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
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Chapter 10
Wireless Network Profiles
This chapter provides the following information:
l Configuring Wireless Network Profiles on page 77
l Configuring Fast Roaming for Wireless Clients on page 97
l Configuring Modulation Rates on a WLAN SSID on page 100
l Disabling Short Preamble for Wireless Client on page 102
l Multi-User-MIMO on page 101
l Management Frame Protection on page 102
l Editing Status of a WLAN SSID Profile on page 102
l Editing a WLAN SSID Profile on page 103
l Deleting a WLAN SSID Profile on page 103
Configuring Wireless Network Profiles
During start up, a wireless client searches for radio signals or beacon frames that originate from the nearest W-
IAP. After locating the W-IAP, the following transactions take place between the client and the W-IAP:
1. Authentication—The W-IAP communicates with a RADIUS server to validate or authenticate the client.
2. Connection—After successful authentication, the client establishes a connection with the W-IAP.
Network Types
Instant wireless networks are categorized as:
l Employee network—An Employee network is a classic Wi-Fi network. This network type is used by the
employees in an organization and it supports passphrase-based or 802.1X-based authentication methods.
Employees can access the protected data of an enterprise through the employee network after successful
authentication. The employee network is selected by default during a network profile configuration.
l Voice network—This Voice network type allows you to configure a network profile for devices that provide
only voice services—for example, devices such as handsets or applications that require voice traffic
prioritization.
l Guest network—The Guest wireless network is created for guests, visitors, contractors, and any non-
employee users who use the enterprise Wi-Fi network. The VC assigns the IP address for the guest clients.
Captive portal or passphrase-based authentication methods can be set for this wireless network. Typically, a
guest network is an unencrypted network. However, you can specify the encryption settings when
configuring a guest network.
When a client is associated to the Voice network, all data traffic is marked and placed into the high-priority
queue in the (Quality of Service) QoS.
To configure a new wireless network profile, complete the following procedures:
1. Configuring WLAN Settings
2. Configuring VLAN Settings
3. Configuring Security Settings
4. Configuring Access Rules for a Network