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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Network Setting Network Setting ................................1 1 Network Setting ................................2 1.1 Interface Settings ..............................2 1.2 Interface and DHCP Server ........................... 14 1.3 Internet Settings ..............................25 1.4 NAT Rule ................................36 1.5 WAN Interface Settings ............................47 1.6 Multi-WAN Policy ..............................49 2 IP Routing ..................................

  • Page 3: Network Setting

    1.1 Interface Settings 1.1.1 Overview AC3000-32 provides 4 physical ports. AC3000 and AC3000-64 provides 4 physical ports by default, and you can add physical ports as required. By default, all the physical ports are VLAN interfaces. You can change some of them to WAN interfaces.

  • Page 4: Network Setting

    If you create WAN interfaces, the AC enables NAT function and functions as a gateway. The network topology is as follows. Internet WAN Interface Core Switch VLAN PoE Switch Interface User User 1.1.2 Configuring Interface Settings By default, the AC provides a VLAN interface named "default". The VLAN interface contains all physical ports of the AC and its VLAN ID is 0.
  • Page 5  VLAN ID: Set a VLAN ID for the VLAN interface. Click Save. Parameter Description Parameter Description Select an interface type for the configured rule.  VLAN Interface: It is used to connect to local computers or APs. The AC allows a maximum of 512 Interface Type VLAN interfaces.
  • Page 6 End: After you create a VLAN interface, you can choose Network Setting > Network Setting > Interface Settings to view the VLAN interface. See the following figure. Creating a WAN Interface A WAN interface can contain only one physical port. A physical port configured as a VLAN interface cannot be set as a WAN interface.
  • Page 7 Procedure: Choose Network Setting > Network Setting > Interface Settings and click Add. Configure the parameters in the window.  Interface Type: Select WAN Interface.  Physical Port: Select the physical port such as "eth3".  Interface Name: Set a name such as "wan0". Click Save.
  • Page 8 Modify the parameters except Interface Name as required. Click Save. Deleting an Interface  When you delete an interface, all configurations of the interface are deleted, such as Interface and DHCP Server, Internet Settings, and NAT Rule.  The default VLAN interface cannot be deleted. Procedure: Choose Network Setting >...
  • Page 9 Procedure I. Configure the Switch Configure the 802.1Q VLAN function on the switch. See the following table. Switch Port Connected to VLAN ID Port Type PVID Access Access Access 1,2,3 Trunk II. Configure the AC According to the networking requirement, all the APs have no PVID or VLAN ID, and will obtain IP addresses from the AC.
  • Page 10  VLAN ID: Enter the ID of the VLAN of AP2, which is "2". Click Save. Configure the VLAN interface used to communicate with AP3. Click Add. Configure the parameters in the window.  Interface Type: Select "VLAN Interface".  Physical Port: Select the physical port connected to the switch, which is "eth0".
  • Page 11 When you complete the step 1, the VLAN interface configurations are displayed. See the following figure. Step 2: Configuring the Interfaces and DHCP Servers On the Network Setting > Network Setting > Interface and DHCP Server page, configure three DHCP servers on the created interfaces respectively.
  • Page 12  Start IP: Set the start IP address of the DHCP server pool, such as "192.168.20.100".  End IP: Set the end IP address of the DHCP server, such as "192.168.20.200". Click Save. Configure the DHCP server used to assign IP address to AP3 Click Add.
  • Page 13 After the configuration is complete of the three DHCP servers is complete, you can view the information. See the following figure. Verification After all the configurations are complete, AP1 obtains an IP address on the network segment of 192.168.10.0/24, AP2 obtains an IP address on the network segment of 192.168.20.0/24, and AP3 obtains an IP address on the network segment of 192.168.30.0/24.
  • Page 14 Appendix: VLAN Process Switch Condition Actions about AP1 Actions about AP2 Actions about AP3 When the switch’s access port receives packets Add tag: VLAN 1. Add tag: VLAN 2. Add tag: VLAN 3. from an AP, it will Remove the tag and Keep the tag and forward When the switch’s trunk Keep the tag and forward the...

