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
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Chapter 2
About Instant
This chapter provides the following information:
l Instant Overview on page 11
l What is New in this Release on page 14
Instant Overview
Instant virtualizes Dell Networking W-Series Mobility Controller capabilities on 802.1--capable access points
(APs), creating a feature-rich enterprise-grade wireless LAN (WLAN) that combines affordability and
configuration simplicity.
Instant is a simple, easy to deploy turnkey WLAN solution consisting of one or more W-IAPs. An Ethernet port
with routable connectivity to the Internet or a self-enclosed network is used for deploying an Instant Wireless
Network. A Dell Networking W-Series Instant Access Point (W-IAP) can be installed at a single site or deployed
across multiple geographically dispersed locations. Designed specifically for easy deployment and proactive
management of networks, Instant is ideal for small customers or remote locations without requiring any on-
site IT administrator.
Instant consists of a W-IAP and a Virtual Controller (VC). The VC resides within one of the W-IAPs. In a Instant
deployment scenario, only the first W-IAP needs to be configured. After the first W-IAP is configured, the other
W-IAPs inherit all the required configuration information from the VC. Instant continually monitors the
network to determine the W-IAP that should function as a VC at any time, and the VC will move from one W-IAP
to another as necessary without impacting network performance.
Supported W-IAP Platforms
The following table provides a list of W-IAP platforms that support Instant software:
W-IAP Platform Minimum Required Instant Software Version
W-IAP207 Instant 6.5.1.0-4.3.1.0 or later
W-IAP304/305 Instant 6.5.1.0-4.3.1.0 or later
W-IAP334/335 Instant 6.5.0.0-4.3.0.0 or later
W-IAP314/315 Instant 6.5.0.0-4.3.0.0 or later
W-IAP324/325 Instant 6.4.4.3-4.2.2.0 or later
W-IAP205H
W-IAP228
W-IAP277
Instant 6.4.3.1-4.2.0.0 or later
W-IAP204/205
W-IAP214/215
Instant 6.4.2.0-4.1.1.0 or later
Table 3: Supported W-IAP Platforms