Dell PowerConnect W-Airwave - Wlans Advanced

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WLANs > Advanced
From the Aruba Configuration > WLANs page, click Add to create a new WLAN, or click the pencil icon to
edit an existing WLAN, then click Advanced. The Advanced page allows you to configure many more
sophisticated settings when creating or editing WLANs. Table 9 describes the fields for this page.
Table 9 Aruba Configuration > WLANs > Advanced Page Fields
Field Default Description
General Settings
Folder Top Displays the folder with which the WLAN is associated. The drop-down
menu displays all folders available for association with the WLAN.
Folders provide a way to organize the visibility of device parameters that is
separate from the configuration groups of devices. Using folders, you can
view basic statistics about device, and define which users have visibility to
which device parameters.
Name Blank Name of the WLAN.
Referenced Profiles
SSID Profile Select the SSID profile that defines encryption, EDCA or high-throughput
SSID parameters. Access these SSID profiles by clicking Profiles > SSID
in the navigation pane at left. For additional information, refer to “Profiles >
SSID > EDCA AP” on page127.
AAA Profile Select the AAA profile that defines RADIUS, TACACS+, or other AAA
server configurations for this WLAN. Access these SSID profiles by
clicking Profiles > AAA in the navigation pane at left. For additional
information, refer to “Profiles > AAA” on page67.
Other Settings
Virtual AP Enable Yes Enable this setting to allow virtual AP configurations to be deployed on this
WLAN.
This profile defines your WLAN by enabling or disabling the bandsteering,
fast roaming, and DoS prevention features. It defines radio band,
forwarding mode and blacklisting parameters, and includes references an
AAA Profile, an EDCA Parameters AP Profile and a High-throughput SSID
profile
Allowed Band all Select whether this WLAN is to support 802.11a, 802.11g, or both.
VLAN N/A Enter the VLAN or range of VLANs to be supported with this WLAN.
Forward Mode tunnel Define whether this WLAN is to support tunnel, bridge, or split-mode IP
forwarding.
Deny Time Range none Define the time range restrictions for the roles in this WLAN, if any.
Mobile IP Yes Enable or disable mobile IP functions. This setting specifies whether the
controller is the home agent for a client. When enabled, this setting detects
when a mobile client has moved to a foreign network and determines the
home agent for a roaming client.