Installation Guide

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Task 5: Configuring security
In the Security tab of the AP, you may set the following parameters.
Table 27 AP Security attributes
Attribute Meaning
Authentication Mode Operators may use this field to select from among the following
authentication modes:
Disabledthe AP requires no SMs to authenticate.
Authentication Server the AP requires any SM that
attempts registration to be authenticated in Wireless Manager
before registration.
AP PreShared Key - The AP acts as the authentication server
to its SMs and will make use of a user-configurable pre-shared
authentication key. The operator enters this key on both the AP
and all SMs desired to register to that AP. There is also an
option of leaving the AP and SMs at their default setting of
using the “Default Key”. Due to the nature of the
authentication operation, if you want to set a specific
authentication key, then you MUST configure the key on all of
the SMs and reboot them BEFORE enabling the key and option
on the AP. Otherwise, if you configure the AP first, none of the
SMs is able to register.
RADIUS AAA - When RADIUS AAA is selected, up to 3
Authentication Server (RADIUS Server) IP addresses and
Shared Secrets can be configured. The IP address(s)
configured here must match the IP address(s) of the RADIUS
server(s). The shared secret(s) configured here must match the
shared secret(s) configured in the RADIUS server(s). Servers 2
and 3 are meant for backup and reliability, not for splitting the
database. If Server 1 doesn’t respond, Server 2 is tried, and
then server 3. If Server 1 rejects authentication, the SM is
denied entry to the network, and does not progress trying the
other servers.
Authentication Server
DNS Usage
The management DNS domain name may be toggled such that
the name of the authentication server only needs to be specified
and the DNS domain name is automatically appended to that
name.
Authentication Server
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Enter the IP address or server name of the authentication
server (RADIUS or WM) and the Shared Secret configured in
the authentication server. When Authentication Mode
RADIUS AAA is selected, the default value of Shared Secret
is “CanopySharedSecret”. The Shared Secret may consist of
up to 32 ASCII characters.
Radius Port This field allows the operator to configure a custom port for
RADIUS server communication. The default value is
1812
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