Concept Guide
Table Of Contents
- About this Guide
- About Instant
- Setting up a W-IAP
- Automatic Retrieval of Configuration
- Instant User Interface
- Initial Configuration Tasks
- Customizing W-IAP Settings
- Modifying the W-IAP Host Name
- Configuring Zone Settings on a W-IAP
- Specifying a Method for Obtaining IP Address
- Configuring External Antenna
- Configuring Radio Profiles for a W-IAP
- Configuring Uplink VLAN for a W-IAP
- Changing the W-IAP Installation Mode
- Changing USB Port Status
- Master Election and Virtual Controller
- Adding a W-IAP to the Network
- Removing a W-IAP from the Network
- VLAN Configuration
- IPv6 Support
- Wireless Network Profiles
- Configuring Wireless Network Profiles
- Configuring Fast Roaming for Wireless Clients
- Configuring Modulation Rates on a WLAN SSID
- Multi-User-MIMO
- Management Frame Protection
- Disabling Short Preamble for Wireless Client
- Editing Status of a WLAN SSID Profile
- Editing a WLAN SSID Profile
- Deleting a WLAN SSID Profile
- Wired Profiles
- Captive Portal for Guest Access
- Understanding Captive Portal
- Configuring a WLAN SSID for Guest Access
- Configuring Wired Profile for Guest Access
- Configuring Internal Captive Portal for Guest Network
- Configuring External Captive Portal for a Guest Network
- Configuring Facebook Login
- Configuring Guest Logon Role and Access Rules for Guest Users
- Configuring Captive Portal Roles for an SSID
- Configuring Walled Garden Access
- Authentication and User Management
- Managing W-IAP Users
- Supported Authentication Methods
- Supported EAP Authentication Frameworks
- Configuring Authentication Servers
- Understanding Encryption Types
- Configuring Authentication Survivability
- Configuring 802.1X Authentication for a Network Profile
- Enabling 802.1X Supplicant Support
- Configuring MAC Authentication for a Network Profile
- Configuring MAC Authentication with 802.1X Authentication
- Configuring MAC Authentication with Captive Portal Authentication
- Configuring WISPr Authentication
- Blacklisting Clients
- Uploading Certificates
- Roles and Policies
- DHCP Configuration
- Configuring Time-Based Services
- Dynamic DNS Registration
- VPN Configuration
- IAP-VPN Deployment
- Adaptive Radio Management
- Deep Packet Inspection and Application Visibility
- Voice and Video
- Services
- Configuring AirGroup
- Configuring a W-IAP for RTLS Support
- Configuring a W-IAP for Analytics and Location Engine Support
- Managing BLE Beacons
- Clarity Live
- Configuring OpenDNS Credentials
- Integrating a W-IAP with Palo Alto Networks Firewall
- Integrating a W-IAP with an XML API Interface
- CALEA Integration and Lawful Intercept Compliance
- Cluster Security
- W-IAP Management and Monitoring
- Uplink Configuration
- Intrusion Detection
- Mesh W-IAP Configuration
- Mobility and Client Management
- Spectrum Monitor
- W-IAP Maintenance
- Monitoring Devices and Logs
- Hotspot Profiles
- ClearPass Guest Setup
- IAP-VPN Deployment Scenarios
- Acronyms and Abbreviations
152 | Authentication and User Management Dell Networking W-Series Instant 6.5.1.0-4.3.1.0 | User Guide
In the Instant UI
To configure an external authentication server:
1. Navigate to Security > Authentication Servers. The Security window is displayed.
2. To create a new server, click New. A window for specifying details for the new server is displayed.
3. Configure parameters based on the type of sever.
l RADIUS—To configure a RADIUSserver, specify the attributes described in the following table:
Parameter Description
Name Enter a name for the server.
Server
address
Enter the host name or the IP address of the external RADIUS server.
RadSec Set RadSec to Enabled to enable secure communication between the RADIUS server and W-IAP
clients by creating a TLS tunnel between the W-IAP and the server.
If RadSec is enabled, the following configuration options are displayed:
l RadSec port—Communication port number for RadSec TLS connection. By default, the port
number is set to 2083.
l RFC 3576
l RFC 5997
l NAS IP address
l NAS identifier
For more information on RadSec configuration, see Enabling RADIUS Communication over TLS on
page 156.
Auth port Enter the authorization port number of the external RADIUS server within the range of 1–65,535.
The default port number is 1812.
Accounting
port
Enter the accounting port number within the range of 1–65,535. This port is used for sending
accounting records to the RADIUS server. The default port number is 1813.
Shared key Enter a shared key for communicating with the external RADIUS server.
Retype key Re-enter the shared key.
Timeout Specify a timeout value in seconds. The value determines the timeout for one RADIUS request. The
W-IAP retries to send the request several times (as configured in the Retry count) before the user
gets disconnected. For example, if the Timeout is 5 seconds, Retry counter is 3, user is
disconnected after 20 seconds. The default value is 5 seconds.
Retry count Specify a number between 1 and 5. Indicates the maximum number of authentication requests that
are sent to the server group, and the default value is 3 requests.
Table 33: RADIUSServer Configuration Parameters