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
By default, the channel and power for a W-IAP are optimized dynamically using ARM. You can override ARM on
the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands and set the channel and power manually if desired. The following table describes
various configuration modes for a W-IAP:
Mode Description
Access
In Access mode, the W-IAP serves clients, while also monitoring for rogue W-IAPs in
the background.
If the Access mode is selected, perform the following actions:
1. Select Administrator assigned in 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz band sections.
2. Select appropriate channel number from the Channel drop-down list for
both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz band sections.
3. Enter appropriate transmit power value in the Transmit power text box in 2.4
GHz and 5 GHz band sections.
Monitor
In Monitor mode, the W-IAP acts as a dedicated monitor, scanning all channels for
rogue W-IAPs and clients. You can set one radio on the Monitor mode and the other
radio on the access mode, so that the clients can use one radio when the other one is
in the Air Monitor mode.
Spectrum Monitor
In Spectrum Monitor mode, the W-IAP functions as a dedicated full-spectrum RF
monitor, scanning all channels to detect interference, whether from the neighboring
W-IAPs or from non-WiFi devices such as microwaves and cordless phones.
Table 20: W-IAP Radio Modes
In the Spectrum Monitor mode, the W-IAPs do not provide access services to clients.
4. Click OK.
In the CLI
To configure a radio profile:
(Instant AP)# wifi0-mode {<access> | <monitor> | <spectrum-monitor>}
(Instant AP)# wifi1-mode {<access> | <monitor> | <spectrum-monitor>}
If the access mode is configured, you can configure the channel and transmission power by running the
following commands:
(Instant AP)# a-channel <channel> <tx-power>
(Instant AP)# g-channel <channel> <tx-power>
Configuring Maximum Clients on SSIDRadio Profiles
You can also set the maximum number of clients individually for SSIDprofiles operating on the 2.4 GHz and 5
GHz radios. This configuration is not persistent and is lost once the W-IAP is rebooted.
To configure maximum clients for an SSIDradio profile in the prilvileged exec mode:
(Instant AP)# a-max-clients <ssid_profile> <max-clients>
(Instant AP)# g-max-clients <ssid_profile> <max-clients>
To view the maximum clients allowed for an SSIDprofile:
(Instant AP)# show a-max-clients <ssid_profile>
(Instant AP)# show g-max-clients <ssid_profile>
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