WESM zl Management and Configuration Guide WT.01.28 and greater

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Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs)
Configuring a WLAN
■ Enabled—Indicates whether the WLAN has been enabled. The Wireless Edge
Services zl Module does not deploy a WLAN configuration to RPs until you
enable the WLAN. By default, all WLANs are disabled.
■ SSID—Displays the WLAN’s SSID. By default, this SSID simply indicates the
WLAN’s index number. You will change this to a network name when you
configure the WLAN.
■ Description—Describes the WLAN so that you can quickly see its purpose. For
example, it might read “Internet access for guests.”
■ VLAN—Displays the VLAN interface in which traffic received from this WLAN
is forwarded. Initially, all WLANs are assigned to the default VLAN, VLAN 1.
You will learn more about VLAN assignment in “Setting Basic Configuration
Options: SSID and VLAN Interface” on page 4-30 and “VLAN Assignment”
on page 4-79.
■ Authentication and Encryption—Display the security options implemented on
the WLAN.
When you want to establish a new WLAN in your network (or to alter settings of an
existing WLAN), select a WLAN and click the Edit button at the bottom of the screen.
Note You must select a WLAN with index number 1 to 16 unless you enable advanced
mode configuration. See “Advanced Mode Configuration” on page 4-11.