D-Link DWS-4026 [593/741] Applying an ap profile

ConfiguringAdvancedSettings

D-Link UnifiedWiredandWirelessAccessSystem

November2011 Page593

D‐LinkUWSUserManual

CommandButtons

Thepageincludesthefollowingbuttons:

• Add—Addsaprofilewiththenameyouenterintheassociatedfield.TheAccessPointProfileGlobal

ConfigurationpageforthenewprofileappearsafteryouclickAdd.

• Copy—Copiestheselectedprofileandaddsitwiththenameyouenterinth

eassociatedfield.

• Delete—Removestheselectedprofile.Youcanrenamethedefaultprofile,butyoucannotdeleteit.

• Refresh—Updatesthepagewiththelatestinformation.

ClicktheRadio,SSID,QoS,orTSPECtabstoconfigureadditionalfeaturesfortheprofile.

Tocopyanexistingprofileandallofitsc

onfigurationstoanewprofile,selecttheprofilewiththeconfiguration

tocopy,enteranameforthenewprofile,andclickCopy.

Todeleteaprofile,selecttheprofileandclickDelete.

Toaccessanexistingprofile,clickthetabwiththenameoftheprofile.Whenyouaddanewpr

ofile,ithasthe

defaultAPsettings.Whenyoucopyaprofile,ithastheAPsettingsconfiguredintheoriginalprofile.

Tomodifyanysettingswithinaprofile,clicktheGlobal,Radio,NetworkorQoSsettingsfortheprofileyou

selectandupdatetheappropriatefields.

•Formoreinfo rmationaboutthefieldsonth

eGlobalpage,see“Profile”onpage537.

•FormoreinformationaboutthefieldsontheRadiopage,see“RadioConfiguration”onpage538.

•FormoreinformationaboutthefieldsontheNetworkpage,see“WirelessDefaultVAPConfiguration”on

page543.

•Formoreinformationaboutthefieldsonth

eQoSpage,see“AccessPointProfileQoSConfiguration”on

page606.

ApplyinganAPProfile

AfteryouupdateanAPProfileontheDWS‐4000Seriesswitch,thechangesarenotappliedtotheaccesspoints

thatusethatprofileuntilyouexplicitlyapplytheprofileontheWLAN>Administration>Advanced

Configuration>APProfile>AccessPointProfileSummary pageorresettheAPstha

tusetheprofile.

Toapplytheprofilechangestoallaccesspointsthatuseaprofile,selecttheprofileandclickApply,asthe

followingfigureshows.

Note:WhenyouchangetheVLANIDforawirelessnetwork,theAPmighttemporaryloseitsDHCP‐

assignedIPaddresswhenyouapplytheupdatedprofile.Ifthisoccurs,theAPgoesintoStandalone

mode.AssoonastheAPregainsitsIPaddressfromtheDHCPserveronyournetwork,itre

sumes

normaloperationasamanagedAP.YoumightalsoseethisbehaviorwhenyouenableordisableaVAP

(SSID)andre‐applytheAPprofile.