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

431 | Acronyms and Abbreviations Dell Networking W-Series Instant 6.5.1.0-4.3.1.0 | User Guide
Acronym or Abbreviation Definition
WMM Wi-Fi Multimedia
WMS WLAN Management System
WPA Wi-Fi Protected Access
WSDL Web Service Description Language
WWW World Wide Web
WZC Wireless Zero Configuration
XAuth Extended Authentication
XML Extensible Markup Language
XML-RPC XML Remote Procedure Call
ZTP Zero Touch Provisioning
Table 89: List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
Glossary
The following table lists the terms and their definitions used in this document.
Term Definition
802.11 An evolving family of specifications for wireless LANs developed by a
working group of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
(IEEE). 802.11 standards use the Ethernet protocol and CSMA/CA
(carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance) for path sharing.
802.11a Provides specifications for wireless systems. Networks using 802.11a
operate at radio frequencies in the 5GHz band. The specification uses a
modulation scheme known as orthogonal frequency-division
multiplexing (OFDM) that is especially well suited to use in office
settings. The maximum data transfer rate is 54 Mbps.
802.11b WLAN standard often called Wi-Fi; backward compatible with 802.11.
Instead of the phase-shift keying (PSK) modulation method historically
used in 802.11 standards, 802.11b uses complementary code keying
(CCK), which allows higher data speeds and is less susceptible to
multipath-propagation interference. 802.11b operates in the 2.4 GHz
band and the maximum data transfer rate is 11 Mbps.
Table 90: List of Terms