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Allied Telesis AT-WL2411 User Manual

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AT-WL2411 Installation and User’s Guide

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❑ In the IP Tunnels screen, enable the Port Control parameter in all

access points that are root candidates and designated bridge
candidates.

❑ In the IP Tunnels screen, configure the Mode parameter in root

candidates to Originate if Root. Configure the Ethernet Address
table to include access points on each remote subnet. All root
candidates should be configured identically.

❑ In the IP Tunnels screen, configure the Mode parameter in

designated bridge candidates to Listen.

❑ In the Tunnel Filters screen, configure the filters in root candidates

and in other access points that can be attached through an IP
tunnel. IP tunnel filters are consistent with Ethernet filters.

❑ For networks using IP networking on end devices, it is

recommended that you enable the ARP server capability in the
access points.

❑ Determine if you need to enable bridging on remote subnets. For

example, bridging must be enabled if an NNL gateway is attached
to the remote subnet. For help, see Configuring the Spanning
Tree Parameters
on page 74
. The designated bridge candidates
must have permanent IP addresses and must be able to receive IP
hello messages from the root access point. An access point will
receive IP hello messages if the messages are sent to the unicast
IP address of the access point, or to an IP-directed broadcast or IP
multicast address. Note you may need to enable IGMP for IP
multicast.

To configure the IP Tunnels screen: