Dell PowerConnect W-Airwave W-Airwave 7.2 Configuration Guide - Page 47

WLANs Overview of WLANs Configuration You have a wide variety of options for authentication, encryption, access management, and user rights when you configure a WLAN. However, you must configure the following basic elements:  An SSID that uniquely identifies the WLAN  Layer-2 authentication to protect against unauthorized access to the WLAN  Layer-2 encryption to ensure the privacy and confidentiality of the data transmitted to and from the network  A user role and virtual local area network (VLAN) for the authenticated client Refer to the Dell PowerConnect ArubaOS 6.0 User Guide for additional information. Use the following guidelines when configuring and using WLANs in Dell PowerConnect W Configuration:  The Device Setup > Dell PowerConnect W Configuration navigation pane displays custom-configured WLANs and Dell PowerConnect W AP Groups. All other components of the navigation pane are standard across all deployments of Dell PowerConnect W Configuration.  You define or modify WLANs on the Device Setup > Dell PowerConnect W Configuration page. Select WLANs from the navigation pane.  You can create or edit any profile in an WLAN as you define or modify that WLAN. If you digress to profile setup from a different page, AWMS returns you to your place on the WLAN setup page once you are done with profile setup. WLANs The WLANs page displays all configured WLANs in Dell PowerConnect W Configuration and enables you to add or edit WLANs. For additional information about using this page, refer to "General WLAN Guidelines" on page 28. The Dell PowerConnect W Configuration > WLANs page contains additional information as described in Table 5: Table 5 Dell PowerConnect W Configuration > WLANs Page Field Descriptions Field Description Name Lists the name of the WLAN. SSID Lists the SSID currently defined for the WLAN. Dell PowerConnect W Lists the Dell PowerConnect W AP Group or Groups that use the associated WLAN. AP Group AP Override Lists any AP Override configurations for specific APs on the WLAN and in the respective Dell PowerConnect W AP Groups. Traffic Management Lists Traffic Management profiles that are currently configured and deployed on the WLAN. Folder Lists the folder for the WLAN. You can create new WLANs from this page by clicking the Add button. You can edit an existing WLAN by clicking the pencil icon for that WLAN. You have two pages by which to create or edit WLANs: the Basic page and the Advanced page. The remainder of this section describes these two pages. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | Configuration Guide Dell PowerConnect W Configuration Reference | 47