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
Column Description
Duty-cycle Device duty cycle. This value represents the percent of time the device
broadcasts a signal.
Add-time Time at which the device was first detected.
Update-time Time at which the device’s status was updated.
Table 71: Device Summary and Channel Information
Non-Wi-Fi Interferers
The following table describes each type of non-Wi-Fi interferer detected by the Spectrum Monitor feature:
Non Wi-Fi
Interferer
Description
Bluetooth Any device that uses the Bluetooth protocol to communicate in the 2.4 GHz band is
classified as a Bluetooth device. Bluetooth uses a frequency hopping protocol.
Fixed
Frequency
(Audio)
Some audio devices such as wireless speakers and microphones also use fixed frequency
to continuously transmit audio. These devices are classified as Fixed Frequency (Audio).
Fixed
Frequency
(Cordless
Phones)
Some cordless phones use a fixed frequency to transmit data (much like the fixed
frequency video devices). These devices are classified as Fixed Frequency (Cordless
Phones).
Fixed
Frequency
(Video)
Video transmitters that continuously transmit video on a single frequency are classified as
Fixed Frequency (Video). These devices typically have close to a 100% duty cycle. These
types of devices may be used for video surveillance, TV or other video distribution, and
similar applications.
Fixed
Frequency
(Other)
All other fixed frequency devices that do not fall into any of the above categories are
classified as Fixed Frequency (Other).
Note that the RF signatures of the fixed frequency audio, video, and cordless phone
devices are very similar and that some of these devices may be occasionally classified as
Fixed Frequency (Other).
Frequency
Hopper
(Cordless Base)
Frequency hopping cordless phone base units transmit periodic beacon-like frames at all
times. When the handsets are not transmitting (that is, when there are no active phone
calls), the cordless base is classified as Frequency Hopper (Cordless Base).
Frequency
Hopper
(Cordless
Network)
When there is an active phone call and one or more handsets are part of the phone
conversation, the device is classified as Frequency Hopper (Cordless Network). Cordless
phones may operate in 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz bands. Some phones use both 2.4 GHz and 5
GHz bands (for example, 5 GHz for Base-to-handset and 2.4 GHz for Handset-to-base).
These phones may be classified as unique Frequency Hopper devices on both bands.
Table 72: Non-Wi-Fi Interferer Types
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