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5.Select required Bonjour support services. To allow all services, select ALLOWALL.

6.Based on the services configured, you can block any user roles and VLAN from accessing a Bonjour support service. The user roles and VLANs marked as disallowed are prevented from accessing the corresponding Bonjour support service. You can create a list of disallowed user roles and VLANs for all Bonjour support services configured on the AP. For example, If the AirPlay service is selected, the Edit links for the AIRPLAY DISALLOWED ROLES and AIRPLAY DISALLOWED VLANS are displayed. Similarly, if sharing service is selected, the Edit links for the SHARING DISALLOWED ROLES and SHARING DISALLOWED VLANS are displayed.

• To block user roles from accessing a Bonjour support service, click the corresponding Edit link and select the user roles for which you want to restrict access. By default, an Bonjour support service is accessible by all user roles configured in your AP cluster.

• To select VLANs from allowing access to Bonjour support service, click the corresponding Edit link and select the VLANs to exclude. By default, the Bonjour support services are accessible by users or devices in all VLANs configured in your AP cluster.

Integrating an AP with Palo Alto Networks firewall

Palo Alto Networks (PAN) next-generation firewall offers contextual security for all users for safe enabling of applications. A simple firewall beyond basic IP address or TCP port numbers only provides a subset of the enhanced security required for enterprises to secure their networks. In the context of businesses using social networking sites, legacy firewalls are not able to differentiate valid authorized users from casual social networking users.

The Palo Alto next-generation firewall is based on user ID, which provides many methods for connecting to sources of identity information and associating them with firewall policy rules. For example, it provides an option to gather user information from Active Directory or LDAP server.

Integration with Cloud Network Manager

The functionality provided by the PAN firewall based on user ID requires the collection of information from the network. AP maintains the network (such as mapping IP address) and user information for its clients in the network and can provide the required information for the user ID feature on PAN firewall. Before sending the user-ID mapping information to the PAN firewall, the AP must retrieve an API key that is used for authentication for all APIs.

AP and PAN firewall integration can be seamless with the XML-API that available with PAN-OS 5.0 or later.

To integrate an AP with PAN user ID, a global profile is added. This profile can be configured on an AP with PAN firewall information such as IP address, port, user name, password, firewall enabled or disabled status.

The AP sends messages to PAN based on the type of authentication and client status:

•After a client completes the authentication and is assigned an IP address, AP sends the login message.

•After a client is disconnected or dissociated from the AP, the AP sends a logout message.

Configuring an AP for PAN integration

To configure an AP for PAN firewall integration:

1.Select Wireless Configuration > Services. The Services pane is displayed.

2.Click NETWORK INTEGRATION. The PAN firewall configuration options are displayed.

3.Select ENABLE to enable PAN firewall.

4.Specify the USER NAME and PASSWORD. Ensure that you provide user credentials of the PAN firewall administrator.

5.Enter the PAN firewall IP ADDRESS.

