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HiPath Wireless Controller, Access Points and Convergence Software V4.0, C10/C100/C1000 User Guide
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Configuring the HiPath Wireless Controller
Performing the first-time setup of the HiPath Wireless Controller
4. In the Apply Product Key section, click Browse to navigate to the location of the product
key file and select the file.
5. Click Apply Now . The product license key is applied.
4.2.4 Setting up the data ports
The next step in the initial setup of the HiPath Wireless Controller is to configure the physical
data ports.
A new HiPath Wireless Controller is shipped from the factory with all its data ports set up as
host ports. Support of management traffic is disabled on all data ports. Port configuration
allows for the explicit state of the administration state for each interface. By default, data
interface states will be disabled. You can then enable each of the data interfaces individually. A
disabled interface does not allow data to flow (receive/transmit).
VLAN ID parameter
You can define a specific VLAN tag to be applied to a particular interface. All packets associated
with that port will be tagged with the corresponding VLAN. This allows the HiPath Wireless
Controller to directly attach to a VLAN network without the need to remove VLAN tags at the
connection port.
You can redefine the data ports to function as one of three types:
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Host Port
Use a host port definition for connecting Wireless APs, with no dynamic routing. A host port
has dynamic routing disabled to ensure that the port does not participate in dynamic
routing operations, such as OSPF, to advertise the availability of Virtual Network Segments
(VNS) hosted by the HiPath Wireless Controller. Host ports may still be used as the target
for static route definitions.
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Third-Party AP Port
Use a third-party AP port definition for a port to which you will connect third-party APs. Only
one port can be configured for third-party APs.
Selecting this option prepares the port to support a third-party AP setup allowing the
mapping of a VNS to the physical port. The VNS settings permit the definition of policy,
such as filters and Captive Portal, which manage the traffic flow for wireless users
connected to these APs.
The third-party APs must operate as layer-2 bridges. The third-party AP VNS is isolated
from the rest of the network. The HiPath Wireless Controller assumes control over the
layer-3 functions including DHCP.