HP Cloud Network Manager Software manual Mobility and client management, Layer-3 mobility overview

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2.Under UPLINK PRIORITY LIST, select the uplink, and increase or decrease the priority. By default, the Eth0 uplink is set as a high priority uplink.

3.Click OK. The selected uplink is prioritized over other uplinks.

Enabling uplink pre-emption

The following configuration conditions apply to uplink pre-emption:

•Pre-emption can be enabled only when no uplink is enforced.

•When pre-emption is disabled and the current uplink fails, the AP tries to find an available uplink based on the uplink priority configuration.

•When pre-emption is enabled and if the current uplink is active, the AP periodically tries to use a higher priority uplink, and switches to a higher priority uplink even if the current uplink is active.

To enable uplink pre-emption:

1.Select Wireless Configuration > System > Uplink. The Uplink details are displayed.

2.Under MANAGEMENT, ensure that the ENFORCE UPLINK is set to None.

3.From PRE-EMPTION, select Enabled.

4.Click OK.

Switching uplinks based on internet availability

You can configure Cloud Network Manager to switch uplinks based on internet availability.

When the uplink switchover based on internet availability is enabled, the AP continuously sends ICMP packets to some well-known internet servers. If the request is timed out due to a bad uplink connection or uplink interface failure, and the internet is not reachable from the current uplink, the AP switches to a different connection.

To configure uplink switching:

1.Select Wireless Configuration > System > UPLINK. The Uplink details are displayed.

2.Under Management, configure:

• INTERNET FAILOVER — To configure uplink switching based on Internet availability, perform the following steps:

a.Select Enabled from INTERNET FAILOVER.

b.Specify values for FAILOVER INTERNET PACKET SEND FREQUENCY, FAILOVER INTERNET PACKET LOST COUNT, and INTERNET CHECK COUNT,

c.Click OK.

Mobility and client management

This section provides the following information:

•Layer-3 mobility overview on page 75

•Configuring L3-mobility on page 76

Layer-3 mobility overview

APs form a single Cloud Network Manager network when they are in the same Layer-2 (L2) domain. As the number of clients increase, multiple subnets are required to avoid broadcast overhead. In such a scenario, a client must be allowed to roam away from the Cloud Network Manager network to which it first connected (home network) to another network supporting the same WLAN access parameters (foreign network) and continue its existing sessions.

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Contents HP Cloud Network Manager User Guide Acknowledgments Document 5998-5742, edition 1 JulyContents Wireless configuration Advanced configuration tasks Captive portal for guest access Reports Maintenance Conventions About this guideIntended audience Related documentsAbout Cloud Network Manager Cloud Network Manager overviewSupported APs Cloud Network Manager UI Activating your Cloud Network Manager subscriptions Cloud Network Manager user interfaceActivating your HP Cloud Network Manager account Search Tabs Notifications Help Data pane User interfaceTabs SearchNotifications HelpData pane Feedback SupportMonitoring OverviewData pane item Description AP details Access pointsData pane item ClientsRemote Console System pane Section DescriptionEvent log Setting notification alerts Importing existing configuration from AP Wireless configurationInitial AP configuration Wireless network profilesUnderstanding wireless network profiles Configuring Wlan settingsNetwork types Voice Guest Utilization Content FilteDisable Ssid DMO ChannelLocal Probe Configuring Vlan settings for a Wlan Ssid profileCan be Used Without Uplink MAX ClientsConfiguring security settings for a Wlan Ssid profile KEYManagement KEY Management Server AuthenticatioRoaming TerminationConfiguring access rules for a Wlan Ssid profile General configuration tasks Editing a Wlan Ssid profileDeleting a Wlan Ssid profile Modifying the AP name Basic configuration tasksConfiguring an NTP server Configuring VC IP addressConfiguring time zone Configuring a preferred bandConfiguring LED display Additional configuration tasksConfiguring VC Vlan Configuring auto join modeEnabling dynamic CPU management Advanced configuration tasksDisabling inter-user bridging Preventing local routing between clientsCustomizing AP parameters Configuring radio profiles for an APConfiguring Arrm assigned radio profiles for an AP Configuring radio profiles manually for APObtaining IP address Configuring uplink Vlan for an APSelect Administrator assigned in 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Band Mode DescriptionArrm overview Advanced radio resource managementAirtime fairness mode HP MotionAwareAP control Configuring Arrm on an AP Monitoring the network with ArrmArrm metrics MA Neighbor SLB ModeMotion Aware CalculatingChannels PowerCustomize ValidIntrusion detection system Configuring radio settings for an APOS fingerprinting Detecting and classifying rogue APsDetection level Detection policy Off Low Medium HighSettings field Off Low HighProtection level Protection policy Authentication Understanding authentication methodsContainment methods Wireless configuration Internal Radius server Supported authentication serversRadius server authentication with VSA External Radius serverConfiguring authentication servers Authentication termination on APConfiguring an external server for authentication Retry Count Shared KEY TimeoutShared KEY RetypeClick Save Server Configuring dynamic Radius proxy parametersEnabling dynamic Radius proxy Configuring 802.1X authentication for a network profileConfiguring MAC authentication with 802.1X authentication Configuring MAC authentication for a network profileConfiguring WISPr authentication Blacklisting clients Blacklisting clients manuallyBlacklisting users dynamically Session firewall based blacklisting Captive portal for guest accessConfiguring blacklist duration Understanding captive portalSelect the Primary Usage as Guest Configuring a Wlan Ssid for guest accessTypes of captive portal Walled gardenDynamic Multicast Content FilteringInactivity Timeout Multicast TransmissionCan be Used Without Uplink MAX Clients ThresholdLocal Probe Request Configuring internal captive portal for guest network Creating a captive portal profile Configuring external captive portal for a guest networkSelect any one of the following types of authentication External captive portal profilesFailure URLUSE Https Captive PortalType Configuring captive portal roles for an SsidRule Type SplashConfiguring walled garden access InternalExternal Configuring local and local, L3 Dhcp scopes Dhcp configurationDisabling captive portal authentication Configuring Dhcp scopesExcluded Address VlanNetwork NET MaskSelect Wireless Configuration Services Rtls ServicesConfiguring an AP for Rtls support Configuring Dhcp server for client IP assignmentConfiguring OpenDNS credentials Bonjour support configurationBonjour support overview Bonjour support with Cloud Network Manager Bonjour support solutionBonjour support features Bonjour support servicesSelect Wireless Configuration Services Bonjour Support Configuring an AP for PAN integration Integrating an AP with Palo Alto Networks firewallIntegration with Cloud Network Manager Uplink interfaces Uplink configurationWi-Fi uplink Configuring a Wi-Fi uplink profileEthernet uplink Configuring PPPoE uplink profileUplink preferences and switching Setting an uplink priorityEnforcing uplinks Layer-3 mobility overview Switching uplinks based on internet availabilityFrom PRE-EMPTION, select Enabled Mobility and client managementConfiguring L3-mobility Snmp and logging Configuring L3 mobility domainConfiguring enterprise domains Enterprise domainCreating community strings for SNMPv1 and SNMPv2 Configuring SnmpConfiguring community string for Snmp Snmp parameters for APConfiguring a syslog server Configuring Snmp trapsCreating community strings for SNMPv3 Configuring Tftp dump server Select Wireless Configuration System LoggingLogging level Description Creating a report ReportsDeleting a report Maintenance FirmwareSubscription keys User management Device managementTerminology Acronyms and abbreviationsAbbreviation Expansion Glossary TermDefinition Term Definition DSTEAP POE Through a wireless connection

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