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WLANs > Basic From the Dell PowerConnect W Configuration > WLANs page, click Add to create a new WLAN, or click the pencil icon to edit an existing WLAN, then click Basic. This page provides a streamlined way to create or edit a WLAN. Table 6 describes the fields for this page. Table 6 WLANs > Basic Page Field Descriptions Field Default Description Name Blank Enter the name of the WLAN. Folder Top Displays the folder with which the WLAN is associated. The drop-down menu displays all folders available for association with the WLAN. SSID Select the SSID profile that defines encryption, EDCA or high-throughput SSID parameters. Access these SSID profiles by clicking Profiles > SSID in the navigation pane at left. For additional information, refer to "Profiles > SSID" on page 111. Radio Type Define whether the supported radio type on the WLAN is 802.11a, 802.11g, or all. Enable 802.11n Yes Define whether the WLAN is to support 802.11n. VLAN 1 Select the VLAN ID number to be supported on this WLAN. Intended Use Internal Define whether this WLAN is Internal to the enterprise or to support Guest users. Encryption opensystem Select one or more encryption types, as desired, to be supported by this WLAN. Use Captive Portal No Select whether this WLAN will use captive portal authentication. Captive portal authentication directs clients to a special web page that typically requires them to enter a username and password before accessing the network. For additional information about this profile type, refer to "Profiles > AAA > Captive Portal Auth" on page 61. Authenticated User Role logon For the captive portal authentication profile, you specify the previously-created authguest user role as the default user role for authenticated captive portal clients and the authentication server group ("Internal"). For additional information, refer to "Security > User Roles" on page 125. Select Add to create the WLAN, or click Save to finish reconfiguring an existing WLAN. The WLAN appears on the WLANs page in the Dell PowerConnect W Configuration navigation pane. The alternate way to create or edit WLANs is from the Advanced page. For additional information, refer to "WLANs > Advanced" on page 48. WLANs > Advanced From the Dell PowerConnect W Configuration > WLANs page, click Add to create a new WLAN, or click the pencil icon to edit an existing WLAN, then click Advanced. The Advanced page allows you to configure many more sophisticated settings when creating or editing WLANs. Table 7 describes the fields for this page. Table 7 WLANs > Advanced Page Fields Field Default Description General Settings Folder Name Top Blank Displays the folder with which the WLAN is associated. The drop-down menu displays all folders available for association with the WLAN. Name of the WLAN. 48 | Dell PowerConnect W Configuration Reference Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | Configuration Guide

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Dell PowerConnect W Configuration Reference
Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2
| Configuration Guide
WLANs > Basic
From the
Dell PowerConnect W Configuration > WLANs
page, click
Add
to create a new WLAN, or click the
pencil icon to edit an existing WLAN, then click
Basic
. This page provides a streamlined way to create or edit a
WLAN.
Table 6
describes the fields for this page.
Select
Add
to create the WLAN, or click
Save
to finish reconfiguring an existing WLAN. The WLAN appears on
the
WLANs
page in the Dell PowerConnect W Configuration navigation pane.
The alternate way to create or edit WLANs is from the
Advanced
page. For additional information, refer to
“WLANs > Advanced” on page 48
.
WLANs > Advanced
From the
Dell PowerConnect W Configuration > WLANs
page, click
Add
to create a new WLAN, or click the
pencil icon to edit an existing WLAN, then click
Advanced
. The
Advanced
page allows you to configure many
more sophisticated settings when creating or editing WLANs.
Table 7
describes the fields for this page.
Table 6
WLANs > Basic Page Field Descriptions
Field
Default
Description
Name
Blank
Enter the name of the WLAN.
Folder
Top
Displays the folder with which the WLAN is associated. The drop-down menu displays
all folders available for association with the WLAN.
SSID
Select the SSID profile that defines encryption, EDCA or high-throughput SSID
parameters. Access these SSID profiles by clicking
Profiles > SSID
in the navigation
pane at left. For additional information, refer to
“Profiles > SSID” on page 111
.
Radio Type
Define whether the supported radio type on the WLAN is 802.11a, 802.11g, or all.
Enable 802.11n
Yes
Define whether the WLAN is to support 802.11n.
VLAN
1
Select the VLAN ID number to be supported on this WLAN.
Intended Use
Internal
Define whether this WLAN is
Internal
to the enterprise or to support
Guest
users.
Encryption
opensystem
Select one or more encryption types, as desired, to be supported by this WLAN.
Use Captive Portal
No
Select whether this WLAN will use captive portal authentication. Captive portal
authentication directs clients to a special web page that typically requires them to
enter a username and password before accessing the network. For additional
information about this profile type, refer to
“Profiles > AAA > Captive Portal Auth” on
page 61
.
Authenticated User
Role
logon
For the captive portal authentication profile, you specify the previously-created auth-
guest user role as the default user role for authenticated captive portal clients and the
authentication server group (“Internal”). For additional information, refer to
“Security >
User Roles” on page 125
.
Table 7
WLANs > Advanced Page Fields
Field
Default
Description
General Settings
Folder
Top
Displays the folder with which the WLAN is associated. The drop-down menu displays
all folders available for association with the WLAN.
Name
Blank
Name of the WLAN.