Concept Guide
Table Of Contents
- About this Guide
- About Instant
- Setting up a W-IAP
- Automatic Retrieval of Configuration
- Instant User Interface
- Initial Configuration Tasks
- Customizing W-IAP Settings
- Modifying the W-IAP Host Name
- Configuring Zone Settings on a W-IAP
- Specifying a Method for Obtaining IP Address
- Configuring External Antenna
- Configuring Radio Profiles for a W-IAP
- Configuring Uplink VLAN for a W-IAP
- Changing the W-IAP Installation Mode
- Changing USB Port Status
- Master Election and Virtual Controller
- Adding a W-IAP to the Network
- Removing a W-IAP from the Network
- VLAN Configuration
- IPv6 Support
- Wireless Network Profiles
- Configuring Wireless Network Profiles
- Configuring Fast Roaming for Wireless Clients
- Configuring Modulation Rates on a WLAN SSID
- Multi-User-MIMO
- Management Frame Protection
- Disabling Short Preamble for Wireless Client
- Editing Status of a WLAN SSID Profile
- Editing a WLAN SSID Profile
- Deleting a WLAN SSID Profile
- Wired Profiles
- Captive Portal for Guest Access
- Understanding Captive Portal
- Configuring a WLAN SSID for Guest Access
- Configuring Wired Profile for Guest Access
- Configuring Internal Captive Portal for Guest Network
- Configuring External Captive Portal for a Guest Network
- Configuring Facebook Login
- Configuring Guest Logon Role and Access Rules for Guest Users
- Configuring Captive Portal Roles for an SSID
- Configuring Walled Garden Access
- Authentication and User Management
- Managing W-IAP Users
- Supported Authentication Methods
- Supported EAP Authentication Frameworks
- Configuring Authentication Servers
- Understanding Encryption Types
- Configuring Authentication Survivability
- Configuring 802.1X Authentication for a Network Profile
- Enabling 802.1X Supplicant Support
- Configuring MAC Authentication for a Network Profile
- Configuring MAC Authentication with 802.1X Authentication
- Configuring MAC Authentication with Captive Portal Authentication
- Configuring WISPr Authentication
- Blacklisting Clients
- Uploading Certificates
- Roles and Policies
- DHCP Configuration
- Configuring Time-Based Services
- Dynamic DNS Registration
- VPN Configuration
- IAP-VPN Deployment
- Adaptive Radio Management
- Deep Packet Inspection and Application Visibility
- Voice and Video
- Services
- Configuring AirGroup
- Configuring a W-IAP for RTLS Support
- Configuring a W-IAP for Analytics and Location Engine Support
- Managing BLE Beacons
- Clarity Live
- Configuring OpenDNS Credentials
- Integrating a W-IAP with Palo Alto Networks Firewall
- Integrating a W-IAP with an XML API Interface
- CALEA Integration and Lawful Intercept Compliance
- Cluster Security
- W-IAP Management and Monitoring
- Uplink Configuration
- Intrusion Detection
- Mesh W-IAP Configuration
- Mobility and Client Management
- Spectrum Monitor
- W-IAP Maintenance
- Monitoring Devices and Logs
- Hotspot Profiles
- ClearPass Guest Setup
- IAP-VPN Deployment Scenarios
- Acronyms and Abbreviations
290 | Services Dell Networking W-Series Instant 6.5.1.0-4.3.1.0 | User Guide
Figure 78 Services Window—ALE Integration
4. In the Server text box, specify the ALE server name or IP address.
5. In the Report interval text box, specify the reporting interval within the range of 6–60 seconds. The W-IAP
sends messages to the ALE server at the specified interval. The default interval is 30 seconds.
6. Click OK.
In the CLI
To enable W-IAP integration with the ALE server:
(Instant AP)(config)# ale-server <server-name | IP-address>
(Instant AP)(config)# ale-report-interval <seconds>
(Instant AP)(config)# end
(Instant AP)# commit apply
Verifying ALE Configuration on a W-IAP
To view the configuration details:
(Instant AP)# show ale config
To verify the configuration status:
(Instant AP)# show ale status
Managing BLEBeacons
In Instant 6.4.3.4-4.2.1.0, W-IAPs support Dell Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices, such as BT-100 and BT-
105, which are used for location tracking and proximity detection. The BLE devices can be connected to a W-
IAP and are monitored or managed by a cloud-based Beacon Management Console (BMC). The BLE Beacon
Management feature allows you to configure parameters for managing the BLE beacons and establishing
secure communication with the Beacon Management Console (BMC). You can also configure the BLE operation
modes that determine the functions of the built-in BLE chip in the W-IAP.
The BLE beacon management and BLE operation mode feature is supported only on W-IAP334/335, W-
IAP314/315, W-IAP324/325, W-IAP224/225, W-IAP205H, and W-IAP214/215 devices.