About This Document

Intended Audience

This document provides the basic concepts, configuration procedures, and configuration examples in different application scenarios of the WLAN feature supported by the device.

This document describes how to configure the WLAN feature. The S5720-HI, S5730-HI, S6720-HI, S5731-H, S5731S-H, S5732-H, S6730S-H and S6730-H are referred to as WLAN Access Controllers (WLAN ACs) in this document to facilitate WLAN AC function descriptions unless otherwise stated.

This document is intended for:

• Data configuration engineers
• Commissioning engineers
• Network monitoring engineers
• System maintenance engineers

Symbol Conventions

The symbols that may be found in this document are defined as follows.

Command Conventions

The command conventions that may be found in this document are defined as follows.

The interface types, command outputs, and device models provided in this manual vary according to device configurations and may differ from the actual information.

To obtain better user experience, you are advised to set the number of columns displayed on the command line editor to 132 or higher.

Interface Numbering Conventions

Interface numbers used in this manual are examples. In device configuration, use the existing interface numbers on devices.

To obtain better user experience, you are advised to set the number of columns displayed on the command line editor to 132 or higher.

Security Conventions

• Password setting
  • When configuring a password, the cipher text is recommended. To ensure device security, change the password periodically.
  • When you configure a password in cipher text that starts and ends with (the password can be decrypted by the device), the password is displayed in the same manner as the configured one in the configuration file. Do not use this setting.
• Encryption algorithm

  Currently, the device uses the following encryption algorithms: DES, AES, SHA-1, SHA-2, and MD5. DES and AES are reversible, and SHA-1, SHA-2, and MD5 are irreversible. The encryption algorithm depends on actual networking. If protocols are used for interconnection, the locally stored password must be reversible. It is recommended that the irreversible encryption algorithm be used for the administrator password.

• Personal data

  Some personal data may be obtained or used during operation or fault location of your purchased products, services, features, so you have an obligation to make privacy policies and take measures according to the applicable law of the country to protect personal data.

• The terms mirrored port, port mirroring, traffic mirroring, and mirroring in this document are mentioned only to describe the product's function of communication error or failure detection, and do not involve collection or processing of any personal information or communication data of users.

Reference Standards and Protocols

To obtain reference standards and protocols, log in to Huawei official website, search for Protocol Compliance List, and download the Huawei WLAN Protocol Compliance List.

Declaration

• This document is only a reference for you to configure your devices. The contents in the document, such as web pages, command line syntax, and command outputs, are based on the device conditions in the lab. The document provides instructions for general scenarios, but do not cover all usage scenarios of all product models. The contents in the document may be different from your actual device situations due to the differences in software versions, models, and configuration files. The document will not list every possible difference. You should configure your devices according to actual situations.

• The maximum values provided in this document are obtained in specific lab environments (for example, the tested devices are only configured with one type of protocol). The actual tested data may be different according to device types or transmitted services.

• In this document, public IP addresses may be used in feature introduction and configuration examples and are for reference only unless otherwise specified.

Product Software Versions Matching NMS Versions

The product software versions matching NMS versions are as follows.

AP Version Support

The following table describes the mapping relationship between the product and AP software versions.

The central AP and RU must have the same version. For example, if the central AP version is V200R006C20, the RU version must be also V200R006C20.