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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You can also set the maximum clients when configuring SSIDprofiles using the Max Clients Threshold
parameter in the Instant UI and max-clients-threshold parameter in the Instant CLI. For more information,
see Configuring WLAN Settings for an SSID Profile on page 78.
If the maximum clients setting is configured multiple times, using either the configuration mode or Privileged
EXECmode, the latest configuration takes precedence.
Configuring Uplink VLANfor a W-IAP
Instant supports a management VLAN for the uplink traffic on a W-IAP. You can configure an uplink
VLANwhen a W-IAP needs to be managed from a non-native VLAN. After a W-IAP is provisioned with the uplink
management VLAN, all management traffic sent from the W-IAP is tagged with the management VLAN.
Ensure that the native VLAN of the W-IAP and uplink are not the same.
You can configure the uplink management VLAN on a W-IAP by using the Instant UI or the CLI.
In the Instant UI
To configure uplink management VLAN:
1. On the Access Points tab, click the W-IAP to modify.
2. Click the edit link.
3. Click the Uplink tab.
4. Specify the VLAN in the Uplink Management VLAN text box.
5. Click OK.
6. Reboot the W-IAP.
In the CLI
To configure an uplink VLAN:
(Instant AP)# uplink-vlan <VLAN-ID>
To view the uplink VLAN status:
(Instant AP)# show uplink-vlan
Uplink Vlan Current :0
Uplink Vlan Provisioned :1
Changing the W-IAP Installation Mode
By default, all W-IAP models initially ship with an indoor or outdoor installation mode. This means that W-IAPs
with an indoor installation mode are normally placed in enclosed, protected environments and those with an
outdoor installation mode are used in outdoor environments and exposed to harsh elements.
In most countries, there are different channels and power that are allowed for indoor and outdoor operation.
You may want to change a W-IAP’s installation mode from indoor to outdoor or vice versa.
In the Instant UI
To configure the installation mode for a W-IAP, follow these steps:
1. Navigate to the Access Points tab, select the W-IAP to configure, and then click edit.