Vlan Operation Issues; Verifying Proper Operation Of The Vlan Feature; Vlan Workgroups - Avaya AP-8 User Manual

Symptoms and Solutions

VLAN Operation Issues

Verifying Proper Operation of the VLAN Feature

The correct VLAN configuration can be verified by "pinging" both wired
and wireless hosts from both sides of the AP device and the network
switch. Traffic can be "sniffed" on both the wired (Ethernet) and wireless
(WDS) backbones (if configured). Bridge frames generated by wireless
clients and viewed on one of the backbones should contain IEEE 802.1Q
compliant VLAN headers or tags. The VLAN ID in the headers should
correspond to one of the VLAN User IDs configured for the AP.
NOTE:
The AP-8 supports 16 VLAN/SSID pairs, each with a configured
security mode.

VLAN Workgroups

The correct VLAN assignment can be verified by pinging the AP to ensure
connectivity, by pinging the switch to ensure VLAN properties, and by
pinging hosts past the switch to confirm the switch is functional.
Ultimately, traffic can be "sniffed" on the Ethernet or WDS interfaces (if
configured) using third-party packages. Most problems can be avoided by
ensuring that 802.1Q compliant VLAN tags containing the proper VLAN
ID have been inserted in the bridged frames. The VLAN ID in the header
should correspond to the user's assigned network name.
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