Figure 163: Remote AP in a Multi-ControllerEnvironment
Configuring the Sec ure Remote Access Point Serv ice
The tasks forco nfiguringa Dell Access Points as a Secure Remote Access Point Service are:
lConfigurea public I P address for the controller.
You must installone or more AP licenses in the controller. Thereare several AP licenses available that support
differentmaximum numbers of APs. The licenses are cumulative; each additional license installed increases the
maximumnumber of APs supportedby the controller.
lConfigurethe VP N serveron the controller. The remote AP will be a VPN client to the server.
lProvision the AP with IPSec sett ings,i ncludingthe username and password fort heA P, beforeyo ui nstallit at
the remote location. You can alsoprovis ion the RAP using the zero-touch provisioning method. Formo re
information, see "Provisioning 4G USB Modems on Remote Access P oints" on page 543.

Configure a Public IP A ddress for the Co ntroller

The remoteA P requiresan IP address to which it can connect in orderto est ablisha VPN t unnelto the controller.
This can be either a routableIP addressthat you configure on the controller,or the address of an external routeror
firewallthat forwards traffic to the controller.The following procedure describeshow to create a DMZ address on the
controller.

Using the WebUI to create a DMZ address

1. Navigate to the Configuration >Network >VLANs page.
2. Click Add to add a VLAN.
3. Enter the VLAN ID.
4. Select the portthat belongs to this VLAN.
5. Click Apply.
6. Navigate to the Configuration >Network >IP page.
7. Click Edit for the VLAN you just created.
8. Enter the IP Address and Net Mask fields.
9. Click Apply.
Using CLI
vlan <id>
interface fastethernet <slot>/<port>
switchport access vlan <id>
interface vlan <id>
ip address <ipaddr> <mask>
Configurethe NAT Device
Communication between the AP and secure controlleruses the UDP 45 00 port. Whenboth t hecontroller and the
AP are behind NAT devices, configuret heA P to use the NAT device’s public address as its master address.On the
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