User Manual Part 2

Wi-Fi Array

Configuring the Wi-Fi Array 263

A group allows you to define a set of parameter values to be applied to selected

users. For example, you might define the user group Students, and set its VLAN,

security parameters, web page redirect (WPR), and traffic limits. When a new user

is created, you can apply all of these settings just by making the user a member of

the group. The group allows you to apply a uniform configuration to a set of users

in one step.

Almost all of the parameters that can be set for a group are the same as SSID

parameters. This allows you to configure features at the user group level, rather

than for an entire SSID. If you set parameter values for an SSID, and then enter

different values for the same parameters for a user group, the user group values

have priority (i.e., group settings will override SSID settings).

Group names are case-sensitive and can contain up to 32 alphanumeric characters

(do not include spaces when defining Groups).

Using Groups

User accounts are used to authenticate wireless clients that want to associate to

the Array. These accounts are established in one of two ways, using the Security>

Internal Radius window or the Security> External Radius window. In either

case, you may select a user group for the user, and that user group’s settings will

apply to the user:

 Internal Radius — when you add or modify a user entry, select a user

group to which the user will belong.

 External Radius — when you add or modify a user account, specify the

Radius ID for the user group to which the user will belong. This must be

the same Radius ID that was entered in the Group Management window.

When the user is authenticated, the external Radius server will send the

Radius ID to the Array. This will allow the Array to identify the group to

which the user belongs.