when we use bvi on access point

[zeeshanr202]

hi every body

i want to know following:

what is the purpose of bvi?

An access point needs only one ip address for management then why do we need bvi?

thanks

[Edison Ortiz]

The BVI is your management IP address and the IP address is placed there to identify that is part of your current subnet.

The physical interfaces have the bridge-group commands to forward traffic from the wired network to the wireless network and vice-versa.

What place do you suggest placing the management IP address ? Think of the BVI the same way as the SVI on a 2950 switch.

HTH,

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Edison.