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Select Add to complete the creation of the new AP Overrides profile, or click Save to preserve changes to an
existing AP Overrides profile. The AP Overrides page and the navigation pane display the name of the AP
Overrides profile.
WLANs
Overview of WLANs Configuration
You have a wide variety of options for authentication, encryption, access management, and user rights when you
configure a WLAN. However, you must configure the following basic elements:
 An SSID that uniquely identifies the WLAN
 Layer-2 authentication to protect against unauthorized access to the WLAN
 Layer-2 encryption to ensure the privacy and confidentiality of the data transmitted to and from the network
 A user role and virtual local area network (VLAN) for the authenticated client
For more information, refer to the Dell PowerConnect W-Series ArubaOS User Guide at support.dell.com/
manuals.
Use the following guidelines when configuring and using WLANs in Dell PowerConnect W Configuration:
 The Device Setup > Dell PowerConnect W Configuration navigation pane displays custom-configured
WLANs and Dell PowerConnect W AP Groups. All other components of the navigation pane are standard
across all deployments of Dell PowerConnect Configuration.
 You define or modify WLANs on the Device Setup > Dell PowerConnect W Configuration page. Select
WLANs from the navigation pane.
 You can create or edit any profile in an WLAN as you define or modify that WLAN. If you digress to profile
setup from a different page, AirWave returns you to your place on the WLAN setup page once you are done
with profile setup.
WLANs
The WLANs page displays all configured WLANs and enables you to add or edit WLANs. For additional
information about using this page, refer to “General WLAN Guidelines” on page 28.
The Dell PowerConnect W Configuration > WLANs page contains additional information as described in
Table 5:
Excluded Mesh Cluster Profiles
Excluded Mesh Cluster
Profiles
If required, select one or more Mesh Cluster profiles from this field. This field can
display all Mesh Cluster profiles or can display only selected Mesh Cluster profiles.
For additional information about Mesh Cluster profiles, refer to “Profiles > QoS” on
page 104.
Table 5 Dell PowerConnect W Configuration > WLANs Page Fields and Descriptions
Field Description
Name Lists the name of the WLAN.
SSID Lists the SSID currently defined for the WLAN.
Table 4 AP Overrides Add or Edit Page Fields (Continued)
Field Default Description