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
The following figure shows an example of a higher-education environment with shared, local, and personal
services available to mobile devices.
Figure 75 AirGroup in a Higher-Education Environment
When AirGroup discovers a new device, it interacts with ClearPass Policy Manager to obtain the shared
attributes such as shared location and role. However, the current versions of W-IAPs do not support the
enforcement of shared location policy.
AirGroup Services
AirGroup supports zero configuration services. The services are preconfigured and are available as part of the
factory default configuration. The administrator can also enable or disable any or all services by using the
Instant UI or the CLI.
The following services are available for W-IAP clients:
l AirPlay™—Apple® AirPlay allows wireless streaming of music, video, and slide shows from your iOS device to
Apple TV® and other devices that support the AirPlay feature.
l AirPrint™—Apple AirPrint allows you to print from an iPad®, iPhone®, or iPod® Touch directly to any
AirPrint-compatible printers.
l iTunes—The iTunes service is used by iTunes Wi-Fi sync and iTunes home-sharing applications across all
Apple devices.
l RemoteMgmt—The RemoteMgmt service allows remote login, remote management, and FTP utilities on
Apple devices.
l Sharing—The Sharing service allows applications such as disk sharing and file sharing among Apple devices.
l Chat—The iChat® (Instant Messenger) application on Apple devices uses this service.
l ChromeCast—The ChromeCast service allows you to use a ChromeCast device to play audio or video
content on a high-definition television by streaming content through Wi-Fi from the Internet or local
network.
l DLNAMedia—Applications such as Windows Media Player use this service to browse and play media
content on a remote device.
l DLNAPrint—This service is used by printers that support DLNA.
In the Instant 6.4.0.2-4.1.0.0 release, it is recommended to have a maximum of upto 80 AirGroup servers in
the network.
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