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Chapter 13
Authentication and User Management
This chapter provides the following information:
l Managing W-IAP Users on page 139
l Supported Authentication Methods on page 143
l Supported EAP Authentication Frameworks on page 145
l Configuring Authentication Servers on page 146
l Understanding Encryption Types on page 160
l Configuring Authentication Survivability on page 161
l Configuring 802.1X Authentication for a Network Profile on page 163
l Enabling 802.1X Supplicant Support on page 165
l Configuring MAC Authentication for a Network Profile on page 166
l Configuring MAC Authentication with 802.1X Authentication on page 168
l Configuring MAC Authentication with Captive Portal Authentication on page 170
l Configuring WISPr Authentication on page 171
l Blacklisting Clients on page 172
l Uploading Certificates on page 175
Managing W-IAP Users
The W-IAP users can be classified as follows:
l Administrator—An admin user who creates SSIDs, wired profiles, and DHCP server configuration
parameters; and manages the local user database. The admin users can access the VC Management UI.
l Guest administrator—A guest interface management user who manages guest users added in the local user
database.
l Administrator with read-only access—The read-only admin user does not have access to the Instant CLI. The
Instant UI will be displayed in the read-only mode for these users.
l Employee users—Employees who use the enterprise network for official tasks.
l Guest users—Visiting users who temporarily use the enterprise network to access the Internet.
The user access privileges are determined by W-IAP management settings in the W-AirWave Management client,
and the type of the user. The following table outlines the access privileges defined for the admin user, guest
management interface admin, and read-only users.
User Category
AMP in Management Mode
W-IAP in Monitor Mode or without
AMP
administrator Access to local user database only Complete access to the W-IAP
read-only
administrator
No write privileges No write privileges
guest administrator Access to local user database only Access to local user database only
Table 31: User Privileges