User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Wireless Controller
- Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Hardware Descriptions
- 3. System Planning and Deployment Scenarios
- 4. RF Planning and Deployment
- Application, Browser, and Port Requirements for RF Planning
- RF Planning Overview
- Manage a Building and Floors for an RF Plan
- Add a Building and Floors
- Add a Single Floor to a Building
- Scale a Floor
- Add a WiFi Coverage or WiFi Noncoverage Zone to a Floor
- Remove a WiFi Coverage or Noncoverage Zone From a Floor
- Add a WiFi Building Obstacle to a Floor
- Remove a Building Obstacle From a Floor
- Add a WiFi Obstruction Area
- Remove a WiFi Obstruction Area
- Change the Name, Map, or Dimensions of a Floor
- Change the Name of a Building
- Duplicate an Entire Building With All Floors
- Duplicate a Single Floor
- Remove a Single Floor
- Remove an Entire Building With All Its Floors
- Use the WiFi Auto Planning Advisor to Generate an RF Plan for a Floor
- Manually Add and Manage Access Points on a Floor Map for an RF Plan
- Manually Add and Manage Antennas on a Floor Map for an RF Plan
- Display and Recalculate the WiFi Coverage for a Heat Map
- Display or Change the WiFi Inventory for an RF Plan
- Download a Report for an RF Plan
- View the Heat Map for a Deployed Floor Plan
- 5. Installation and Configuration Overview
- 6. Configure the System and Network Settings and Register the Licenses
- 7. Manage Security Profiles and Profile Groups
- WiFi Security Profile Concepts
- Manage Security Profiles for the Basic Profile Group
- Manage Security Profiles for Advanced Profile Groups
- Network Authentication and Data Encryption Options
- Manage Authentication Servers and Authentication Server Groups
- Manage MAC Authentication and MAC Authentication Groups
- Guidelines for External MAC Authentication
- Remove a Local MAC Authentication Group
- 8. Discover and Manage Access Points
- 9. Configure WiFi, Radio Frequency, and QoS Settings
- Basic and Advanced WiFi, Radio Frequency Management, and QoS Configuration Concepts
- Configure the Radio On/Off Settings
- Configure WiFi Settings
- Radio Frequency Management Concepts
- Configure Automatic Transmission Power
- Override Transmission Power for Individual Access Points
- Configure WLAN Healing
- Enable Band Steering
- Configure Automatic Channel Allocation
- Override the Channel and Frequency for an Access Point
- Manage AirQual for a Profile Group
- Manage Quality of Service for an Advanced Profile Group
- Manage Load Balancing
- Manage Rate Limiting
- Manage the LED Behavior
- 10. Manage Rogue Access Points, Guest Network Access, and Users
- Manage Rogue Access Points
- Manage Guest Network Access Through Guest Portals and Captive Portals
- Manage Users, Accounts, and Passwords
- User and Account Concepts
- Change the Password of the Default admin Account of the Wireless Controller
- Add a Management User
- Add a WiFi User
- Add a Captive Portal Account
- Add a Logo and Message on Captive Portal User Information
- Add a Captive Portal User
- Add Multiple Captive Portal Users Simultaneously
- Change the Settings for a User or Account
- Remove Users or Accounts
- Export a List of Users or Accounts
- 11. Maintain the Wireless Controller and Access Points
- Manage the Configuration File or Upgrade the Firmware
- Reboot the Wireless Controller
- Reset the Wireless Controller
- Manage Extended Storage
- Manage Remote Access
- Specify Session Time-Outs
- Save the Logs
- View Alerts and Events
- Manage Licenses
- Reboot Access Points
- Configure Multicast Firmware Upgrade for Access Points
- 12. Manage Stacking and Redundancy
- Stacking Concepts
- Configure a Stack of Wireless Controllers
- Remove a Wireless Controller From a Stack
- Select Which Wireless Controller in a Stack to Configure
- Manage Redundancy for a Single Controller
- Manage a Redundancy Group With N:1 Redundancy
- Replace a Redundant Controller
- Remove a Redundancy Group
- Upgrade Firmware in a Stacked Redundancy Group
- 13. Monitor the WiFi Network and Its Components
- Monitor the Network
- Monitor the Wireless Controller
- View the Wireless Controller Summary Page
