Editing a Network
You can edit a network if you need to update any of its current settings. For example, you can change the network name, description, network type settings, advanced network settings, or the venue at which the network is advertised.
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From the navigation bar, click
Wi-Fi > Wi-Fi Networks
List.
The Wi-Fi Networks page is displayed defaulting to the Network List tab view.
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Click the check box for a
specific network and click Edit.
Alternatively, click on a specific network name then click the Configure
button.
The Edit Network page is displayed.
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In the Network Details
page, you can update the network name and description as required.
Note: When a DPSK SSID is modified, the administrator is notified that the current linked Passphrase will be removed. To retain the Passphrases, they should be exported before the modification and then imported to the new DPSK SSID.
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Select Settings to
update the required settings as per the network type. Refer to Wireless Networks Overview.
Refer to the following sections based on the network type.
- Pre-Shared Key: Creating a Network That Uses a Pre-Shared Key
- Dynamic Pre-Shared Key: Creating a Network That Uses a Dynamic Pre-Shared Key
- Enterprise AAA: Creating a Network That Uses an Enterprise AAA Server
- Hotspot 2.0 Access: Creating a Network That Uses Hotspot 2.0 Access
- Captive Portal with Click-Through: Creating a Network That Uses a Captive Portal with Click-Through
- Captive Portal with Self Sign In: Creating a Network That Uses a Captive Portal with Self Sign In
- Cloudpath Captive Portal: Creating a Network That Uses a Cloudpath Captive Portal
- Captive Portal with Host Approval: Creating a Network That Uses a Captive Portal with Host Approval
- Captive Portal with Guest Pass: Creating a Network That Uses a Captive Portal with a Guest Pass
- Third-Party Captive Portal (WISPr Feature): Creating a Network That Uses a Third-Party Captive Portal (WISPr Feature)
- Captive Portal with Active Directory or LDAP Server: Creating a Network That Uses a Captive Portal with Active Directory or LDAP Server
- Open: Creating an Open Network
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Click More
Settings.
The More Settings page is displayed and VLAN sub-tab is displayed by default. Refer to Configuring Additional Settings for a Wi-Fi Network for more information.
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Click the
VLAN tab to edit the VLAN configuration.
In the VLAN tab, you can perform the following actions:
- Enable VLAN Pooling and add or select a VLAN Pool
- Disable VLAN Pooling (which allows you to also modify the VLAN ID)
- Enable or disable Proxy ARP
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Select the
Network Control tab to edit the network control
configuration.
In the Network Control tab, you can perform the following actions:
- Enable or disable DNS Proxy
- Enable or disable Wi-Fi Calling
- Enable or disable Client Isolation
- Enable or disable Anti-spoofing
- Enable or disable Logging client data to external syslog
- Enable or disable Application Recognition & Control
- Enable or disable Force DHCP
- Enable or disable DHCP Option 82
- For access control, Select separate profiles
- Enable or disable Access Control
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Select the
Radio tab to edit the radio
configuration.
In the Radio tab, you can perform the following actions:
- Enable or disable Hide SSID
- Edit the Load Control configuration
- Edit the Data Rate Control (2.4 GHz & 5 GHz) configuration
- Enable or disable OFDM only (disable 802.11b)
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Select the
Networking tab to edit the networking
configuration.
In the Networking, you can perform the following actions:
- Edit Enable Agile Multiband (AMB) setting
- Edit Enable 802.11k neighbor reports setting
- Edit Enable 802.11d setting
- Edit Client Inactivity Timeout setting
- Edit Directed MC/BC Threshold
- Enable or disable Airtime Decongestion
- Enable or disable Join RSSI Threshold
- Enable or disable Transient Client Management
- Enable or disable Optimized Connectivity Experience (OCE)
- Enable or disable AP Host Name Advertisement in Beacon
- Enable or disable GTK Rekey
- Enable or disable Multicast Filter
- Enable or disable Multicast Rate Limiting
- Edit BSS Priority
- Edit Enable Wi-Fi 6/ 7 setting
- Enable or disable Multi-Link operation (MLO)
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Select the
Advanced tab to edit the advanced
configuration.
In the Advanced tab, you can perform the following actions:
- Configure the DTIM (Delivery Traffic Indication Message) Interval.
- Enable or disable the QoS Mirroring. Click the icon next to QoS Mirroring to view the feature synopsis and the minimum required AP firmware version. Click See the compatibility requirements to view the minimum required AP firmware version and the supported AP model families ((denoted by their applicable IEEE 802.11 standard) that are currently incompatible with the QoS Mirroring feature.
- Enable or disable QoS Map Set.
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Click the
VLAN tab to edit the VLAN configuration.
- In the Venues page, select the Venues in which to activate this network.
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Click Apply.
Note:
Demonstration of Editing a Network Configuration. This video walks you through the process of editing a network configuration.