  • Page 15: Interface And Dhcp Server

    1.2 Interface and DHCP Server 1.2.1 Overview The AC allows a maximum of 512 VLAN interfaces. On the Interface and DHCP Server page, you can set IP addresses and DHCP servers for VLAN interfaces. ி IP Address of VLAN Interface Each IP address of a VLAN interface is a management IP address of the AC.
  • Page 16 Parameter Description Parameter Description VLAN Interface Select the VLAN interface to which the rule is to be applied. Set an IP address for the VLAN interface. The users belonging to the same VLAN network with the interface can use the IP address to log in to the web UI of the AC to manage the AC. IP Address The AC supports creating a maximum of 32 IP addresses for each VLAN interface.
  • Page 17 AP: The DHCP server only assigns IP addresses to IP-COM fit APs.  User: The DHCP server only assigns IP addresses to users instead of IP-COM fit APs. You are recommended to enable at lease one DHCP server for assigning IP addresses to APs.
  • Page 18 Parameter Description address or a DNS proxy server address. Do not set the DNS IP address as the IP address of the VLAN interface of the AC, because the AC without WAN interface settings is not a DNS proxy. (Optional) Set the secondary DNS address assigned to users or APs by the DHCP server. You can Secondary DNS keep this value blank.
  • Page 19 Modifying an Interface and DHCP Server Rule Log in to the web UI of the AC and go to Network Setting > Network Setting > Interface and DHCP Server. Find the item to be modified, click Modify the parameters, except "VLAN Interface", in the window. Click Save.
  • Page 20 1.2.3 Example of Interface and DHCP Server Networking Requirement The AC has succeeded in managing the APs. The users connected to the APs need to obtain IP addresses from the AC to access the internet. Assumption:  Before the configuration, the APs have no management VLAN ID. The SSID policy of the APs uses the centralized forwarding mode.
  • Page 21 Procedure I. Configure the Switch In centralized forwarding mode, data of VLAN 100 from the users is encapsulated and invisible to the switch. So there is no need to set the ports connected to the APs. The VLAN configuration of the other ports of the switch is shown as follows.
  • Page 22 Step 2: Configure Interface and DHCP Server Log in to the web UI of the AC and go to Network Setting > Network Setting > Interface and DHCP Server. Click Add. Configure the parameters in the window.  VLAN Interface: Select the configured VLAN interface from Step 1, which is "vlan100". ...
  • Page 23 The gateway is the LAN IP address 192.168.100.50 of the router instead of the IP address of the VLAN interface of the AC. Step 3: Create SSID Policy Choose Wireless Policy > SSID Policy > SSID Policy. Click Add. Configure the parameters in the window. ...
  • Page 24 Step 4: Create SSID Group Choose AP Management > SSID Group. Click Add. Configure the parameters in the window.  SSID Group: Set a name for the SSID group, such as "vlan100".  SSID Policy: Select the configured SSID policy from Step 3, which is "vlan100". Click Save.
  • Page 25 Step 5: Create AP Group Choose AP Management > AP Group. Click Add. Configure the parameters in the window.  AP Group: Set a name for the AP group, such as "vlan100".  SSID Group: Select the configured SSID group from Step 4, which is "vlan100". Click Save.

