User`s guide

RoamAbout Switch Manager User’s Guide 3-1
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Configuring Wireless Services
What Are Services?
Aserviceisaconceptthatrepresentsasetofoptionsyouconfigureanddeployonyourwireless
network;itisnotaselectableitemintheRASMinterface.Servicesareconfiguredtoprovide
variouslevelsofwirelessnetworkaccesstousers,su chassecureemployeeaccess,guestaccess,
multi‐hosted
access,orVoiceoverWirelessIP(VoWIP)access.
Youcanconfigureaservicetobeindependentofotherservicesonyourwirelessnetwork,oryou
canshareconfigurationcomponentsamongservices.Forexample,multi‐hostedaccessistypically
fullyisolatedfromotherservices (nosharedconfiguration),whileservicesthatprovide
forguest
andemployeeaccessinasinglecorporationmightshareacommonradioprofile.Inthisway,you
canreusepartoftheserviceconfigurationforotherservicesyouwanttoprovide.Youcould
configureaserviceforemployeeaccess;thenreusepartofthe configurationtoprovideservices
for
guestaccess.
Eachservicehaspotentialauthenticationtypes;forexample,802.1X,Webpage,MACaddress,or
openaccess.OpenAccessissometimescalledlastresort.Eachservicealsohaspotentialencryption
types,suchas802.11i,WPA,WEP,orunencrypted.
Thissectioncontainsexamplestohelpyouconfigurethefollowingtypesof
servicesets:
•Employeeaccess(802.1X)
•Guestaccess(WebPortal)
•VoiceoverIP(MACAAA)
For information about... Refer to page...
What Are Services? 3-1
Configure Employee Access Services 3-2
Configure Guest Access Services 3-18
Configure Voice over Wireless IP Service 3-33
What’s Next? 3-46
Note: The configuration examples in this section take place on a RoamAbout Switch already in a
network plan. However, you also can preconfigure services in a policy and apply the policy to
RoamAbout Switches later.