Specifications

Network Management
Altitude 3500 Series Access Point Product Reference Guide
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Setting the WLAN Quality of Service (QoS) Policy
The Altitude 35xx can keep a list of QoS policies that can be used from the New WLAN or Edit WLAN
screens to map to individual WLANs. Use the Quality of Service Configuration screen to configure WMM
policies that can improve the user experience for audio, video and voice applications by shortening the
time between packet transmissions for higher priority (multimedia) traffic.
Use the Quality of Service Configuration screen to define the QoS policies for advanced network traffic
management and multimedia applications support. If the existing QoS policies are insufficient, a new
policy can be created or an existing policy can be modified using the New QoS Policy or Edit QoS Policy
screens. Once new policies are defined, they are available for use within the New WLAN or Edit WLAN
screens to assign to specific WLANs based on MU interoperability requirements.
Extreme Networks recommends using the New QoS Policy and Edit QoS Policy screens strategically to
name and configure QoS policies meeting the requirements of the particular WLANs they may map to.
However, be careful not to name policies after specific WLANs, as individual QoS policies can be used
by more than one WLAN. For detailed information on assigning QoS policies to specific WLANs, see
“Creating/Editing Individual WLANs” on page 135.
To configure QoS policies:
1 Select Network Configuration > Wireless > QoS from the Altitude 35xx menu tree.
The Quality of Service Configuration screen displays with existing QoS policies and their current
WLAN (if mapped to a WLAN).
NOTE
When the Altitude 35xx is first launched, a single QoS policy (default) is available and mapped to
WLAN 1. It is anticipated additional QoS policies will be created as the list of WLANs grows.