Reference Manual

Manage Security Profiles and Profile Groups
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ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC9500
b. Select a profile from the Profiles menu.
8. Click the Add button.
The newly created profile displays onscreen, and the tab for the new profile is
automatically selected to let you configure the new profile.
Note: The authentication server settings that you specify on the
Authentication Server screen affect the selections that are available
from the Network Authentication menu. For more information, see
Manage Authentication Servers and Authentication Server Groups on
page 136. If your selection from the Network Authentication menu
requires authentication, a corresponding Authentication Server field
displays.
9. Configure the settings as described in the following table.
Setting Description
Profile Definition section
Name Enter a unique name to identify the profile.
This value can be up to 32 alphanumeric characters. Use meaningful profile
names instead of the default names.
The default profile names are Profile1
,
Profile2, and so on, through Profile8.
Wireless Network Name
(SSID)
Enter a unique name for the wireless network associated with this profile.
Broadcast Wireless
Network Name
Select the Ye
s radio button to enable broadcast of the SSID.
This is the default setting.
Select the No
radio button to disable broadcast of the SSID, in which case only
users who know the correct SSID can connect to the access point.
Client Authentication section
Note: The options that display onscreen depend on your selection from Network Authentication menu.
Network Authentication From the menu, select the authentication type to be used.
Table 6 on page 133 lists all the authentication type options.
Data Encryption From the menu, select the data encryption type to be used.
The options available for data encryption as well as other requirements such as
entering a key or passphrase depend on the network authentication settings.
Table 6 on page 133 lists all the data encryption options.
Wireless Client Security
Separation
From the menu, select Disable to prevent associated wireless clients from
communicating with each other
, or select Enable
to allow such communication.
Wireless client separation is intended for hotspots and other public access
situations.
VLAN Enter the VLAN ID to be associated with this security profile.
This VLAN ID must match the VLAN ID that is used by other network devices.