Wilan LIBRA 5800 AP, User Manual

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Network Configuration
June 2003 Rev 0 65
Setting the Internet IP Mask
You can obtain an IP Mask value from your system administrator.
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To set the Internet IP mask
1. From the Main System Menu, select
Network Configuration
.
The Network Configuration menu appears.
2. Select
Internet IP Mask
and press Enter . The field highlights.
3. Type the Internet IP Mask for the unit and press Enter . The Internet IP Mask is assigned to the
unit.
4. Reboot the current image to make the changes take effect. See Reboot Current Image , page 60 .
VLAN Tagging
Libra supports 802.1Q VLAN compatibility. In Libra the user can enable the VLAN Tagging option.
Under this option, ethernet packets received from the wired ethernet interface will be tagged with the
VLAN ID and user priority before being transmitted out to the RF interface (uplink tagging), and
ethernet packets received from the RF interface will be untagged before being transmitted out to the
wired ethernet interface (downlink untagging). Packets arriving over the air with different VLAN tags
than the VLAN ID configured on the CPE will be dropped before being sent on the local wire
interface.
Having VLAN tagging enabled can be used when the Libra and AP are under one VLAN domain;
however, the Libra unit does not require a VLAN switch to be connected to the ethernet network. If
the VLAN Tagging option is disabled, the Libra unit will transparently bridge 802.1Q tagged ethernet