Instructions

Stellar AP User Guide
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5 WLAN Configuration
Configuring WLAN should be the first step when setting up your Wi-Fi network. This section contains the
following topics:
➔ Create NEW WLAN
➔ Delete Your WLAN
➔ Modify Your WLAN
➔ Modify WLAN Qos
Create New WLAN
To create a new WLAN, click on the hyperlink ‘New’ to launch the WLAN creation window. There are three
security levels of WLANs that can be created: Enterprise, Personal and Open (Captive Portal).
Enterprise: Also referred to as 802.1X mode, this is designed for enterprise networks and requires a RADIUS
authentication server. This requires a more complicated setup, but provides additional security (e.g.
protection against dictionary attacks on short passwords). Various kinds of the Extensible Authentication
Protocol (EAP) are used for authentication. Enterprise mode is available with both WPA and WPA2.
Personal: Also referred to as PSK (pre-shared key) mode, this is designed for home and small office networks
and doesn't require an authentication server. Each wireless network device encrypts the network traffic using
a 256 bit key. This key may be entered either as a string of 64 hexadecimal digits, or as a passphrase of 8 to
63 printable ASCII characters. Personal mode is available with both WPA and WPA2.
Open (Captive Portal): No Authentication or encryption method for the wireless network. User data will be
transmitted as plain text transmit mode over the air. Captive portals are mainly used in wireless open
networks where the users are shown a welcome message informing them of the conditions of access. Often
captive portals are used for marketing and commercial communication purposes and they allow the providers
of this service to display or send advertisements to users who connect to the Wi-Fi access points.
Create an Enterprise WLAN
Enterprise WLAN creation window has two display modes, simplified mode and advanced mode,
respectively illustrated in Figure 5-1and Figure 5-2. You can switch to advanced mode from simplified mode
by clicking the hyperlink .
There are six essential parameters needed to be configured in simplified mode, they are WLAN Name,
Security Level, Key Management and AuthServer, AuthPort and AuthSecret. Other parameters will be
considered as per the default value. To configure other advanced parameters, you must switch to advanced
mode. Refer to Table 5-1 for details about each parameter.