I am trying to setup a wireless network using the following equipment but am having some issues. The only way I can get it to work now is by connecting the gbic 1 on the 2382 to the 4526 and then by connecting the mgmt interface on the 2382 to the core network. It seems like I can only get it to work inline and have the traffic pass through the wss 2382. Anyone have any advice on maybe how to not have it inline or at least use the fiber modules so that 100mbps port wouldnt be a bottle neck? The 2382 would not come up connected to the core via fiber. the core switch is also a nortel. Questions advice?
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wss 2382 and 4526T-PWR
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Do you have autonegotiation enabled on the fiber port on the core? The 2382 defaults to autonegotiation on if I remember correctly. As long as you are connecting to a gigabit fiber port with autonegotiation enabled, then the interface should come up on its own, assuming you don't have the transmit/receive fiber pairs flipped on one side, or you don't have a bad fiber jumper.
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As long as the APs can talk to the 2382, they'll work. They don't need to be on the same VLAN as the controller, but it does simplify things. You can configure the ports on the WSS as trunk ports and run multiple VLANs to the core, then have the APs on their own VLAN. If you put an entry in your DNS server of wlan-switch pointing to the IP of the WSS, then the APs can find the 2382 from any VLAN.
I would create a separate VLAN for the APs and trunk that back to the WSS. Create the VLAN on the WSS, apply it to the port, or port group if running multiple links. Then create separate VLANs for your wireless user traffic and assign those to the same port or port group. It is a bit more work up front, but I think it would be worth it going forward.
I would create a separate VLAN for the APs and trunk that back to the WSS. Create the VLAN on the WSS, apply it to the port, or port group if running multiple links. Then create separate VLANs for your wireless user traffic and assign those to the same port or port group. It is a bit more work up front, but I think it would be worth it going forward.
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okay thanks, there wasnt any great documentation I could find on a setup. I was kind of thinking it should be this way though. I will try trunking the fiber link from the controller to the core and then connecting the 4526 to the core in the same vlan. This should make the traffic go from the client device to the AP and straight to the network and not pass through the wss controller
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