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l SSID profile: Configures network authentication and encryption types. This profile also includes references
to the EDCA (enhanced distributed channel access) Parameters Station Profile, the EDCA Parameters AP
Profile and a High-throughput SSID profile.
Use this profile to configure basic settings such as 802.11 authentication and encryption settings, or
advanced settings such as DTIM (delivery traffic indication message) intervals, 802.11a/802.11g basic and
transmit rates, DHCP settings and WEP keys. The advanced SSID profile settings allows you to deny
broadcast probes and hide the SSID. For details on configuring an SSID profile, see SSIDProfiles on page
428.
Beacon rates for 802.11a and 802.11g beacons should only be configured on APs with Distributed Antenna Systems
(DAS). Configuring beacon rates during normal operation may cause connectivity problems.
l High-throughput SSID profile: high-throughput APs support additional settings not available in legacy
APs. A High-throughput SSID profile enables/disables high-throughput (802.11n) features with 40 MHz
channel usage, and define values for aggregated MAC protocol data units (MDPUs) and Modulation and
Coding Scheme (MCS) ranges. If you modify a currently provisioned and running high-throughput SSID
profile, your changes take effect immediately; rebooting is not required. For details on configuring a high-
throughput SSID profile, see High-Throughput Virtual APs on page 439.
l Advertisement, ANQP, H2QP and Hotspot profiles:The settings configured in these four profile types
help mobile devices identify which access points in your 802.11u hotspot network are suitable for their
needs, and authenticate to a remote service provider using suitable credentials. For details on configuring
Advertisement, ANQP, H2QP or Hotspot profiles, see 802.11u Hotspots on page 883.
l Virtual AP profile: this profile defines your WLAN by enabling or disabling the band steering, fast roaming
and DoS prevention features. It defines radio band, forwarding mode and blacklisting parameters, and
includes references to an AAA Profile, 802.11K Profile, and a High-throughput SSID profile. You can apply
multiple virtual AP profiles to an AP group or to an individual AP; for most other profiles, you can apply only
one instance of the profile to an AP group or AP at a time. For details on configuring a Virtual AP profile, see
Virtual AP Profiles on page 409.
l Anyspot profile: Configure this profile to suppress probe requests from clients attempting to locate and
connect to other known networks. By reducing the frequency at which these messages are sent, this
feature frees up network resources and improves network performance. For details on configuring an
anyspot profile, see Suppressing Client Probe Requests on page 541.
l VIA Client WLAN profile:the VIA client WLAN profile settings are similar to the authentication settings
used to set up a wireless network. For details and examples, see Virtual Intranet Access on page 732.
l AAA profile: This defines authentication settings for the WLAN users, including the role for
unauthenticated users, and the different roles that should be assigned to users authenticated via 802.1X,
MAC or SIP authentication. This profile includes references to:
l MAC Authentication Profile
l MAC Authentication Server Group
l 802.1X Authentication Profile
l 802.1X Authentication Server Group
l RADIUS Accounting Server Group
For details on configuring an AAA profile, see WLAN Authentication on page 436.
l XML API server profile: specifies the IP address of an external XML API server. For additional information,
see Configuring the XML API Server on page 1071.
l RFC 3576 server: Specifies the IP address of a RFC 3576 RADIUS server. For additional information, see
Configuring an RFC-3576 RADIUS Server on page 185.
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