Packet Forwarding - Proxim ORiNOCO AP-800 Installation And Management Manual

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q. How to make sure that the clients are assigned with a correct VLAN ID via RADIUS server?
Go to Monitor -> Station Statistics -> corresponding client and click the "show" tab, which details all the parameters
including the VLAN ID assigned.
Q. What is the limited number of clients, getting assigned the VALN Id from RADIUS server?
There is no limitation on the number of clients, assigned the VLAN ID via a RADIUS server. As a standard, AP device supports
upto 128 clients per radio.

Packet Forwarding

Q. In what scenarios Packet Forwarding can be used?
Packet forwarding feature is useful for public wireless networks where the clients cannot communicate with each other but
should be able to access internet. This feature can also be used to sniff all the packets by sending all the wireless packets to
the configured gateway, for security reasons.
Q. Can I access an Access Point directly from my wireless client, if Packet Forwarding is enabled?
Yes. You can access an Access Point from your wireless client. The traffic destined to the MAC address of an Access point
will not be forwarded to the gateway.
Q. What will happen to the downlink traffic?
All the traffic from AP to Stations (downlink) will follow the regular Path, it will not go through the configured gateway.
Q. What will happen if I configure uplink port in WDS mode and disable a WDS link?
If Uplink port is configured as WDS and later if that WDS link is disabled, then the uplink port should be re-set to AUTO.
Q. What is default mode of Packet forwarding feature and is it a re-bootable parameter?
Packet forwarding feature is disabled by default and configured settings take effect immediately after committing the
changes. Reboot is not required.
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