Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave 7.6 Configuration Manual page 48

Field
Fast Roaming
Strict Compliance
VLAN Mobility
Remote AP Operation
Drop Broadcast and
Multicast
Convert Broadcast
ARP Requests to
Unicast
Deny Inter User Traffic
Band Steering
Steering Mode
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Default Description
to 0 for the above authentication methods, which means that there is no limit to the
number of times a client can attempt to authenticate.
With 802.1x authentication, you can also configure blacklisting of clients who fail
machine authentication.
NOTE: This requires that the External Services Interface (ESI) license be installed
in the controller.
NOTE: When clients are blacklisted because they exceed the authentication failure
threshold, they are blacklisted indefinitely by default. You can configure the
duration of the blacklisting.
Fast roaming is a component of virtual AP profiles in which client devices are
No allowed to roam from one access point to another without requiring
reauthentication by the main RADIUS server.
Define whether clients should have strict adherence to settings on this page for
No
network access.
Define whether clients in the WLAN and VLAN should have mobility or roaming
No
privileges.
Define the rights for remote APs in this WLAN. Options are as follows:
standard
l
persistent
l
backup
l
always
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Remote APs connect to a controller using Layer-2 Tunneling Protocol and Internet
Standard
Protocol Security (L2TP/IPSec). AP control and 802.11 data traffic are carried
through this tunnel. Secure Remote Access Point Service extends the corporate
office to the remote site. Remote users can use the same features as corporate
office users. Secure Remote Access Point Service can also be used to secure
control traffic between an AP and the controller in a corporate environment. In this
case, both the AP and controller are in the company's private address space.
Specify whether the WLAN should drop broadcast and multicast mesh network
No
advertising on the WLAN.
Specify whether ARP table information should be distributed in broadcast (default)
No
or unicast fashion.
If enabled, this setting disables traffic between all untrusted users. You can
No configure user role policies that prevent Layer-3 traffic between users or networks
but this does not block Layer-2 traffic. Requires a minimum version of 6.1.0.0.
Enable or disable band steering on the WLAN. Band steering reduces co-channel
interference and increases available bandwidth for dual-band clients, because
there are more channels on the 5GHz band than on the 2.4GHz band. Dual-band
No 802.11n-capable clients may see even greater bandwidth improvements, because
the band steering feature will automatically select between 40MHz or 20MHz
channels in 802.11n networks. This feature is disabled by default, and must be
enabled in a Virtual AP profile.
Band steering supports three different band steering modes.
Force-5GHz: When the AP is configured in force-5GHz band steering mode, the
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Prefer-5ghz
AP will try to force 5GHz-capable APs to use that radio band.
Prefer-5GHz (Default): If you configure the AP to use prefer-5GHz band steering
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