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Working with autonomous APs
Configuring autonomous APs
If the management computer connects to the AP through the service controller Internet port
but the AP connects via the LAN port, static NAT mappings will be needed to be created to
allow traffic to go through the service controller firewall. See the MSM3xx/MSM4xx
Management and Configuration Guide.
VSC definitions
Although the service controller cannot configure autonomous APs, the APs can work with
the service controller to benefit from the advanced access control services a service
controller provides. To do this, use the autonomous AP management tool to configure VSCs
that use the same SSID and/or VLAN as already configured on the service controller. The
matching VSC configuration is illustrated as follows:
SSID = Employee
SSID = Employee
SSID = Guest
VLAN ID = 20
SSID = Guest
VLAN ID = 20
VSC Profiles
VSC Profiles
Autonomous AP
Service controller
Management with VLANs
When operating in a VLAN environment, management traffic can be carried on its own VLAN.
Configure the VSC on both the autonomous AP and the service controller as illustrated here:
VSC Profiles
(IP = 192.168.1.1)
VLAN ID = 10
IP address =
SSID = VSC1 SSID = VSC2 SSID = VSC3 SSID = VSC4
Service controller
192.168.2.1
VLAN ID = 20 VLAN ID = 30 VLAN ID = 40
VLAN ID = 40
LAN port = 192.168.1.1
VLAN 10 = 192.168.2.1
LAN port = 192.168.1.2
VLAN 10 = 192.168.2.2
Autonomous AP
Default
SSID = VSC1 SSID = VSC2 SSID = VSC3 SSID = VSC4
VLAN ID = 10
VLAN ID = 20 VLAN ID = 30 VLAN ID = 40 VLAN ID = 40
IP address =
192.168.2.2
VSC Profiles
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