Profiles Section; Security Section - Dell PowerConnect W-Airwave Configuration Manual

WLANs are the same as virtual AP configuration profiles.
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WLAN profiles contain several diverse settings including SSIDs, referenced Dell PowerConnect W AP
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Groups, Traffic Management profiles, and device Folders.
This document describes WLAN configuration in the following section and chapter:
"Setting Up Initial Dell PowerConnect W Configuration" on page 15
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"General WLAN Guidelines" on page 22
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"WLANs" on page 40
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Profiles Section

Profiles provide a way to organize and deploy groups of configurations for Dell PowerConnect W AP Groups,
WLANs, and other profiles. Profiles are assigned to folders; this establishes visibility to Dell PowerConnect W AP
Groups and WLAN settings. Access Profiles with Dell PowerConnect W Configuration > Profiles, illustrated in
Figure 7.
Figure 7
Profiles are organized by type. Custom-named profiles do not appear in the navigation pane as do custom-named
Dell PowerConnect W AP Groups, WLANs, and AP Overrides.
For additional information about profile procedures and guidelines, refer to the following sections in this
document:
"Setting Up Initial Dell PowerConnect W Configuration" on page 15
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"General Profiles Guidelines" on page 22
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"Profiles" on page 44
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Security Section

The Security section displays, adds, edits, or deletes security profiles in multiple categories, including user roles,
policies, rules, and servers such as RADIUS, TACACS+, and LDAP servers. Navigate to Security with the Dell
PowerConnect W Configuration > Security path, illustrated in
Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave 7.5 | Configuration Guide
Dell PowerConnect W Configuration > Profiles Navigation
in the Appendix
Figure 8.
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