AirWorks AWK-3131A
Web Console Configuration
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The AP matches packets transmitted or received to a network name with the associated VLAN. Traffic received
by a VLAN is only sent on the wireless interface associated with that same VLAN. This eliminates unnecessary
traffic on the wireless LAN, conserving bandwidth and maximizing throughput.
In addition to enhancing wireless traffic management, the VLAN-capable AP supports easy assignment of
wireless users to workgroups. In a typical scenario, each user VLAN represents a department workgroup; for
example, one VLAN could be used for a marketing department and the other for a human resource department.
In this scenario, the AP would assign every packet it accepted to a VLAN. Each packet would then be identified
as marketing or human resource, depending on which wireless client received it. The AP would insert VLAN
headers or “tags” with identifiers into the packets transmitted on the wired backbone to a network switch.
Finally, the switch would be configured to route
packets from the marketing department to the
appropriate corporate resources such as printers and
servers. Packets from the human resource
department could be restricted to a gateway that
allowed access to only the Internet. A member of the
human resource department could send and receive
e-mail and access the Internet, but would be
prevented from accessing servers or hosts on the
local corporate network.
Configuring Virtual LAN
VLAN Settings
To configure the AWK’s VLAN, use the VLAN Setting page to configure the ports.
Management VLAN ID
Setting
Description
Factory Default
VLAN ID
ranges from
1 to 4094
Set the management VLAN of this AWK.
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Port
Type
Description
Trunk Port
LAN
This port is the LAN port on the AWK.
Yes
WLAN
This is a wireless port for the specific SSID. This field will refer
to the SSID that you have created. If more SSIDs have been
created, new rows will be added.
Port PVID
Setting
Description
Factory Default
VLAN ID ranging from 1
to 4094
Set the port’s VLAN ID for devices that connect to the port. The
port can be a LAN port or WLAN ports.
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