  • Page 26: Internet Settings

    Step 6: Batch Group Choose AP Management > Modify AP. Select the APs that need the SSID policy and click "Batch Group". Group: Select the configured AP group from Step 5, which is "vlan100". Click Save. After the configuration is complete, the AC delivers the settings of the AP group to the APs and the APs reboot.
  • Page 27 1.3.2 Configuring Internet Settings Whether you create WAN interfaces or not, you can configure internet settings for the AC. For how to configure internet settings, refer to WAN Interface Is Not Created WAN Interface Is Created. WAN Interface Is Not Created Before configuring the internet settings, go to Network Setting >...
  • Page 28 Parameter Description Parameter Description The default gateway of the AC. You must configure at lease one IP address of a VLAN interface to belong to the network segment of the gateway so as to make the AC and the gateway communicate Gateway with each other.
  • Page 29 WAN Interface Is Created After creating the WAN interface, you can configure the internet settings. Before configuring the internet settings, you need to recognize your internet connection type by referring to the following table or contacting your ISP. Internet Remark Connection Type PPPoE The ISP provides you a PPPoE user name and password.
  • Page 30 If the AC cannot connect to the internet, choose Network Setting > Network Setting > WAN Interface Settings and try modifying the WAN Interface Settings. DHCP Choose Network Setting > Network Setting > Internet Settings and find the WAN interface to be configured.
  • Page 31 Wait a moment. When the Internet Connection Status is displayed as "Connected", the AC is successfully connected to the internet. Besides, the AC generates a default route. You can choose Network Setting > IP Routing to view the route. See the following figure. If the AC cannot connect to the internet, choose Network Setting >...
  • Page 32 Network Topology Internet Router LAN Port Switch Procedure To meet the requirements, configure the AC as follows. Choose Network Setting > Network Setting > Internet Settings and configure the following parameters. Choose Network Setting > Network Setting > Interface Settings to ensure that "eth0" belongs to VLAN 0.
  • Page 33 Verification After the configuration is complete, the AC is connected to the internet and synchronizes its system time with the internet time. The status of the default route is displayed as "Valid". You can choose Network Setting > IP Routing to view the route. WAN Interface Is Created Networking Requirement To locate network problems more correctly, the network administrator needs to make the AC connect to...
  • Page 34 Network Topology Internet VLAN Interface Switch Procedure Step 1: Configure eth3 as a WAN interface Choose Network Setting > Network Setting > Interface Settings. Find the interface "default" and click Physical Port: Unselect the box of the physical port to be configured as a WAN interface. In this example, the physical port is "eth3".
  • Page 35 Choose Network Setting > Network Setting > Interface Settings and click Add. Configure the parameters in the window.  Interface Type: Select "WAN Interface".  Physical Port: Select "eth3".  Interface Name: Set a name for the interface, such as "wan0". Click Save.
  • Page 36 End: See the following figure. Step 2: Configure Internet Settings Choose Network Setting > Network Setting > Internet Settings, find the WAN interface "wan0", and configure the parameters as follows. Internet Connection Type: Select "PPPoE". Bandwidth: Enter the bandwidth provided by the ISP. In this example, both the upload and download bandwidth are 50Mbps.

