Wireless/Redundant Edge Services xl Module Management and Configuration Guide WS.01.03 or greater

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Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs)
VLAN Assignment
If, on the other hand, the employees need access equivalent to that
over their wired connections, then you must configure the Wireless
Edge Services xl Module to place each employee in the VLAN in which
that employee operates in the Ethernet network. In a network with a
single user VLAN, the process is straightforward enough: simply
create a WLAN and assign it to that VLAN.
However, to replicate, for wireless users, wired access to a network
with multiple VLANs, you must:
i. Determine the user VLANs to which mobile employees belong.
ii. Create one WLAN for each user VLAN, mapping each WLAN to a
different VLAN.
iii. Configure security on each WLAN such that only the employees
that should be placed in the corresponding VLAN can connect
to it.
Dynamic VLAN assignment, described later in this chapter, would
greatly simplify this process, while providing finer control.
Note When the Wireless Edge Services xl module places traffic in a VLAN, it tags it
for that VLAN. You must remember to tag the module’s uplink port for each
VLAN to which you manually assign a WLAN. (For more on configuring the
wireless services-enabled switch, see ProCurve Series 6400cl Switches,
5300xl Switches, and 3400cl Switches Management and Configuration
Guide and ProCurve Series 6400cl Switches, 5300xl Switches, and 3400cl
Switches Advanced Traffic Management Guide.)
Figure 3-42 illustrates how a station connects a WLAN and receives an address
in the appropriate subnet from the network’s DHCP server.