Motorola WS5100 manual Editing the Wlan Configuration

4-22WS5100 Series Switch System Reference Guide

3.Click the Edit button to display a screen where WLAN information, encryption and authentication settings can be viewed or changed.

4.Click the Enable button to enable the selected WLAN. When enabled, a green check mark displays. When disabled, a red "X" displays. To enable or disable a WLAN, select it from the table and click the Enable or Disable button. The Enable button is only available when the selected WLAN is disabled.

5.Click the Disable button to disable the selected WLAN. When enabled, a green check mark displays. When disabled, a red "X" displays. To enable or disable a WLAN, select it from the table and click the Enable or Disable button. The Disable button is only available when the selected WLAN is enabled.

6.Click the Global Settings button to display a screen with WLAN settings applying to the all the WLANs on the system. Checkbox options within the Global Settings screen include:

•MU Proxy ARP handling - Selected by default.

•WLAN Prioritization - Selected by default.

•Shared Key Authentication

•Manual mapping of WLANs

4.5.1.1Editing the WLAN Configuration

Security measures for the switch and its WLANs are critical. Use the available switch security options to protect each WLAN from wireless vulnerabilities, and safeguard the transmission of RF packets between WLANs and the MU traffic each supports.

The user has the capability of configuring separate security policies for each WLAN. Each security policy can be configured based on the authentication (Kerberos, 802.1x EAP, Hotspot) or encryption (WEP, KeyGuard, WPA/TKIP or WPA2/CCMP) scheme best suited to the coverage area the policy supports.

All of the default WLANs are available for modification when the user accesses the Wireless LANs screen. However, the WLAN requires an authentication or encryption scheme be applied before it can begin protecting the data proliferating the switch-managed wireless network.

The Edit screen provides a mean of modifying the existing WLANs SSID, description, VLAN ID assignment, inter-WLAN communication definition and encryption and authentication scheme.

To edit WLAN configuration settings:

1.Select Network > Wireless LANs from the main menu tree.

2.Click the Configuration tab.

3.Select a WLAN to edit from the table.