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9. Common Configuration Examples

Through the use of examples, this chapter shows how to use SmartPath EMS VMA in Enterprise mode to configure several fea-
tures that are somewhat more advanced than those covered in the previous chapter. The examples cover topics such as topologi-
cal maps, IEEE 802.1X authentication, captive web portals, and the SmartPath EMS VMA concept of classifier tags, which is a
method for
assigning the different definitions of a single network object to various managed SmartPath APs. By trying out these examples—
or perhaps just reading them—you can better familiarize yourself with the SmartPath EMS VMA GUI and how to use it to man-
age and configure SmartPath APs.
The following examples in this chapter show how to use SmartPath EMS VMA to configure the following features:
• Secton 9.1, Example 1: Mapping Locations and Installing SmartPath APs—Upload image files of topology maps to SmartPath
EMS VMA and use one of two ways to associate physical SmartPath APs with their corresponding icons on the maps.
• Section 9.2, Example 2: IEEE 802.1X with an External RADIUS Server—Configure an IEEE 802.1X SSID and enable SmartPath APs
to act as RADIUS authenticators, forwarding authentication requests from their wireless clients to an external RADIUS
authentication server.
• Section 9.3, Example 3: Providing Guest Access through a Captive Web Portal—Provide controlled and limited wireless network
access for guests. This example includes the configuration of a captive web portal, QoS policy, IP firewall policy, user profile, and
SSID.
• Section 9.4, Example 4: Private PSKs—Import a file of user names, e-mail addresses, and other data to create private PSK users.
Assign the users to a private PSK SSID, and distribute the private PSK data to users through e-mail.
• Section 9.5: Example 5: Using SmartPath AP Classifiers—Define a single VLAN object with three different definitions, each
definition marked with a classifier tag so that the SmartPath APs similarly tagged at different sites can apply the appropriate
VLAN for their location.

9.1 Example 1: Mapping Locations and Installing SmartPath APs

SmartPath EMS VMA allows you to mark the location of SmartPath APs on maps so that you can track devices and monitor their
status. First, you must upload the maps to SmartPath EMS VMA, and then name and arrange them in a structured hierarchy (see
"Setting Up Topology Maps"). After that, you can follow one of two ways to install SmartPath APs so that you can later put their
corresponding icons on the right maps (see Section 9.1.1).
In this example, you set up maps and install more than 70 SmartPath APs at three locations in a corporate network. After that,
you can use SmartPath EMS VMA to create configurations for them, and then push the configurations to them over the network.
The general design of the deployment is shown in Figure 9-1.
Chapter 9: Common Configuration Examples
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