You need to configure and maintain WLAN features and functions in different profiles. These WLAN profiles include regulatory domain profile, radio profile, VAP profile, AP system profile, AP wired port profile, WIDS profile, WDS profile, and Mesh profile. When configuring WLAN services, you need to set related parameters in the WLAN profiles and bind the profiles to the AP group or APs. Then the configuration is automatically delivered to and takes effect on the APs. WLAN profiles can reference one another; therefore, you need to know the relationships among the profiles before configuring them. For details about the profile relationships and their basic configuration procedure, see WLAN Service Configuration Procedure.
As shown in Figure 1, an AC in an enterprise is connected to the AP through access switch SwitchA. The enterprise deploys the WLAN wlan-net to provide wireless network access for employees. The AC functions as the DHCP server to assign IP addresses on the network segment 10.23.101.0/24 to wireless users.
Because the WLAN is open to users, there are potential security risks to enterprise information if no access control is configured for the WLAN. To meet the enterprise's security requirements, configure MAC address authentication to authenticate dumb terminals such as wireless network printers and wireless phones that cannot have an authentication client installed. MAC addresses of terminals are used as user information and sent to the RADIUS server for authentication. When users connect to the WLAN, authentication is not required.
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RADIUS authentication parameters |
Name of the RADIUS authentication scheme: radius_huawei Name of the RADIUS server template: radius_huawei
AAA domain: huawei.com |
MAC access profile |
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Authentication profile |
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DHCP server |
The AC functions as the DHCP server to assign IP addresses to the AP and STAs. |
IP address pool for the AP |
10.23.100.2 to 10.23.100.254/24 |
IP address pool for the STAs |
10.23.101.2 to 10.23.101.254/24 |
IP address of the AC's source interface |
VLANIF 100: 10.23.100.1/24 |
AP group |
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Regulatory domain profile |
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SSID profile |
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Security profile |
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VAP profile |
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Configure port isolation on the interfaces of the device directly connected to APs. If port isolation is not configured and direct forwarding is used, a large number of unnecessary broadcast packets may be generated in the VLAN, blocking the network and degrading user experience.
In tunnel forwarding mode, the management VLAN and service VLAN cannot be the same. Only packets from the management VLAN are transmitted between the AC and APs. Packets from the service VLAN are not allowed between the AC and APs.
<HUAWEI> system-view [HUAWEI] authentication unified-mode
If the NAC mode is changed from traditional to unified, the unified mode takes effect after you save the configuration and restart the device.
# Add GE0/0/1 that connects SwitchA to the AP to management VLAN 100 and add GE0/0/2 that connects SwitchA to the AC to the same VLAN.
<HUAWEI> system-view [HUAWEI] sysname SwitchA [SwitchA] vlan batch 100 [SwitchA] interface gigabitethernet 0/0/1 [SwitchA-GigabitEthernet0/0/1] port link-type trunk [SwitchA-GigabitEthernet0/0/1] port trunk pvid vlan 100 [SwitchA-GigabitEthernet0/0/1] port trunk allow-pass vlan 100 [SwitchA-GigabitEthernet0/0/1] quit [SwitchA] interface gigabitethernet 0/0/2 [SwitchA-GigabitEthernet0/0/2] port link-type trunk [SwitchA-GigabitEthernet0/0/2] port trunk allow-pass vlan 100 [SwitchA-GigabitEthernet0/0/2] quit
# Add GE0/0/1 that connects the AC to SwitchA to VLAN 100.
[HUAWEI] sysname AC [AC] vlan batch 100 101 [AC] interface gigabitethernet 0/0/1 [AC-GigabitEthernet0/0/1] port link-type trunk [AC-GigabitEthernet0/0/1] port trunk allow-pass vlan 100 [AC-GigabitEthernet0/0/1] quit
Configure AC uplink interfaces to transparently transmit packets of service VLANs as required and communicate with the upstream device.
# Add AC uplink interface GE0/0/2 to service VLAN 101.
[AC] interface gigabitethernet 0/0/2 [AC-GigabitEthernet0/0/2] port link-type trunk [AC-GigabitEthernet0/0/2] port trunk allow-pass vlan 101 [AC-GigabitEthernet0/0/2] quit
# Configure the AC as the DHCP server to assign an IP address to the AP from the IP address pool on VLANIF 100, and assign IP addresses to STAs from the IP address pool on VLANIF 101.
