WLAN V200R003&V200R005 Typical Configuration Examples-Configuration process

Configuration Roadmap

Figure 3-1  WLAN service configuration

• Radio profile

  A radio profile is used to configure radio parameters. The radio parameters are shared by all virtual access points (VAP) of the radio.You can configure radio profiles for multiple radio frequencies, but one of 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio frequencies can take effect.

• Service set

  An ESS profile is used to configure SSID, user isolation, security profile, and traffic profile.

• WLAN-ESS interface

  A WLAN-ESS interface is a virtual Layer 2 interface. Similar to an access Layer 2 Ethernet interface, a WLAN-ESS interface has Layer 2 attributes and supports multiple Layer 2 protocols. The WLAN-ESS interface provides a profile for a WLAN-DBSS interface. You can configure 802.1x authentication, MAC address authentication, MAC address-based VLAN assignment, interface attributes, interface security, and QoS for the WLAN-ESS interface. These parameters are applied to the WLAN-DBSS interface which is a sub-interface to the WLAN-ESS interface.

• WLAN-DBSS interface

  A WLAN-DBSS interface is a logical interface on an AC, which is created by the AC for an AP to implement user access. The WLAN-DBSS interface inherits attributes from a WLAN-ESS interface. WLAN dynamically creates a WLAN-DBSS interface for each VAP and deletes the WLAN-DBSS interface when the wireless service becomes invalid.

• Traffic profile

  A traffic profile is used to configure a rate limit for a user or VAP, mapping from a wireless-side priority to a wired-side priority, and mapping from a wireless-side priority to a channel priority.

• Security profile

  A security profile is used to configure an authentication mode: Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) authentication, Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) authentication, WPA2 authentication, or WLAN Authentication and Privacy Infrastructure (WAPI) authentication.

• VAP

  A VAP is a functional entity on an AP. You can create a VAP on a radio by binding a service set to the radio. You can create a maximum of 16 VAPs on a radio. A VAP is the binding between an AP, a radio, and an ESS profile. After an ESS profile is bound to a radio of an AP, a VAP is generated. The VAP functions as a radio instance of the ESS profile on the AP, has all attributes of the ESS profile, and uses the radio hardware of the AP.

Configuration Procedure

Figure 3-2  WLAN configuration procedure