3Com WX2200 manual Configuration

Configuration 37

You must configure a radio profile to set attributes that you can apply to multiple radios. Rather than configuring each radio individually, you create a radio profile and apply it to multiple radios that you select. You can also create a radio profile as part of a policy and apply it to MAP access points on different WX switches.

The radio profile can contain RF Auto-Tuning settings and IEEE 802.11 settings that control how the data is received and transmitted. You can select RF Auto-Tuning in the radio profile to apply AutoRF settings (enable or disable auto tuning of power and channels) to radios en masse via the radio profile. AutoRF enabled through the radio profile to multiple radios can be easily disabled, too, should you want to go to full RF planning. You can set specific IEEE 802.11 settings, such as beacon, DTIM intervals, and the fragment threshold to control how packets are transmitted.

A default radio profile named default is provided and cannot be deleted.

For each service you want to provide, you configure the following items in a service profile:

„The SSID name

„SSID advertisement (whether the SSID name is beaconed)

„Whether the SSID name is encrypted or clear (not encrypted)

„Web page (if using WebAAA)

„Multiple encryption choices (Dynamic/static WEP, WPA, WEP + WPA, 802.11i)

You also must configure AAA security configuration items for each service. For more information, see “AAA Security Configuration” on page 38.

The encryption type you use depends on the type of services you’re offering. Employee access is typically encrypted, guest access is typically clear (no encryption), and multi-host or “multiple virtualized services” service can be encrypted, with each SSID being matched with its own service profile.

If services are being used for customer corporate entities (e.g. different airlines on an airport wireless net), then they would probably use 802.1X and strong encryption with web guest access for their airport club guests.