LANconfig: Wireless LAN / Security
- Data traffic between SSIDs and stations
Depending on the application, it may be required that the WLAN clients
connected to an access point can—or expressly cannot—communicate
with other clients. Communications between clients in different SSIDs
can be allowed or stopped with this option. For models with multiple
WLAN modules, this setting applies globally to all WLANs and all modules.
Note: Communications between clients in a logical WLAN is controlled separately by the logical WLAN settings (Inter-Station-Traffic). If the Inter-SSID-Traffic is activated and the Inter-Station-Traffic deactivated, a client in one logical WLAN can communicate with clients in another logical WLAN. This option can be prevented with the VLAN settings or protocol filter.
- Monitor stations to detect stations that are inactive In particular for public WLAN access points (public spots), the charging of usage fees requires the recognition of stations that are no longer active. Monitoring involves the access point regularly sending packets to logged-in stations. If the stations do not answer these packets, then the charging systems recognizes the station as no longer active.
- Mobile stations can switch between base stations in the local network (roaming) In addition to controlling the communication between clients, you can also define whether neighboring access points can exchange information via the IAPP. The Inter Access Point Protocol (IAPP) controls communications between access points. The "outgoing" access point receives information that a WLAN client associated with it is switching to another access point, and that the client can be removed from its list.