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

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Integration with Instant
The functionality provided by the PAN firewall based on user ID requires the collection of information from the
network. W-IAP maintains the network (such as mapping IP address) and user information for its clients in the
network and can provide the required information for the user ID on PAN firewall. Before sending the user-ID
mapping information to the PAN firewall, the W-IAP must retrieve an API key that will be used for
authentication for all APIs.
W-IAP provides the User ID mapping information to the PANfirewall for integration. The client user id for
authentication will not be sent to the PANfirewall unless it has a domain prefix. The W-IAP checks for the
domain information in the client username for all login and logout requests sent to the PANfirewall. If the user
id already has a domain prefix, W-IAP forwards the request to the PANfirewall. Otherwise, the static client
domain configured in the PANfirewall profile will be prefixed to the user id and then sent to the PANfirewall.
W-IAP and PAN firewall integration can be seamless with the XML-API that is available with PAN-OS 5.0 or later.
To integrate a W-IAP with PAN user ID, a global profile is added. This profile can be configured on a W-IAP with
PAN firewall information such as IP address, port, username, password, firewall-enabled or firewall-disabled
status.
The W-IAP sends messages to PAN based on the type of authentication and client status:
l After a client completes the authentication and is assigned an IP address, W-IAP sends the login message.
l After a client is disconnected or dissociated from the W-IAP, the W-IAP sends a logout message.
Configuring a W-IAP for PAN integration
You can configure a W-IAP for PAN firewall integration by using the Instant UI or the CLI.
In the Instant UI
To configure PAN firewall integration in a W-IAP:
1. Click More > Services.
2. Click Network Integration. The PAN firewall configuration options are displayed.