Issue the command ap wired-ap-profile <profile> forward-mode <mode> where <mode> is the new
forwarding mode for the wired port
4. Reenable the port using the command ap wired-port-profile <ap-wired-port-profile> no shutdown.
To change the forwarding mode for wireless users associated with a virtual AP:
1. Issue the command ap-name <group> no virtual-ap <vap-profile> or ap-group <group> no virtual-ap
<vap-profile> to disassociate the AP or group of APs from the virtual AP profile.