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Chapter 12: Virtual Access Point (VAP)
Configuration
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Each VAP can be configured with a different ESSID. This allows network traffic to be
separated based on ESSID. Assigning unique ESSIDs to the VAPs in a mesh has
the benefit of allowing a user to configure a client device to connect to a specific
device in the mesh. Typically a mesh will be deployed with the VAP ESSIDs having
the same set of values for each EnRoute500 in order to support seamless roaming.
separated based on ESSID. Assigning unique ESSIDs to the VAPs in a mesh has
the benefit of allowing a user to configure a client device to connect to a specific
device in the mesh. Typically a mesh will be deployed with the VAP ESSIDs having
the same set of values for each EnRoute500 in order to support seamless roaming.
The ESSID value must be a text string that has a maximum length of 32 characters. It must
only contain alphanumeric characters, spaces, dashes (“-“), and underscores (“_”).The ESSID
setting is case sensitive.
It is possible to hide an AP ESSID by restricting it from broadcasting advertisements for that
ESSID. Whether it is appropriate for an AP ESSID to be hidden depends on the application.
CLI
The VAP ESSID is set as shown in the example below. When setting an ESSID that contains
spaces, the ESSID value must be enclosed by quotes – the quotes are optional otherwise.
spaces, the ESSID value must be enclosed by quotes – the quotes are optional otherwise.
> use wlan1
wlan1> set essid=”wlan1_ap”
wlan1> set essid=”wlan1_ap”
The broadcast of the ESSID can be controlled with the ‘hide_essid’ parameter in the ‘wlanN’
interface. The example below shows how hiding of the ESSID can be enabled.
> use wlan1
wlan1> set hide_essid=yes
wlan1> set hide_essid=yes
Web GUI
The VAP ESSIDs and their broadcast state can be set via the web interface using the
appropriate “wlanN” tab on the “Wireless Interfaces” page (see Figure 42).
appropriate “wlanN” tab on the “Wireless Interfaces” page (see Figure 42).
12.7 IP Configuration of Client Devices
The VAP interfaces allow client devices to connect to access the mesh network. The client
devices can either be assigned their IP configuration in one of three ways:
devices can either be assigned their IP configuration in one of three ways:
• Via DHCP from a centralized server
• Via DHCP from a local server on the mesh device that the client device is connected to
• Be manually configured
• Via DHCP from a local server on the mesh device that the client device is connected to
• Be manually configured