Brocade Mobility 5181 Access Point Product Reference Guide (Supporting software release 4.4.0.0) User Manual
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Enabling wireless LANs (WLANs)
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5. Configure the Advanced field as required to set Client interoperability permissions, secure
beacon transmissions, broadcast ESSID acceptance and Quality of Service (QoS) policies.
6. Click Apply to save any changes to the WLAN screen. Navigating away from the screen without
clicking Apply results in all changes to the screens being lost.
7. Click Cancel to securely exit the New WLAN or Edit WLAN screen and return to the Wireless
Configuration screen.
Security Policy
Use the scroll down Security Policies menu to select the security scheme
best suited for the new or revised WLAN. Click the Create button to jump to
the New Security Policy screen where a new policy can be created to suit the
needs of the WLAN. For more information, see
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Client Access Control
Select an ACL policy suiting the WLAN‘s Client interoperability requirements
from the drop-down menu. If the existing ACL policies do not satisfy the
requirements of the WLAN, a new ACL policy can be created by pressing the
Create button. For more information, see
Kerberos User Name
Displays the read-only Kerboros User Name used to associate the wireless
client. This value is the ESSID of the access point.
Kerberos Password
Enter a Kerberos password if Kerberos has been selected as the security
scheme from within the Security Policies field. The field is grayed out if
Kerberos has not been selected for the WLAN. For information on
configuring Kerberos, see
“Configuring Kerberos authentication”
Disallow Client to Client
Communication
The Client-Client Disallow feature prohibits Clients from communicating
with each other even if they are on different WLANs, assuming one of the
WLAN’s is configured to disallow Client-Client communication. Therefore, if
an Client’s WLAN is configured for Client-Client disallow, it will not be able
to communicate with any other Clients connected to this access point.
Use Secure Beacon
Select the Use Secure Beacon check box to not transmit the access point’s
ESSID. If a hacker tries to find an ESSID via an Client, the ESSID does not
display since the ESSID is not in the beacon. Brocade recommends
keeping the option enabled to reduce the likelihood of hacking into the
WLAN.
Accept Broadcast ESSID
Select the Accept Broadcast ESSID check box to associate an Client that
has a blank ESSID (regardless of which ESSID the access point is currently
using). Sites with heightened security requirements may want to leave the
check box unselected and configure each Client with an ESSID. The default
is unselected, thus not allowing the acceptance of broadcast ESSIDs.
Quality of Service Policy
If QoS policies are undefined (none), select the Create button to launch the
New QoS Policy screen. Use this screen to create a QoS policy, wherein
data traffic for the new or revised WLAN can be prioritized to best suit the
Client transmissions within that WLAN. For more information, see