Example for Configuring Fat AP Layer 2 Networking

Procedure

1. Configure Router as a DHCP server to assign IP addresses to STAs.

   # Configure Router as a DHCP server to assign IP addresses to STAs from the IP address pool on GE1/0/0.

   Configure the DNS server as required. The common methods are as follows:

   • In interface address pool scenarios, run the dhcp server dns-list ip-address &<1-8> command in the VLANIF interface view.
   • In global address pool scenarios, run the dns-list ip-address &<1-8> command in the IP address pool view.

   [Router] dhcp enable
   [Router] interface gigabitethernet 1/0/0
   [Router-GigabitEthernet1/0/0] ip address 10.23.101.1 24
   [Router-GigabitEthernet1/0/0] dhcp select interface
   [Router-GigabitEthernet1/0/0] dhcp server excluded-ip-address 10.23.101.2
   [Router-GigabitEthernet1/0/0] quit

2. Configure basic WLAN services.
   1. Choose Wizard > Config Wizard. The Configure Wi-Fi Signals page is displayed.
   2. Configure Wi-Fi signals.

      # Click Create. The Basic Information page is displayed.

      # Configure basic information about an SSID.

      
      
      

      # Click Next. The IP and Rate page is displayed.

      # Set IP address parameters.

      
      
      

      # Click Finish.

   3. Configure Internet connection parameters.

      # Click Next. The Configure Internet Connection page is displayed.

      # Add an interface to VLAN 101 in tagged mode.

      If the PC connects to the AP through GE0/0/0, modifying the interface may cause a network interruption. In this case, you need to change the PC's IP address to 10.23.101.x and log in to the AP at 10.23.101.2 again for further operations.

      If the uplink NE of the AP is assigned to a VLAN, it is recommended that the uplink interface of the AP be configured in the same VLAN as the peer interface. In this case, you can configure a PVID on the AP's uplink interface connected to Router so that this interface removes the VLAN tag from upstream packets. You can also configure the uplink interface as an access interface.

      # Click Finish.

3. Configure the AP channel and transmit power.
   1. Disable automatic channel and power calibration functions of AP radios and configure the AP channel and power.

      The automatic channel and power calibration functions are enabled by default. The manual channel and power configurations take effect only when these two functions are disabled.

      # Choose Configuration > WLAN Service > WLAN Config > Radio0. The Radio0 page is displayed.

      # Click Radio Management. The Radio 0 Setting(2.4G) page is displayed.

      # On the Radio 0 Setting(2.4G) page, disable automatic channel and power calibration functions, and set the AP channel to 20-MHz channel 6 and transmit power to 127 dBm.

      
      
      

      # Disable automatic channel and power calibration functions of Radio 1, and set the AP channel to 20-MHz channel 149 and transmit power to 127 dBm. The configuration of Radio 1 is similar to that of Radio 0, and is not mentioned here.

      # Click Apply. In the dialog box that is displayed, click OK.

4. Verify the configuration.
   1. The WLAN with the SSID wlan-net is available.
   2. STAs can associate with the WLAN and obtain IP addresses on the network segment 10.23.101.x/24.

      
      
      

   3. Choose Monitoring > Terminal Manage > STA Management. In User, you can see that STAs go online properly and obtain IP addresses.