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3. To create a new virtual AP profile in the WebUI, select New from the Add a profile drop-down menu. Enter
the name for the virtual AP profile, and click Add.
a. In the Profile Details entry for the new virtual AP profile, go to the AAA Profile drop-down list and select
the previously configured AAA profile (for example, “logon”). The AAA Profile pop-up window appears.
b. To set the AAA profile and close the pop-up window, Click Apply.
c. In the Profile Details entry for the new virtual AP profile, select NEW from the SSID Profile drop-down
menu. The SSID Profile pop-up window displays to allow you to configure the SSID profile.
d. Enter the name for the SSID profile (for example, “backup”).
e. Under Network, enter a name in the Network Name (SSID) field (for example, “backup-psk”).
f. Under Security, select the network authentication and encryption methods (for example, wpa-psk-tkip,
with the passphrase “remote123”).
g. To set the SSID profile and close the pop-up window, click Apply.
4. At the bottom of the Profile Details window, Click Apply.
5. Click the new virtual AP name in the Profiles list or the Profile Details to display configuration parameters.
6. Under Profile Details, do the following:
a. Make sure Virtual AP enable is selected.
b. From the VLAN drop-down menu, select the VLAN ID to use for the virtual AP profile.
c. From the Forward mode drop-down menu, select bridge.
d. From the Remote-AP Operation drop-down menu, select always, backup, or persistent. The default is
standard.Click Apply.
Using CLI
wlan ssid-profile <profile>
essid <name>
opmode <method>
wpa-passphrase <string> (if necessary)
wlan virtual-ap <name>
ssid-profile <profile>
vlan <vlan>
forward-mode bridge
aaa-profile <name>
rap-operation {always|backup|persistent}
ap-group <name>
virtual-ap <name>
or
ap-name <name>
virtual-ap <name>
Configuring the DHCP Server on the Remote AP
You can configure the internal DHCP server on the remote AP to provide an IP address for the “backup” SSID if
the controller is unreachable. If configured, the remote AP DHCP server intercepts all DHCP requests and
assigns an IP address from the configured DHCP pool.
Note: Whenever you create a new virtual AP profile in the WebUI, the profile automatically contains the “default” SSID profile
with the default ESSID. You must configure a new ESSID and SSID profile for the virtual AP profile before you apply the profile.