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S e c u r i t y S e t t i n g s - N o n e
Figure 10: Wireless Security - None
N o s e c u r i t y i s u s e d . A n y o n e u s i n g t h e c o r r e c t S S I D c a n c o n n e c t t o y o u r n e t w o r k .
T h e o n l y s e t t i n g s a v a i l a b l e f r o m t h i s s c r e e n a r e R a d i u s M A C A u t h e n t i c a t i o n a n d U A M ( U n i v e r s a l A c c e s s M e t h o d ) .
R a d i u s M A C A u t h e n t i c a t i o n
R a d i u s M A C A u t h e n t i c a t i o n p r o v i d e s f o r M A C a d d r e s s c h e c k i n g w h i c h i s c e n t r a l i z e d o n y o u r R a d i u s s e r v e r . I f y o u d o n ' t
h a v e a R a d i u s S e r v e r , y o u c a n n o t u s e t h i s f e a t u r e .
Using MAC authentication
28. Ensure the Wireless Access Point can login to your Radius Server.
• Add a RADIUS client on the RADIUS server, using the IP address or name of the Wireless Access Point,
and the same shared key as entered on the Wireless Access Point.
• Ensure the Wireless Access Point has the correct address, port number, and shared key for login to your
Radius Server. These parameters are entered either on the Security page, or the Radius-based MAC
authentication sub-screen, depending on the security method used.
• On the Access Point, enable the Radius-based MAC authentication feature on the screen below.
29. Add Users on the Radius server as required. The username must be the MAC address of the Wireless client
you wish to allow, and the password must be blank.
30. When clients try to associate with the Access Point, their MAC address is passed to the Radius Server for
authentication.
• If successful, “xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx MAC authentication” is entered in the log, and client station status would
show as “authenticated” on the station list table;
• If not successful, “xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx MAC authentication failed” is entered in the log,, and station status is
shown as “authenticating” on the station list table.