AP GRE Tunnel Options

The AP GRE tunnel provides an encryption tunnel between the APs and the Data Plane when tunneled WLANs are configured on the AP or on a group of APs. The primary purpose of tunneled WLANs is to encrypt the wireless client's traffic to ensure data protection as it travels through the wired network. You can select the GRE tunnel profiles to be used in the zone.

Note: Refer to the RUCKUS SmartZone Tunnel and Data Plane Guide for comprehensive information related to deploying, maintaining, and troubleshooting Data Planes, tunneled WLANs, and all their required service profiles.

General Options for Zones, AP Groups, and Individual APs

  AP Configuration / Configuration Level Zone AP Groups Individual AP
AP GRE Tunnel Options Ruckus GRE Profile √ x x
Ruckus GRE Forwarding Broadcast √ √ √
SoftGRE Profiles √ x x
IPsec Tunnel Mode √ x x

Ruckus GRE Profile: Select the RUCKUS GRE profile to be used. You can use the drop-down menu to select the default profile or any existing profile, or you can click to create a newly customized profile. Click to edit any existing profile without leaving the configuration context.

Attention: If you intend to set IPsec Tunnel Mode to RuckusGRE, then the selected Ruckus GRE Profile must have Tunnel Mode set to GRE and Tunnel Encryption disabled.

RUCKUS GRE Forwarding Broadcast: Toggle the switch to ON to allow broadcast traffic forwarding within the tunnel. Note that ARP and DHCP packets are always forwarded regardless of this selection.

SoftGRE Profiles: Optionally, click Select to add one or more preconfigured SoftGRE profiles to be used by the APs. Optionally, enable AAA Affinity for each of the selected SoftGRE profiles.

Attention: A SoftGRE profile is required if you intend to set IPsec Tunnel Mode to SoftGRE.

IPsec Tunnel Mode: Optionally, enable IPsec either for RUCKUS GRE or SoftGRE tunnels.

  • IPsec Tunnel Profile: Select a tunnel profile for IPsec. It is recommended the tunnel type selection in the WLAN be the same as this IPsec tunnel profile.

    AP GRE Tunneling Options

    AP GRE Tunneling Options