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6. Refer to the Other Settings field to define broadcast behavior within this specific WLAN.
7. Refer to the VLAN Assignment field to add or remove VLANs for the selected WLAN, and define the number of clients
permitted. Remember, users belonging to separate VLANs can share the same WLAN. It’s not necessary to create a new
WLAN for every VLAN in the network.
8. Select Allow RADIUS Override to allow the access point to override the client VLAN assignment and use the VLAN
assigned by a RADIUS Server instead. If, as part of the authentication process, the RADIUS server returns a client’s
VLAN ID in a RADIUS Access-Accept packet, and this feature is enabled, all client traffic is forwarded on that VLAN. If
disabled, the RADIUS server returned VLAN ID is ignored and the VLAN configuration (defined in the preceding step) is
used.
If RADIUS authentication fails, the VLAN defined is the VLAN assigned to the WLAN.
9. Select OK when completed to update the WLAN’s basic configuration. Select Reset to revert the screen back to the last
saved configuration.
Description Provide a textual description for the WLAN to help differentiate it from others with similar
configurations. A description can be up to 64 characters.
WLAN Status Select the Enabled radio button to ensure this WLAN is active and available to clients on
the radios where it has been mapped. Select the Disabled radio button to make this
WLAN inactive, meaning even if the WLAN is mapped to radios, it is not available for
clients to associate.
QoS Policy Use the drop-down menu to assign an existing QoS policy to the WLAN. If needed, select
the Create icon to define a new QoS policy or select the Edit icon to modify the
configuration of a selected QoS Policy. QoS helps ensure each WLAN receives a fair share
of the overall bandwidth, either equally or per the proportion configured. For information
on creating a QoS policy that can be applied to a WLAN, see WLAN QoS Policy on page
6-48.
Bridging Mode Use the drop-down menu to specify the WLAN’s bridging mode as either Local or Tunnel.
Select Local to bridge VLAN traffic locally, or Tunnel to use a shared tunnel for bridging
the WLAN’s VLAN traffic. Local is the default setting.
DHCP Option 82 Select this option to enable DHCP Option 82. DHCP option 82 provides additional
information on the physical attachment of a client This setting is disabled by default
Broadcast SSID Select this radio button to broadcast SSIDs within beacons. If a hacker tries to isolate and
hack a client SSID via a client, the ESSID displays since the ESSID is in the beacon. This
feature is enabled by default.
Answer Broadcast
Probes
Select this radio button to associate a client with a blank SSID (regardless of which SSID
the wireless controller is currently using). This feature is enabled by default.
Single VLAN Select this radio button to assign just one VLAN to this WLAN. Enter the VLAN ID that
displays when the Single VLAN radio button is selected. Utilizing a single VLAN per
WLAN is a more typical deployment scenario than using a VLAN pool.
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