68CHAPTER 3: CONFIGURING WIRELESS SERVICES

Table 11 Creating a Service for Guest Access

 

 

 

Primary Parameters to

Task

Path

Configure

 

 

 

 

“Create a User

1

Tool bar option: select

From the Create Named User

Group and

 

Configuration.

wizard:

Guest Users”

2

Organizer panel: expand

„

Username: enter name

on page 70

 

the WX switch.

 

Password: enter password

 

 

„

 

3

Expand AAA.

 

„

Authorization attributes:

 

4

 

 

Click Local User Database.

 

configure the end-date, to

 

5

Select User in the Task List.

 

specify when the account

 

 

expires

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Create a

1

Tool bar option: select

From the Create Service Profile

Service Profile

 

Configuration.

wizard:

for Guest

2

Organizer panel: expand

„ Service profile name: edit

Access with

 

the WX switch.

 

name

Web Login” on

 

 

3

 

 

 

page 73

Expand Wireless.

„ SSID name: enter name

 

4

Click Wireless Services.

„ SSID Type: use Clear

 

5

Select Web Portal Service

 

(unencrypted)

 

„ VLAN Name: enter name

 

 

Profile in the Task List.

 

 

 

„

Authentication server: select

 

 

 

 

LOCAL or a RADIUS server

 

 

 

 

group

 

 

 

„ Radio profile: select one

 

 

 

 

“Set Up VLANs

1

Tool bar option: select

From the Create VLAN wizard:

on WX

 

Configuration.

 

 

Switches” on

2

Organizer panel: expand

„ VLAN Name: enter name

page 64

 

 

 

the WX switch.

„ VLAN ID: select number

 

 

 

3

Expand System.

„ IP Address: enter IP Address

 

4

Click VLANs.

„ Ports: select them and either

 

5

Select VLAN in the Task List.

 

move them (use them only in

 

 

the new VLAN) or add them

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(share them with other VLANs)

 

 

 

„ If you add them, select Tag

 

 

 

 

“Optional:

1

Tool bar option: select

From the Create Mobility Profile

Configure

 

Configuration.

wizard:

Mobility

2

Organizer panel: expand

„ Profile Name: enter one

Profiles” on

 

the WX switch.

 

 

page 79

 

„

Ports: use Selected

3

Expand AAA.

 

„ Select the ports or Distributed

 

4

 

 

Click Mobility Profiles.

 

MAPs

 

5

Select Mobility Profile in the

 

 

 

 

Task List.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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