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Table 54 Groups > SSIDs Fields and Descriptions
Field
First or Second Radio Primary
Native VLAN
3. Click Add to create a new SSID or VLAN, or click the pencil icon next to an existing SSID/VLAN to edit that
existing SSID or VLAN. The Add SSID/VLAN configuration page appears as illustrated in
explained in
Figure 45 Groups > SSIDs > Add SSID/VLAN Page Illustration
4. Locate the SSID/VLAN section on the Groups > SSIDS configuration page and adjust these settings as
required. This section encompasses the basic VLAN configuration.
values.
Table 55 Groups > SSIDs > SSID/VLAN Section Fields and Default Values
Setting
Specify Interface Name
Interface
SSID
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Default
Yes
None
None
Specifies which VLAN to be used as the primary VLAN. A primary VLAN is
required.
NOTE: If you create an Open network (see Create Closed Network below) in
which the APs broadcast an SSID, the Primary SSID is the one that is
broadcast.
Selects this VLAN to be the native VLAN. Native VLANs are untagged and
typically used for management traffic only. AWMS requires a Native VLAN to
be set. Some AP types do not require a native VLAN. For those APs, you need
to create a dummy VLAN, disable it on both radio controls and ensure that it
has the highest VLAN ID.
Description
Enables or disables an interface name for the VLAN interface.
Selecting No for this option displays the Enable VLAN Tagging option.

Sets the interface to support the SSID/VLAN combination.
Sets the Service Set Identifier (SSID), which is a 32-character user-defined
identifier attached to the header of packets sent over a WLAN. It acts as a
password when a mobile device tries to connect to the network through the
AP, and a device is not permitted to join the network unless it can provide the
unique SSID.
Configuring and Using Device Groups in AWMS |
Figure 45
Table 55 describes the settings and default
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