Viewing And Configuring Switch Wlans; Configuring Wlans - Motorola RFS7000 Series System Reference Manual

4.5 Viewing and Configuring Switch WLANs

A wireless LAN (WLAN) is a local area network (LAN) without wires. WLANs transfer data through the air
using radio frequencies instead of cables. The WLAN screen displays a high-level overview of the WLANs
created for the switch managed network. Use this data as necessary to the WLANs that are active, their VLAN
assignments, updates to a WLAN's description and their current authentication and encryption scheme.The
Wireless LANs screen is partitioned into 5 tabs supporting the following configuration activities:
•

Configuring WLANs

• Viewing WLAN Statistics
• Configuring WMM
• Configuring the NAC Inclusion List
• Configuring the NAC Exclusion List
4.5.1 Configuring WLANs
Refer to the Configuration
managed network. Use this data as necessary to keep current of active WLANs, their VLAN assignments,
updates to a WLAN's description and their current authentication and encryption schemes. Be careful to
properly map BSS WLANs and security schemes. A RFS7000 switch supports 256 WLANs.
To configure a WLAN:
1. Select Network
2. Click the Configuration
screen for a high-level overview of the WLANs created for use within the switch-
> Wireless LANs from the main menu tree.
tab.
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