Concept Guide
Table Of Contents
- About this Guide
- About Instant
- Setting up a W-IAP
- Automatic Retrieval of Configuration
- Instant User Interface
- Initial Configuration Tasks
- Customizing W-IAP Settings
- Modifying the W-IAP Host Name
- Configuring Zone Settings on a W-IAP
- Specifying a Method for Obtaining IP Address
- Configuring External Antenna
- Configuring Radio Profiles for a W-IAP
- Configuring Uplink VLAN for a W-IAP
- Changing the W-IAP Installation Mode
- Changing USB Port Status
- Master Election and Virtual Controller
- Adding a W-IAP to the Network
- Removing a W-IAP from the Network
- VLAN Configuration
- IPv6 Support
- Wireless Network Profiles
- Configuring Wireless Network Profiles
- Configuring Fast Roaming for Wireless Clients
- Configuring Modulation Rates on a WLAN SSID
- Multi-User-MIMO
- Management Frame Protection
- Disabling Short Preamble for Wireless Client
- Editing Status of a WLAN SSID Profile
- Editing a WLAN SSID Profile
- Deleting a WLAN SSID Profile
- Wired Profiles
- Captive Portal for Guest Access
- Understanding Captive Portal
- Configuring a WLAN SSID for Guest Access
- Configuring Wired Profile for Guest Access
- Configuring Internal Captive Portal for Guest Network
- Configuring External Captive Portal for a Guest Network
- Configuring Facebook Login
- Configuring Guest Logon Role and Access Rules for Guest Users
- Configuring Captive Portal Roles for an SSID
- Configuring Walled Garden Access
- Authentication and User Management
- Managing W-IAP Users
- Supported Authentication Methods
- Supported EAP Authentication Frameworks
- Configuring Authentication Servers
- Understanding Encryption Types
- Configuring Authentication Survivability
- Configuring 802.1X Authentication for a Network Profile
- Enabling 802.1X Supplicant Support
- Configuring MAC Authentication for a Network Profile
- Configuring MAC Authentication with 802.1X Authentication
- Configuring MAC Authentication with Captive Portal Authentication
- Configuring WISPr Authentication
- Blacklisting Clients
- Uploading Certificates
- Roles and Policies
- DHCP Configuration
- Configuring Time-Based Services
- Dynamic DNS Registration
- VPN Configuration
- IAP-VPN Deployment
- Adaptive Radio Management
- Deep Packet Inspection and Application Visibility
- Voice and Video
- Services
- Configuring AirGroup
- Configuring a W-IAP for RTLS Support
- Configuring a W-IAP for Analytics and Location Engine Support
- Managing BLE Beacons
- Clarity Live
- Configuring OpenDNS Credentials
- Integrating a W-IAP with Palo Alto Networks Firewall
- Integrating a W-IAP with an XML API Interface
- CALEA Integration and Lawful Intercept Compliance
- Cluster Security
- W-IAP Management and Monitoring
- Uplink Configuration
- Intrusion Detection
- Mesh W-IAP Configuration
- Mobility and Client Management
- Spectrum Monitor
- W-IAP Maintenance
- Monitoring Devices and Logs
- Hotspot Profiles
- ClearPass Guest Setup
- IAP-VPN Deployment Scenarios
- Acronyms and Abbreviations
102 | Wireless Network Profiles Dell Networking W-Series Instant 6.5.1.0-4.3.1.0 | User Guide
To configure the RTS/CTS threshold:
(Instant AP)(config)# wlan ssid-profile <ssid_profile>
(Instant AP)(SSID Profile "<ssid_profile>")# rts-threshold <threshold>
(Instant AP)(SSID Profile "<ssid_profile>")# end
(Instant AP)# commit apply
To disable RTS/CTS, set the RTSthreshold value to 0.
Management Frame Protection
Instant supports the IEEE 802.11w standard, also known as Management Frame Protection (MFP). MFP
increases the security by providing data confidentiality of management frames. MFP uses 802.11i (Robust
Security Network) framework that establishes encryption keys between the client and W-IAP.
To enable MFP on the W-IAP:
(Instant AP)(config)# wlan ssid-profile myAP
(Instant AP)(SSID Profile "myAP")# mfp-capable
(Instant AP)(SSID Profile "myAP")# mfp-required
(Instant AP)(SSID Profile "myAP")# end
(Instant AP)# commit apply
If the mfp-required parameter is enabled, the SSID supports only the clients that exhibt the MFPfunctionality.
If the mfp-capable parameter enabled, the SSID supports management frame protection (MFP) capable clients
and non-MFP clients.
The MFP configuration is a per-SSID configuration.
Disabling Short Preamble for Wireless Client
To improve the network performance and communication between the W-IAP and its clients, you can enable or
disable the transmission and reception of short preamble frames. If the short preamble is optional for the
wireless devices connecting to an SSID, you can disable short preamble through the W-IAP CLI. Short preamble
is enabled by default.
To disable the short preamble:
(Instant AP)# config terminal
(Instant AP)(config)# wlan ssid-profile <ssid_profile>
(Instant AP)(SSID Profile "<ssid_profile>")# short-preamble-disable
(Instant AP)(SSID Profile "<ssid_profile>")# end
(Instant AP)# commit apply
Editing Status of a WLAN SSID Profile
You can enable or disable an SSID profile in the Instant UI or the CLI.
In the Instant UI
To modify the status of a WLAN SSID profile:
1. On the Network tab, select the network that you want to edit. The edit link is displayed.
2. Click the edit link. The Edit network window is displayed.
3. Select or clear the Disable SSID check box to disable or enable the SSID. The SSID is enabled by default.
4. Click Next (or the tab name) to move to the next tab.
5. Click Finish to save the modifications.