  • Page 37: Nat Rule

    1.4 NAT Rule 1.4.1 Overview When you choose Network Setting > Network Setting > Interface Settings and add a WAN interface, you can configure NAT-related rules, including NAT Rule, Virtual Server, and DMZ Host. ி NAT Rule When you configure Internet Settings correctly, this AC can access the internet. But if no NAT rule exists, local computers connected to the AC cannot access the internet through this AC.
  • Page 38 connected to the AC to access the internet through this AC. You are not recommended to manually configure a NAT rule, unless you want to disallow some users to access the internet through this AC. Adding a Rule Log in to the AC's web UI and go to Network Setting > Network Setting > NAT Rule. On the "NAT Rule"...
  • Page 39 Modifying a Rule Log in to the AC's web UI and go to Network Setting > Network Setting > NAT Rule. On the "NAT Rule" section, find the NAT rule to be modified. If you want to disable/enable a NAT rule, click the button on "Status"...
  • Page 40 Parameter Description Parameter Description The description of the configure virtual server rule. Note: Duplicated names of virtual server rules are Name not allowed. The WAN interface that internet users need to use to access the local server on the LAN. A server in this context means a software program installed on a computer, such as a FTP server and a web server.
  • Page 41 Modifying a Rule Log in to the AC's web UI and go to Network Setting > Network Setting > NAT Rule. On the "Virtual Server" section, find the rule to be modified. If you want to disable/enable a rule, click the button on the "Status"...
  • Page 42 1.4.3 Example of NAT-related Rule Example of NAT Rule Networking Requirement When you add WAN interfaces and configure Internet Settings correctly, all computers connected to the VLAN interfaces of the AC can access the internet through the WAN interfaces of the AC. Assume that two network segments exist in the VLAN interface "default": ...
  • Page 43 Modify the parameters as follows.  Source IP Address: Select Manually and enter 192.168.16.0.  Subnet Mask: Enter 255.255.255.0. Click Save. End: See the following figure. Verification Set your computer to the network segment of 192.168.10.0/24 and verify that you cannot access the internet.
  • Page 44 Example of Virtual Server Networking Requirement A hotel has established a network using AC3000. The AC is connected to the internet and provides internet access for local users. The hotel has a local web server which needs to be accessed by internet users, especially the hotel employees on a business trip.
  • Page 45  Name: Enter a description for this rule, such as web server.  WAN Interface: Select the WAN interface that internet users need to use to access the web server. In this example, it is WAN0.  External Port: Enter the port that internet users need to use to access the web server. In this example, it is 80.
  • Page 46 Configuration Tip After you complete the virtual server configuration, if internet users still cannot access the web server, you can successively try the following ways to solve your problem.  Ensure that the AC obtains a public IP address on the WAN0 interface and the local port configured in the virtual server rule is the port of the web server.
  • Page 47 Network Topology Internet Internet User VLAN Interface Core Switch Web Server IP: 192.168.0.250 PoE Switch Local User Procedure Log in to the web UI of the AC and go to Network Setting > Network Setting > NAT Rule. On the "DMZ Host" section, choose WAN0 to configure. ...

  • Page 48: Wan Interface Settings

    Configuration Tip After you complete the virtual server configuration, if internet users still cannot access the web server, you can successively try the following ways to solve your problem.  Ensure that the AC obtains a public IP address on the WAN0 interface. ...
