Concept Guide

2361| wlan virtual-ap Dell Networking W-Series ArubaOS 6.5.x| Reference Guide
Parameter Description Range Default
IMPORTANT: If you enable the
all option, you must also enable
the Broadcast-Filter ARP
parameter in the stateful
firewall configuration to prevent
ARP requests from being
dropped. Note also that
although a virtual AP profile can
be replicated from a master
controller to local controllers,
stateful firewall settings do not.
If you select the broadcast-
filter all option for a Virtual AP
Profile on a master controller,
you must enable the
broadcast-filter arp setting on
each individual local controller.
If you enable the arp option, all
broadcast ARP requests are
converted to unicast and sent
directly to the client. You can
check the status of this option
using the show ap active and
the show datapath tunnel
command. If enabled, the
output will display the letter a in
the flags column.
Do not enable the arp option
for virtual APs configured in
bridge forwarding mode. This
configuration parameter is only
intended for use for virual APs
in tunnel mode. In tunnel mode,
all packets travel to the
controller, so the controller is
able to convert ARP requests
directed to the broadcast
address into unicast. When a
virtual AP is configured to use
bridge forwarding mode, most
data traffic stays local to the AP,
and the controller is not able to
convert that broadcast traffic.