Overview; Assigning Vlan Tags To Packets; Installation Considerations And Default Vlan Settings - Motorola WS2000 System Reference Manual

10-2 WS2000 Wireless Switch System Reference Guide

10.1 Overview

Earlier versions of WS2000 had a limit of 31 VLAN IDs (IDs 1-31) due to LAN port switch hardware
limitations. It was difficult to seamless integrate the WS2000 with existing network topology of VLANs with
VLAN IDs greater than 31.
To enable easier integration into networks with existing VLAN infrastructure, you can now configure the
existing WAN port as a Trunk-Port and the user can configure any VLAN-IDs in the range 1-4094. With this
setup, the WAN port can be configured either as a TRUNK port or as a WAN Link.

10.1.1 Assigning VLAN Tags to Packets

VLAN tag assignment to packets is achieved as follows:
• Wired hosts are assigned VLANs based on the Port to which they are connected.
• Wireless hosts, upon successful authentication, are assigned VLANs based on the WLAN through which
they authenticate.
The WS2000 then maintains a table to store the hosts to VLAN mapping information.
Packets coming in from the LAN ports are handled as follows:
• For unicast packets destined to hosts on the same VLAN, the LAN switch handles the packet if both the
hosts are wired.
• For unicast packets destined to hosts on different VLANs, the WS2000 switches the packet.
• For broadcast packets, the same packet is duplicated and forwarded to all ports and WLANs on the same
VLAN.

10.1.2 Installation Considerations and Default VLAN Settings

By default the WAN port is configured as a WAN LINK. This port has a default VLAN ID of 1.
After upgrading the WS2000 to version 2.1 or above, the WAN port can be configured as either a WAN Link
or as a TRUNK port. The user can configure any VLAN IDs between 1 and 4094.
The Factory Setting for the WS2000 Version 2.1 would be as follows:
• Native VLAN by default is VLAN ID 1
• No Trunk Port is configured.
• The WAN port is configured as a WAN Link.
• No VLANs are enabled for Trunking.