Chapter 7 SSID Screen

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 18 SSID: Edit

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Profile Name

This is the name that identifying this profile.

 

 

SSID

When a wireless client scans for an AP to associate with, this is the name

 

that is broadcast and seen in the wireless client utility.

 

 

Security

Select a security profile to use with this SSID profile. See Section 8.4.1 on

 

page 89 for more information.

 

 

RADIUS

Select a RADIUS profile from the drop-down list box, if you have a RADIUS

 

server configured. If you do not need to use RADIUS authentication, ignore

 

this field. See Section 9.4 on page 100 for more information.

 

 

MAC Filtering

Select a MAC filter profile from the drop-down list box. If you do not want to

 

use MAC filtering on this profile, select Disable.

 

 

QoS

Select the Quality of Service priority for this BSS’s traffic.

 

• If you select WMM from the QoS list, the priority of a data packet

 

depends on the packet’s IEEE 802.1q or DSCP header. If a packet has no

 

WMM value assigned to it, it is assigned the default priority.

 

• If you select WMM_VOICE, WMM_VIDEO, WMM_BEST_EFFORT or

 

WMM_BACKGROUND, the NWA applies that QoS setting to all of that

 

SSID’s traffic.

 

• If you select NONE, the NWA applies no priority to traffic on this SSID.

 

Note: When you configure an SSID profile’s QoS settings, the NWA applies

 

the same QoS setting to all of the profile’s traffic.

 

 

Number of Wireless

Use this field to set a maximum number of wireless stations that may

Stations Allowed to

connect to the device.

Associate

 

 

 

Hidden SSID

If you do not select the checkbox, the NWA to broadcast this SSID (a

 

wireless client scanning for an AP will find this SSID). Alternatively, if you

 

select the checkbox, the NWA hide this SSID (a wireless client scanning for

 

an AP will not find this SSID).

 

 

Enable Intra-BSS

Select the checkbox to prevent wireless clients in this profile’s BSS from

Traffic blocking

communicating with one another.

 

 

Save

Click Save to save your changes.

 

 

Reset

Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.

 

 

Back

Click Back to return to the previous screen.

7.3 Technical Reference

This section provides technical background information about the topics covered in this chapter.

7.3.1 WMM QoS

WMM (Wi-Fi MultiMedia) QoS (Quality of Service) ensures quality of service in wireless networks. It controls WLAN transmission priority on packets to be transmitted over the wireless network.

WMM QoS prioritizes wireless traffic according to the delivery requirements of the individual and applications. WMM QoS is a part of the IEEE 802.11e QoS enhancement to certified Wi-Fi wireless networks.

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