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
64 | Customizing W-IAP Settings Dell Networking W-Series Instant 6.5.1.0-4.3.1.0 | User Guide
For the SSID to be assigned to a W-IAP, the same zone details must be configured on the SSID. For more
information on SSID configuration, see Configuring WLAN Settings for an SSID Profile on page 78.
In the Instant UI
1. On the Access Points tab, click the W-IAP for which you want to set the zone. The edit link is displayed.
2. Click the edit link. The edit window for modifying W-IAP details is displayed.
3. Specify the W-IAP zone in Zone.
4. Click OK.
In the CLI
To change the name:
(Instant AP)# zone <name>
Specifying a Method for Obtaining IP Address
You can either specify a static IP address or allow the W-IAP to obtain an IP address from the DHCP server. By
default, the W-IAPs obtain IP address from the DHCP server. You can specify a static IP address for the W-IAP
by using the Instant UI or the CLI.
In the Instant UI
To configure a static IP address:
1. On the Access Points tab, click the W-IAP to modify.
2. Click the edit link.
3. Select Specify statically option to specify a static IP address. The following text boxes are displayed:
a. Enter a new IP address for the W-IAP in the IP address text box.
b. Enter the subnet mask of the network in the Netmask text box.
c. Enter the IP address of the default gateway in the Default gateway text box.
d. Enter the IP address of the DNS server in the DNS server text box.
e. Enter the domain name in the Domain name text box.
4. Click OK and reboot the W-IAP.
In the CLI
To configure a static IP address:
(Instant AP)# ip-address <IP-address> <subnet-mask> <NextHop-IP> <DNS-IP-address> <domain-
name>
When IAP-VPN is not configured or IPsec tunnel to the controller is down, DNS query from the client that is
associated to the master W-IAP is taken by DNS proxy function on the master W-IAP. So, if the DNSserver
address for the the master W-IAP is set (by dnsip or from DHCP server), the DNS query will be sent to the
DNS server by the master W-IAP. But if the DNS server address is not set, the DNS query will not be sent by
the master W-IAP. However, the DNS query from the client that is associated to the slave W-IAP is not
affected to this behavior.