Concept Guide

Parameter Description
Forward mode
Shows the current forward
mode (tunnel, bridge,
split-tunnel, or decrypt-
tunnel) for the virtual AP.
This parameter controls
whether 802.11 frames
are tunneled to the
controller using generic
routing encapsulation
(GRE), bridged into the
local Ethernet LAN (for
remote APs), or a
combination thereof
depending on the
destination (corporate
traffic goes to the
controller, and Internet
access remains local).
When an AP is configured
to use the decrypt-tunnel
forwarding mode, that AP
decrypts and
decapsulates all 802.11
frames from a client and
sends the 802.3 frames
through the GRE tunnel to
the controller, which then
applies firewall policies to
the user traffic. When the
controller sends traffic to
a client, the controller
sends 802.3 traffic
through the GRE tunnel to
the AP, which then
converts it to encrypted
802.11 and forwards to
the client.
Only 802.1X
authentication is
supported when
configuring bridge or split
tunnel mode.
Deny time range
Shows the time range for
which the AP will deny
access for a virtual AP.
Mobile IP
Shows if IP mobility has
been enabled or disabled
for the virtual AP.
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