Enabling Subnets For The Lan Interface; Defining Subnets - Motorola WS2000 - Wireless Switch - Network Management Device System Reference Manual

3-2 WS2000 Wireless Switch System Reference Guide

3.1 Enabling Subnets for the LAN Interface

Subnets are used to maximize the available network addresses and to logically separate the existing
organizational network into smaller related networks.
The WS 2000 Wireless Switch allows administrators to enable and configure four different subnets for each
switch. Administrators can assign IP addresses, port associations, DHCP settings, and security settings for
each subnet. This System Reference Guide provides two case studies that demonstrate how requirements
for network access and capabilities drive the decisions of how to configure the subnets.

3.1.1 Defining Subnets

Select LAN under the
to view a summary of physical-port addresses and Wireless LANs (WLANs) associated with the four
supported subnets, and to enable or disable each configured subnet.
1. Check the box to the left of a subnet to enable it. Up to four subnets can be enabled to use the wired and/
or wireless connections of the switch-managed LAN. Enable multiple subnets to divide the
communications of different business areas or operations. Each enabled subnet shows up in the directory
tree in the left column of the configuration screens. Consider disabling a previously configured subnet if
its assigned ports are no longer in use, or to consolidate the LAN's communications on fewer subnets.
2. Click Apply
screen.
The rest of the information on this screen is summary information. It is collected from other screens (such as
the subnet configuration screens) where the administrator can set the data.
Network
Network Configuration
to save changes. All "unapplied" changes are lost when the administrator moves to a new
Network (subnet) name is a descriptive string that should describe the subnet's function. The WS
2000 Network Management System uses subnet names throughout the configurations screens.
group from the left menu. Use the LAN configuration screen