Activating IAPP in a single ARF network

Description:

This document describes and explains the function that activates IAPP for a particular ARF network. Other ARF networks are no longer affected in this case.

Scenario:

With the use of IAPP, access points can detect one another and exchange roaming information, e.g. the access point used until now is informed that a client is about to switch to a new access point. IAPP messages are sent by multicast to all connected networks and as a consequence they generate a large amount of traffic.


This can be avoided by defining an ARF network for management (e.g. OFFICE) and restricting IAPP to this network only.

Requirements:

• LCMS as of version 7.80 (download latest version)
• LCOS as of version 7.80 (download latest version)

Procedure:

1) You have defined multiple ARF networks and entered these into TCP/IP → Networks. The ARF network OFFICE is the management network.

2) Now specify the management network OFFICE for IAPP under Wireless LAN → Security → IAPP network. Now IAPP will only be operated on the ARF network OFFICE.