Meru Technical Note - Apple Bonjour (Protocol) is not working with Meru WLAN
Description
Scope
Solution
Apple Bonjour is a Protocol used in Apple printers and Apple servers.
Apple Bonjour (Protocol) is not working with Meru WLAN
Scope
KB ARTICLE TYPE: Troubleshooting
RELATED PRODUCTS: Controller
RELATED SOFTWARE VERSIONS: N/A
KEYWORDS: Controller, Apple Bonjour, ESS, Service Control
Solution
Apple Bonjour is a Protocol used in Apple printers and Apple servers.
STEPS TAKEN FOR TROUBLESHOOTING:
To get this protocol working with Meru, we need to perform the following steps,
STEP 1: Enable Multicast on the ESS profile.
STEP 2: Add the following ports in UDP broadcast upstream/downstream
5353, 5297 and 5298
RESOLUTION: Enable Multicast and open the above mentioned ports in the controller
ROOT CAUSE: Multi-cast was not enabled and the necessary ports weren't added on the controller
