AN-50e
user manual
70-00033-01-03
Proprietary Redline Communications © 2005
September
2005
Page 57 of 100
4.3.2 Connection Configuration Screen
Click
New Connection
in the left-hand menu to display a blank group
configuration screen. To view an existing connection, click
Groups
or
Links
, and
then click
Exp
to display the connections for that group/link, and then click
Cfg
for
the desired connection.
At least one connection must be created for each VLAN to be transported across
the wireless switch. The connection configuration defines how Ethernet packets
are handled on the subscriber stations. Each subscriber station can participate in
multiple VLANs.
Figure 22
:
VLAN - Connection Configuration Screen
Wireless Connection
Connection Name
: Enter a name for this connection. This name is displayed on
configuration and statistics screens.
Connection ID
: (Read only) A unique connection ID is generated automatically
when a new link is created. The connection ID number is required when assigning
this connection to a group.
Connection Tagging Mode
: Select the packet processing at the subscriber station.
Tagged
: Select tagged to associate a unique VID with this connection.
Packet received from subscriber station Ethernet port:
Each packet with this VID (Connection VLAN ID field) has the matching
VLAN tag (outermost only) removed and is forwarded over the wireless
interface to the sector controller. Further processing is performed at the sector
controller based on the group configuration associated with this connection.
Packet received over wireless interface (from sector controller):
A VLAN tag is added (outermost) and set to the VID (Connection VLAN ID
field) for this connection. The packet is forwarded to the subscriber station
Ethernet port.
Pass-through
: Select pass-through to create a connection to process all
untagged packets and packets where the outermost VLAN ID tag not match the
