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.

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.

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.

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
Select the client traffic checkbox to enable client-to-client traffic.
Set the max firewall sessions between 10 and 10,000.
Select access policies from the association ACL drop-down and the captive portal policy drop-down.
Select firewall policies for IP Inbound ACL and IP Outbound ACL, and the MAC Inbound ACL and MAC Outbound ACL.

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

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.
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
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 to delete a VLAN.
Select the MBO checkbox to enable agile multi-band operation.
After you have completed configuring the settings, choose from the following actions:
1. Select Apply to commit the configured settings.
  
  Note
  This does not save the settings you configured; it provides a preview of your applied settings. To undo the settings you applied, select Revert.
2. Select Save to commit and save the configured settings.
  
  Note
  
  If you do not select Save, the settings that you configured are not saved when you move away from the configuration window.