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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.
5.3.1.1 Configuring WLAN Security Policies
As WLANs are being defined for an access point, a security policy can be created or an existing policy
edited (using the
Create
or Edit buttons within the Security Configuration screen) to best serve the
Disallow MU to MU
Communication The MU-MU Disallow feature prohibits MUs from communicating
with each other even if they are on different WLANs, assuming one
of the WLAN’s is configured to disallow MU-MU communication.
Therefore, if an MU’s WLAN is configured for MU-MU disallow, it
will not be able to communicate with any other MUs connected to
this access point.
Use Secure Beacon Select the Use Secure Beacon checkbox to not transmit the
access point’s ESSID. If a hacker tries to find an ESSID via an MU,
the ESSID does not display since the ESSID is not in the beacon.
Motorola recommends keeping the option enabled to reduce the
likelihood of hacking into the WLAN.
Accept Broadcast
ESSID Select the Accept Broadcast ESSID checkbox to associate an
MU 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 checkbox unselected and
configure each MU 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 MU transmissions within that WLAN.
For more information, see
Setting the WLAN Quality of Service
(QoS) Policy on page 5-39 .
CAUTION When using the access point’s hotspot functionality, ensure MUs are
re-authenticated when changes are made to the characteristics of a
hotspot enabled WLAN, as MUs within the WLAN will be dropped
from device association.
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