ZyXEL Communications NWA5121-N, User Manual

Page: 90 / 228

Chapter 8 AP Profile
NWA5000 / WAC6500 Series User’s Guide
90
8.3.1 SSID List
This screen allows you to create and manage SSID configurations that can be used by the APs. An
SSID, or Service Set IDentifier, is basically the name of the wireless network to which a wireless
client can connect. The SSID appears as readable text to any device capable of scanning for
wireless frequencies (such as the WiFi adapter in a laptop), and is displayed as the wireless network
name when a person makes a connection to it.
To access this screen click Configuration > Object > AP Profile > SSID .
Note: You can have a maximum of 32 SSID profiles on the NWA/WAC.
Figure 52
Configuration > Object > AP Profile > SSID List
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
8.3.2 Add/Edit SSID Profile
This screen allows you to create a new SSID profile or edit an existing one. To access this screen,
click the
Add button or select a SSID profile from the list and click the Edit button.
Table 44
Configuration > Object > AP Profile > SSID List
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Add Click this to add a new SSID profile.
Edit Click this to edit the selected SSID profile.
Remove Click this to remove the selected SSID profile.
Object Reference Click this to view which other objects are linked to the selected SSID profile (for example,
radio profile).
# This field is a sequential value, and it is not associated with a specific user.
Profile Name This field indicates the name assigned to the SSID profile.
SSID This field indicates the SSID name as it appears to wireless clients.
Security Profile This field indicates which (if any) security profile is associated with the SSID profile.
QOS This field indicates the QoS type associated with the SSID profile.
MAC Filtering
Profile This field indicates which (if any) MAC filter Profile is associated with the SSID profile.
Layer-2 Isolation
Profile This field indicates which (if any) layer-2 isolation Profile is associated with the SSID
profile.
VLAN ID This field indicates the VLAN ID associated with the SSID profile.