  • Page 49 1.5.2 MTU Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) indicates the maximum size of a packet that can be transmitted by a network device. In general, you are recommended to keep the MTU as the default value "Auto". But if you encounter any of the following problems: ...

  • Page 50: Multi-Wan Policy

    Method 2: If you connect a computer without internet accessibility to the AC, log in to the web UI of the AC, and go to Network Setting > Network Setting > WAN Interface Settings. On the WAN interface to clone the MAC address, find MAC Address, select "Manual", and enter the MAC address of the computer with internet accessibility.
  • Page 51 ி Intelligent Load Balance It is the default policy. The AC can automatically find the WAN interface with lower bandwidth usage to communicate with the internet so as to decrease the labour cost. The bandwidth of all WAN interfaces must be correctly configured on the Network Setting > Network Setting > Internet Settings page. For example, the AC has two WAN interfaces: WAN1 and WAN2.
  • Page 52 Configuring Customized Policies Creating a Customized Policy Choose Network Setting > Network Setting > Multi-WAN Policy. Click Add. Configure the parameters in the window. Click Save. Parameter Description Parameter Description Enable or disable the rule.  Enable: The data packets from certain NAT rule will be forwarded by a specified WAN interface. If the specified WAN interface is disconnected from the upstream device, the data packets Status matching the rule can use the intelligent load balance policy.
  • Page 53 Modifying a Rule Choose Network Setting > Network Setting > Multi-WAN Policy. Find the policy to be modified and click Deleting a Rule Choose Network Setting > Network Setting > Multi-WAN Policy. To delete one policy, find the policy and click .
  • Page 54 Network Topology Internet wan0: ISP1 wan1: ISP2 eth0: VLAN Interface Switch Procedure I. Configure AC Step 1: Configure VLAN Interface Configure a VLAN interface to communicate with VLAN 50. Choose Network Setting > Network Setting > Interface Settings. Click Add. Configure the parameters in the window.
  • Page 55 Configure a VLAN interface to communicate with VLAN 60. Choose Network Setting > Network Setting > Interface Settings. Click Add. Configure the parameters in the window.  Interface Type: Select "VLAN Interface".  Physical Port: Select the port connected to the switch, which is "eth0". ...
  • Page 56 Step 2: Configure Interface and DHCP Server Configure a DHCP server to communicate with VLAN 50. Choose Network Setting > Network Setting > Interface and DHCP Server. Click Add. Configure the parameters in the window.  VLAN Interface: Select "vlan50". ...
  • Page 57 Configure a DHCP server to communicate with VLAN 60. Choose Network Setting > Network Setting > Interface and DHCP Server. Click Add. Configure the parameters in the window.  VLAN Interface: Select "vlan60".  IP Address: Set an IP address for the VLAN interface, such as "192.168.60.1". ...
  • Page 58 Step 3: Configure Multi-WAN Policy Enable Customized Policy. Choose Network Setting > Network Setting > Multi-WAN Policy. Multi-WAN Policy: Select "Customized Policy". Click OK. Create a customized policy to make the data packets from VLAN 50 are forwarded to wan0. Choose Network Setting >...
  • Page 59  Status: Select Enable.  NAT Rule: Select the NAT rule used by computers from VLAN 60, which is "[def_vlan60]".  WAN Interface: Select "wan1". Click Save. II. Configure Switch Configure the 802.1Q VLAN function on the switch. Set the port connected to the VLAN 50 network as an access port and make the port to allow VLAN 50 to pass through.

