Importing Dynamic PSKs

Import CSV files to create DPSKs for securing the Wi-Fi network.
  1. To import Dynamic PSKs, perform the following:
  2. From the main menu, navigate to Security > Access Control > Dynamic PSK. This displays the Dynamic PSKscreen.
  3. Click Download Sample (CSV) to download the CSV template for generating DPSKs.
    The following figure shows a sample CSV file.

    Sample CSV File

  4. Modify the CSV file as appropriate and save it. The following fields must be completed in the CSV file:
    • User Name: (Mandatory) Enter the user name.
    • MAC Address: (Optional) Enter the MAC address of the device for which to generate a DPSK (bound DPSK). If you leave the MAC Address field empty, the controller will generate an unbound DPSK.
    • VLAN ID: (Optional) Enter a value to overwrite the WLAN VLAN ID, or leave it empty if you do not want to overwrite the WLAN VLAN ID.
    • User Role: (Optional) If you have created user roles, enter the name of the user role that you want to assign to the device that connects to the controller network using this DPSK. The device will be assigned the same attributes and permissions (VLAN, time restrictions, and so on) that have been defined for the assigned user role.
    • Passphrase: (Optional) Enter a passphrase or leave it blank if you want the controller to auto-generate the passphrase.
    • Group DPSK: (Optional) Enter Y to indicate the entry is a Group DPSK if you want multiple devices to use this DPSK.
  5. Click Import CSV.
    This displays Import CSV dialog box.
    Note: Importing a CSV file that contains a MAC address to which an existing DPSK (on the same target WLAN) is already assigned will replace the existing DPSK on the controller database.
  6. From the DPSK Enabled WLAN, select a WLAN. Only WLANs that support DPSK must be selected.
  7. For Choose File, click Browse to choose the CSV file (or click Clear if you want to replace the CSV file).

    You can also specify Group DPSK in the CSV file.

  8. Click Upload.
    The generated DPSKs are displayed on the Dynamic PSK page.
    Note: You can import up to 1,000 DPSKs (not over 25K unbound + group DPSKs) at a time.
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  9. Click Download CSV to download a CSV that contains the generated DPSKs.

    The CSV file is displayed in the format shown in the following figure.

    New CSV Format

    Note: Click Export All to export all the dynamic PSKs to a CSV file. You can also export specific dynamic PSKs by selected them and clicking Export Selected.
Parent topic: Dynamic PSK