Access Point Configuration
WiFi Manager enables IT teams to configure thousands of access
points at one click. Wireless LAN administrators can choose any
of the configuration templates available in WiFi Manager; fill appropriate
values and push configurations to select access points simultaneously.
For ease of use WLAN administrators can group access points, based
on vendor/model/firmware/channel etc., and push configurations to
select group. WLAN administrators can also import configurations
from an existing access point. WiFi Manager configuration management
capabilities include:
- AP express (basic) configuration
- AP radio configuration
- AP ACL configuration
- AP security configuration
- AP services configuration
AP express configuration
Express configuration includes the minimum basic configurations
that are required to make an AP live. Parameters that can be configured
using the basic configuration template include:
- SSID – service set identifier for the access point
- Allow broadcast SSID – enable/disable AP to broadcast
the SSID
- Allow auto channel select –enable/disable AP to auto select
the channel
- Channel – specify the channel at which the AP operates
(applicable only if allow autochannel select is NO)
- Name – name of the access point
- System Location – sysLocation value of the accesspoinOt
- System Contact – sysContact value of the access point
- Use DHCP – enable/disable DHCP mode in AP
- LAN IP –IP address of the AP (applicable only if Use DHCP
is NO)
- Subnet Mask – mask value
- Gateway IP – IP address of the gateway
- DNS server IP – IP address of the DNS server
Radio configuration
Depending on whether the AP is 802.11a or b/g the radio configurations
will vary. WiFi Manager provides separate radio configuration templates
for each of the modes. Parameters that can be configured using the
radio configuration template include:
- Enable radio
- Allow auto channel select
- Radio channel
- SSID
- Allow broadcast SSID
- Radio preamble
- Data rate
- Fragmentation Threshold Enable Disable
- Fragmentation Threshold Value
- RTS Threshold Enable Disable
- RTS Threshold Value
- Max RTS/CTS Retries
- Max Data Retries
- Beacon Period
- Data Beacon Rate
- Receive Antenna Left Right Diversity
- Transmit Antenna
Access control configuration
WLAN administrators can deny or allow network access to wireless
clients by configuring the ACL settings in the access points. Using
WiFi Manager, the following two types of configurations can be set
in ACL.
- Block – prevents access to specified MAC addresses and
allows others
- Pass through – allows only the specified MAC addresses
and blocks others
Security configuration
WiFi Manager helps administrators to configure SSIDs for various
security modes including:
- WEP – Encrypts data. You have to provide WEP keys
- 802.1x – Enables user authentication. You need atleast
one RADIUS server
- WPA – 802.1x + TKIP + dynamic key distributionWPA PSK
– Uses pre-shared key instead of RADIUS
- Mixed mode – Allows both WPA as well as non-WPA clients
Services configuration
Management services such as SNMP, HTTP, Telnet, and NTP running
in access points can be configured using WiFi Manager. Parameters
that can be configured include:
- SNMP: Enable/Disable, Read/Read-Write Community, Trap Destination/
Community, Enable Trap Notifications
- HTTP: Enable/Disable, HTTP Port
- Telnet: Enable/Disable, Telnet Port
- NTP: Enable/Disable, NTP Server Address
