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

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Configuring the ProCurve Wireless Services xl Module

Radio Port Adoption

By default, the Wireless Edge Services xl Module automatically adopts radio

ports (RPs) that it detects on the network. For more security, you can disable

automatic RP adoption and configure the module to adopt only those RPs for

which you manually enter the MAC address.

In either case, your network must meet certain requirements in order for the

module to detect the RP.

Network Requirements

Before the Wireless Edge Services xl Module can adopt an RP that is con-

nected to your network, the module must detect that RP. Detection is depen-

dent upon network connectivity: all the network interfaces between the

module and the RP must be correctly configured to carry traffic in the Radio

Port VLAN:

1. The Wireless Edge Services xl Module’s downlink port must be a tagged

member of the Radio Port VLAN.

2. The RP’s switch port must be an untagged member of the Radio Port

VLAN.

3. Each switch interface that carries traffic between the RP and the module

must be either a tagged or untagged member of the Radio Port VLAN, as

your network requires.

For example, you may attach the RPs to a Power over Ethernet (PoE)

compatible infrastructure switch, which is connected, in turn, to the

wireless services-enabled switch. The uplink port on the infrastructure

switch must be able to carry traffic from the Radio Port VLAN. If the uplink

port is carrying traffic from other VLANs, you must make that port a

tagged member of the Radio Port VLAN.

Auto-Provisioning on the Wireless Services-Enabled Switch

The wireless-enabled switch automatically creates a default Radio Port

VLAN—VLAN 2100—when you install the Wireless Edge Services xl Module

in the 5300xl Switch chassis. If VLAN 2100 is already being used, the wireless

services-enabled switch uses the next available VLAN.