Understanding interfaces as presented in the cli, Understanding interfaces – USRobotics Instant802 APSDK User Manual

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Understanding Interfaces as Presented in the CLI

The following summary of interface names is provided to help clarify the related CLI commands and output
results. These names are not exposed on the Web User Interface, but are used throughout the CLI. You
get and set many configuration values on the access point by referring to interfaces. In order to configure
the access point through the CLI, you need to understand which interfaces are available on the access
point, what role they play (corresponding setting on the Web User Interface), and how to refer to them.

Interface

Description

lo

Local loopback for data meant for the access point itself.

eth0

The wired (Ethernet) interface for the Internal network.

br0

The Internal bridge represents the Internal interface for the access point. To telnet
or ssh into the access point, use the IP address for this interface.

br0 consists:

• eth0 (or vlan

SomeNumber

if you have VLANs configured)

• wlan0

The IP address of the access point is provided in the output detail for br0. So, a
useful command is

get interface

. This gives you common information on all inter-

faces. From the output results, you can find the IP address for

br0

. Use this IP

address to connect to the access point.

brguest

The Guest bridge, which consists of eth1 and wlan0guest.

brvwn1

The bridge interface for Virtual Wireless Network (VWN) 1.

The bridge interface for VWN1 consists of:

• wlan0vwn1

vlanVLANID

where

VLANID

is a four-digit VLAN ID that you provided. (For

example, if you provided a VLAN ID of 1234, the VLAN interface would be
"

vlan1234

"

brvwn2

This is for the second Virtual Wireless Network (VWN) 2.

The bridge interface for VWN2 consists of:

• wlan0vwn1

vlanVLANID

where

VLANID

is a four-digit VLAN ID that you provided. (For

example, if you provided a VLAN ID of 1234, the VLAN interface would be

vlan1234

.)

wlan0

The wireless (radio) interface for the Internal network.

wlan0guest

The wireless (radio) interface for the Guest network.

wlan0vwn1

The wireless interface for Virtual Wireless Network (VWN) 1.

wlan0vwn2

The wireless interface for Virtual Wireless Network (VWN) 2.

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