User's Guide

AirTight Management Console User Guide
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Manage Policy Templates
Policy templates form a part of the authorized WLAN policy for a location. A policy template comprises
properties of the authorized SSIDs or networks. It is a collection of different network related settings such
as wireless network protocols, encryption protocol used, allowed network SSIDs, security settings,
authentication type used, allowed networks, and so on. You can have multiple such templates based on
the number of authorized networks in the organization.
Policy templates aid in the classification of APs. Policy templates are used to identify authorized APs and
constantly check that the actual Wi-Fi access parameters provisioned on the authorized APs meet the
security policy. Any new AP that is added to a location is verified on the basis of the WLAN policy
templates attached to that location.
You can define multiple WLAN policy templates and assign them to each location.
You can add, edit, search, and delete policy templates. You can save a policy template with a different
name and then make minor changes to suit your need. You can copy a policy template to another
location. The following sections explain these operations in detail.
Add Policy Template
You can add a new policy template and then apply it to a location.
To add a new policy template, do the following.
1.
Go to Configuration>WIPS>Authorized WLAN Policy.
2.
Select a location from the location tree.
3.
Select the Wi-Fi is deployed at this location check box. The Policy Template and Select "No Wi-
Fi" Networks sections on this page are enabled on selecting this check box.
4.
Click Add New Policy Template to add a new policy template. The Add New Policy Template
dialog box appears. Refer to the following table to define the properties of the policy templates related
to authorized SSIDs.
Field
Description
Authorized
SSID
Name of the existing or new authorized SSID or network name. The
existing SSID template lis
t is built using the data received from sensors.
You can also enter a new name.
Template
Name
Name of the authorized policy template.
Description
Short description to identify the policy template.
This is Guest
SSID
Select this check box if this SSID is
a guest SSID.
Network
Protocol
The network protocol of the SSID. 'Any' is the default value. You can
select one or more protocols from 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11b/g after
deselecting 'Any'.
Security
Settings
Security protocol for the SSID. 'Any' is the default value. You can select
one or more protocols from 802.11i, Open, WPA, WEP after deselecting
'Any'.
Encryption
Protocol
Encryption protocol for the SSID. This field is enabled only when the
security protocol for the SSID is WPA or 802.11i.
Authentication
Framework
Authentication protocols for the SSID. This field is enabled only when the
security protocol for the SSID is WPA or 802.11i.