Configuring A Vap For L3 Tunnels - D-Link DWS-3024 User Manual

5 Configuring Access Point Settings
In this example, the administrator configured multiple VAPs based on different functional
groups within the company. Each VAP has a different SSID, security settings, and VLAN ID
to separate traffic.
You can associate the same network (SSID) with multiple VAPs. When you do this, the VAPs
look like the same network to wireless clients. Some administrators configure VAPs with
identical settings on each radio so that wireless clients can connect to the same network
whether their wireless adapters are 802.11a or 802.11b/g compatible.
By default, both radios have the same networks assigned to the VAPs, and only VAP0 is
enabled. You must configure each radio independently. In other words, if you enable
additional VAPs on one radio, it does not affect the VAPs on the second radio.

Configuring a VAP for L3 Tunnels

This section provides an overview of the L3 Tunneling feature. For a detailed configuration
example of a network that uses L3 roaming, see Appendix C, "L3 Roaming Example" on
page 215.
The L3 Tunnel feature allows mobile stations to maintain their IP connections while roaming
from one access point to another access point even when these access points are attached to
different IP subnets. This feature is especially useful for environments that use wireless Voice
over IP (VoIP) on the 802.11 networks with multiple subnets.
"Configuring QoS" on page 159"Configuring QoS" on page 163.
If you enable L3 tunnels, we recommend that you enable and configure a separate VAP for
clients that need to use this feature. Configure clients that need L3 Tunneling to connect to the
SSID with L3 tunnels enabled, but configure all other wireless clients to use the VAP with L3
tunnels disabled.
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