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Mimosa Backhaul Troubleshooting Guide
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Troubleshooting VLAN Connections
A virtual LAN (VLAN) gives network administrators the ability to separate network traffic from management traffic.
On Mimosa devices, the management VLAN is disabled by default, and can be enabled on the Management VLAN
page.
Once the Management VLAN is enabled, the device must be connected to a VLAN-capable switch or router, and the
ports involved must be configured to accept 802.1q tagged frames.
If access is lost after the Management VLAN has been enabled, the following steps will restore access:
Connect the Ethernet interface of the device to a VLAN-capable switch and configure the switch to allow all1.
VLANs.
Configure your computer for the same VLAN id. If you are unable to determine the VLAN id of the Mimosa2.
device, proceed to the next step.
If your device supports 2.4 GHz management, connect to the 2.4 GHz SSID and disable or change the VLAN id.3.
If the preceding steps fail to restore access to the GUI, follow the device-specific reset process to return all4.
device setting to the factory default state.
Related:
B5/B5c and B11 Reset Process - Explains how to recover/reset a device if needed
B5-Lite Reset Process - Explains how to recover/reset a device if needed