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23 | Wireless configuration HP Cloud Network Manager | User Guide
l Configuring WLAN settings on page 23
l Configuring VLAN settings for a WLAN SSID profile on page 26
l Configuring security settings for a WLAN SSID profile on page 27
l Configuring access rules for a WLAN SSID profile
l Editing a WLAN SSID profile on page 30
l Deleting a WLAN SSID profile on page 30
Understanding wireless network profiles
During start up, a wireless client searches for radio signals or beacon frames that originate from the nearest AP.
After locating the AP, the following transactions occur between the client and the AP:
1. Authentication — The AP communicates with a RADIUS server to validate or authenticate the client.
2. Connection — After successful authentication, the client establishes a connection with the AP.
Network types
Cloud Network Manager wireless networks are categorized as:
l Employee network — An Employee network is a classic Wi-Fi network. This network type is used by the
employees in an organization and it supports passphrase-based or 802.1X based authentication methods.
Employees can access the protected data of an enterprise through the employee network after successful
authentication. The employee network is selected by default during a network profile configuration.
l Voice network —This Voice network type allows you to configure a network profile for devices that provide only
voice services such as handsets or applications that require voice traffic prioritization.
l Guest network —The Guest wireless network is created for guests, visitors, contractors, and any non-
employee users who use the enterprise Wi-Fi network. The VC assigns the IP address for the guest clients.
Captive portal or passphrase based authentication methods can be set for this wireless network. Typically, a
guest network is an un-encrypted network. However, you can specify the encryption settings when configuring
a guest network.
When a client is associated to the voice network, all data traffic is marked and placed into the high priority queue in QoS
(Quality of Service).
To configure a new wireless network profile, complete the following procedures:
1. Configuring WLAN Settings
2. Configuring VLAN Settings
3. Configuring Security Settings
4. Configuring Access Rules for a Network
Configuring WLAN settings
To configure WLAN settings:
1. Select Wireless Configuration > Networks and then click Create New. The CREATE A NEW NETWORK
pane is displayed.