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Creating a WLAN
Authentication Method
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• Autonomous : Autonomous WLANs are special WLANs designed to continue
providing service to clients when APs are disconnected from ZoneDirector. See
Autonomous WLANs .
Autonomous WLANs
The Autonomous WLAN usage type supports Open authentication and WPA2
(WPA2/WPA-Mixed), WEP or no encryption only. In this configuration, client authen-
tication/association requests are processed at the access point and are not
forwarded to ZoneDirector. The AP maintains connections to authorized clients and
continues providing wireless service after disconnection from ZoneDirector.
NOTE: If AP Auto Recovery is enabled ( Configure > Access Points > Access Point
Policies ), the APs will reboot after the specified time. Therefore Auto Recovery
should be disabled if at least one Autonomous WLAN is configured.
There are several limitations of autonomous WLANs, including:
• ZoneDirector displayed client statistics may be incorrect.
• Stations may be disconnected when an unreachable ZoneDirector becomes
reachable again, as ZoneDirector will re-deploy all WLAN services to AP radios.
• Client capacity limits defined on ZoneDirector will not be applied on Autonomous
WLAN APs, and clients may be disconnected upon reconnecting to ZoneDi-
rector if those limits are reached.
• The following features are not supported with Autonomous WLANs:
• Zero-IT, Dynamic PSK, Dynamic VLAN, Web Auth, Accounting server, Tunnel
Mode, Grace Period, Force DHCP, Client Fingerprinting, Auto Proxy, Service
Schedules.
• ZoneDirector’s Blocked Clients list will not be enforced on Autonomous
WLANs when a Layer 2 ACL is assigned. To force blocking of these clients,
copy individual clients to the assigned L2 ACL.
Authentication Method
• Authentication Method defines the method by which users are authenticated
prior to gaining access to the WLAN. The level of security should be determined
by the purpose of the WLAN you are creating.
• Open [Default]: No authentication mechanism is applied to connections. Any
encryption method can be used.