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General WLAN Procedures and Guidelines
Guidelines and Pages for WLANs in Aruba Configuration
z The Device Setup > Aruba Configuration navigation pane displays custom-configured WLANs and Aruba
AP Groups. You define or modify WLANs on the
Device Setup > Aruba Configuration page. Click WLANs
from the navigation pane.
z You can create or edit any profile in an WLAN as you define or modify that WLAN. If you digress to
profile setup from a different page, AWMS returns you to your place on the
WLAN setup page once you
are done with profile setup.
z All configurations must be pushed to Aruba controllers to become active on the network.
Configuring or Editing WLANs with Basic View
Perform the following steps to create or configure a basic WLAN in Aruba Configuration.
1. Navigate to the
Aruba Configuration > WLANs page. This page displays currently configured WLANs.
Figure 23 illustrates this page.
Figure 23 Device Setup > Aruba Configuration > WLANs Page Illustration
2. To add a new WLAN, click the
Add WLAN button. To edit an existing WLAN, click the pencil icon next to
the WLAN name. Select
Basic to define or modify the settings. Otherwise, refer to the “Configuring or
Editing WLANs with Advanced View” on page38 for additional information. Figure 27 illustrates the
Basic view. For a detailed explanation of all fields, refer to Table 8 in the Appendix.