14 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCING THE OFFICECONNECT WIRELESS ACCESS POINTFigure 6 Wireless Stations Using Different Security SettingsVLAN SupportA virtual LAN (VLAN) is a network of computers that behave as if they areon the same local network, even if they are physically located on differentsegments of the network.If you have VLANs set up on the network, you can configure the AccessPoint to work with a switch to segment associated wireless stations intodifferent VLANs. Membership of wireless stations in the VLANs can bedefined by mapping SSIDs to available VLAN IDs.For example, you have two active SSIDs (SSID1 and SSID2) and twoexisting VLANs (VLAN1 and VLAN2). To segment wireless stationsassociated with SSID1 into VLAN1, you need to map SSID1 to VLAN1using the VLAN Configuration screen of the Web interface. Do the samewith SSID2 to segment wireless stations that are associated with it intoVLAN2. Figure 7 illustrates this VLAN setup.VLAN support requires a one-to-one mapping of SSIDs to VLAN IDs. Thismeans you can segment wireless stations associated with one SSID intoonly a single VLAN.When wireless stations are segmented into a VLAN using the SSID towhich they are associated, they can communicate with other members ofthe VLAN.3Com Wireless 11gPoE Access PointStatusPowerLANWirelessSSID 2Using WEPSSID 1Using WPA
