Dell W-7005 AOS 6.4.x User Guide - Page 583

l DNS IP address: The IP address of the Domain Name Server. l Domain name: (optional) The default domain name. 10.(Optional) Access points can be configured in single-chain mode, allowing the radios of those APs to transmit and receive data using only legacy rates and single-stream HT and VHT rates on a single radio chain and single antenna or antenna interface. On APs with external antennas, this feature uses the external antenna interface labeled A0 or ANT0 (radio chain 0); the other (one or two) antenna interfaces are left unused. If you are provisioning an 802.11n-capable AP, select the Enable for Radio-0 or Enable for Radio-1 checkboxes in the Single-Chain Mode section to enable single-chain mode for the selected radio. AP radios in single-chain mode will transmit and receive data using only legacy rates and single-stream HT rates up to MCS 7. This feature is disabled by default. 11.(Optional) Define the AP name or SNMP location. The AP list section displays current information for an AP, and allows you to define additional parameters for your AP, such as AP Name, SNMP System Location. 12.Click Apply and Reboot. (Reprovisioning the AP causes it to automatically reboot). Configuring a Remote AP A remote AP (RAP) is recommended when the network between the AP and controller is an un-trusted/nonroutable network, such as the Internet. Furthermore, a RAP supports an internal DHCP server, while a campus AP does not. Remote Authentication The two most common ways to provision an AP for remote authentication are certificate-based AP provisioning and provisioning using a pre-shared key. Although both options allow for a simple secure setup of your remote network, you should make sure that the procedure you select is supported by your controller, the AP model type and the end user's client software. If you must provision your APs using a pre-shared key, you need to know which controller models you have that do not support certificate-based provisioning. l Certificate based authentication allows a controller to authenticate a AP using its certificates instead of a PSK. You can manually provision an individual AP with a full set of provisioning parameters, or simultaneously provision an entire group of APs by defining a provisioning profile which contains a smaller set of provisioning parameters that can be applied the entire AP group. When you manually provision an individual AP to use certificated-based authentication, you must connect that AP to the controller before you can define its provisioning settings. l Use Pre-Shared Key (PSK) authentication to provision an individual remote AP or a group of remote APs using an Internet Key Exchange Pre-Shared Key (IKE PSK). RAP Configuration The steps to configure a remote AP using the WebUI are similar to the steps described in Configuring a AP using the WebUI , although some additional steps are required. 1. In the Configuration > Wireless > AP Installation > Provisioning window, select Yes for the Remote AP option. 2. In the Remote IP Authentication Method section, select either Pre-shared key or certificate authentication type. The Pre-shared key option requires you to perform the following additional steps: a. Enter and confirm the pre-shared key (IKE PSK). b. In the User credential assignment section, specify if you want to use a Global User Name/password or a Per AP User Name/Password. n If you use the Per AP User Names/Passwords option, each RAP is given its own user name and password. n If you use the Global User Name/Password option, all selected RAPs are given the same (shared) user name and password. 583 | Access Points Dell Networking W-Series ArubaOS 6.4.x | User Guide