Creating a Wireless Controller Profile

The first step in creating a WLAN is to configure a profile defining the parameters applied to a wireless controller.

Creating A Profile. To create a profile:
```
rfs4000(config)#profile rfs4000 RFS4000_UseCase1
rfs4000(config-profile-RFS4000_UseCase1)#
```
This creates a profile with the name RFS400_UseCase1 and moves the cursor into its context. Any configuration made under this profile is available when it is applied to a device.
Configuring a VLAN on the Profile.. Create the VLAN to use with the WLAN configuration. In this example, we are configuring VLAN 2.
```
rfs4000(config-profile-RFS4000_UseCase1)#interface vlan 2
rfs4000(config-profile-RFS4000_UseCase1-if-vlan2)#ip address 172.16.11.1/24
```
The above command assigns the IP address 172.16.11.1 with the mask of 255.255.255.0 to VLAN2. Exit the VLAN2 context.
```
rfs4000(config-profile-RFS4000_UseCase1-if-vlan2)#exit
rfs4000(config-profile-RFS4000_UseCase1)#
```
Mapping the configured VLAN to a physical interface.
The next step is to assign this newly created VLAN to a physical interface. In this case, VLAN 2 is mapped to GE3 and GE4 to support two access points, an AP 7602 and AP 7161. The AP 7602 is connected to the gigabit interface GE3 and the AP 7161 to the GE4 interface.
1. Navigate to the physical interface's configuration context, as shown in the following example:
```
rfs4000(config-profile-RFS4000_UseCase1)#interface ge 3
rfs4000(config-profile-RFS4000_UseCase1-if-ge3)#
```
2. Map VLAN 2 to this interface. This assigns the IP address to the selected physical interface
```
rfs4000(config-profile-RFS4000_UseCase1-if-ge3)#switchport access vlan 2
rfs4000(config-profile-RFS4000_UseCase1-if-ge3)#exit
rfs4000(config-profile-RFS4000_UseCase1)#
```
3. Similarly, map the defined VLAN 2 to the GE4 interface.
```
rfs4000(config-profile-1_UseCase1)#interface ge 4
rfs4000(config-profile-RFS4000_UseCase1-if-ge4)#switchport access vlan 2
rfs4000(config-profile-RFS4000_UseCase1-if-ge4)#exit
rfs4000(config-profile-RFS4000_UseCase1)#
```

Save changes and Exit the profile configuration context.

rfs4000(config-profile-RFS4000_UseCase1)#exit
rfs4000(config)#commit write memory

Applying the profile to the controller. Before the wireless controller can be further configured, the profile must be applied to the wireless controller.

rfs4000(config)#self
rfs4000(config-device-03-14-28-57-14-28)#
rfs4000(config-device-03-14-28-57-14-28)#use profile RFS4000_UseCase1
rfs4000(config-device-03-14-28-57-14-28)#exit
rfs4000(config)#commit write

Creating a WLAN. Use the following commands to create a WLAN and configure it's mandatory parameters:
1. Create a WLAN.
```
rfs4000(config)#wlan 1
rfs4000(config-wlan-1)#
```
2. Configure the WLAN's SSID. This is the value that identifies and helps differentiate this WLAN.
```
rfs4000(config-wlan-1)#ssid WLAN_USECASE_01
```
3. Enable the SSID to be broadcasted so that wireless clients can find it and associate.
```
rfs4000(config-wlan-1)#broadcast-ssid
```
  Note
  The WLAN created for this usecase, is an open WLAN, with no authentication mode specified. Once the WLAN is mapped to an AP, clients will not require password for associating with the WLAN through the AP.
4. Associate VLAN 2 to the WLAN and exit.
```
rfs4000(config-wlan-1)#vlan 2
rfs4000(config-wlan-1)#exit
```
Commit the changes. Once these changes have been made, they have to be committed before proceeding.
```
rfs4000(config)#commit write memory
```