APPENDIX E " OWL/IP

Password Security

The access point has two levels of password security. Knowledge of the standard password allows general access to the configuration menus. If desired, the OWL/IP configuration can be access protected by enabling the Advanced Password in the [Security] menu.

Operation

OWL/IP uses IP encapsulation to establish a virtual LAN segment through an IP router. The OWL/IP tunnel becomes a branch in the spanning tree. Access points on the remote subnet are linked to the super root through a designated bridge. Operation is analogous to secondary LANs, where wireless links are used to connect Ethernet segments. Figure E-1 shows Ethernet segments connected by a wireless link; Figure E-2 shows an OWL/IP tunnel.

For Ethernet secondary LANs, a wireless link is established between an access point on the distribution LAN and a designated bridge on a secondary Ethernet segment. Frames to or from a secondary Ethernet LAN are bridged at the MAC layer. In the case of OWL/IP, a virtual MAC layer link is established through an “IP tunnel” between the super root and a designated bridge.

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