User's Manual

Configuring SSID Parameters
Installation and Configuration Guide: Airgo Access Point 79
SSIDs and Service Profiles
A service profile consists of VLAN, COS, and minimal security attributes applied to a network or
to designated classes of users once they are authenticated by a RADIUS authentication server
(security portal or external authentication server). If the service profile is defined without reference
to a specific user group and bound to an SSID, then the profile is applied to all users who access the
network.
Figure 53 illustrates the relationship between users, user groups, service profiles, and SSID. A
RADIUS authentication server stores user group information and uses that information to match
users to groups during authentication. Upon authentication, a previously-defined service profile is
assigned to the user based on user group membership. The service profile, in turn, is bound to the
SSID and thereby determines level of service awarded to the user.
Figure 53: SSIDs and Service Profiles
From the SSID Configuration panels, you can define service profiles for user groups and then bind
the profiles to the SSID. A user who requests access to the network is authenticated and placed into
the appropriate user group, and the AP software automatically applies the privileges and
restrictions defined in the service profile for that group. Each user group can be assigned to just one
service profile, but multiple groups can share the same service profile.
Select SSID Configuration from the Wireless Services menu to open the SSID Configuration
panel. The panel contains the following tabs:
• SSID Table—View the current SSID configuration, modify the configuration, or add new
SSIDs.
• SSID Details—View the association between SSIDs and service profiles.
• Profile Table—Manage service profiles.
• Multiple SSID—Enable the multiple SSID feature.
NOTE: The SSID settings in this section apply only to AP mode radios. The Backhaul
Configuration panel described in “Configuring a Wireless Backhaul” on page 127 is
used to configure the SSID for the BP radio. Make sure that the SSID configuration for
the AP matches that of the other APs in the network.
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User Groups
Assigned to Service Profile
VLAN
QOS
Encryption
Bound to
SSID
Users
Members of
Users