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Service profiles – 3Com WX4400 3CRWX440095A User Manual

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After the MAP is configured with the above information, the next time
the MAP boots, the following takes place:

1 The MAP sends an ARP request for its own address, to ensure it is not in

use elsewhere in the network.

2 The DNS server resolves the fully qualified domain name of the WX

switch, wxr100.

3 The MAP sends a Find WX message to the WX switch WXR100.

4 The WX switch WXR100 responds to the Find WX message

5 The MAP sends a unicast message to the WX switch WXR100 and

determines whether it should use a locally stored image or download it
from the WX switch.

6 Once the operational image is loaded, WX switch WXR100 sends

configuration information to the MAP.

Service Profiles

A service profile controls advertisement and encryption for an SSID. You
can specify the following:

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Whether SSIDs that use the service profile are beaconed

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Whether the SSIDs are encrypted or clear (unencrypted)

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For encrypted SSIDs, the encryption settings to use

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The fallthru authentication method for users that are not
authenticated with 802.1X or MAC authentication

Table 10 lists the parameters controlled by a service profile and their
default values.

Table 10 Defaults for Service Profile Parameters

Parameter

Default Value

Radio Behavior When Parameter
Set to Default Value

attr

No attributes
configured

Does not assign the SSID’s
authorization attribute values to SSID
users, even if attributes are not
otherwise assigned.

auth-dot1x

enable

When the Wi-Fi Protected Access
(WPA) information element (IE) is
enabled, uses 802.1X to authenticate
WPA clients.