ADC WFX-3900-16 L11 User Manual page 90

Chapter 4: Configuration
Procedure for Managing SSIDs
Step
1 New SSID: Enter a new SSID definition.
2 Security: From the pull-down list, choose the security that will be required by users
for this SSID, either Open, WEP, or WPA. The Open option provides no security and
is not recommended. For an overview of the security options, go to
Planning" on page
3 Qos Priority: From the pull-down list, select a Quality of Service (QoS) setting. The QoS setting you
define here will prioritize wireless traffic for this SSID over other SSID wireless traffic. This step is
optional.
4 VLAN ID: From the pull-down list, select a VLAN that you want this traffic to be forwarded to on the wired
network. This step is optional.
5 Band Association: The Array allows you to choose which wireless band the SSID will be beaconed on.
Select either 802.11a, 802.11b/g, or Both.
6 Click on the Create button to create this SSID. The SSID you just created will appear in the SSID List
below.
Editing SSIDs
Step
7 SSID: Choose the SSID that you want to edit or delete from the list. If you are deleting a selected SSID,
click on the Delete SSID button, otherwise go to
8 Public SSID: Click on the Assign Public button to make the selected SSID visible to all clients on the
network. Although the WFX-3900 will not broadcast SSIDs that are hidden, clients can still associate to a
hidden SSID if they know the SSID name to connect to it. Choose No if you do not want this SSID to be
visible on the network.
9 Security: From the pull-down list, choose the security that will be required by users
for the selected SSID—either Open, WEP, or WPA. The Open option provides no
security and is not recommended. For an overview of the security options, go to
"Security Planning" on page
10 QoS Priority: From the pull-down list, select a Quality of Service (QoS) setting. The QoS setting you
define here will prioritize wireless traffic for the selected SSID over other SSID wireless traffic. This step is
optional.
11 VLAN ID: From the pull-down list, select a VLAN that you want this traffic to be forwarded to on the wired
network. This step is optional.
12 Band Association: The Array allows you to choose which wireless band to associate with each SSID.
Select either 802.11a, 802.11b/g, or Both.
13 Click on the Modify button to edit the selected SSID.
14 Click on the Save button to save your changes (otherwise your new settings will not take effect).
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