Manually Configuring HP Wireless (MSM 720 controller) for Public and Private Wireless Networks
Nov17

Manually Configuring HP Wireless (MSM 720 controller) for Public and Private Wireless Networks

KB ID 0000833  Problem In the following procedure I’ll configure the following; HP 5412zl Switch. Cisco ASA 5510 Firewall. HP MSM720 Controller. HP MSM460 and MSM317 Access Points. If you are configuring an MSM765zl or MSM775zl use the following article first. HP MSM765zl and 775zl – Initial Setup and Routing Assumptions Private SSID will be on the normal corporate LAN (In this case 172.16.254.0/24). Public SSID will get...

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HP and Cisco – VLANs and Trunks Confusion!
Nov17

HP and Cisco – VLANs and Trunks Confusion!

KB ID 0000741 Problem When I first started in IT, I went and did my Cisco CCNA. So I learned that to connect Cisco switches and pass VLAN traffic between them, I needed to create a ‘Trunk’ to pass the VLAN traffic. Fast forward a few years, and I now work for an HP reseller. Very early on I came to realise that what HP called a ‘trunk’ was very different from what I had been taught. Below is an article I did a...

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