User Manual

Chapter 3 System Configuration 39
Using the Nortel Networks Wireless LAN Access Point 2220/2221
802.1x Setup
Click the “Supported” or “Required” radio button on the 802.1x Setup field when
using the Radius MAC authentication.
Local MAC Authentication
Client computers can be filtered using the unique MAC address of their IEEE
802.11 network card. To secure an access point using local MAC address filtering,
you must enter a list of allowed/denied client MAC addresses into the filtering
table.
Table 2 802.1x Setup
Field Defaults Description
Broadcast Key
Refresh Rate
0 (in
minutes)
Defines how long the radius server will
refresh the primary broadcast key
Session Key
Refresh Rate
0 (in
minutes)
Defines how long the radius server will
dynamically re-assign a session key to a
connected client station.
802.1x
Reauthentication
Refresh Rate
0 (in
seconds)
Defines how long the radius server will
dynamically re-assign session keys to
the all connected client stations.
Table 3 Local MAC Authentication
Parameter Description
System Default Define the default filtering setting as “Deny”
or “Allow.”
MAC Address Manually type in the MAC address of a
client for the access control
Permissions Allows/Denies access of devices matching
a specified source IP address in the list to
connect to the access point.
Update Click the “Update” button to refresh the
settings.