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44 | Configuration Reference Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave 7.4 | Configuration Guide
You can create new WLANs from this page by clicking the Add button. You can edit an existing WLAN by
clicking the pencil icon for that WLAN.
You have two pages by which to create or edit WLANs: the Basic page and the Advanced page. The remainder of
this section describes these two pages.
WLANs > Basic
From the Dell PowerConnect W Configuration > WLANs page, click Add to create a new WLAN, or click the
pencil icon to edit an existing WLAN, then click Basic. This page provides a streamlined way to create or edit a
WLAN. Table 6 describes the fields for this page.
Select Add to create the WLAN, or click Save to finish reconfiguring an existing WLAN. The WLAN appears on
the WLANs page in the navigation pane.
Dell PowerConnect W
AP Group
Lists the Dell PowerConnect W AP Group or Groups that use the associated WLAN.
AP Override Lists any AP Override configurations for specific APs on the WLAN and in the respective Dell
PowerConnect W AP Groups.
Traffic Management Lists Traffic Management profiles that are currently configured and deployed on the WLAN.
Folder Lists the folder for the WLAN.
Table 6 WLANs > Basic Page Fields and Descriptions
Field Default Description
Name Blank Enter the name of the WLAN.
Folder Top Displays the folder with which the WLAN is associated. The drop-down menu displays
all folders available for association with the WLAN.
SSID Select the SSID profile that defines encryption, EDCA or high-throughput SSID
parameters. Access these SSID profiles by clicking Profiles > SSID in the navigation
pane. Refer to “Profiles > SSID” on page 122.
Radio Type Define whether the supported radio type on the WLAN is 802.11a, 802.11g, or all.
Enable 802.11n Yes Define whether the WLAN is to support 802.11n.
VLAN 1 Select the VLAN ID number to be supported on this WLAN.
Intended Use Internal Define whether this WLAN is Internal to the enterprise or to support Guest users.
Encryption opensystem Select one or more encryption types, as desired, to be supported by this WLAN.
Use Captive Portal No Select whether this WLAN will use captive portal authentication. Captive portal
authentication directs clients to a special web page that typically requires them to
enter a username and password before accessing the network. For additional
information about this profile type, refer to “Profiles > AAA > Captive Portal Auth” on
page 57.
Authenticated User
Role
logon For the captive portal authentication profile, you specify the previously-created
authguest user role as the default user role for authenticated captive portal clients
and the authentication server group (“Internal”). Refer to “Security > User Roles” on
page 135.
Table 5 Dell PowerConnect W Configuration > WLANs Page Fields and Descriptions (Continued)
Field Description