AN-50e
user manual
70-00033-01-03
Proprietary Redline Communications © 2005
September
2005
Page 55 of 100
4.3
VLAN Configuration Screens
This section describers the configuration screens used to setup a wireless VLAN.
4.3.1 Group
Configuration
Screen
Click
Add Group
in the left-hand menu to display a blank group configuration
screen. Click
Groups
to view an existing group configuration.
A group must be created for each VLAN to be transported across the wireless
switch. The group configuration defines how Ethernet packets are handled on the
sector controller. Each sector controller can participate in multiple VLANs.
Figure 21
:
VLAN - Group Configuration Screen
Group
Group Name
: Enter a name for this group. This name is displayed on
configuration and statistics screens.
Group ID
: (Read only) A unique group ID is generated automatically when a new
group is created. The group ID number is required when creating connections to
this group.
Group Tagging Mode
: Select the packet processing performed at the sector
controller.
Tagged
: Select tagged to associate a unique VID with this group.
Packet received from sector controller Ethernet port:
A packet with this VID has the matching (outermost only) VLAN tag removed.
The packet is forwarded over the wireless to all subscriber stations participating
in this VLAN (subscriber stations with connections to this group). Further
processing is performed at the subscriber station based on the connection
configuration. Packets are forwarded unicast (known address) or multicast
(unknown address).
Packet received from wireless interface (from subscriber station):
This is the case of one subscriber station sending a packet to another subscriber
station within the same group. The packet belonging to this group is forwarded
unmodified over the wireless to all subscriber stations participating in this
VLAN (subscriber stations with connections to this group). Further processing