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Contents HP Cloud Network Manager User Guide Acknowledgments Document 5998-5742, edition 1 JulyContents Wireless configuration Advanced configuration tasks Captive portal for guest access Reports Maintenance Conventions About this guideIntended audience Related documentsSupported APs Cloud Network Manager UI About Cloud Network ManagerCloud Network Manager overview Activating your Cloud Network Manager subscriptions Cloud Network Manager user interfaceActivating your HP Cloud Network Manager account Search Tabs Notifications Help Data pane User interfaceTabs SearchData pane NotificationsHelp Feedback SupportData pane item Description MonitoringOverview AP details Access pointsData pane item ClientsRemote Console System pane Section DescriptionEvent log Setting notification alerts Importing existing configuration from AP Wireless configurationInitial AP configuration Wireless network profilesNetwork types Understanding wireless network profilesConfiguring Wlan settings Voice Guest Utilization Content FilteDisable Ssid DMO ChannelLocal Probe Configuring Vlan settings for a Wlan Ssid profileCan be Used Without Uplink MAX ClientsManagement KEY Management Configuring security settings for a Wlan Ssid profileKEY Server AuthenticatioRoaming TerminationConfiguring access rules for a Wlan Ssid profile Deleting a Wlan Ssid profile General configuration tasksEditing a Wlan Ssid profile Modifying the AP name Basic configuration tasksConfiguring an NTP server Configuring VC IP addressConfiguring time zone Configuring a preferred bandConfiguring LED display Additional configuration tasksConfiguring VC Vlan Configuring auto join modeEnabling dynamic CPU management Advanced configuration tasksDisabling inter-user bridging Preventing local routing between clientsCustomizing AP parameters Configuring radio profiles for an APConfiguring Arrm assigned radio profiles for an AP Configuring radio profiles manually for APObtaining IP address Configuring uplink Vlan for an APSelect Administrator assigned in 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Band Mode DescriptionArrm overview Advanced radio resource managementAP control Airtime fairness modeHP MotionAware Arrm metrics Configuring Arrm on an APMonitoring the network with Arrm MA Neighbor SLB ModeMotion Aware CalculatingChannels PowerCustomize ValidIntrusion detection system Configuring radio settings for an APOS fingerprinting Detecting and classifying rogue APsDetection level Detection policy Off Low Medium HighProtection level Protection policy Settings fieldOff Low High Containment methods AuthenticationUnderstanding authentication methods Wireless configuration Internal Radius server Supported authentication serversRadius server authentication with VSA External Radius serverConfiguring an external server for authentication Configuring authentication serversAuthentication termination on AP Retry Count Shared KEY TimeoutShared KEY RetypeClick Save Server Configuring dynamic Radius proxy parametersEnabling dynamic Radius proxy Configuring 802.1X authentication for a network profileConfiguring MAC authentication with 802.1X authentication Configuring MAC authentication for a network profileConfiguring WISPr authentication Blacklisting users dynamically Blacklisting clientsBlacklisting clients manually Session firewall based blacklisting Captive portal for guest accessConfiguring blacklist duration Understanding captive portalSelect the Primary Usage as Guest Configuring a Wlan Ssid for guest accessTypes of captive portal Walled gardenDynamic Multicast Content FilteringInactivity Timeout Multicast TransmissionLocal Probe Request Can be Used WithoutUplink MAX Clients Threshold Configuring internal captive portal for guest network Creating a captive portal profile Configuring external captive portal for a guest networkSelect any one of the following types of authentication External captive portal profilesFailure URLUSE Https Captive PortalType Configuring captive portal roles for an SsidRule Type SplashExternal Configuring walled garden accessInternal Configuring local and local, L3 Dhcp scopes Dhcp configurationDisabling captive portal authentication Configuring Dhcp scopesExcluded Address VlanNetwork NET MaskSelect Wireless Configuration Services Rtls ServicesConfiguring an AP for Rtls support Configuring Dhcp server for client IP assignmentBonjour support overview Configuring OpenDNS credentialsBonjour support configuration Bonjour support with Cloud Network Manager Bonjour support solutionSelect Wireless Configuration Services Bonjour Support Bonjour support featuresBonjour support services Integration with Cloud Network Manager Configuring an AP for PAN integrationIntegrating an AP with Palo Alto Networks firewall Uplink interfaces Uplink configurationWi-Fi uplink Configuring a Wi-Fi uplink profileEthernet uplink Configuring PPPoE uplink profileEnforcing uplinks Uplink preferences and switchingSetting an uplink priority Layer-3 mobility overview Switching uplinks based on internet availabilityFrom PRE-EMPTION, select Enabled Mobility and client managementConfiguring L3-mobility Snmp and logging Configuring L3 mobility domainConfiguring enterprise domains Enterprise domainCreating community strings for SNMPv1 and SNMPv2 Configuring SnmpConfiguring community string for Snmp Snmp parameters for APCreating community strings for SNMPv3 Configuring a syslog serverConfiguring Snmp traps Logging level Description Configuring Tftp dump serverSelect Wireless Configuration System Logging Creating a report ReportsDeleting a report Subscription keys MaintenanceFirmware User management Device managementAbbreviation Expansion TerminologyAcronyms and abbreviations Definition GlossaryTerm EAP Term DefinitionDST POE Through a wireless connection

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