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
Integration with Instant
The XML API interface allows you to send specific XML commands to a W-IAP from an external server. These
XMLcommands can be used to customize W-IAP client entries. You can use the XML API interface to add,
delete, authenticate, query, or blacklist a user or a client.
The user authentication is supported only for users authenticated by captive portal authentication and not
for the dot1x-authentication users.
The user add operation performed by the XMLAPIinterface is only used to modify the role of an existing user
and not to create a new user.
You can now use HTTP or HTTPS to post commands to W-IAP. The communication process using the
XMLAPIInterface is as follows:
l An API command is issued in XML format from the server to the Virtual Controller.
l The Virtual Controller processes the XML request and identifies where the client is and sends the command
to the correct slave W-IAP.
l Once the operation is completed, Virtual Controller sends the XML response to the XML server.
l Users can use the response and take appropriate action to suit their requirements. The response from the
Virtual Controller is returned using the predefined formats.
Configuring a W-IAP for XMLAPI integration
You can configure a W-IAP for XMLAPI integration using the Instant UI or CLI. W-IAP support the configuration
of up to 4 XMLAPIserver entries.
In the Instant UI
1. Click More > Services. The Services window is displayed.
2. Click Network Integration. The XMLAPIServer configuration parameters are displayed.
3. Enter a Name for the XML APIServer.
4. Enter the IPaddress of the XMLAPIServer.
5. Enter a Passphrase to enable an authorized access to the XMLAPIServer.
6. Re-enter the Passphrase in the Retype box.
7. To add multiple entries, repeat the procedure.
8. Click OK.
9. To edit or delete the server entries, use the Edit and Delete buttons respectively.
In the CLI
To enable XMLAPI integration with the W-IAP:
(Instant AP)(config)# xml-api-server <xml_api_server_profile>
(Instant AP)(xml-api-server <profile-name>)# ip <addr>
(Instant AP)(xml-api-server)# key <key>
(Instant AP)(xml-api-server)# end
(Instant AP)# commit apply
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.
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