Configure Advanced Network Settings

The default network settings are suitable for most deployments. If needed, you can fine tune those settings using the Advanced Network Settings dialog.

To configure the advanced network settings:

Select Configure > Networks from the menu.
The Networks list displays.
Select a network, and select Configure Network.

Select Advanced, and edit the fields.

Advanced Network Settings For ExtremeWireless APs

Aggregate Network Bandwidth Limit

(For ExtremeWireless WiNG APs only) Specify the aggregate network bandwidth limit for the aggregate WLAN traffic on a per radio basis. Enabling this option prevents guest WLAN users from using more air time allowed by the WLAN rate limit. The allowed aggregate bandwidth limit is 128 - 2,500 Kbps. However, if you select

, you can set the Class of Service to use an existing CoS, which makes the aggregate bandwidth unlimited, or configure CoS advanced settings for the priority, ToS/DSCP and mask.

Redirect HTTPS

Forces all URLs on your web site to automatically redirect to the secure HTTPS version if an SSL certificate is installed.

Hide SSID

Prevents the SSID from going in a beacon message but sends out the SSID when a device probes the APs.

Radio Management (11k) Support

Enabling this option helps improve the distribution of traffic in a wireless network by allowing a client to select an AP based on its active subscribers and overall traffic. (Dependent on the client's ability to support this option.) APs serving WLANs with 11k support enabled will perform a background scan to collect neighbor AP information and determine what alternative to recommend to the client.

U-APSD (WMM-PS)

Improves your use of Power Save mode.

Caution

This option can interfere with device functionality.

Admission Control

(For ExtremeWireless APs only) Enable one or more of these options to prioritize traffic and provide enhanced multimedia support. Improves the reliability of applications by preventing over-subscription of bandwidth. These thresholds are only applied to APs serving QoS-enabled WLANs that use Admission Control. The threshold limits are not configurable.

Admission Control for Voice (VO)	Forces clients to request admission to use the high priority access categories in both inbound and outbound directions. Default Thresholds: this.maxVoiceAssocBw = 60; this.maxVoiceReassocBw = 80
Admission Control for Video	Provides distinct thresholds for VI (video). Default Thresholds: this.maxVideoAssocBw = 40; this.maxVideoReassocBw = 60; this.reservedVideoBw = 20;
Admission Support for Best Effort (BE)	If the client does not support admission control for the access category that requires admission control, the traffic category will be downgraded to lower access category that does not have Mandatory Admission control. Default Thresholds:this.reservedNonAdmissBw = 20; this.maxBeAssocBw = 30; this.maxBeReassocBw = 40
Global Admission Control for Background (BK)	Provides global admission control for background bandwidth. Default Thresholds: this.maxBkAssocBw = 20; this.maxBkReassocBw = 30;

Client Roam Assist

(ExtremeWireless WiNG only) This option is specifically designed for legacy clients that do not roam, even when the signal strength is weak. When this option is enabled, APs can de-authenticate the client, forcing the client to associate with another access point. For clients that support 802.11v, the access point sends a transition packet instead of a de-authentication packet. It is up to the client to decide whether to roam away from the access point.

Client to Client Communication

(ExtremeWireless WiNG only) When enabled, clients within a WLAN are allowed to exchange packets with each other. The disabled state only prevents clients within the WLAN from interoperating. The disabled state does not prevent clients on other WLANs from sending packets to this WLAN.

Enforce Client Load Balancing

(ExtremeWireless WiNG only) Enable this option to provide load balancing for wireless client traffic.

Preauthenticated Idle Timeout

(ExtremeWireless only) Set the number of seconds an idle session will timeout before a user authenticates, or use the default.

Postauthentication Idle Timeout

Set the number of seconds an idle session will timeout after a user authenticates, or use the default.

Maximum Session Duration

Set the maximum length of a session in seconds, or use the default.

Client IP Assignment

(ExtremeWireless WiNG only) Assign one of the following options for client IP addresses:

Bridge Mode	Wireless clients obtain their IP address from a DHCP server on the LAN to which the client joins.
NAT Mode	The access point acts as a DHCP server and provides an IP address to the clients connecting to it. The access point in turn, NATs the traffic between the external network and the wireless clients.

Classification

(ExtremeWireless WiNG only) Set the classification for Quality of Service (QoS) priority for the outgoing wireless network traffic flow.

Low	Sets the traffic to low priority.
Normal	Sets the traffic to normal priority.
Voice	Assigns the outgoing wireless traffic to the Voice queue.
WMM	For devices with Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) enabled, the standard provides multimedia enhancements for audio, video, and voice applications. WMM shortens the time between transmitting packets for higher priority traffic. WMM is part of the 802.11e standard for QoS. Some 802.11n client devices remain at legacy rates.