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Cisco WLAN Controller Web Interface User Guide
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Chapter 3 WLANs Menu Bar Selection
WLANs
Command Buttons
• Back: Return to the previous window.
• Apply: Data is sent to the controller and made to take effect, but not preserved across a power cycle;
these parameters are stored temporarily in volatile RAM.
WLANs > Edit
For existing WLANs, use WLANs > Edit to navigate to this page. For new WLANs, create a new WLAN
as described in WLANs > New page, then click Apply to navigate to this page.
This page allows you to edit the configurable parameters for a WLAN. The WLAN ID and WLAN SSID
are displayed at the top of the page. The following tables describe the WLAN parameters.
Table 3-2 General Policies
Parameter Description
Radio Policy Set the WLAN radio policy to apply to All = 802.11a/b/g, 802.11a only, 802.11g
only, 802.11b/g only, or 802.11a/g only. This setting requires that the selected
bands be enabled on the 802.11a Global Parameters and 802.11b/g Global
Parameters pages.
Admin Status Set the status of the WLAN to either Enabled or Disabled.
Session Timeout Set the maximum time for a client session before requiring reauthorization.
Default = 1800 seconds.
Quality of Service
(QoS)
Quality of Service Level, set on the Edit QoS Profile page:
• Platinum (Voice)—This setting assures a high Quality of Service for Voice
over Wireless.
• Gold (Video)—This setting supports high-quality video applications.
• Silver (Best Effort)— This is the default setting and supports normal
bandwidth for clients.
• Bronze (Background)— Lowest bandwidth for guest services.
VoIP clients should be set to Platinum, Gold or Silver, while low-bandwidth clients
can be set to Bronze.
WMM Policy Select one of the following:
• Disabled—Use this setting to disable this WMM policy.
• Allowed—Use this setting to allow the clients to communicate with the
WLAN.
• Required—Use this setting to ensure that it is mandatory for the clients to
have WMM feature enabled on them to communicate with the WLAN.