  • Page 60: Ip Routing

    IP Routing 2.1 Overview On the page IP Routing, you can specify different routes for the AC to reach different destinations. The AC supports creating a maximum of 512 routes. Through this function, you can meet the following requirements:  The AC can access different networks simultaneously, such as the internet and enterprise network.
  • Page 61 Parameter Description Parameter Description The description of the route. Remark Only Chinese characters, letters, digits, underscores, and dashes are allowed. Bland is not allowed. Range: 1 - 16 characters. The AC supports creating a maximum of of 512 routes. Destination The network segment of the destination network.

  • Page 62: Example Of Ip Routing

    indicates that the route is configured incorrectly, if so, verity that the destination network, next hop, and interface are configured correctly. Modifying an IP Route Choose Network Setting > IP Routing. Find the route to be modified and click Configure the parameters in the window. Click Save.
  • Page 63 Network Topology Internet Router2 Internal Server Router1 Switch Administrator User Procedure I. Configure AC Procedure: Step 1: Configure VLAN Interface Configure the VLAN interface on the Network Setting > Network Setting > Interface Settings page. According to the networking requirement, the VLAN interface of the AC used to communicate with the APs and routers does not need to configure VLAN ID.
  • Page 64 Step 2: Configure Interface and DHCP Server Choose Network Setting > Network Setting > Interface and DHCP Server and create four DHCP servers used to communicate with the APs, the users, Route1, and Router2 respectively. Configure the DHCP server used to communicate with the APs As the AC provides a default DHCP server used to assign IP addresses to APs, so we can use the default DHCP server.
  • Page 65 Tip: The AC is not a DNS proxy server when no WAN interface is created. In this example, the primary DNS address is the LAN IP address of the router connected to the internet (Router2). Configure the DHCP server used to communicate with the Router1 Click Add.
  • Page 66 Configure the DHCP server used to communicate with the Router2 Click Add. Configure the parameters in the window.  VLAN Interface: Select the configured VLAN interface from Step 1, which is "default".  IP Address: Set an IP address for the VLAN interface that is on the network segment of the LAN IP address of Router2, such as "192.168.200.1".
  • Page 67 Click Add. Configure the parameters in the window.  Gateway: Set the IP address of the default gateway of the AC, which is ""192.168.200.100" in this example.  Primary DNS: Enter the DNS server address or DNS proxy server address, which is "192.168.200.100"...
  • Page 68 In this example, we can use the default SSID policy. When the APs get online, the default SSID policy will be delivered to the APs. Then, the users can automatically obtain the IP address information. Network segment: 192.168.6.0/24, gateway: 192.168.6.1, DNS: 192.168.200.100. II.
  • Page 69 2.3.2 WAN Interface Is Created Networking Requirement The AC is connected to two networks: the internet and the enterprise network. All users connected to the AC need to access the internet and the internal server of the enterprise network simultaneously. Assumption: ...
  • Page 70 Procedure All the configurations are set on the AC. Procedure: Step 1: Create WAN Interface Remove the physical port as a WAN interface from the previous VLAN interface. Choose Network Setting > Network Setting > Interface Settings. Find the VLAN interface such as "default" and click Physical Port: Unselect the box of the physical port as a WAN interface.
  • Page 71 Step 2: Configure Internet Settings Choose Network Setting > Network Setting > Internet Settings. Internet Connection Type: Select "PPPoE". Bandwidth: Enter the bandwidth provided by the ISP. In this example, both the upload and download bandwidth are "50Mbps". Username/Password: Enter the user name and password provided by your ISP. In this example, both the user name and password are "Nell".
  • Page 72 Step 4: Configure Interface and DHCP Server Choose Network Setting > Network Setting > Interface and DHCP Server and create two DHCP servers used to communicate with the APs and the users/router respectively. Set the IP addresses of the users to belong to the network segment of the LAN IP address of the router. In this case, the router does not need to support the function of creating NAT rules.
  • Page 73  Start IP: Set a start IP address of the DHCP address pool, such as "192.168.100.150".  End IP: Set an end IP address of the DHCP address pool, such as "192.168.100.250". Click Save. Tip: Assume that the primary DNS address is 202.96.134.133. Step 5: Configure IP Routing Choose Network Setting >...
  • Page 74 Click Save. In this example, we can use the default SSID policy. When the APs get online, the default SSID policy will be delivered to the APs. Then the users can obtain the IP address information. Network segment:192.168.100.0/24, gateway: 192.168.100.1, DNS: 202.96.134.133. Verification After the configuration is complete, both the AC and the users can access the internet and the internal server of the enterprise network simultaneously.

