How to configure the WLAN Group function on the SDN Controller

The WLAN Group function provides an easy way to deploy your wireless network. It allows you to preset groups of SSIDs with desired wireless parameters and quickly apply them to your EAPs. Depending on your network’s needs, you can either group EAPs by settings or apply the same settings to all EAPs at once.

 

Step 1. Create a WLAN Group

 

Note: By default, there is a WLAN group named Default, which is applied to all EAPs.

 

1) Go to Settings > Wireless Network.

 

2) Click + Create New Group from the drop-down list of WLAN Group to add a WLAN Group.

 

 

3) Specify a name for the WLAN Group and click Save.

After you create a WLAN Group, you can click  to edit the name of the WLAN Group, click  to delete the WLAN Group.

 

 

Step 2. Add SSIDs to the WLAN Group

 

1) Select the desired WLAN Group from the dropdown list of WLAN Group and click + Create New Wireless Network to add an SSID to the specific WLAN Group.

 

2) Configure the parameters according to your needs and click Apply. Specify a name for the SSID, then select the wireless bands that the SSID will broadcast on. For Security, select None if no encryption is required or WPA-Personal/WPA-Enterprise otherwise. For detailed information about the parameters, refer to the User Guide 4.4.

 

 

After you add an SSID to the WLAN Group, you can click  in the ACTION column to edit the wireless network and click  to delete the wireless network.

 

 

Step 3. Apply the WLAN Group to the EAP

 

Note: The EAPs will only start broadcasting the specified SSIDs once the WLAN Group has been applied.

 

There are two ways to apply the WLAN Group to your EAPs.

 

1. Apply to a Single EAP

 

1) Go to Devices, click the EAP to which you want to apply the WLAN group.

 

 

2) Then go to Config > WLANs in the Properties window.

 

 

3) Select the desired WLAN Group from the dropdown list to apply the WLAN Group to the EAP, then click Apply.

 

2. Apply to EAPs in batch
 

1) Go to Devices, select the APs tab and click Batch Action, and then click Batch Config.

 

2) Next, check the boxes of EAPs that you want to add to the WLAN Group, and click Done.

 

3) Go to Config > WLANs in the Properties window and select the desired WLAN Group from the dropdown list to apply the WLAN Group to EAPs, then click Apply.