[AC] dhcp enable [AC] interface vlanif 100 [AC-Vlanif100] ip address 10.23.100.1 24 [AC-Vlanif100] dhcp select interface [AC-Vlanif100] quit [AC] interface vlanif 101 [AC-Vlanif101] ip address 10.23.101.1 24 [AC-Vlanif101] dhcp select interface [AC-Vlanif101] quit
[AC] ip route-static 10.23.200.1 255.255.255.0 10.23.101.2
# Create an AP group and add the AP to the AP group.
[AC] wlan [AC-wlan-view] ap-group name ap-group1 [AC-wlan-ap-group-ap-group1] quit
# Create a regulatory domain profile, configure the AC country code in the profile, and apply the profile to the AP group.
[AC-wlan-view] regulatory-domain-profile name domain1
[AC-wlan-regulate-domain-domain1] country-code cn
[AC-wlan-regulate-domain-domain1] quit
[AC-wlan-view] ap-group name ap-group1
[AC-wlan-ap-group-ap-group1] regulatory-domain-profile domain1
Warning: Modifying the country code will clear channel, power and antenna gain configurations of the radio and reset the AP. Continue?[Y/N]:y
[AC-wlan-ap-group-ap-group1] quit
[AC-wlan-view] quit
[AC] capwap source interface vlanif 100
The default AP authentication mode is MAC address authentication. If the default settings are retained, you do not need to run the ap auth-mode mac-auth command.
In this example, the AP5030DN is used and has two radios: radio 0 (2.4 GHz radio) and radio 1 (5 GHz radio).
[AC] wlan
[AC-wlan-view] ap auth-mode mac-auth
[AC-wlan-view] ap-id 0 ap-mac 60de-4476-e360
[AC-wlan-ap-0] ap-name area_1
[AC-wlan-ap-0] ap-group ap-group1
Warning: This operation may cause AP reset. If the country code changes, it will clear channel, power and antenna gain configuration s of the radio, Whether to continue? [Y/N]:y
[AC-wlan-ap-0] quit
[AC-wlan-view] quit
# After the AP is powered on, run the display ap all command to check the AP state. If the State field displays nor, the AP has gone online.
[AC] display ap all
Total AP information: nor : normal [1] Extrainfo : Extra information P : insufficient power supply -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ID MAC Name Group IP Type State STA Uptime ExtraInfo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 60de-4476-e360 area_1 ap-group1 10.23.100.254 AP5030DN nor 0 10S - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total: 1
Ensure that the RADIUS server IP address, port number, and shared key are configured correctly and are the same as those on the RADIUS server.
# Configure a RADIUS server template.
[AC] radius-server template radius_huawei [AC-radius-radius_huawei] radius-server authentication 10.23.200.1 1812 [AC-radius-radius_huawei] radius-server shared-key cipher Huawei@123 [AC-radius-radius_huawei] quit
# Configure a RADIUS authentication scheme.
[AC] aaa [AC-aaa] authentication-scheme radius_huawei [AC-aaa-authen-radius_huawei] authentication-mode radius [AC-aaa-authen-radius_huawei] quit
# Create an AAA domain and configure the RADIUS server template and authentication scheme.
[AC-aaa] domain huawei.com [AC-aaa-domain-huawei.com] radius-server radius_huawei [AC-aaa-domain-huawei.com] authentication-scheme radius_huawei [AC-aaa-domain-huawei.com] quit [AC-aaa] quit
In a MAC access profile, a MAC address without hyphens (-) is used as the user name and password for MAC address authentication.
[AC] mac-access-profile name m1 [AC-mac-access-profile-m1] quit
[AC] authentication-profile name p1 [AC-authen-profile-p1] mac-access-profile m1 [AC-authen-profile-p1] access-domain huawei.com mac-authen force [AC-authen-profile-p1] quit
# Create security profile wlan-security and set the security policy in the profile. By default, the security policy is open system.
[AC] wlan [AC-wlan-view] security-profile name wlan-security [AC-wlan-sec-prof-wlan-security] quit
# Create SSID profile wlan-ssid and set the SSID name to wlan-net.
[AC-wlan-view] ssid-profile name wlan-ssid [AC-wlan-ssid-prof-wlan-ssid] ssid wlan-net [AC-wlan-ssid-prof-wlan-ssid] quit
# Create VAP profile wlan-vap, configure the data forwarding mode and service VLANs, and apply the security profile, SSID profile, and authentication profile to the VAP profile.
