Installation Guide

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Task 15: Configuring a RADIUS server PMP 450i and PTP 450i Configuration and User
Guide
Aradial 5.3 has a bug that prevents “remote device login”, so
doesn’t
support the
user name and password management
feature.
Choosing Authentication Mode and Configuring for
Authentication
Servers - AP
On the AP’s Configuration => Security tab, select the RADIUS AAA
Authentication Mode. The following describes the
other
Authentication Mode
options for reference, and then the RADIUS AAA
option.
Disabled
: Requires no authentication. Any SM (except a SM that itself has been
configured to
require
RADIUS authentication by enabling Enforce Authentication as
described below) is allowed to
register
to the
AP.
Authentication Server: Authentication Server in this instance refers to Wireless
Manager in BAM-only mode. Authentication is
required
for a SM to register to the AP.
Only SMs listed by MAC address in the Wireless Manager database is
allowed to
register to the
AP.
AP Pre-Shared
Key
: Canopy offers a pre-shared key authentication option. In this
case, an identical key
must
be entered in the Authentication Key field on the AP’s
Configuration > Security tab and in the Authentication Key field on each desired SM’s
Configuration > Security
tab.
RADIUS
AAA
: To support RADIUS authentication of SMs, on the AP’s Configuration
> Security tab
select
RADIUS AAA. Only properly configured SMs with a valid
certificate is allowed to
register
to the
AP.
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 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.
The default IP address is 0.0.0.0.
The
default Shared Secret is
“CanopySharedSecret”. The Shared Secret can be up to 32
ASCII
characters (no
diacritical marks or ligatures, for
example).
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