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24 WSS overview
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Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)—A WSS can be configured to generate SNMP traps for
major system events.
Authentication, authorization, and accounting
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802.1X—A WSS can authenticate users based on 802.1X protocols. Based on authentication, users are
assigned VLAN membership, access control, and roaming boundaries.
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MAC authentication—If a device does not support 802.1X, you can configure authentication based on the
source MAC address to assign VLAN membership, access control, and roaming boundaries.
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Guest authentication—Guests can be authenticated by a shared set of authorization attributes that assign
VLAN membership, access control, and roaming boundaries.
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Local and remote authentication—You can authenticate users locally using information configured on the
WSS, or use a Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) server. When you use a remote
server, the WSS can enhance performance by performing some of the AAA tasks locally or distributing
the load across multiple servers.
Roaming
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AP roaming—You can configure the WSS to allow users to roam from one AP to another on the same
WSS.
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Mobility Domain™ roaming—You also can configure a group of WSSs to allow users to roam from one
switch to another. Regardless of the wired subnet connections, each user maintains the same IP address
and session across the network.
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Session management—You can display session information and statistics for users.
RF management
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RF Auto-Tuning—WSS Software can automatically assign channels and power settings to APs based on
RF information collected from the network.
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Radio frequency (RF) topology—With WLAN Management Software , you can verify site coverage and
capacity.
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Rogue detection and countermeasures—APs can be used to gather RF information for validating an RF
deployment plan, and for detecting and combatting rogue access points.
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User-based RF—You can gather statistics on a per-user basis as users roam across the network.
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