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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Parameter Description Range / Defaults
password The password of the user for authentication. —
session_timeout The role will be changed to a pre-auto role after
session timeout.
—
authentication Authentication method used to authenticate the
message and the sender. You can use any of MD5,
SHA-1 or clear text methods of authentication. This
option is ignored if shared secret is not configured. It
is, however, mandatory if it is configured.
key This is the encoded MD5/SHA-1 hash of shared
secret or plain text shared secret. This option is
ignored if shared secret is not configured on the
switch. The actual MD5/SHA-1 hash is 16/20 bytes
and consists of binary data. It must be encoded as an
ASCII-based HEX string before sending. It must be
present when the VC is configured with an xml API
key for the server. Encoded hash length is 32/40
bytes for MD5/SHA-1.
version The version of the XML API interface available in the
VC. This is mandatory in all XML API requests.
Current version is XML
API 1.0
CALEA Integration and Lawful Intercept Compliance
Lawful Intercept (LI) allows the Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) to perform an authorized electronic
surveillance. Depending on the country of operation, the service providers (SPs) are required to support LI in
their respective networks.
In the United States, SPs are required to ensure LI compliance based on Communications Assistance for Law
Enforcement Act (CALEA) specifications.
Instant supports CALEA integration in a hierarchical and flat topology, mesh W-IAP network, the wired and
wireless networks.
Enable this feature only if lawful interception is authorized by a law enforcement agency.
CALEA Server Integration
To support CALEA integration and ensure LI compliance, you can configure the W-IAPs to replicate a specific or
selected client traffic and send it to a remote CALEA server.
Traffic Flow from W-IAP to CALEA Server
You can configure a W-IAP to send GRE-encapsulated packets to the CALEA server and replicate client traffic
within the GRE tunnel. Each W-IAP sends GRE encapsulated packets only for its associated or connected clients.
The following figure illustrates the traffic flow from the W-IAP to the CALEA server.