Siemens HiPath C10 User Manual page 54

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Configuring the HiPath Wireless Controller
Performing the first-time setup of the HiPath Wireless Controller
Router Port
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Use a router port definition for a port that you want to connect to an upstream, next-hop
router in the network. Dynamic routing protocol, such as OSPF, can be turned on for this
port type.
Wireless APs can be attached to a router port. The HiPath Wireless Controller will create
a virtual VNS port and handle wireless device traffic in the same manner as a host port.
Third-party access points must not be directly connected to a router port.
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There is a fourth port type that is not configurable in the HiPath Wireless Assistant:
Virtual Network Services (VNS) interface
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A VNS port is a virtual port created automatically on the HiPath Wireless Controller when
a new VNS is defined. The VNS port becomes the default gateway for wireless devices on
this VNS. No Wireless APs can be associated with a VNS port and no routing is permitted
on this port.
The chart below summarizes the port types and their functions:
Port Type
IP Forwarding
Wireless AP support
Mgmt traffic support
(SNMP, HTTP, TELNET, SLP,
RADIUS, DHCP)
Routing protocol support
(IP, OSPF and PIM)
Table 4 Port types and functions
To configure the data port interfaces on the HiPath Wireless Controller:
1. From the main menu, click Wireless Controller Configuration. The HiPath Wireless
Controller Configuration screen appears.
2. In the left pane, click IP Addresses. The Management Port Settings and Interfaces
screen appears.
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Host 3rd-Party AP Router
No No
Yes No
Selectable Selectable
No No
Selectable.
Route wireless
device traffic only.
Yes
Selectable
Selectable
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VNS
No
No
Selectable
No