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
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Name Description
Info section in Virtual
Controller view
The Info section in the Virtual Controller view displays the following information:
l Name— Displays the Virtual Controller name.
l Country Code— Displays the Country in which the Virtual Controller is
operating.
l Virtual Controller IP address— Displays the IP address of the Virtual
Controller.
l VC DNS—Displays the DNS IP address configured for Virtual Controller.
l Management: Indicates if the W-IAP is managed locally or through W-AirWave.
l Master— Displays the IP address of the Access Point acting as Virtual
Controller.
l OpenDNS Status— Displays the OpenDNS status. If the OpenDNS status
indicates Not Connected, ensure that the network connection is up and
appropriate credentials are configured for OpenDNS.
l Uplink type—Displays the type of uplink configured on the W-IAP, for
example, Ethernet or 3G.
l Uplink status—Indicates the uplink status.
l Blacklisted clients—Displays the number of blacklisted clients.
l Internal RADIUS Users—Displays the number of internal RADIUSusers.
l Internal Guest Users—Displays the number of internal guest users.
l Internal User Open Slots— Displays the available slots for user configuration
as supported by the W-IAP model.
Info section in Network view The Info section in the Network view displays the following information:
l Name—Displays the name of the network.
l Status—Displays the status of the network.
l Type—Displays the type of network, for example, Employee, Guest, or Voice.
l VLAN—Displays VLAN details.
l IP Assignment— Indicates if the W-IAP clients are assigned IP address from
the network that the Virtual Controller is connected to, or from an internal
auto-generated IP scope from the Virtual Controller.
l Access— Indicates the level of access control configured for the network.
l WMM DSCP—Displays WMMDSCP mapping details.
l Security level— Indicates the type of user authentication and data encryption
configured for the network.
The info section for WLAN SSIDs also indicates status of captive portal and CALEA
ACLs and provides a link to upload certificates for internal server. For more
information, see Uploading Certificates on page 186.
Info section in Access Point
view
The Info section in the Access Point view displays the following information:
l Name—Displays the name of the selected W-IAP.
l IP Address—Displays the IP address of the W-IAP.
Table 10: Contents of the Info Section in the Instant Main Window