Owl/ip restrictions, Addressing limitations, Installation limitations – Intermec 6710 User Manual

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APPENDIX E

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OWL/IP

E-2

6710 Access Point User’s Guide

OWL/IP is activated by enabling the OWL/IP port in the

access point. The port is an entryway to an IP

tunnel

originated by the super root on the

home subnet, and

terminated by a designated bridge operating on a

remote

subnet. Frames are encapsulated using the GRE protocol

running over IP.
The super root can originate IP tunnels to eight or fewer IP

addresses. The number of tunnels supported may be more

than or fewer than eight, depending on the type of

addressing used and redundancy needs within the

installation.
The OWL/IP port differs from the physical NIC1, NIC2 and

Ethernet ports within the access point. It is a

logical port

that provides IP encapsulation services for frames that

must be routed to reach their destination. Once

encapsulated, frames are transmitted or received through

one of the three physical ports.

OWL/IP Restrictions

Addressing Limitations

Wireless stations using IP must be assigned IP addresses

on the home subnet. Servers may be located on any subnet.

However, it is preferable to choose the subnet that contains

servers for wireless stations as the home subnet if possible.

Installation Limitations

OWL/IP tunnels should not be used:

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