30CHAPTER 2: PLANNING AND MANAGING YOUR WIRELESS NETWORK WITH 3WXM
Which Services To A service is a concept (not a selectable item in the 3WXM interface) that
Provide?represents a set of options you configure and deploy on your wireless network.
You configure services to support the different levels of network access you need to provide. For example, a service configured to support employee access will have different options configured to provide greater access to the network. In contrast, a service configured for guest access typically restricts users to limited or no internal network access, but easily provides a gateway connection to the Internet.
A service can be fully isolated and independent of other services on the network
The purpose of this section is to provide information about services that you can configure using 3WXM. Understanding the services you can configure with 3WXM is the first step in planning and configuring your network.
The first step you need to do when planning your wireless network is to determine which services your organization requires. The three common types of services are:
Employee access
Guest access
Voice over Wireless IP (VoWIP)
Employee access is typically secure, encrypted access to the wireless network. Guest access is access (possibly unencrypted) for visitors at your location. If you intend to resell services to other providers, you will need to provide
Determining the services you will need at the beginning of the planning process results in configuration data. The configuration data is used to create service profiles and AAA rules for each service. A service profile is a subset of a radio profile. A radio profile is a common set of configuration parameters that can be applied to many MAP radios.
See “Create a Service Profile” on page 94 for information about configuring services.
