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Working with third-party APs
Step 4 – Define filtering rules for the third-party APs
1. Because the third-party APs are mapped to a physical port, you must define the Exception
filters on the physical port, using the Port Exception Filters screen. For more information,
see Section 7.6, "Configuring filtering rules for a VNS", on page 153.
2. Define filtering rules that allow access to other services and protocols on the network such
as HTTP, FTP, Telnet, SNMP.
In addition, modify the following functions on the third-party access point:
Disable the access point's DHCP server, so that the IP address assignment for any
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wireless device on the AP is from the DHCP server at the HiPath Wireless Controller with
VNS information.
Disable the third-party access point's layer-3 IP routing capability and set the access point
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to work as a layer-2 bridge.
Here are the differences between third-party access points and Wireless APs on the Controller,
Access Points and Convergence Software system:
A third-party access point exchanges data with the HiPath Wireless Controller's data port
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using standard IP over Ethernet protocol. The third-party access points do not support the
tunnelling protocol for encapsulation.
For third-party access points, the VNS is mapped to the physical data port and this is the
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default gateway for mobile units supported by the third-party access points.
A HiPath Wireless Controller cannot directly control or manage the configuration of a third-
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party access point.
Third-party access points are required to broadcast an SSID unique to their segment. This
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SSID cannot be used by any other VNS.
Roaming from third-party access points to Wireless APs and vice versa is not supported.
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