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Table 112 Configuration > Object > AP Profile > Add/Edit SSID Profile (continued)
LABEL DESCRIPTION
QoS Select a Quality of Service (QoS) access category to associate with this SSID. Access
categories minimize the delay of data packets across a wireless network. Certain
categories, such as video or voice, are given a higher priority due to the time sensitive
nature of their data packets.
QoS access categories are as follows:
disable: Turns off QoS for this SSID. All data packets are treated equally and not tagged
with access categories.
WMM: Enables automatic tagging of data packets. The NXC assigns access categories to
the SSID by examining data as it passes through it and making a best guess effort. If
something looks like video traffic, for instance, it is tagged as such.
WMM_VOICE: All wireless traffic to the SSID is tagged as voice data. This is
recommended if an SSID is used for activities like placing and receiving VoIP phone calls.
WMM_VIDEO: All wireless traffic to the SSID is tagged as video data. This is
recommended for activities like video conferencing.
WMM_BEST_EFFORT: All wireless traffic to the SSID is tagged as "best effort," meaning
the data travels the best route it can without displacing higher priority traffic. This is good
for activities that do not require the best bandwidth throughput, such as surfing the
Internet.
WMM_BACKGROUND: All wireless traffic to the SSID is tagged as low priority or
"background traffic", meaning all other access categories take precedence over this one. If
traffic from an SSID does not have strict throughput requirements, then this access
category is recommended. For example, an SSID that only has network printers connected
to it.
Rate Limiting
Downlink Define the maximum incoming transmission data rate (either in mbps or kbps) on a per-
station basis.
Uplink Define the maximum outgoing transmission data rate (either in mbps or kbps) on a per-
station basis.
Band Select To improve network performance and avoid interference in the 2.4 GHz frequency band,
you can enable this feature to use the 5 GHz band first. You should set 2.4GHz and 5 GHz
radio profiles to use the same SSID and security settings.
Select standard to have the AP try to connect the wireless clients to the same SSID using
the 5 GHZ band. Connections to an SSID using the 2.4GHz band are still allowed.
Select force to have the wireless clients always connect to an SSID using the 5 GHZ band.
Connections to an SSID using the 2.4GHz band are not allowed. It is recommanded you
select this option when the AP and wireless clients can function in either frequency band.
Otherwise, select disable to turn off this feature.
Forwarding Mode Select a forwarding mode for traffic from this SSID.
VLAN ID If you selected the Local Bridge forwarding mode, enter the VLAN ID that will be used to
tag all traffic originating from this SSID if the VLAN is different from the native VLAN.
VLAN If you selected the Tunnel forwarding mode, select a VLAN interface.
Interface
Hidden SSID Select this if you want to "hide" your SSID from wireless clients. This tells any wireless
clients in the vicinity of the AP using this SSID profile not to display its SSID name as a
potential connection. Not all wireless clients respect this flag and display it anyway.
When an SSID is "hidden" and a wireless client cannot see it, the only way you can connect
to the SSID is by manually entering the SSID name in your wireless connection setup
screen(s) (these vary by client, client connectivity software, and operating system).
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