Users Guide
44 | Wireless Network Dell PowerConnect W-Series Instant Access Point 6.2.0.0-3.2.0.0 | User Guide
Employee Network
An Employee network is a classic Wi-Fi network. This network type is supported with full
customization on DellW-Instant. It is used by the employees in the organization. Passphrase
based or 802.1X based authentication methods are supported on this network type. Employees
can access the protected data of an enterprise through the employee network after successful
authentication.
Adding an Employee Network
This section provides the procedure to add an employee network.
1. In the Networks tab, click the New link. The New WLAN window appears.
Figure 30 - Adding an Employee Network — WLAN Settings Tab
2. In the WLAN Settings tab, perform the following steps:
a. Name (SSID)— Enter a name that uniquely identifies a wireless network.
b. Primary usage— Select Employee (this is selected by default) from the Primary usage
options. This selection determines whether the network is primarily intended to be used
for employee data, guest data, or voice traffic.
3. Click the Show advanced options link and perform the following steps.
a. Broadcast/Multicast
l Broadcast filtering— When set to All, the W-IAP drops all broadcast and multicast
frames except for DHCP and ARP. When set to ARP, in addition to the above, the W-
IAP converts ARP requests to unicast and send frames directly to the associated client.
When Disabled, all broadcast and multicast traffic is forwarded.
l DTIM interval— Indicates the DTIM (delivery traffic indication message) period in
beacons. You can configure this option for every WLAN SSID profile. The default
value is 1, which means the client checks for buffered data on the W-IAP at every
beacon. You may choose to configure a larger DTIM value for power saving.
l Multicast transmission optimization— When Enabled, the W-IAP chooses the
optimal rate for sending broadcast and multicast frames based on the lowest of unicast
rates across all associated clients. The default values are 1 Mbps for 2.4 GHz and 6