MSM7xx Controllers Configuration Guide v6.4.0

4 Network configuration
Working with network profiles
The controller uses logical entities called network profiles to manage the configuration of network
settings. Network profiles let you define the characteristics of a network and assign a friendly name
and VLAN to it. Once defined, network profiles can then be assigned to a port or a trunk (MSM720
only) as required. Network profiles make it easy to use the same settings in multiple places on the
controller.
For example, if you define a network profile with a VLAN ID of 10, you could use that profile to:
• Map VLAN 10 to a controller port using the Controller >> Network > VLANs page.
• Set VLAN 10 as the egress network for a group of APs when binding them to a VSC using
the Controlled APs > [group ] >> VSC bindings page.
• Set VLAN 10 as the local network for an AP using the Controlled APs >> Configuration > Local
network page.
• Map VLAN 10 to a trunk as either tagged or untagged using the Controller >> Network >
VLANs page.
About the default network profiles
Two network profiles are created by default. The names assigned to these profiles are different
depending on the product you are configuring.
On the MSM720
The two profiles are named Access network and Internet network. You can edit these profiles, but
you cannot delete them. By default, they are configured as follows:
• Access network: Assigned to VLAN 1 and is mapped to ports 1, 2, 3 4, untagged. (On an
untagged port, the VLAN is only used internally to route/switch traffic.) The Access network
profile can only be configured with a static IP address. By default, this address is 192.168.1.1.
• Internet network: Assigned to VLAN 10 and is mapped to ports 5 and 6, untagged. To see
the mapping, consult the VLANs page. (On an untagged port, the VLAN is only used internally
to route/switch traffic.) By default, this profile is configured to operate as a DHCP client to
automatically obtain an address from a DHCP server.
To see the mappings, consult the Controller >> Network > VLANs page.
On all other controllers
The two profiles are named LAN port network and Internet port network. These profiles are
associated with the two physical Ethernet ports (LAN port and Internet port) on the controller. You
can rename these profiles, but you cannot assign a VLAN to them or delete them.
• LAN port: Mapped to the LAN port. This profile can only be configured with a static IP address.
By default, it is set to 192.168.1.1.
• Internet port: Mapped to the Internet port. By default, this profile is configured to operate as
a DHCP client to automatically obtain an address from a DHCP server.
To see the mappings, consult the Controller >> Network > VLANs page.
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