Configure Wireless LAN Basic Settings

You must be in the process of configuring a new wireless network or modifying an existing network to use this procedure.

Use this procedure to configure or modify WLAN Basic settings.

  1. Choose from the following actions:
    • If you are in the process of configuring a new WLAN, proceed to the next step.
    • If you want to modify WLAN Basic settings, go to Wireless, then select associated with the target WLAN. Edit the Basic parameters in accordance with the steps in this procedure.

  2. Configure the following WLAN parameters as described in WLAN Parameters.
    Table 1. WLAN Parameters
    Parameter Description
    Status Enables or disables the WLAN. Status is enabled by default. Deselect the check box to disable the WLAN.
    Name Displays the Name assigned when the WLAN was created. The Name cannot be modified.
    SSID Dispays the SSID (Network name) assigned when WLAN was created. The SSID can be modified.
    Description Enter a WLAN description (maximum 64 characters).
    Bridging Mode Select mode local or tunnel from the drop-down list box.
    QoS Map Select to provide a network coverage map
    QoS policy Outgoing network traffic. Default option is selected
    Bonjour Gateway Discovery Policy Select a policy from the drop-down to help users discover the wireless network
    Broadcast SSID This option is enabled by default. Deselect the checkbox to disable it.
    Broadcast Probe Response This option is enabled by default. Deselect the checkbox to disable it.
    DHCP option82 Select the checkbox to enable this option. It is disabled by default.
    DHCPv6 LDRA Select the checkbox to enable this option. It is disabled by default.
  3. Use the fast roaming check box options to select or remove fast roaming options.
    Fast roaming options include:
    • PMK caching
    • Opportunistic PMK caching
    • Pre-authentication
    • Fast BSS transition
    • Fast BSS transition over DS Boolean
  4. Select the client traffic checkbox to enable client-to-client traffic.
  5. Set the max firewall sessions between 10 and 10,000.
  6. Select access policies from the association ACL drop-down and the captive portal policy drop-down.
  7. Select firewall policies for IP Inbound ACL and IP Outbound ACL, and the MAC Inbound ACL and MAC Outbound ACL.
  8. Select the projected management frames (PMF).
    Table 2. PMF parameters
    Parameter Description
    Mode Select optional or mandatory
    SA query timeout Select a number between 1 to 10
    SA query attempts Select between 100 to 1000 milliseconds
  9. Use the RRM - Radio Resource Management checkboxes to enable or disable radio settings. These settings are enabled by defualt.
    1. Select Status to view RRM status for various managed networks.
    2. Select Channel Report to view this report.
    3. Select TPC Report to view this report.
    4. Use the Neighbor-Report dropdown menu to select either the Hybrid or Smart-RF option. Smart-RF is the default setting.
  10. Configure the Shutdown Criteria.
    1. Assign a Critical Resource Name.
    2. Select the associated checkboxes to enable any or all of the these settings: Unadoption, Wired Link Loss, Meshpoint Loss, and Critical Resource
  11. Configure the VLAN Assignment.
    1. Select Single VLAN to configure one VLAN, then type the VLAN number in the VLAN field.
    2. Select VLAN Pool to configure multiple VLANs.
      1. Type the VLAN numbers and the maximum number of wireless clients.
      2. Select trash can icon to delete a VLAN.
  12. Select the MBO checkbox to enable agile multi-band operation.
  13. After you have completed configuring the settings, choose from the following actions:
    1. Select Revert to restore default settings.
      Note

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      You cannot restore default settings after applying or saving changes.
    2. Select Apply to commit the configured settings.
      Note

      Note

      This does not permanently save the settings you configured. If you perform a Reload (warm reboot), applied settings will be lost.
    3. Select Save to commit and save the configured settings.
      Note

      Note

      If you do not select Apply or Save, the settings that you configured are not saved when you move away from the configuration window.