Technical data

Adding an ESS with the CLI

802.11n only mode : off

Virtual Cell mode : on <-

To turn Virtual Cell off, use this version of the command:

vcell22(config-if-802)# no virtual-cell

Configuring Virtual Cell Support for AP150

AP150 Virtual Cell is enabled by default. The following command disables Virtual Cell

for AP150s (note that the command is issued from Global Configuration mode, and

not the ESSID submode):

controller(config)# vcellap150 disable

The following command enables Virtual Cell for AP150s (note that the command is

issued from Global Configuration mode, and not the ESSID submode):

controller(config)# vcellap150 enable

The virtual-port setting determines how the BSSID is populated. To add or edit

this, click Configuration > Wireless > ESS.

Virtual Port is Now Part of Virtual Cell

In release 5.1, Virtual Cell includes Virtual Port. If Virtual Cell is on, so is Virtual Port. They

cannot be configured separately; it is all one feature that is turned on and off by the

Virtual Cell setting when you Add an ESS with the Web UI.

AP300, AP400, and AP1000 support Virtual Port. AP150 and OAP180 do not support

Virtual Port

Virtual Port enhances Virtual Cell by giving each client its own virtual access point. With

Virtual Port, each client has its own access instead of sharing access with other clients.

Because each client has its own Virtual Port, you can tailor it to match the client’s needs.

For example, different employees can be given different amounts of bandwidth,

depending on the applications used in their jobs. A voice client can be given limited band-

width but high quality of service. A guest is given lower priority and restricted access.

There are three types of limits on the number of Virtual Ports per controller:

Note:

All APs on the same channel in a Virtual Cell must have the same setting for

these values:

 RF-Mode

 Channel Width

 N-only Mode

Note:

Note that Shared BSSID configuration is enabled in the ESSID profile example

above. This is required because AP150 does not forward data packets to

power save clients when using Virtual Cell.