  • Page 75: Example Of Network Setting

    Example of Network Setting 3.1 WAN Interface Is Not Created Networking Requirement The AC is connected to two networks: the internet and the enterprise network. Requirement:  The router connected to the internet (Router2) belongs to VLAN 200 network, and the router connected to the enterprise network (Router1) belongs to VLAN 100.
  • Page 76 Network Topology Internet Internet Server Router2 Switch Router1 Management VLAN: 5 SSID: VIP User Administrator Procedure I. Manage AP Step 1: Modify Management VLAN of AP Choose AP Management > Modify AP. Select the APs to be managed and click Advanced Setting. Set the Management VLAN to 5.
  • Page 77 Select the APs to be managed and click Reboot. The settings take effect when the APs finish the reboot process. Step 2: Configure VLAN Interface Choose Network Setting > Network Setting > Interface Settings and configure two VLAN interfaces used to communicate with the administrator and the APs respectively. Configure the VLAN interface used to communicate with the administrator.
  • Page 78 Click Save. Step 3: Configure Interface and DHCP Server Choose Network Setting > Network Setting > Interface and DHCP Server and configure two DHCP servers used to communicate with the administrator and the APs respectively. Configure the DHCP server used to communicate with the administrator Choose Network Setting >...
  • Page 79 Configure the DHCP server used to communicate with the APs Choose Network Setting > Network Setting > Interface Settings and click Add. Configure the parameters in the window.  VLAN Interface: Select “vlan5”.  IP Address: Set an IP address for the VLAN interface, such as "192.168.5.1". ...
  • Page 80 Step 4: Configure Switch On the switch, set the ports connected to the APs and the AC to trunk ports, set the PVID of the two ports to 1, and allow VLAN 1,5 to pass through the two ports. The details are shown in the following table.
  • Page 81 The port connected to VLAN ID Port Type PVID Trunk Trunk After the above configuration, the AC can mange the APs whose management VLAN ID are 5. II. Manage User Log in to the web UI of the AC and follow the steps. Step 1: Configure VLAN Interface Log in to the web UI of the AC and go to Network Setting >...
  • Page 82 Step 2: Configure Interface and DHCP Server Log in to the web UI of the AC and go to Network Setting > Network Setting > Interface and DHCP Server. Click Add. Configure the parameters in the window.  VLAN Interface: Select the configured VLAN interface from Step 1, which is "vlan6". ...
  • Page 83 Note: This AC series does not support DNS proxy function when no WAN interface is created. The primary DNS address must be a DNS server address or DNS proxy server address. In this example, it is the LAN IP address of the router connected to the internet: 192.168.200.100. Step 3: Configure SSID Policy Choose Wireless Policy >...
  • Page 84 Step 4: Configure SSID Group Choose AP Management > SSID Group. Click Add. Configure the parameters in the window.  SSID Group: Set a name for the SSID group, such as "VIP".  SSID Policy: Select the configured SSID policy from Step 3, which is "VIP". Click Save.
  • Page 85 Step 5: Configure AP Group Choose AP Management > AP Group. Click Add. Configure the parameters in the window.  AP Group: Set a name for the AP group, such as "VIP".  SSID Group: Select the configured SSID group from Step 4, which is "VIP". Click Save.
  • Page 86 Step 6: Batch Group Choose AP Management > Modify AP. Select the APs that need the SSID policy and click "Batch Group". AP Group: Select the configured AP group from Step 5, which is "VIP". Click Save. End: After the configuration is complete, when the users connect to the "VIP" WiFi network, they can automatically obtain the IP address information from the AC.
  • Page 87 support the function of creating NAT rules. Configured Router IP Address Subnet Mask Interface Router1 192.168.6.0 255.255.255.0 Router2 192.168.6.0 255.255.255.0 IV. Configure IP Routing Step 1: Configure VLAN Interface Configure the VLAN interface used to communicate with Router1. Log in to the web UI of the AC and go to Network Setting > Network Setting > Interface Settings.
  • Page 88 Click Add. Configure the parameters in the window.  Interface Type: Select "VLAN Interface".  Physical Port: Select the physical port connected to the switch, which is "eth0" in this example.  Interface Name: Set a name for the VLAN interface, such as "vlan200". ...
  • Page 89 Configure the DHCP server used to communicate with the Router2 Choose Network Setting > Network Setting > Interface and DHCP Server. Click Add. Configure the parameters in the window.  VLAN Interface: In this example, select "vlan200".  IP Address: Set an IP address for the VLAN interface that is on the network segment of the LAN IP address of Router2, such as "192.168.200.1".
  • Page 90 Click Add. Configure the parameters in the window.  Gateway: Set the IP address of the default gateway of the AC, which is ""192.168.200.100" in this example.  Primary DNS: Enter the DNS server address or DNS proxy server address, which is "192.168.200.100"...
  • Page 91 Step 5: Configure Switch On the switch, set the ports connected to Router1 and Router2 as an access port and allow VLAN 100 and VLAN 200 to pass through respectively. Set the port connected to the AC as a trunk port and allow VLAN 100,200 to pass through.
  • Page 92 Appendix 1: Final Settings of the AC After all the configurations are complete, the final settings on the AC are shown as follows. VLAN ID and IP address settings: Interface Interface Physical VLAN IP Address DHCP Server Gateway/Primary DNS Name Type Port vlan5...
  • Page 93 Appendix 3: Final Settings of the Switch After all the configurations are complete, the final settings on the switch are shown as follows. port VLAN ID Port Type PVID connected to Router1 Access Router2 Access administrator Access Trunk 1,5,100,200 Trunk Internet Internet Server Router2...

