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Configuring the Extricom Series WLAN System
Field
Description
In Band Management
Select this option if you wish to allow management of the switch
via the wireless media through this ESSID. In-band management
ESSIDs are assigned to the same VLAN as the VLAN that has
been set up for the switch management. Once you set this option,
the VLAN setting will be automatically updated to the
management VLAN as set in the
LAN Configuration
web page.
If In Band Management ESSID is enabled, only the following
security Settings are permitted (this should be set from the
Others
Tab
on the
Advanced
page):
WPA/WPA2 personal (TKIP/AES & Pre Shared Key
Authentication)
WPA/WPA2 Enterprise (TKIP/AES & 802.1x
Authentication)
Captive Portal
Select this option if you wish to set this ESSID to be captive portal
restricted. If you set this option, the ESSID VLAN ID is
automatically assigned with the VLAN ID specified in the
Portal
tab in the
Advanced
page.
VLAN
Enter a VLAN tag to assign to the ESSID. Assigning a VLAN to
an ESSID enables you to control a wireless device’s privileges
through the existing wired network definitions.
Disassociation
Timeout
Enter the amount of time (in seconds) a wireless device can
remain inactive (no data sent to or from the wireless device)
before automatically disconnecting it from the network.
DTIM
DTIM stands for Delivery Traffic Indication Message. The period
of time after which broadcast and multicast packets are transmitted
to mobile clients in the Active Power Management mode.
Select the DTIM period from the drop-down menu. This is
relevant for clients that want to utilize the power management
capability. The possible values are 1-5. The default is 3.
A high DTIM value may cause these
clients to lose connection with the
network.
EAPOL Start Only
EAPOL stands for Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) over
LAN. Select this option if you want the switch to only connect to
clients that require the switch to wait for an EAPOL Start.
When this option is selected, clients that
do not send an EAPOL start will not be
able to connect to this ESSID.
Table 7: ESSID Parameter Descriptions
