H3C Access Controllers
Comware 7 AP Association with the AC at Layer 3 Configuration Examples

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contents

Introduction· 1

Prerequisites· 1

Example: Configuring an AP to associate with the AC at Layer 3· 1

Network configuration· 1

Analysis· 2

Restrictions and guidelines· 2

Procedures· 2

Configuring the AC· 2

Configuring the Layer 3 switch· 3

Configuring Layer 2 switch 1· 5

Configuring Layer 2 switch 2· 5

Verifying the configuration· 6

Configuration files· 7

Related documentation· 9

 

Introduction

The following information provides an example for configuring APs to associate with the AC at Layer 3.

Prerequisites

This document applies to Comware 7-based access controllers and access points. Procedures and information in the examples might be slightly different depending on the software or hardware version of the access controllers and access points.

The configuration examples in this document were created and verified in a lab environment, and all the devices were started with the factory default configuration. When you are working on a live network, make sure you understand the potential impact of every command on your network.

This document assumes that you have basic knowledge of WLAN access.

Example: Configuring an AP to associate with the AC at Layer 3

Network configuration

As shown in Figure 1, the AC is attached to the Layer 3 switch and the Layer 3 switch acts as a DHCP server to assign IP addresses to the AP, client, and host. Assume centralized forwarding is used in this example.

Configure the following settings for the client to communicate with the host:

·     Configure the client to access the WLAN through VLAN 200, and the host to access the network through VLAN 300.

·     Assign the AC to VLAN 100 and the AP to VLAN 400, and configure the AC to establish tunnels with the AP through a Layer 3 network.

·     Configure Layer 2 switch 1 to supply power to the AP through PoE.

Figure 1 Network diagram

 

Analysis

·     For the AP, the client, and the host to obtain IP addresses through DHCP, enable the DHCP server feature on the Layer 3 switch.

·     For the AC to reach the Layer 3 switch, configure a static route on the AC with the Layer 3 switch as the next hop.

·     For the AP to establish tunnels with the AC, configure the DHCP server to send the AC's IP address to the AP through DHCP Option 43.

·     For Layer 2 switch 1 to supply power to the AP, enable PoE on the switch.

·     For the client to access the network, configure wireless services on the AC.

Restrictions and guidelines

When you configure AP's association with the AC at Layer 3, follow these restrictions and guidelines:

·     Use the serial ID labeled on the AP's rear panel to specify an AP.

·     Configure the switch's interface that connects Layer 2 switch 1 to the AP as an access port.

Procedures

Configuring the AC

1.     Configure AC interfaces:

# Create VLAN 100 and VLAN-interface 100, and assign an IP address to the VLAN interface. The AC will use this IP address to establish a CAPWAP tunnel with the AP.

<AC> system-view

[AC] vlan 100

[AC-vlan100] quit

[AC] interface vlan-interface100

[AC-Vlan-interface100] ip address 192.168.10.1 255.255.255.0

[AC-Vlan-interface100] quit

# Create VLAN 200. The AC will use VLAN 200 to forward client traffic.

[AC] vlan 200

[AC-vlan200] quit

# Configure GigabitEthernet 1/0/1 that connects the AC to the switch as a trunk port, remove the port from VLAN 1, and assign the port to VLANs 100 and 200.

[AC] interface gigabitethernet 1/0/1

[AC-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] port link-type trunk

[AC-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] undo port trunk permit vlan 1

[AC-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] port trunk permit vlan 100 200

[AC-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] quit

2.     Configure a static route, whose next hop is the Layer 3 switch.

[AC] ip route-static 0.0.0.0 0 24 192.168.10.83

3.     Configure wireless services:

# Create service template 1 and enter its view.

[AC] wlan service-template 1

# Configure the SSID as service.

[AC-wlan-st-1] ssid service

# Enable the service template.

[AC-wlan-st-1] service-template enable

[AC-wlan-st-1] quit

4.     Configure the AP:

# Create manual AP officeap, and specify the AP model and serial ID.

[AC] wlan ap officeap model WA4320i-ACN

[AC-wlan-ap-officeap] serial-id 210235A1GQB147031200

# Bind service template 1 and VLAN 200 to radio 1.

[AC-wlan-ap-officeap] radio 1

[AC-wlan-ap-officeap-radio-1] service-template 1 vlan 200

# Enable radio 1.

[AC-wlan-ap-officeap-radio-1] radio enable

[AC-wlan-ap-officeap-radio-1] return

Configuring the Layer 3 switch

1.     Configure switch interfaces:

# Create VLAN 100, VLAN 400, VLAN-interface 100 and VLAN-interface 400, and assign IP addresses to the VLAN interfaces. The switch will use VLAN 100 and VLAN 400 to forward packets between the AC and the AP.

