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Dell PowerConnect ArubaOS 5.0 | User Guide Remote Access Points | 175
Using the WebUI to configure the AAA profile
1. Navigate to the Security > Authentication > AAA Profiles page. From the AAA Profiles Summary list, click
Add.
2. Enter the AAA profile name, then click Add.
3. Select the AAA profile that you just created:
a. For Initial role, select the user role you just created.
b. For 802.1X Authentication Default Role, select the appropriate role for your remote AP configuration,
then click Apply.
c. Under the AAA profile that you created, locate 802.1x Authentication Server Group, and select the
authentication server group to use for your remote AP configuration, then click Apply.
d. Under the AAA profile that you created, locate 802.1X Authentication Profile, and select the profile to use
for your remote AP configuration, then click Apply.
Using the WebUI to define the backup configuration
1. Navigate to the Configuration > Wireless > AP Configuration page. Select either the AP Group or AP
Specific tab. Click Edit for the AP group or AP name.
2. Under Profiles, select Wireless LAN, then Virtual AP.
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. 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.
e. Under Network, enter a name in the Network Name (SSID) field.
f. Under Security, select the network authentication and encryption methods.
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 or backup.
e. Click Apply.
7. Under Profiles, select AP, then AP system profile.
Note: If you need to create an 802.1x authentication server group, select new from the 802.1X Authentication Server Group drop-
down list, and enter the appropriate parameters.
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.