Dell W-Series 228 Instant 6.4.3.1-4.2 User Guide - Page 97
Wireless Network Profiles, Configuring Wireless Network Profiles, Network Types
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Chapter 9 Wireless Network Profiles This chapter provides the following information: l Configuring Wireless Network Profiles on page 97 l Configuring Fast Roaming for Wireless Clients on page 113 l Editing Status of a WLAN SSID Profile on page 117 l Editing a WLAN SSID Profile on page 117 l Deleting a WLAN SSID Profile on page 118 Configuring Wireless Network Profiles During start up, a wireless client searches for radio signals or beacon frames that originate from the nearest WIAP. After locating the W-IAP, the following transactions take place between the client and the W-IAP: 1. Authentication-The W-IAP communicates with a RADIUS server to validate or authenticate the client. 2. Connection-After successful authentication, the client establishes a connection with the W-IAP. Network Types Instant wireless networks are categorized as: l Employee network-An Employee network is a classic Wi-Fi network. This network type is used by the employees in an organization and it supports passphrase-based or 802.1X based authentication methods. Employees can access the protected data of an enterprise through the employee network after successful authentication. The employee network is selected by default during a network profile configuration. l Voice network -This Voice network type allows you to configure a network profile for devices that provide only voice services such as handsets or applications that require voice traffic prioritization. l Guest network -The Guest wireless network is created for guests, visitors, contractors, and any nonemployee users who use the enterprise Wi-Fi network. The Virtual Controller assigns the IP address for the guest clients. Captive portal or passphrase based authentication methods can be set for this wireless network. Typically, a guest network is an un-encrypted network. However, you can specify the encryption settings when configuring a guest network. When a client is associated to the Voice network, all data traffic is marked and placed into the high priority queue in QoS (Quality of Service). To configure a new wireless network profile, complete the following procedures: 1. Configuring WLAN Settings 2. Configuring VLAN Settings 3. Configuring Security Settings 4. Configuring Access Rules for a Network Dell Networking W-Series Instant 6.4.3.1-4.2.0.0 | User Guide Wireless Network Profiles | 97