Users Guide

743 | Remote Access Points Dell Networking W-Series ArubaOS 6.4.x| User Guide
Configuring the AAA Profile
In the WebUI
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.
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.
d. Under the AAA profile that you created, locate 802.1X Authentication Profile, select the profile to use
for your remote AP configuration, then click Apply.
In the CLI
(host) (config) #aaa profile <name>
initial-role <role>
You can define other parameters as needed.
Defining the Backup Configuration
In the WebUI
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.
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.
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: