New And Enhanced Smartpath Os And Smartpath Ems Vma Features For Release 4.1R1 - Black Box SmartPath LWN602A User Manual

Chapter 2: Preparing for a WAN Deployment
CAPWAP Latency Reports: SmartPath EMS VMA tracks the average latency in its CAPWAP connections to each managed
SmartPath AP and displays an icon indicating the average amount of current latency in the Connection column on the Monitor >
Access Points > SmartPath APs page when viewed in Monitor mode. A green hexagon indicates normal latency, based on an
average that SmartPath EMS VMA has calculated from periodic SmartPath AP reports. The icon changes to yellow when the
latency increases to the point that responsiveness has slowed noticeably; however, configuration and image uploads can still
succeed. It changes to orange when connectivity issues reach the point that configuration and image upload attempts might no
longer be successful.
Online Planner: Several enhancements were made to improve the usability and accuracy of the on-line planner.

2.7 New and Enhanced SmartPath OS and SmartPath EMS VMA Features for Release 4.1r1

Selective Multicast Forwarding through GRE Tunnels: SmartPath APs can selectively block or allow broadcast and multicast
traffic through GRE tunnels to reduce traffic congestion. You can filter traffic either by using a blacklist to block all broadcast and
multicast traffic (or to block all except to a few select destinations) or by using a whitelist to allow all broadcast and multicast
traffic (or to allow all except to a few destinations).
Multiple Default Routing: It is now possible to configure multiple Layer 2 routes based on the VLAN ID of a user so that the
SmartPath AP can route Layer 2 traffic through different Ethernet interfaces as appropriate. This allows, for example, a guest user
on a corporate network segment to access a more appropriate segment for routing to the Internet while the SmartPath AP
forwards traffic from an employee on a different VLAN through a different Ethernet interface.
Captive Web Portal Enhancements: The default captive Web portal pages have been redesigned to resize automatically for
optimal viewing per device type: smartphone, tablet, and computer monitor. In addition, captive Web portals can now support a
registration page with buttons linking to various URLs.
IP Multicast Enhancements: To minimize airtime consumption caused by multicast frame transmissions, SmartPath APs can
convert multicast to unicast frames when channel use is high or multicast group membership is low. Furthermore, when a
SmartPath AP cannot detect any multicast group members among its active clients, it can automatically suppress multicast frame
transmissions completely.
LLDP Maximum Power: To avoid SmartPath APs sending LLDP (Link Layer Discovery Protocol) transmissions requesting more
power through PoE from the connecting switch than the switch can provide, you can set a maximum power level that SmartPath
APs can request in their LLDP advertisements on the Configuration > Advanced Configuration > Network Objects > LLDP/CDP
Profiles > New page. By default, the maximum is 15.4 watts.
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