  • Page 94: Wan Interface Is Created

    3.2 WAN Interface Is Created Networking Requirement The AC is connected to two networks: the internet and the enterprise network. Requirement:  The LAN network of the router belongs to VLAN 100 network.  The management VLAN ID of the APs is VLAN 5. ...
  • Page 95 Network Topology Internet eth3: WAN Interface Internet Server eth0: VLAN Interface Router1 Switch Administrator Management VLAN: 5 SSID: VIP User Procedure I. Manage AP Step 1: Modify Management VLAN of AP Choose AP Management > Modify AP. Select the APs to be managed and click Advanced Setting. Set the Management VLAN to 5.
  • Page 96 Select the APs to be managed and click Reboot. The settings take effect when the APs finish the reboot process. Step 2: Configure VLAN Interface Choose Network Setting > Network Setting > Interface Settings and configure two VLAN interfaces used to communicate with the administrator and the APs respectively. Configure the VLAN interface used to communicate with the administrator.
  • Page 97 Click Save. Step 3: Configure Interface and DHCP Server Choose Network Setting > Network Setting > Interface and DHCP Server and configure two DHCP servers used to communicate with the administrator and the APs respectively. Configure the DHCP server used to communicate with the administrator Click Add.
  • Page 98 Configure the DHCP server used to communicate with the APs Click Add. Configure the parameters in the window.  VLAN Interface: Select "vlan5".  IP Address: Set an IP address for the VLAN interface, such as "192.168.5.1".  Subnet Mask: You can keep the default value. ...
  • Page 99 Step 4: Configure Switch On the switch, set the ports connected to the APs and the AC as trunk ports, set the PVID of the ports to 1, and allow VLAN 1,5 to pass through the ports. See the following figure. port VLAN ID Port Type...
  • Page 100 Step 1: Configure VLAN Interface Log in to the web UI of the AC and go to Network Setting > Network Setting > Interface Settings. Click Add. Configure the parameters in the window.  Interface Type: Select "VLAN Interface".  Physical Port: Select the port connected to the switch, which is "eth0".
  • Page 101  Primary DNS: In this example, enter "202.96.134.133".  Start IP: Set a start IP address of the DHCP address pool, such as "192.168.100.150".  End IP: Set an end IP address of the DHCP address pool, such as "192.168.100.250". Click Save.
  • Page 102  VLAN Interface: Select the interface name of the VLAN interface from Step 1, which is "vlan100" in this example. Click Save. Step 4: Configure SSID Group Choose AP Management > SSID Group. Click Add. Configure the parameters in the window. ...
  • Page 103 Step 5: Configure AP Group Choose AP Management > AP Group. Click Add. Configure the parameters in the window.  AP Group: Set a name for the AP group, such as "VIP".  SSID Group: In this example, select "VIP". Click Save.
  • Page 104 Step 6: Batch Group Choose AP Management > Modify AP. Select the APs that need the SSID policy and click "Batch Group". Group: In this example, select "VIP". Click Save. End: After the configuration is complete, when the users connect to the "VIP" WiFi network, they can automatically obtain IP address information.
  • Page 105 Create WAN Interface Choose Network Setting > Network Setting > Interface Settings and click Add. Configure the parameters in the window.  Interface Type: Select "WAN Interface".  Physical Port: Select the physical port to be set to a WAN interface, which is "eth3" in this example.
  • Page 106 Internet Connection Type: Select "PPPoE". Bandwidth: Enter the bandwidth provided by the ISP. In this example, both the upload and download bandwidth are "50Mbps". Username/Password: Enter the user name and password provided by your ISP. In this example, both the user name and password are "Nell". Click OK.
  • Page 107 Step 4: Configure Switch On the switch, set the port connected to the router as an access port and allow VLAN 100 to pass through, and set the port connected to the AC as a trunk port and allow VLAN 1,100 to pass through. The port connected to VLAN ID Port Type...
  • Page 108 Appendix 1: Final Settings of the AC After all the configurations are complete, the interface settings and DHCP server settings are shown as follows. IP Address DHCP Server Gateway/Primary DNS Interface Interface Physical VLAN Name Type Port vlan5 VLAN eth0 192.168.5.1 192.168.5.100-200 192.168.5.1...
  • Page 109 Appendix 2: Final Settings of the Switch After all the configurations are complete, the settings on the switch are shown as follows. port VLAN ID Port Type PVID connected to Router1 Access administrator Access Trunk 1,5,100 Trunk Internet eth3: WAN Interface Internet Server eth0: VLAN Interface Router1...

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