Configure a Private Client Group

Create a Private Pre-shared Key (PPSK) standard wireless network. Enable Private Client Group Options and configure the settings. See Configure Private Pre-Shared Key SSID Authentication.

After you enable Private Client Groups (PCGs), you can designate them as using one of two main operating modes:

AP-based PCG uses unique user and shared keys. This mode supports common shared devices within personal network spaces. It also requires room assignments for AP anchoring and traffic tunneling.
Key-based PCG requires one password used by the entire device group. Key-based PCG does not need room assignments, and no traffic tunneling is used on anchor-based APs.

Note

Each network policy can have only one AP-based PCG wireless network (SSID), one key-based PCG SSID, and any number of non-PCG SSIDs.

Use this task to configure a private client group for a PPSK standard wireless network.

Go to Configure > User Management > Private Client Groups.
Select a Network Policy from the menu.
Select AP-Based Groups or Key-Based Groups and configure the settings.
1. Toggle the corresponding setting ON to enable the feature.
  - Enable AP-Based Groups
  - Enable Key-Based Groups
2. Optional: For AP-based groups, select Distribute Shared Keys.
Select to add rooms for AP-based groups, or users for key-based groups.
Type a name for an AP-based group and then select users from the menus, or for key-based groups select a user from the menu.

Alternately, for key-based groups, you can bulk add users by selecting IMPORT and uploading a CSV file.
Repeat steps 4–5 until you finish adding groups or users.
Select SAVE CHANGES.