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17 Set the following configuration attributes for the new WLAN:
• Name - Provide a unique name for the WLAN as its network identifier. This is a
required setting.
• Enable - Select this setting to enable this WLAN within the Access Point managed
network and provide some measure of data protection.
• SSID - Specify the WLAN's SSID. The WLAN SSID is case sensitive and alphanumeric.
SSID length should not exceed 32 characters. This is a required setting. Select Client-
To-Client Communication to enable client interoperability within this WLAN. The
default is disabled, meaning clients are not allowed to exchange packets with other
clients. It does not necessarily prevent clients on other WLANs from sending packets
to this WLAN, but if this setting is disabled on the other WLAN, clients are not
permitted to inter-operate at all.
• WLAN Type - The screen displays with the Open option selected. Naming and saving
such a policy (as is) would provide no security and might only make sense in a
network wherein no sensitive data is either transmitted or received. This default
setting is not recommended.
- If selecting Secure-PSK , enter a WPA2 Key to password protect the WLAN. Define
whether the key is entered in ASCII or HEX characters. Selecting Show to expose the
key is not recommended.
- If selecting Secure-802.1x , provide an IP address (or hostname) and a shared secret
(password) used to access an external RADIUS server resource designated to validate
user requests to the Access Point's WLAN resources.
- Selecting Guest displays fields for captive portal Web page creation, and is beyond
the scope of this basic Access Point configuration.
• Band - Select the 2.4 GHz and/or 5 GHz radio bands supported by the Access Point
and its connected client traffic. If this Access Point is designated as a Virtual
Controller AP, both radio bands should be enabled.
• VLAN - Use the spinner control to specify a VLAN from 1 - 4,094 for this WLAN.
When a client associates with a WLAN, the client is assigned a VLAN by load balance
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