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
- Basic Configuration Tasks
- Additional Configuration Tasks
- Customizing W-IAP Settings
- Modifying the W-IAP Hostname
- 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 USB Port Status
- Master Election and Virtual Controller
- Adding a W-IAP to the Network
- Removing a W-IAP from the Network
- VLAN Configuration
- Wireless Network Profiles
- Configuring Wireless Network Profiles
- Configuring Fast Roaming for Wireless Clients
- Editing Status of a WLAN SSID Profile
- Editing a WLAN SSID Profile
- Deleting a WLAN SSID Profile
- Wired Profiles
- Configuring a Wired Profile
- Assigning a Profile to Ethernet Ports
- Editing a Wired Profile
- Deleting a Wired Profile
- Link Aggregation Control Protocol
- Understanding Hierarchical Deployment
- 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
- wConfiguring 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
- Configuring MAC Authentication for a Network Profile
- FConfiguring MAC Authentication with 802.1X Authentication
- hConfiguring MAC Authentication with Captive Portal Authentication
- Configuring WISPr Authentication
- Blacklisting Clients
- Uploading Certificates
- Roles and Policies
- Firewall Policies
- Content Filtering
- Configuring User Roles
- Configuring Derivation Rules
- Using Advanced Expressions in Role and VLAN Derivation Rules
- DHCP Configuration
- VPN Configuration
- IAP-VPN Deployment
- Adaptive Radio Management
- Deep Packet Inspection and Application Visibility
- Voice and Video
- Services
- AirGroup Configuration
- Configuring a W-IAP for RTLS Support
- Configuring a W-IAP for Analytics and Location Engine Support
- 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
- W-IAP Management and Monitoring
- Managing a W-IAP from W-AirWave
- Image Management
- Resetting a W-IAP
- W-IAP and Client Monitoring
- Template-based Configuration
- Trending Reports
- Intrusion Detection System
- Wireless Intrusion Detection System (WIDS) Event Reporting to W-AirWave
- RF Visualization Support for Instant
- PSK-based and Certificate-based Authentication
- Configurable Port for W-IAP and W-AirWave Management Server Communication
- Configuring Organization String
- Managing a W-IAP from W-AirWave
- Uplink Configuration
- Intrusion Detection
- Mesh W-IAP Configuration
- Mobility and Client Management
- Spectrum Monitor
- W-IAP Maintenance
- Monitoring Devices and Logs
- Hotspot Profiles
- Understanding Hotspot Profiles
- Configuring Hotspot Profiles
- Creating Advertisement Profiles for Hotspot Configuration
- Configuring an NAI Realm Profile
- Configuring a Venue Name Profile
- Configuring a Network Authentication Profile
- Configuring a Roaming Consortium Profile
- Configuring a 3GPP Profile
- Configuring an IP Address Availability Profile
- Configuring a Domain Profile
- Configuring an Operator-friendly Profile
- Configuring a Connection Capability Profile
- Configuring an Operating Class Profile
- Configuring a WAN Metrics Profile
- Creating a Hotspot Profile
- Associating an Advertisement Profile to a Hotspot Profile
- Creating a WLAN SSID and Associating Hotspot Profile
- Creating Advertisement Profiles for Hotspot Configuration
- Sample Configuration
- ClearPass Guest Setup
- IAP-VPN Deployment Scenarios
- Terminology
155 | Authentication and User Management Dell Networking W-Series Instant 6.4.3.1-4.2.0.0 | User Guide
Type of the User Authentication Options Steps to Follow
Local administrator
Internal
Select Internal if you want to specify a single set of user
credentials. If using an internal authentication server:
1. Specify a Username and Password.
2. Retype the password to confirm.
Authentication server
Select the RADIUS or TACACSauthentication servers.
You can also create a new server by selecting New
from the Authentication server drop-down list.
l Authentication server w/ fallback to internal—
Select Authentication server w/ fallback to
internal option if you want to use both internal and
external servers. When enabled, the authentication
switches to Internal if there is no response from the
RADIUS server (RADIUS server timeout). To use this
option, select the authentication servers and
configure the user credentials for internal server
based authentication.
l Load balancing—If two servers are configured,
users can use them in the primary or backup mode,
or load balancing mode. To enable load balancing,
select Enabled from the Load balancing drop-
down list. For more information on load balancing,
see Dynamic Load Balancing between Two
Authentication Servers on page 164.
l TACACSaccounting—If a TACACS server is
selected, enable TACACS accounting to report
management commands if required.
View Only Internal—Select this option
to specify a single set of user
credentials.
If using an internal authentication server:
1. Specify a Username and Password.
2. Retype the password to confirm.
Authentication server If a RADIUS or TACACS server is configured, select
Authentication server for authentication.
Guest Registration Only Internal—Select this option
to specify a single set of user
credentials.
If using an internal authentication server:
1. Specify the Username and Password.
2. Retype the password to confirm.
Authentication server
If a RADIUS or TACACS server is configured, select
Authentication server for authentication.
3. Click OK.
In the CLI
To configure a local admin user:
(Instant AP)(config)# mgmt-user <username> [password]
To configure guest management administrator credentials:
(Instant AP)(config)# mgmt-user <username> [password] guest-mgmt