Dell 4350 Network Access Point User Manual

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To configure multiple SSID’s (VLAN-aware network):
In a VLAN-aware network, the Dell Wireless 4350 Small Network Access Point can support three SSID’s (one of which is the Guest
Access SSID). In this network, the user has the option of configuring VLAN tags to be associated with wireless traffic from each SSID.
To add an extra SSID:

1.

Click to select I'm on a VLAN aware network.

2. Click the Submit button.
3. A warning message appears informing the user that the network must be a VLAN aware network. Click OK.
4. Click the Add button in the SSID Manager Rules table.
5.

A pop-up window is displayed to the user. Populate the following fields with the appropriate information (a) Network Name

(SSID) (b) VLAN ID (c) VLAN Priority (d) Hide my wireless Network (e) Enable Intra-AP traffic blocking and (f) Network
Encryption.

6.

Click Submit to save the settings for the new SSID.

7. Click Save & Restart to enable the new SSID.

NOTE:If the VLAN ID of an SSID is different from the default SSID, then wireless clients associated with this SSID network will not be

able to manage the Dell Wireless 4350 Small Network Access Point.


NOTE:The following are the rules that must be followed when configuring security levels in a multiple SSID environment where the

VLAN ID's of each SSID are unique.

(1) All SSID's will support no encryption.
(2) Only one SSID can support WEP, this can be any SSID (primary or secondary or guest).
(3) Only one SSID can support WPA-PSK and this must be the primary SSID.
(4) Only one SSID can support WPA-802.1x and this must be the primary SSID.

Therefore, a possible security configuration would be the primary SSID supporting WPA-PSK or WPA-802.1x, the secondary

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