Wlans > Basic - Dell PowerConnect W-Airwave Configuration Manual

You can create new WLANs from this page by clicking the
clicking the pencil icon for that WLAN.
You have two pages by which to create or edit WLANs: the
remainder of this section describes these two pages.
WLANs > Basic
From the
edit an existing WLAN, then click
Table 8
Table 8 Aruba Configuration > WLANs > Basic Page Field Descriptions
Field
Name
Folder
SSID
Radio Type
Enable 802.11n
VLAN
Intended Use
Encryption
Use Captive Portal
Authenticated User
Role
Add
Click
WLANs
on the
The alternate way to create or edit WLANs is from the
"WLANs > Advanced" on
62 | Aruba Configuration Reference
Aruba Configuration > WLANs
describes the fields for this page.
Default
Blank
Top
N/A
N/A
Yes
1
Internal
opensystem
No
logon
to create the WLAN, or click
page in the Aruba Configuration navigation pane.
page 63.
Add
page, click to create a new WLAN, or click the pencil icon to
Basic
. This page provides a streamlined way to create or edit a WLAN.
Description
Enter the name of the WLAN.
Displays the folder with which the WLAN is associated. The drop-down
menu displays all folders available for association with the WLAN.
Folders provide a way to organize the visibility of device parameters that is
separate from the configuration groups of devices. Using folders, you can
view basic statistics about device, and define which users have visibility to
which device parameters.
Select the SSID profile that defines encryption, EDCA or high-throughput
SSID parameters. Access these SSID profiles by clicking Profiles > SSID
in the navigation pane at left. For additional information, refer to
SSID > EDCA AP" on page 127.
Define whether the supported radio type on the WLAN is 802.11a,
802.11g, or all.
Define whether the WLAN is to support 802.11n.
Select the VLAN ID number to be supported on this WLAN.
Define whether this WLAN is Internal to the enterprise or to support Guest
users.
Select one or more encryption types, as desired, to be supported by this
WLAN.
Select whether this WLAN will use captive portal authentication. Captive
portal authentication directs clients to a special web page that typically
requires them to enter a username and password before accessing the
network. For additional information about this profile type, refer to
> AAA > Captive Portal Auth" on
For the captive portal authentication profile, you specify the previously-
created auth-guest user role as the default user role for authenticated
captive portal clients and the authentication server group ("Internal"). For
additional information, refer to
Save
to finish reconfiguring an existing WLAN. The WLAN appears
Advanced
AirWave Wireless Management Suite | Configuration Guide
Add
button. You can edit an existing WLAN by
Basic Advanced
page and the
page 69.
"Security > User Roles" on
page. For additional information, refer to
page. The
"Profiles >
"Profiles
page 141.