Management and Configuration Guide Wireless Edge Services xl Module Supplement 2007-06

Overview

■ Additional information on the initial setup of the Modules in the

5300xl switch can be found in the ProCurve Series 5300xl Switches

Installation and Getting Started Guide.

■ For initial setup instructions with examples, see the ProCurve Wire-

less Edge Services xl Modules Getting Started Guide provided with

the Module.

■ For detailed information and instructions on how to configure and

manage a Module and wireless services in your network, refer to the

ProCurve Wireless Edge Services xl Modules Management and

Configuration Guide.

The latest versions of these documents are available on the ProCurve Net-

working Web site at www.procurve.com (click on Technical support, then Prod-

uct manuals (all), then ProCurve Switch 5300xl series).

Overview

Installing a ProCurve Wireless Edge Services xl Module or a ProCurve Redun-

dant Wireless Services xl Module in a Series 5300xl switch creates a wireless

services-enabled switch that centrally configures and manages ProCurve

Radio Ports, distributed throughout a network, to provide 802.11 wireless

services. Licenses installed on the Wireless Edge Services xl Module, the

primary Module, determine how many radio ports can be controlled. The

Redundant Wireless Services xl Module supplies failover or availability

options within a wireless LAN.

A Module has no visible external ports. It communicates with the wired

(uplink) and wireless (downlink) sides of the network through the VLAN

connectivity of its internal ports. An uplink VLAN, containing the Module’s

uplink port, communicates with the wired side of the network; downlink radio

port VLANs, containing the Module’s downlink port, communicate with the

wireless side of the network. The internal Module ports are tagged members

of their respective VLANs.

Note It is recommended that any infrastructure switch connecting a radio port and

the wireless services-enabled 5300xl switch also be a member of a manage-

ment VLAN that includes that 5300xl switch. This provides management of

these switches through the wireless services-enabled 5300xl.