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Instant AP V PN Support

Dell PowerConnect W-SeriesA rubaOS6.2 i s the companion controller releasefor t he DellI nstant release.This
releaseprovides an ability to terminate VPN and GRE tunnels from Instant AP and provide corporate connectivity
to the branchI nstant AP network. For details on allthe features described in the following sections, see the
Dell
PowerConnect W-Series Instant AccessPoint User Guide
.
VPN features are ideal for:
lenterpriseswi th many branchesthat do not have a dedicated VPN co nnection to the Head Quarter.
lbranchoffices t hat requiremultiple APs.
lindividuals workingfrom home, connecting to t heV PN.
This new architectureand form factor seamlessly adds the survivability feature of Instant APs with the VPN
connectivity of RAPs — providing corporate connectivity to branches.
This documentation for this feature includes the following topics:
l"Overview"on page 727
l"VPN Configuration" on page 728
l"Viewing Branch Status" on page 729

Overview

This section provides a brief summary of the new features included in Dell PowerConnect W-Series ArubaOS 6.2 to
support VPN termination from Instant AP.

Termination of Insta nt AP VPN tun nels

Instant AP (IAP)has the ability to terminate V PN tunnels on controllers.The I AP cluster creates a tunnel from the
Virtual Controllerto a Dell mobility controller in your corporate office. The controller acts a VP N end-point and
does not provide the IAP with any configuration. For more information on how to c reate a VPN tunnel from Virtual
Controllerto a Dell mobility controller, see the
Dell PowerConnectW-Series InstantAccess PointU serGuide
.

Termination of IAP GRE tunn els

IAPs have the ability to terminate GRE tunnels on controllers. The IAP cluster creates a tunnelfrom the Virtual
Controllerto a Dell mobility controller in your corporate office. The controller acts a GRE end-point and does not
provide the Instant AP wit h any configuration. For more information on how to create a GRE tunnelfrom V irtual
Controllerto a Dell mobility controller, see the
Dell PowerConnectW-Series InstantAccess PointU serGuide
.

L2/L3 network mod e support

The Virtual Controller(VC) on an Instant AP enables different DHCP pools (various deploymentmodels) i n
addition to allocating IP subnets to eachbranch. The following modes ofD HCP serverare supported: