SoftGRE Profile

Context

When deploying a WLAN on the live network, the operator requires that wireless users be authenticated and charged on the original BRAS device so that unified authentication, charging, and management can be implemented on wired and wireless users. In these scenarios, the AC is usually connected to the network in bypass mode and is only responsible for AP management and wireless service configuration. The AP directly forwards traffic from wireless users to BRAS devices over soft GRE tunnels.

Procedure

Create a softGRE profile.

Choose Configuration > Wireless Services > Profile > Wireless Service > SoftGRE Profile. The SoftGRE Profile List page is displayed.
Click Create. The Create SoftGRE Profile page is displayed.
Enter the name of the new softGRE profile in Profile name.
To copy all parameters from another profile to the new profile, select the name of the profile in Copy parameters from other profiles. If none is selected, parameters are not copied from another profile.
Click OK. The parameter setting page of the new softGRE profile is displayed.

Set parameters for creating a softGRE profile. For description of the parameters, see Table 1.

**Table 1** Parameters for creating a softGRE profile
Parameter	Description
SoftGRE Profile	Name of the softGRE profile, which cannot be modified.
SoftGRE tunnel destination IP address	Destination IP address of the soft GRE tunnel, that is, the peer IP address of the soft GRE tunnel.
Tunnel heartbeat detection	Whether to enable the keepalive function of the soft GRE tunnel.
Tunnel heartbeat detection period (s)	Interval for sending keepalive packets in the soft GRE tunnel. This parameter can be configured only when Tunnel heartbeat detection is set to ON.
Unreachability count	Maximum number of keepalive packet retransmissions in the soft GRE tunnel. This parameter can be configured only when Tunnel heartbeat detection is set to ON.

Click Apply.

Modify a softGRE profile.
1. Choose Configuration > Wireless Services > Profile > Wireless Service > SoftGRE Profile. The SoftGRE Profile List page is displayed.
2. Click the name of the softGRE profile that you want to modify. The softGRE profile configuration page is displayed.
3. Modify parameters for the softGRE profile. For description of the parameters, see Table 1.
4. Click Apply.
Delete a softGRE profile.
1. Choose Configuration > Wireless Services > Profile > Wireless Service > SoftGRE Profile. The SoftGRE Profile List page is displayed.
2. Select the profile that you want to delete and click Delete. In the Confirm dialog box that is displayed, click OK.
Display the profile reference relationship.
1. Choose Configuration > Wireless Services > Profile > Wireless Service > SoftGRE Profile. The SoftGRE Profile List page is displayed.
2. Select the profile of which you want to display the reference relationship and click Display Reference Relationship. The system displays the types and names of the objects that reference the profile.
  
  Click Hide Reference Relationship. The system hides the displayed results.