Changes between Version 8 and Version 9 of GENIExperimenter/Tutorials/WiMAXOpenFlow/Design-Setup

Timestamp:

10/27/13 11:22:45 (10 years ago)

Author:

Ryan Izard

Comment:

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GENIExperimenter/Tutorials/WiMAXOpenFlow/Design-Setup

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      c. Next, save the WiFi switching script and open '''/root/SwithingScripts/gec_18_switch_to_wimax.py'''. Repeat step 5b.
   6. The configuration of the client is now complete. The next step is to configure the server node. For the tutorial at GEC18, the server has been configured for you. Not only does this save time, but it also allows multiple clients to share the same server node. The process is nearly identical to that of the client node. The difference is that you need to assign a different IP to the tap interface and provide the IP of the client instead of the the IP of the server. Another key difference is how the flows work. On the client, the flows inserted will switch packets to the interface the client wishes to use. As a simplification to this experiment and tutorial, the server's flows are configured to always listen and send packets out its WiFi and WiMAX interfaces. In other words, no switching takes place on the server node. The flows that are inserted when the server is configured and run are the flows that will remain for the lifetime of the experiment. 
-  7. Last but not least, after the server is configured, the AP needs to be configured and brought up. This has also been done for you at GEC18, since all client nodes will share a single AP. The steps to configuring the AP are mostly related to setting up '''hostapd'''. On the AP, there is a script '''/root/gec18_setup.sh'''
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+  7. Last but not least, after the server is configured, the AP needs to be configured and brought up. This has also been done for you at GEC18, since all client nodes will share a single AP. The steps to configuring the AP are mostly related to setting up '''hostapd'''. On the AP, there is a script '''/root/gec18_setup.sh'''. This script simply inserts the kernel module for the Atheros 5000 series card ('''modprobe ath5k''') and starts hostapd. All configuration parameters related to the WiFi network (e.g. SSID, encryption, channel, etc) are located in the '''/root/hostapd.conf''' configuration file. '''hostapd''' will parse this file and read these parameters when it is executed. The AP is set by default to broadcast an open (unsecured) network on channel 11 and with SSID GENI_WiFi_AP. It is also configured by default in AP mode, not ad-hoc mode. No changes should be made to this configuration for this experiment.
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