topic Re: VSZ-H for SSID Tunneling in Access Points - Indoor and Outdoor

VSZ-H for SSID Tunneling

ali_db0udsohr2q — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 17:20:54 GMT

I know that if I have VSZ-E and VSZ-D I can setup tunneled SSID's from the branch locations back to the Data Center.

What I am trying to see is is VSZ-D an absolute must requirement? Because all the tunneling options seem to be available in VSZ-H can I accomplish the same without buying VSZ-D?

Thank you

Re: VSZ-H for SSID Tunneling

albert_pierson — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 17:55:58 GMT

Hi Ali,

Yes, you need either vSZ-D or SZ100-D (appliance version of vSZ-D using SZ100 hardware).
The vSZ-H controller only manages the AP's over an SSH tunnel to each AP. The vSZ-H never handles data traffic.

When configuring an SSID/WLAN to tunnel traffic the AP will actually have 2 tunnels - SSH (port 22) from AP to vSZ-H controller for configuration and management of the AP and then a Ruckus GRE (rgre) tunnel from AP to vSZ-D data plane. All client device traffic will be transparently tunneled to the vSZ-D and egress onto the network where the vSZ-D is located. If you configure WLAN to use VLAN tags (or Dynamic VLAN's) then the traffic will egress the vSZ-D tagged as configured so the Switch port connecting to the vSZ-D for data traffic needs to handle those VLAN's (tagged ingress). There is no need to have those VLAN's on the AP switch network

I hope this information is helpful.

Thanks

Albert

Re: VSZ-H for SSID Tunneling

ali_db0udsohr2q — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 20:05:48 GMT

Got it thanks so much. On the VLAN tagging I meant the vSZ-D side. Do I need to actually specify the VLANs? Can I not just allow all?

Re: VSZ-H for SSID Tunneling

albert_pierson — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 23:13:17 GMT

Hi Ali,

No VLAN is not needed... if you do not specify a VLAN in the WLAN configuration then the traffic will egress the vSZ-D data plane untagged (into the native/untagged VLAN where the vDP is connected).

cheers

Albert

Re: VSZ-H for SSID Tunneling

ali_db0udsohr2q — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 12:35:39 GMT

Awesome thanks so much for the information and confirming/elaborating.