Configuring VLANs 191
Configuring VLAN Basic Properties
In addition to defining a VLAN name and number, you can also configure
the following:
■ Tunnel affinity
WX switches configured to comprise a Mobility Domain allow users to
roam seamlessly across MAP access points and across WX switches.
Although a WX that is not a member of a user’s VLAN cannot directly
forward traffic for the user, the WX can tunnel the traffic through
another WX that is a member of the user’s VLAN.
If a WX that is not in the user’s VLAN has a choice of more than one
other WX through which to tunnel the user’s traffic, the WX selects
the path based on the tunnel affinity value. This is a numeric value
that each WX within the Mobility Domain advertises for each of its
local VLANs to all other WX switches in the Mobility Domain. The WX
selects the WX with the highest affinity value for the users’ VLAN as
the path for the users’ data. If two or more WX switches have the
same tunnel affinity value, MSS randomly selects a WX.
■ Forward database aging timeout
The aging timeout period specifies how long a dynamic entry can
remain unused before the software removes the entry from the
database.
To configure VLAN basic properties
1 Access the WX Switch wizard for the WX switch. (See “Accessing the
Modify Switch Wizard” on page 185.)
2 Select System and Administrative at the top of the wizard, if not already
selected.
3 Select VLANs from the organizer list on the left side of the page, if not
already selected.
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