- View Wireless Controller Usage
- View Access Points That the Wireless Controller Manages
- View Clients on Access Points That the Wireless Controller Manages
- View Neighboring Clients That the Wireless Controller Detects
- View Neighboring Access Points That the Wireless Controller Does Not Manage
- View Security Profiles That the Wireless Controller Manages
- View DHCP Leases That Are Provided by the Wireless Controller
- View Captive Portal Users on Access Points That the Wireless Controller Manages
- View the Guest Email Address Database for Access Points That the Wireless Controller Manages
- View AirQual for the Channels in a Profile Group
- Monitor the SSIDs on the Wireless Controller
- Monitor Local Clients in the Network
- 14. Troubleshooting and Diagnostics
- Troubleshoot Basic Functioning
- Troubleshoot the Web Management Interface
- Troubleshoot a TCP/IP Network Using the Ping Utility
- Use the Reset Button to Restore Default Settings
- Resolve Problems With Date and Time
- Resolve Network Problems
- Resolve Problems With Access Points
- Use the Diagnostic Tools on the Wireless Controller
- A. Controller-Managed Access Points
- Overview
- Change IP Address and VLAN Settings on a Controller-Managed Access Point
- Reenable the DHCP Client on a Controller-Managed Access Point
- Upgrade or Change Firmware on a Controller-Managed Access Point
- Save and View the Logs on a Controller-Managed Access Point
- Enable Link Aggregation on a WAC740 Access Point
- Change the Password on an Access Point
- Convert an Access Point From Controller-Managed to Standalone
- B. Factory Default Settings, Technical Specifications, and Passwords Requirements
- Index
Manage Security Profiles and Profile Groups
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Wireless Controller
Authentication Settings section
Note: The options that display onscreen depend on the selection from Network Authentication menu.
Note: The MAC ACL
button displays only when
you select Open System,
Shared Key, WPA-PSK,
WPA2-PSK, or
WPA-PSK &
WPA2-PSK
from the Network
Authentication menu.
MAC ACL Select one of the following radio buttons:
• Local. Use local MAC authentication.
The Local MAC
ACL Group
menu displays so you can
select a group. For more information, see Manage MAC
Authentication and MAC Authentication Groups on
page 147.
• External. Use external MAC authentication.
The External Radius Server menu displays so you can
select a server
.
You can select either the basic-Auth
RADIUS server or a RADIUS server of an advanced
authentication group. You cannot use the external LDAP
server.
For information about setting up and enabling internal and
external authentication servers, see Manage Authentication
Servers and Authentication Server Groups on page 141.
Note: The MAC ACL radio buttons do not display onscreen if
the network authentication uses an external RADIUS server.
The reason for this is that you can configure either MAC
authentication with an external RADIUS server or network
authentication with an external RADIUS server, but not both.
That is, if you configure an external RADIUS server with WPA,
WPA2, or WPA & WPA2 (or you use Legacy 802.1X), you
cannot use external MAC authentication, and the MAC ACL
radio buttons do not display onscreen. You can still use internal
MAC authentication.
Note: The Captive
Portal check box displays
only when you select
Open System, Shared
Key, WPA-PSK,
WPA2-PSK, or
WPA-PSK & WPA2-PSK
from the Network
Authentication menu.
Captive Portal Select the Captive Portal check box if you want to enable a
guest portal or captive portal.
The Captive Portal menu displays so you can select a portal.
Y
ou can select either the
Basic portal or a portal from the
advanced portal group.
For information about setting up portals, see Manage Guest
Network Access Through Guest Portals and Captive Portals on
page 232.
Note: If the network authentication uses a RADIUS server,
whether it is a local server or an external server, you cannot
configure captive portal authentication. That is, if you configure
a RADIUS server with WPA, WPA2, or WPA & WPA2 (or if you
use legacy 802.1X), the Captive Portal check box is not shown
onscreen.
Setting Description