System information

Access Controller xl Module for the Series 5300xl Switches
Introduction
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Terminology
Term Use in this Manual
Access Control
Server
A centralized resource on the network that provides services, such as
authentication management, mobility management (roaming support),
policy management, and system monitoring and reporting, to the
connected Access Controllers.
The Access Control Server is deployed as a dedicated control function
and does not sit in the user data path. The Secure Access 700wl Series
has two products that provide this capability: the ProCurve Access
Control Server 740wl and the Integrated Access Manager 760wl.
Client A device looking to access the network.
Client VLAN A special VLAN created to handle downlink client port traffic for the ACM.
Includes the downlink client port (with untagged VLAN membership) and
the downlink port (
<slot-id>DP) (with tagged VLAN membership).
Downlink Client
Ports
Series 5300xl switch ports assigned as an untagged member to a client
VLAN to supply client connectivity.
Downlink Port The internal port that carries client traffic to and from the ACM. This port
is identified by the slot ID where the module is installed, combined with
‘DP’.
Integrated
Access
Manager 760wl
Combines the functionality of the ProCurve Access Controller 720wl and
the ProCurve Access Control Server 740wl in a single device.
Uplink Port The internal port that carries ACM traffic to and from the network. Must
be an untagged member of a non-client VLAN. This port is identified by
the slot ID where the module is installed, combined with ‘UP.’ For example,
CUP is the uplink port for an ACM installed in slot C of a 5300xl switch.
Uplink Network
Ports
Any 5300xl port that is a member of the uplink VLAN.
Uplink VLAN The VLAN containing the uplink port as an untagged member. By default,
this is the
DEFAULT_VLAN on the 5300xl switch.
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