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
Figure 23 Configuration Link
W-AirWave Setup
W-AirWave is a solution for managing rapidly changing wireless networks. When enabled, W-AirWave allows you
to manage the Instant network. For more information on W-AirWave, see Managing a W-IAP from W-AirWave
on page 296. The W-AirWave status is displayed at the bottom of the Instant main window. If the W-AirWave
status is Not Set Up, click the Set Up Now link to configure W-AirWave. The System> Admin window is
displayed.
Pause/Resume
The Pause/Resume link is located at the bottom right corner of the Instant main window.
Click the Pause link to pause the automatic refreshing of the Instant U after every 15 seconds by default. The
Instant UI is automatically refreshed after every 15 seconds by default. When the automatic refreshing is
paused, the Pause link changes to Resume. Click the Resume link to resume automatic refreshing.
Automatic refreshing allows you to get the latest information about the network and network elements. You
can use the Pause link when you want to analyze or monitor the network or a network element, and therefore
do not want the user interface to refresh.
Views
Depending on the link or tab that is clicked, the Instant displays information about the Virtual Controller, Wi-Fi
networks, W-IAPs, or the clients in the Info section. The views on the Instant main window are classified as
follows:
l Virtual Controller view— The Virtual Controller view is the default view. This view allows you to monitor the
Instant network. This view allows you to monitor the Instant network.
l The following Instant UI elements are available in this view:
n Tabs— Networks, Access Points, and Clients. For detailed information about the tabs, see Tabs on page
48.
n Links— Monitoring, Client Alerts, and IDS. The Spectrum link is visible if you have configured the W-IAP
as a spectrum monitor. These links allow you to monitor the Instant network. For more information
about these links, see Monitoring on page 57, IDS on page 73, Alerts on page 69, and Spectrum Monitor
on page 332.
l Network view— The Network view provides information that is necessary to monitor a selected wireless
network. All Wi-Fi networks in the Instant network are listed in the Networks tab. Click the name of the
network that you want to monitor. Network view for the selected network is displayed.
l Instant Access Point view— The Instant Access Point view provides information that is necessary to monitor
a selected W-IAP. All W-IAPs in the Instant network are listed in the Access Points tab. Click the name of
the W-IAP that you want to monitor. Access Point view for that W-IAP is displayed.
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