[AC-wlan-view] vap-profile name wlan-vap [AC-wlan-vap-prof-wlan-vap] forward-mode tunnel [AC-wlan-vap-prof-wlan-vap] service-vlan vlan-id 101 [AC-wlan-vap-prof-wlan-vap] security-profile wlan-security [AC-wlan-vap-prof-wlan-vap] ssid-profile wlan-ssid [AC-wlan-vap-prof-wlan-vap] authentication-profile p1 [AC-wlan-vap-prof-wlan-vap] quit
# Bind VAP profile wlan-vap to the AP group and apply the profile to radio 0 and radio 1 of the AP.
[AC-wlan-view] ap-group name ap-group1 [AC-wlan-ap-group-ap-group1] vap-profile wlan-vap wlan 1 radio 0 [AC-wlan-ap-group-ap-group1] vap-profile wlan-vap wlan 1 radio 1 [AC-wlan-ap-group-ap-group1] quit
Automatic channel and power calibration functions are enabled by default. The manual channel and power configurations take effect only when these two functions are disabled. The channel and power configuration for the AP radios in this example is for reference only. In actual scenarios, configure channels and power for AP radios based on country codes of APs and network planning results.
[AC-wlan-view] ap-id 0
[AC-wlan-ap-0] radio 0
[AC-wlan-radio-0/0] calibrate auto-channel-select disable
[AC-wlan-radio-0/0] calibrate auto-txpower-select disable
[AC-wlan-radio-0/0] channel 20mhz 6
Warning: This action may cause service interruption. Continue?[Y/N]y
[AC-wlan-radio-0/0] eirp 127
[AC-wlan-radio-0/0] quit
[AC-wlan-ap-0] radio 1
[AC-wlan-radio-0/1] calibrate auto-channel-select disable
[AC-wlan-radio-0/1] calibrate auto-txpower-select disable
[AC-wlan-radio-0/1] channel 20mhz 149
Warning: This action may cause service interruption. Continue?[Y/N]y
[AC-wlan-radio-0/1] eirp 127
[AC-wlan-radio-0/1] quit
[AC-wlan-ap-0] quit
After dumb terminals associate with the WLAN, authentication is performed automatically. Users can directly access the network after the authentication succeeds.
# sysname SwitchA # vlan batch 100 # interface GigabitEthernet0/0/1 port link-type trunk port trunk pvid vlan 100 port trunk allow-pass vlan 100 # interface GigabitEthernet0/0/2 port link-type trunk port trunk allow-pass vlan 100 # return
AC configuration file
# sysname AC # vlan batch 100 to 101 # authentication-profile name p1 mac-access-profile m1 access-domain huawei.com mac-authen force # dhcp enable # radius-server template radius_huawei radius-server shared-key cipher %^%#Oc6_BMCw#9gZ2@SMVtk!PAC6>Ou*eLW/"qLp+f#$%^%# radius-server authentication 10.23.200.1 1812 weight 80 # aaa authentication-scheme radius_huawei authentication-mode radius domain huawei.com authentication-scheme radius_huawei radius-server radius_huawei # interface Vlanif100 ip address 10.23.100.1 255.255.255.0 dhcp select interface # interface Vlanif101 ip address 10.23.101.1 255.255.255.0 dhcp select interface # interface GigabitEthernet0/0/1 port link-type trunk port trunk allow-pass vlan 100 # interface GigabitEthernet0/0/2 port link-type trunk port trunk allow-pass vlan 101 # ip route-static 10.23.200.0 255.255.255.0 10.23.101.2 # capwap source interface vlanif100 # wlan security-profile name wlan-security ssid-profile name wlan-ssid ssid wlan-net vap-profile name wlan-vap forward-mode tunnel service-vlan vlan-id 101 ssid-profile wlan-ssid security-profile wlan-security authentication-profile p1 regulatory-domain-profile name domain1 ap-group name ap-group1 regulatory-domain-profile domain1 radio 0 vap-profile wlan-vap wlan 1 radio 1 vap-profile wlan-vap wlan 1 ap-id 0 type-id 19 ap-mac 60de-4476-e360 ap-sn 210235554710CB000042 ap-name area_1 ap-group ap-group1 radio 0 channel 20mhz 6 eirp 127 calibrate auto-channel-select disable calibrate auto-txpower-select disable radio 1 channel 20mhz 149 eirp 127 calibrate auto-channel-select disable calibrate auto-txpower-select disable # mac-access-profile name m1 # return