To create a new custom AP profile (Radio operation mode disabled):
- From the custom AP profiles page, select Create New. The New AP Profile window opens.
New AP profile
Enter the following information:
| Name | Type a name for the profile. |
| Comment | Optionally, type comments. |
| Platform | Select the platform that the profile will apply to from the drop-down list. |
| Split Tunneling Subnet(s) | Type the split tunneling subnet(s). |
| Radio 1 & 2 | Configure the radio settings. The Radio 2 settings will only appear if applicable to the platform that is selected. |
| Operation Mode | Select Disabled. |
| AP Country Code | Select the access point country code from the drop-down list. |
| Advanced Options | Configure advanced options for the SSID. |
| dtsl-in-kernal | Select to enable or disable data channel DTLS in kernel. |
| dtls-policy | Select clear-text, dtls-enable, or both. |
| handoff-rssi | Type a value for RSSI handoff. |
| handoff-sta-thresh | Type a value for the threshold. |
| ip-fragment-preventing | Prevent IP fragmentation for CAPWAP tunnelled control and data packets. Select tcp-mss-adjust, icmp-unreachable, or both. |
| max-clients | Type a value for the maximum number of clients. |
| split-tunneling-acl-localap-subnet | Select to enable or disable split tunneling ACL local AP subnet. |
| tun-mtu-downlink | Type the downlink tunnel MTU. |
| tun-mtu-uplink | Type the uplink tunnel MTU. |
- Select OK to create the new wireless profile.
To create a new custom AP profile (Radio operation mode Access Point):
- From the custom AP profiles page, select Create New. The New AP Profile window opens.
New AP profile
Enter the following information:
| Name | Type a name for the profile. |
| Comment | Optionally, type comments. |
| Platform | Select the platform that the profile will apply to from the drop-down list. |
| Split Tunneling Subnet(s) | Type the split tunneling subnet(s). |
| Radio 1 & 2 | Configure the radio settings. The Radio 2 settings will only appear if applicable to the platform that is selected. |
| Operation Mode | Select Access Point (default). |
| Background Scan | Enable or disable background scanning. |
| WIDS Profile | Select a WIDS profile from the drop-down list. |
| Rogue AP On-Wire Scan | Select to enable rogue AP on-wire scan.
This option is only available is the operation mode is set to Dedicated Monitor, or if background scan is enabled. |
| Radio Resource Provision | Select to enable radio resource provisioning. |
| Client Load Balance | Select the client load balancing methods to use. Frequency and/or AP handoff can be used. |
| Band | Selected the wireless band from the drop-down list. The bands available are dependent on the platform selected. |
| Channel | Select the channel or channels that are available. The channels available are dependent on the platform selected. |
| Auto TX Power Control | Enable or disable automatic TX power control. |
| TX Power | If Auto TX PowerControl is disabled, type the TX power in the form of the percentage of the total available power. |
| TX Power Low | If Auto TX PowerControl is enabled, type the minimum TX power in dBm. |
| TX Power High | If Auto TX PowerControl is enabled, type the maximum TX power in dBm. |
| SSID | Select available SSIDs from the Available box, and move them to the Selected box using the arrow buttons to select the SSIDs to apply to this profile. |
| AP Country Code | Select the access point country code from the drop-down list. |
| Advanced Options | For more information, see “Provisioning Templates” on page 229. |
- Select OK to create the new wireless profile.
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