Concept Guide

140 | Authentication and User Management Dell Networking W-Series Instant 6.5.1.0-4.3.1.0 | User Guide
Configuring W-IAP Users
The Instant user database consists of a list of guest and employee users. The addition of a user involves
specifying the login credentials for a user. The login credentials for these users are provided outside the Instant
system.
A guest user can be a visitor who is temporarily using the enterprise network to access the Internet. However, if
you do not want to allow access to the internal network and the Intranet, you can segregate the guest traffic
from the enterprise traffic by creating a guest WLAN and specifying the required authentication, encryption,
and access rules.
An employee user is the employee who is using the enterprise network for official tasks. You can create
Employee WLANs, specify the required authentication, encryption and access rules, and allow the employees to
use the enterprise network.
The user database is also used when a W-IAP is configured as an internal RADIUS server.
The local user database of W-IAPs can support up to 512 user entries.
In the Instant UI
To configure users:
1. Click the Security link located directly above the Search bar in the Instant main window.
2. Click Users for Internal Server. The following figure shows the contents of the Users for Internal
Server tab.
Figure 34 Adding a User
3. Enter the user name in the Username text box.
4. Enter the password in the Password text box and reconfirm.
5. Select the type of network from the Type drop-down list.
6. Click Add and click OK. The users are listed in the Users list.