<L3 switch> system-view

[L3 switch] vlan 100

[L3 switch-vlan100] quit

[L3 switch] interface vlan-interface 100

[L3 switch-Vlan-interface100] ip address 192.168.10.83 255.255.255.0

[L3 switch-Vlan-interface100] quit

[L3 switch] vlan 400

[L3 switch-vlan400] quit

[L3 switch] interface vlan-interface 400

[L3 switch-Vlan-interface400] ip address 192.168.40.1 255.255.255.0

[L3 switch-Vlan-interface400] quit

# Create VLAN 200 and VLAN-interface 200 and assign an IP address to the VLAN interface. This VLAN will be used for client access.

[L3 switch] vlan 200

[L3 switch-vlan200] quit

[L3 switch] interface vlan-interface 200

[L3 switch-Vlan-interface200] ip address 192.168.20.1 255.255.255.0

[L3 switch-Vlan-interface200] quit

# Create VLAN 300 and VLAN-interface 300 and assign an IP address to the VLAN interface. This VLAN will be used for host access.

[L3 switch] vlan 300

[L3 switch-vlan300] quit

[L3 switch] interface vlan-interface 300

[L3 switch-Vlan-interface300] ip address 192.168.30.1 255.255.255.0

[L3 switch-Vlan-interface300] quit

# Configure GigabitEthernet 1/0/1 that connects the switch to the AC as a trunk port, and assign the port to VLANs 100 and 200.

[L3 switch] interface gigabitEthernet 1/0/1

[L3 switch-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] port link-type trunk

[L3 switch-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] port trunk permit vlan 100 200

[L3 switch-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] quit

# Set the link type of GigabitEthernet 1/0/2 that connects the switch to Layer 2 switch 1 to trunk, remove the port from VLAN 1, and assign the port to VLAN 400.

[L3 switch] interface gigabitEthernet 1/0/2

[L3 switch-GigabitEthernet1/0/2] port link-type trunk

[L3 switch-GigabitEthernet1/0/2] undo port trunk permit vlan 1

[L3 switch-GigabitEthernet1/0/2] port trunk permit vlan 400

[L3 switch-GigabitEthernet1/0/2] quit

# Set the link type of GigabitEthernet 1/0/3 that connects the switch to Layer 2 switch 2 to trunk, remove the port from VLAN 1, and assign the port to VLAN 300.

[L3 switch] interface gigabitEthernet 1/0/3

[L3 switch-GigabitEthernet1/0/3] port link-type trunk

[L3 switch-GigabitEthernet1/0/3] undo port trunk permit vlan 1

[L3 switch-GigabitEthernet1/0/3] port trunk permit vlan 300

[L3 switch-GigabitEthernet1/0/3] quit

2.     Configure DHCP:

# Enable DHCP.

[L3 switch] dhcp enable

# Create DHCP address pool 1 to assign an IP address to the AP, and specify subnet 192.168.40.0/24 in the DHCP address pool.

[L3 switch] dhcp server ip-pool 1

[L3 switch-dhcp-pool-1] network 192.168.40.0 mask 255.255.255.0

# Specify the gateway address as 192.168.40.1 in the DHCP address pool.

[L3 switch-dhcp-pool-1] gateway-list 192.168.40.1

# Configure Option 43 to specify AC IP address in the hexadecimal format in DHCP address pool 1.

[L3 switch-dhcp-pool-1] option 43 hex 8007000001c0a80a01

[L3 switch-dhcp-pool-1] quit

# Create DHCP address pool 2 to assign an IP address to the client, and specify subnet 192.168.20.0/24 in the DHCP address pool.

[L3 switch] dhcp server ip-pool 2

[L3 switch-dhcp-pool-2] network 192.168.20.0 mask 255.255.255.0

# Specify the gateway address as 192.168.20.1 in the DHCP address pool.

[L3 switch-dhcp-pool-2] gateway-list 192.168.20.1

[L3 switch-dhcp-pool-2] quit

# Create DHCP address pool 3 to assign an IP address to the host, and specify subnet 192.168.30.0/24 in the DHCP address pool.

