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6.4.3 Associating an ACL with WLAN

Use the

Membership

screen to define a name for the ACL index and map the index to WLANs (1-32)

requiring membership permission restrictions.

To associate a filter ACL index with a WLAN:

1. Select

Security> Wireless Filters

from the main menu tree.

2. Select one or more of the existing ACLs from the filters list.

3. Click the

Memberships

button.

4. Check the box below each WLAN you want associated with the ACL.

Selecting a WLAN maps it the MAC address range and allow or deny designation assigned to it.
Consequently, be sure you are not restricting MU traffic for a WLAN that requires those MAC addresses
to interact with the switch.

5. Refer to the

Status

field for the current state of the requests made from applet. This field displays error

messages if something goes wrong in the transaction between the applet and the switch.

6. Click

OK

to use the changes to the running configuration and close the dialog.

7. Click

Cancel

to close the dialog without committing updates to the running configuration.

6.5 Configuring ACLs

An Access Control List (ACL) is a sequential collection of permit and deny conditions that apply to switch
data packets. When a packet is received on an interface, the switch compares the fields in the packet against
any applied ACLs to verify the packet has the required permissions to be forwarded, based on the criteria
specified in the access lists.

Use the

ACL

screen to view, add and configure Access Control configurations. Typically an ACL consists of

series of entries called an Access Control Entry (ACE). Each ACE defines the access rights for a user in
relationship to the switch. When access is attempted, the operating system uses the ACL to determine
whether the user has switch access permissions. It consists of the following tabs:

Configuring an ACL

Attaching an ACL

Attaching an ACL on a WLAN Interface/Port

Reviewing ACL Statistics

NOTE: If a packet does not meet any of the criteria specified in the ACL, then the packet
is dropped.

NOTE: For an overview of how the switch uses an ACL to filter permissions to the switch
managed network, proceed to

ACL Overview on page 6-17

.