topic Re: relation switch-zd and switch pa in ZoneDirector

relation switch-zd and switch pa

mohamed_mohamed — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 15:16:24 GMT

should the zd and the ap be on access mode or trunk mode?if trunk why. and if access why too??thank you

Re: relation switch-zd and switch pa

said_ben_saida_ — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 15:18:58 GMT

We had ours on trunk mode for the zd since we have multiple vlans.

Re: relation switch-zd and switch pa

mohamed_mohamed — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 15:27:51 GMT

@ said_ben_saida_6282589 bonjour,merci beaucouo pour votre reponse,maintenant je peux vous decrire notre situation

dans notre réseau on a deux vlans,le vlan de management et le vlan de personnels,on a un zd connecté directement au switch,la config que j'ai realisé au niveau du switch etait switchport mode trunk.et sur le zd jai créé un seul wlan.et jai configuré le mode access au vlan management sur les ports du switch envers les points daccés,mais la connexion nest pas etablit entre les ap et le zd.

Re: relation switch-zd and switch pa

mohamed_mohamed — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 15:29:22 GMT

@ said_ben_saida_6282589

switch-zd:switchport mode trunk

switch-pa:switchport mode access

description 'vers-point-daccés'

switchport access vlan 254

le vlan 254 est le vlan management

Re: relation switch-zd and switch pa

said_ben_saida_ — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 15:39:21 GMT

The port for the Ap (access point) on the switch has to be also trunk.

See my config below.

interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1
description Your Ap description
switchport trunk allowed vlan x,x,x,(list your vlans ids)
switchport mode trunk

Re: relation switch-zd and switch pa

mohamed_mohamed — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 15:44:27 GMT

merci encore pour votre reponse,

est ce que je dois mettre le vlan management 254 comme vlan natif?

voir la configuration dessous

#conf t

#int gig X/x

#switchport mote trunk

#switchport trunk native vlan 254

et par rapport à la config du switch envers le zd??

Re: relation switch-zd and switch pa

said_ben_saida_ — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 15:46:27 GMT

j 'ai le vlan natif dans la liste de mes vlans. la reponse est "yes"

Re: relation switch-zd and switch pa

mohamed_mohamed — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 15:50:18 GMT

did you change the native vlan and replaced it by the management vlan ??

Re: relation switch-zd and switch pa

said_ben_saida_ — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 18:18:16 GMT

sur le zd, vous devez referencer touls les vlans que vous voulez avoir access to sur wifi.

En clair, le management et le personnel.

Re: relation switch-zd and switch pa

eizens_putnins — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 07:48:36 GMT

Connection to ZD doesn't need to be a trunk, as ZD doesn't use VLANs (except if you have tunneling on).

On AP you normally use trunk as you want management on separate VLAN from user traffic, so you use one VLAN for management (typically untagged one) and additional (tagged) VLANs to assign to SSIDs for user traffic.

It, of cause, means proper configuration of switch ports and AP ports (they always have to match -- including same VLANs configured on the trunk).

ZD typically is connected to access port in management VLAN, or in separate VLAN which has routing to management VLAN.