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
(Instant AP)(SSID Profile <name>)# max-clients-threshold <number-of-clients>
(Instant AP)(SSID Profile <name>)# end
(Instant AP)# commit apply
Temporal Diversity and Maximum Retries using CLI
Starting from Instant 6.5.0.0-4.3.0.0, when clients are not responding to 802.11 packets with the temporal-
diversity parameter disabled, which is the default setting, W-IAPs can attempt only hardware retries. But if
this parameter is enabled when the clients are not responding to 802.11 packets, W-IAPs can perform two
hardware retries. When the hardware retry attempts fail, W-IAPs can perform software retries.
The max-retries parameter indicates the maximum number of attempts the W-IAP performs when clients are
not responding to 802.11 packets. By default, the W-IAP attempts a maximum of eight retries when clients are
not responding to 802.11 packets.
The following example shows the configuration of temporal-diversity and max-retries in a WLAN SSID
profile:
(Instant AP) (config) # wlan ssid-profile Name
(Instant AP) (SSID Profile "Name") # temporal-diversity
(Instant AP) (SSID Profile "Name") # max-retries 3
(Instant AP) (SSID Profile "Name") # end
(Instant AP) # commit apply
Configuring VLAN Settings for a WLAN SSID Profile
If you are creating a new SSID profile, complete the WLANSettings procedure before configuring the VLAN. For
more information, see
Configuring WLAN Settings for an SSID Profile on page 78.
You can configure VLAN settings for an SSID profile using the Instant UI or the CLI.
In the Instant UI
To configure VLAN settings for an SSID:
1. On the VLAN tab of the New WLAN window, perform the following steps. The following figure displays the
contents of the VLAN tab.
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