HP Access Control Client Software manual Capabilities of ProCurve Wireless Products

Designing Access Controls

Lay Out the Network

Choose the 802.1X deployment method if you use that access control method. Otherwise, DHCP is the typical method. You could also use the inline method if the public wireless zone connects to the rest of the network at a single choke point.

VLAN Assignment and Other Dynamic Settings. ProCurve Wireless Edge Services Modules and ProCurve APs act as PEPs, so VLAN assignments and other dynamic settings take effect on those devices as they bridge traffic from the wireless to the wired network.

N o t e		The one exception is an AP 420 that connects to a switch that enforces Web-
		Auth. In this case, the switch is the PEP, and the VLAN assignment is config-
		ured (dynamically or otherwise) on the switch port.
		The wireless PEP can receive dynamic settings from a RADIUS server, which
		is configured with the policies you designed earlier. Or the PEP places all users
		in the VLAN statically associated with the WLAN.
		Choose APs. You must choose between a Wireless LAN System (Wireless
		Edge Services Module and RPs) and standalone APs. Generally, the Wireless
		LAN System is best for a large network that requires a great deal of wireless
		coverage. In addition, if you have chosen to use integrated RADIUS servers,
		the Wireless Edge Services Module has more capabilities than the AP 530. It
		can bind to a directory service, receive authentication requests from wired
		devices, and set dynamic VLAN assignments.
		Table 3-109. Capabilities of ProCurve Wireless Products
Product	Software Version Radios		802.11 Modes WLANs	RADIUS
				Server

Wireless Edge	WS.02.02	•	12 RPs (possible 24
Services zl Module			radios)—default
		•	156 RPs (possible 312
			radios)—with additive
			licenses

•	802.11b/g	256	•	Bind to a
•	802.11a	(16 normal		directory
		mode)	•	500 users

(local)

Wireless Edge	WS.02.07	•	12 RPs (possible 24
Services xl Module			radios)—default
		•	48 RPs (possible 96
			radios)—with additive
			licenses

•	802.11b/g	32	•	Bind to a
•	802.11a	(16 normal		directory
		mode)	•	500 users

(local)

AP 530	WA.01.19	2 radios	•	802.11b/g	16	100 users
			•	802.11a		(local)
AP 420	2.2.1	1 radio	802.11b/g		8	No built-in

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