[L3 switch] dhcp server ip-pool 3

[L3 switch-dhcp-pool-3] network 192.168.30.0 mask 255.255.255.0

# Specify the gateway address as 192.168.30.1 in the DHCP address pool.

[L3 switch-dhcp-pool-3] gateway-list 192.168.30.1

[L3 switch-dhcp-pool-3] quit

Configuring Layer 2 switch 1

# Create VLAN 400. The switch will use this VLAN for AP access.

<L2 switch 1> system-view

[L2 switch 1] vlan 400

[L2 switch 1-vlan400] quit

# Set the link type of GigabitEthernet 1/0/1 that connects the switch to the Layer 3 switch to trunk, remove the port from VLAN 1, and assign the port to VLAN 400.

[L2 switch 1] interface gigabitEthernet 1/0/1

[L2 switch 1-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] port link-type trunk

[L2 switch 1-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] undo port trunk permit vlan 1

[L2 switch 1-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] port trunk permit vlan 400

[L2 switch 1-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] quit

# Set the link type of GigabitEthernet 1/0/2 that connects the switch to the AP to access, assign the port to VLAN 400, and enable PoE.

[L2 switch 1] interface gigabitEthernet 1/0/2

[L2 switch 1-GigabitEthernet1/0/2] port link-type access

[L2 switch 1-GigabitEthernet1/0/2] port access vlan 400

[L2 switch 1-GigabitEthernet1/0/2] poe enable

[L2 switch 1-GigabitEthernet1/0/2] quit

Configuring Layer 2 switch 2

# Create VLAN 300. The switch will use this VLAN for host access.

<L2 switch 2> system-view

[L2 switch 2] vlan 300

[L2 switch 2-vlan300] quit

# Set the link type of GigabitEthernet 1/0/1 that connects the switch to the Layer 3 switch to trunk, remove the port from VLAN 1, and assign the port to VLAN 300.

[L2 switch 2] interface gigabitEthernet 1/0/1

[L2 switch 2-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] port link-type trunk

[L2 switch 2-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] undo port trunk permit vlan 1

[L2 switch 2-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] port trunk permit vlan 300

[L2 switch 2-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] quit

# Set the link type of GigabitEthernet 1/0/2 that connects the switch to the host to access, and assign the port to VLAN 300.

[L2 switch 2] interface gigabitEthernet 1/0/2

[L2 switch 2-GigabitEthernet1/0/2] port link-type access

[L2 switch 2-GigabitEthernet1/0/2] port access vlan 300

[L2 switch 2-GigabitEthernet1/0/2] quit

Verifying the configuration

# Verify that the AP is in R/M state.

<AC> display wlan ap all                             

Total number of APs: 1                                                         

Total number of connected APs: 1                                               

Total number of connected manual APs: 1                                        

Total number of connected auto APs: 0

Total number of connected common APs: 1

Total number of connected WTUs: 0                                         

Total number of inside APs: 0                                        

Maximum supported APs: 3072                                                    

Remaining APs: 3071                                                            

Total AP licenses: 512                                              

Remaining AP licenses: 511                                                

                                                                               

                                 AP information                                

 State : I = Idle,      J  = Join,        JA = JoinAck,    IL = ImageLoad       

          C = Config,    DC = DataCheck,  R  = Run,   M = Master,  B = Backup   

                                                                                

AP name                AP ID   State   Model             Serial ID             

officeap               1        R/M     WA4320i-ACN      210235A1GQB147031200 

# Verify that the client is connected to radio 1 on AP officeap.

<AC> display wlan client

Total number of clients: 1

                                                                               

MAC address     Username   AP name     RID   IP address      IPv6 address   VLAN

90b9-311a-bef6  N/A        officeap     1     192.168.20.3    N/A             200

# Verify that the client and the host can ping each other successfully.

C:\Users\system32>ping 192.168.20.3 -t

 

Pinging 192.168.20.3 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.20.3: bytes=32 time=2470ms TTL=63

Reply from 192.168.20.3: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=63

Reply from 192.168.20.3: bytes=32 time=1427ms TTL=63

Reply from 192.168.20.3: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=63

Reply from 192.168.20.3: bytes=32 time=86ms TTL=63

Reply from 192.168.20.3: bytes=32 time=142ms TTL=63

Reply from 192.168.20.3: bytes=32 time=561ms TTL=63

Reply from 192.168.20.3: bytes=32 time=84ms TTL=63

Reply from 192.168.20.3: bytes=32 time=465ms TTL=63

Reply from 192.168.20.3: bytes=32 time=114ms TTL=63

Reply from 192.168.20.3: bytes=32 time=124ms TTL=63

Reply from 192.168.20.3: bytes=32 time=446ms TTL=63

 

Ping statistics for 192.168.20.3:

    Packets: Sent = 12, Received = 12, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

    Minimum = 2ms, Maximum = 2470ms, Average = 495ms

Control-C

^C

C:\Users\system32>

Configuration files

·     AC:

#                                                                              

vlan 100                                                                       

# 

vlan 200  

#

interface Vlan-interface100                                                    

 ip address 192.168.10.1 255.255.255.0                                         

#                                                                                

wlan service-template 1                                                         

 ssid service                                                                  

 service-template enable                                                       

#                                                                              

interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1                                                 

 port link-type trunk                                                          

 port trunk permit vlan 100 200                                                

#                                                                              

ip route-static 192.168.40.0 24 192.168.10.83                                 

#                                                                               

wlan ap officeap model WA4320i-ACN                                             

 serial-id 210235A1GQB147031200                                                

 vlan 1                                                                         

 radio 1                                                                       

  radio enable                                                                 

  service-template 1 vlan 200                                                   

 radio 2                                                                       

#                                                                              

·     Layer 3 switch:

#                                                                               

 dhcp enable                                                                   

#                                                                              

vlan 100                                                                        

#                                                                              

vlan 200                                                                       

#                                                                               

vlan 300                                                                       

#                                                                              

vlan 400                                                                       

#                                                                              

dhcp server ip-pool 1                                                          

 gateway-list 192.168.40.1                                                     

 network 192.168.40.0 mask 255.255.255.0                                       

 option 43 hex 8007000001c0a80a01                                              

#                                                                              

dhcp server ip-pool 2                                                           

 gateway-list 192.168.20.1                                                     

 network 192.168.20.0 mask 255.255.255.0                                       

#                                                                               

dhcp server ip-pool 3                                                          

 gateway-list 192.168.30.1                                                     

 network 192.168.30.0 mask 255.255.255.0                                        

#                                                                              

interface Vlan-interface100                                                    

 ip address 192.168.10.83 255.255.255.0                                         

#                                                                              

interface Vlan-interface200                                                    

 ip address 192.168.20.1 255.255.255.0                                          

#                                                                              

interface Vlan-interface300                                                    

 ip address 192.168.30.1 255.255.255.0                                         

#                                                                               

interface Vlan-interface400                                                    

 ip address 192.168.40.1 255.255.255.0                                         

#                                                                               

interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1                                                 

 port link-type trunk                                                          

 undo port trunk permit vlan 1                                                  

 port trunk permit vlan 100 200                                                

#                                                                              

interface GigabitEthernet1/0/2                                                 

port link-type trunk                                                          

 undo port trunk permit vlan 1                                                 

port trunk pvid vlan 400   

#                                                                              

interface GigabitEthernet1/0/3                                                 

 port link-type trunk

 undo port trunk permit vlan 1

 port trunk permit vlan 300

#                                                                              

·     Layer 2 switch 1:

#

vlan 400

#

interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1

 port link-type trunk

 undo port trunk permit vlan 1

port trunk permit vlan 400

#

interface GigabitEthernet1/0/2

 port link-type access

 port access vlan 400

 poe enable

#

·     Layer 2 switch 2:

#

vlan 300

#

interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1

 port link-type trunk

 undo port trunk permit vlan 1

port trunk permit vlan 300

#

interface GigabitEthernet1/0/2

 port link-type access

 port access vlan 300

 poe enable

#

Related documentation

·     AP and WT Management Command Reference in H3C Access Controllers Command References

·     AP and WT Management Configuration Guide in H3C Access Controllers Configuration Guides

·     Network Connectivity Command Reference in H3C Access Controllers Command References

·     Network Connectivity Configuration Guide in H3C Access Controllers Configuration Guides

·     WLAN Access Command Reference in H3C Access Controllers Command References

·     WLAN Access Configuration Guide in H3C Access Controllers Configuration Guides