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4.6 Device, Power, and Environmental Specifications ................................................................................................................62
5.
The Smart Path EMS VMA ..........................................................................................................................................................63
6.
SmartPath EMS VMA On-line (Cloud-Based Service) .................................................................................................................. 64
6.1 Captive Web Portal Enhancements .....................................................................................................................................65
6.2 SmartPath Virtual Appliance ...............................................................................................................................................66
7.
Using Smart Path EMS VMA ........................................................................................................................................................67
7.1 Installling and Connecting to the Smart Path EMS VMA GUI ..............................................................................................67
7.2 Introduction to the Smart Path EMS VMA GUI ...................................................................................................................72
7.2.1
Viewing Reports ....................................................................................................................................................73
7.2.2
CAPWAP Latency Reports .....................................................................................................................................74
7.2.3
Searching ..............................................................................................................................................................75
7.2.4
Multiselecting .......................................................................................................................................................76
7.2.5
Cloning Configurations .........................................................................................................................................77
7.2.6
Sorting Displayed Data ..........................................................................................................................................78
7.3 Smart Path Configuration Workflow (Enterprise Mode) ......................................................................................................79
7.4 Updating Software on Smart Path EMS VMA .................................................................................................................... 80
7.5 Updating SmartPathOS Firmware .......................................................................................................................................81
7.6 Updating SmartPath APs in a Mesh Environment ................................................................................................................82
8.
Basic Configuration Examples ..................................................................................................................................................... 84
8.1 Example 1: Defining an SSID .............................................................................................................................................. 84
8.2 Example 2: Creating a Cluster .............................................................................................................................................87
8.3 Example 3: Creating a WLAN Policy ...................................................................................................................................87
8.4 Example 4: Access and Backhaul on the Same Radio ..........................................................................................................89
8.5 Example 5: Connecting Smart Path APs to SmartPath EMS VMA ........................................................................................91
8.6 Example 6: Assigning the Configuration to SmartPath APs .................................................................................................97
8.7 Example 7: Selective Multicast Forwarding through GRE Tunnels ......................................................................................101
8.8 Example 8: IP Multicast Enhancements .............................................................................................................................103
9.
Common Configuration Examples .............................................................................................................................................105
9.1 Example 1: Mapping Locations and Installing SmartPath APs ............................................................................................105
9.1.1
Setting Up Topology Maps ..................................................................................................................................106
9.1.2
Preparing the SmartPath APs ...............................................................................................................................109
9.1.3
NetConfig UI ....................................................................................................................................................... 111
9.2 Example 2: IEEE 802.1x with an External RADIUS Server ................................................................................................... 113
9.3 Example 3: Providing Guest Access through a Captive Web Portal .................................................................................... 119
9.3.1
Registration Types ............................................................................................................................................... 119
9.3.2
Providing Network Settings .................................................................................................................................120
9.3.3
Modifying Captive Web Portal Pages...................................................................................................................124
9.3.4
Configuring a Captive Web Portal .......................................................................................................................126
9.3.5
IP Firewall Policy Support of Domain Names ........................................................................................................133
9.3.6
VMware PCoIP and Citrix ICA..............................................................................................................................133
9.4 Example 4: Private PSKs ...................................................................................................................................................134
9.4.1 Private PSK Enhancements ..................................................................................................................................135
9.4.2 User Profiles ........................................................................................................................................................ 141
9.4.3 User Profile Reassignment ...................................................................................................................................142
9.4.4
Private PSK User Groups ......................................................................................................................................144
9.4.5
Importing Private PSK Users ................................................................................................................................145
9.4.6
Private PSK SSID ..................................................................................................................................................146
9.4.7
WLAN Policy .......................................................................................................................................................146
9.4.8 E-mail Notification .............................................................................................................................................. 147
9.5 Using Smart Path AP Classifiers ........................................................................................................................................147
9.5.1
Set SmartPath AP Classifiers ................................................................................................................................148
9.5.2
Create a VLAN Object with Three Definitions ......................................................................................................149
9.5.3
Reference the VLAN Object .................................................................................................................................149