Users Guide

You can apply multiple virtual AP profiles to individual APs. You can also apply the same virtual AP profile to
one or more AP groups.
Configuring the Virtual AP Profile
Follow the procedures below to configure a Virtual APprofile using the WebUI or command-line interfaces.
Creating and Configuring a Profile
1. Navigate to Configuration > Advanced Services > All Profiles.
2. In the Profiles pane, expand the Wireless LAN menu.
3. Select Virtual AP. The list of existing Virtual AP profiles appears in the Profile Details pane.
4. Select the virtual APprofile you want to configure:
l To configure an existing Virtual AP profile, select the name of the profile in the Profile Details pane.
l To create a new Virtual AP profile, enter a name for the profile in the entry blank at the bottom of the
Profile Details pane, then click Add. Select the name of the profile in the Profile Details pane.
Whenever you create a new virtual AP profile in the WebUI, the profile automatically contains the “default” SSID
profile with the default “Dell-ap” ESSID. You must configure a new ESSID and SSID profile for the virtual AP profile
before you apply the profile.
5. Configure the profile parameters described in Table 93.
The Virtual AP profile is divided into two tabs, Basic and Advanced. The Basic tab displays only those
configuration settings that often need to be adjusted to suit a specific network. The Advanced tab shows
all configuration settings, including settings that do not need frequent adjustment or should be kept at their
default values. If you change a setting on one tab then click and display the other tab without saving your
configuration, that setting will revert to its previous value.
Parameter Description
Basic Configuration Settings
Virtual AP enable Select the Virtual AP enable checkbox to enable or disable the virtual AP.
VLAN The VLAN(s) into which users are placed in order to obtain an IP address. Click the
drop-down list to select a configured VLAN, the click the arrow button to associate
that VLAN with the virtual AP profile.
NOTE: You must add an existing VLAN ID to the Virtual AP profile.
Forward mode This parameter controls whether data is tunneled to the controller using generic
routing encapsulation (GRE), bridged into the local Ethernet LAN (for remote APs),
or a combination thereof depending on the destination (corporate traffic goes to
the controller, and Internet access remains local). All forwarding modes support
band steering, TSPEC/TCLAS enforcement, 802.11k and station blacklisting.
Click the drop-down list to select one of the following forward modes:
l Tunnel: The AP handles all 802.11 association requests and responses, but
sends all 802.11 data packets, action frames and EAPOL frames over a GRE
tunnel to the controller for processing. The controller removes or adds the
GRE headers, decrypts or encrypts 802.11 frames and applies firewall rules to
the user traffic as usual. Both remote and campus APs can be configured in
Table 93: Virtual AP Profile Parameters
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