• Where the DHCP/DNS servers sit in the architecture
• If tunneling is used for WLANs
• Trunking between switch ports
NOTE
All DNS, DHCP, ARP, and HTTP traffic from an unauthenticated wireless client
will be forwarded by the AP onto the ZoneDirector via the management LWAPP tunnel.
If the client belongs to a particular VLAN, the ZoneDirector will add the respective VLAN
tag before forwarding the traffic to the wired network. After client authentication is
complete, the AP adds the respective VLAN tag and forwards the client traffic directly
to the wired network. This explains why it is necessary to configure the tagged VLANs
on all switch ports connected to the ZoneDirector and APs.
Tagging Management Traffic to a VLAN
Assigning management traffic to a specific management VLAN can provide benefits to
the overall performance and security of a network.
If your network is designed to segment management traffic to a specific VLAN and you
want to include ZoneDirector's AP management traffic in this VLAN, you can set the
parameters in the ZoneDirector system configuration. Assigning management traffic to
a VLAN makes automatic AP provisioning more complicated, and should not be
undertaken without a thorough understanding of your own network configuration as well
as the ZoneFlex wireless deployment. Configuring a management VLAN is not required.
Access ports in a native VLAN can be used as the management VLAN rather than actually
configuring a management VLAN.
To assign ZD - AP management traffic to a management VLAN:
1.
Go to
Configure
>
Access Points
.
2.
In
Access Point Policies
, click VLAN ID next to Management VLAN, and enter the
VLAN ID in the field provided.
3.
Click
Apply
to save your settings.
4.
Go to
Configure
>
System
5.
In
Device IP Settings
, enter the VLAN ID in the Access VLAN field.
6.
If you are using an additional management interface for ZoneDirector, enter the same
ID in the Access VLAN field for the additional management interface.
7.
Click
Apply
to save your settings.
NOTE
ZoneDirector will need to be rebooted after changing management VLAN
settings.
8.
Go to
Administer
>
Restart
, and click
Restart
to reboot ZoneDirector.
CAUTION!
When configuring or updating the management VLAN settings, make
sure that the same VLAN settings are applied on the
Configure
>
Access Points
>
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Managing a Wireless Local Area Network
Deploying ZoneDirector WLANs in a VLAN Environment
