3Com WX4400 3CRWX440095A - Manual (Page 253)

Configuring Local Packet Switching on MAPs 253
Configuring Local
Switching
Configuring a MAP to perform local switching consists of the following
tasks:
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Configuring a VLAN profile for the MAP, which specifies the VLANs
that are
to be locally switched
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Enabling local switching on the MAP
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Applying the VLAN profile to the MAP
In addition, the VLAN profile can be cleared from the MAP, or removed
from the WX switch.
Configuring a VLAN Profile
A VLAN profile consists of a list of VLANs and tags. When a VLAN profile
is applied to a MAP, traffic for the VLANs specified in the VLAN profile is
locally switched by the MAP instead of being tunneled back to a WX
switch.
To add VLANs to a VLAN profile, use the following command:
set vlan-profile profile-name vlan vlan-name [tag tag-value]
You enter a separate set vlan-profile command for each VLAN you
want to add to the VLAN profile. A VLAN profile can contain up to 128
entries. When the optional tag-value is set, it is used as the 802.1Q tag
for the VLAN.
To add an entry for VLAN red to VLAN profile locals, type the following
command:
WX# set vlan-profile locals vlan red
success: change accepted.
Enabling Local Switching on a MAP
To enable local switching for a specified MAP, use the following
command:
set ap apnumber local-switching mode {enable | disable}
Local switching can be enabled on MAPs that are connected to the WX
switch via
an intermediate Layer 2 or Layer 3 network. Local switching
is not supported for MAPs that are directly connected to a WX.