Briefly describe how to create wireless VLANs using switches.

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As with wired networks, wireless VLANs can be used to segment traffic. However, the flexibility of a wireless VLAN depends on which device separates the packets and directs them to different networks. When separating packets in a wireless VLAN using a switch, each AP is connected to a separate port on the switch and represents a different VLAN. As packets destined for the wireless LAN arrive at the switch, the switch separates the packets and sends them to the appropriate AP (VLAN).However, this configuration has limitations. For example, if a wireless user in the Accounting Department is part of the Accounting VLAN, what happens when the user roams to the Marketing VLAN supported by another access point? The user may no longer have access to the Accounting VLAN and then is unable to use the network resources. Reconfiguring the network to make each VLAN accessible from every access point across the enterprise is not a realistic solution.

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