Ruckus ICX-7150 Dual Mode with R310 Unleashed AP

[jacky_fung]

I used to run a Wifi network with a Ruckus ICX-7150 that operated under a quite old firmware version (08.0.61a) that still support Dual Mode.

At that time I can config a network like below:

VLAN 1 - Default VLAN in subnet 192.168.1.0

VLAN 2 - port 2 to 5 untagged, port 6 to 10 tagged, in subnet 192.168.2.0, this VLAN is for PC access

VLAN 3 - port 6 to 10 tagged, in subnet 192.168.3.0, this VLAN is for R310 Access Point, and setup as Dual Mode. The R310 APs were connected to Port 6 to 10, and assigned with a 192.168.3.x VLAN 3 IP addresses.

With VLAN 3 setup as Dual Mode, I can access the Unleashed Web Interface from a PC connect to port 2 (an untagged port in VLAN 2).

Recently the ICX-7150 switch was failed, and I got a replacement through warranty claim. That replacement installed with an updated firmware that doesn't support Dual Mode.

When I setup the switch with the above config, I found I cannot access the Unleashed Web Interface from the PC (that connects to port 2, the untagged VLAN 2 port).

I can only resume the web access by assigning the AP with the IP Address of VLAN1 subnet (192.168.1.x).

I want to confirm if my understand is correct. For such a circumstance, the best and correct approach is to assign the IP addresses of the AP with the VLAN 1, Default VLAN subnet, if the ICX Switch doesn't support Dual Mode.

There is no other way that I can put the Access Point IP back to VLAN 3 subnet based on the current firmware level of the R310 AP.

The maximum unleashed firmware version for R310 AP should be 200.7. I understand from the below link:

https://docs.commscope.com/bundle/unleashed-200.13-troublshootingref/page/GUID-06BD65BC-B300-4F74-82...

that the Unleashed firmware version 200.10 or above support an Access VLAN setting in the Management Interface menu. There is an ' Enable VLAN for Management Interface' option that I can specify an Access VLAN ID.

If my APs are new enough to use this firmware, can I put the AP's IP back to VLAN 3 subnet, by specify the Access VLAN ID as 3 when I setup the Unleashed APs?

Thanks for any advises.

Regards,

[Chandini]

Hi Jacky_fung

Thank you for reaching us 

Could you please help me with below details from the switch 

• What is the management IP address that is assigned to the AP ?
• Also please help me with below details from the switch 
  • show vlan br eth <AP port number>
  • show ip int
  • show vlan br eth <PC port>
• What is the IP address of the PC you are using ? 

Thanks 

[jacky_fung]

Hi Chandini,

Thanks for the respond.

I wrote the 1st post with the subnet IPs in the VLANs not the same as the real config. If you need the results from the switch command line I think it is easier and more accurate if I state the real subnet IPs in each VLAN as below:

Default VLAN 1 - Default VLAN in subnet 192.168.31.0, in current config port 1, 16-24 untag, no tag port.

VLAN 2 - in current config, port 3 to 15 untag, port 16 to 24 tag, in subnet 192.168.131.0, this VLAN is for PC access

VLAN 3 - in current config port 2 untag, port 16 to 24 tag, in subnet 192.168.28.0. This VLAN originally serve 8 x R310 Access Point, when I was able to setup Dual Mode in the switch. The R310 APs were connected to Port 16 to 23, and originally assigned with a 192.168.28.x VLAN 3 IP addresses.

Now I have to assign the 8 APs to the VLAN 1 IP addresses in order to let the PC in VLAN 2 be able to access the web management interfaces of the APs. Now the IP addresses of the APs are assigned as 192.168.31.21 to 192.168.31.28. 

I configured all these VLANs with the web based interface by accessing the switch IP from a browser.

Below are the command line result of show vlan br eth AP Ports

ICX7150-24P Switch(config)#show vlan br eth 1/1/16

Port 1/1/16 is a member of 3 VLANs
VLANs 1 to 3
Untagged VLAN : 1
Tagged VLANs : 2 to 3

ICX7150-24P Switch(config)#show vlan br eth 1/1/17

Port 1/1/17 is a member of 3 VLANs
VLANs 1 to 3
Untagged VLAN : 1
Tagged VLANs : 2 to 3

The rest of the AP ports all show the same result.

The current switch cannot run the command show ip int. I supposed you want the result of show ip address as below:

ICX7150-24P Switch(config)#show ip address
IP Address Type Lease Time
192.168.31.20 Static N/A

The result of show vlan br e of a PC Port as below:

ICX7150-24P Switch(config)#show vlan br e 1/1/15

Port 1/1/15 is a member of 1 VLANs
VLANs 2
Untagged VLAN : 2
Tagged VLANs :

The IP address of the PC is 192.168.131.101.

Thanks and regards,