Specifications

Configuring Access Point Security
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7 Select the Accounting tab as required to define a timeout period and retry interval Syslog for MUs
interoperating with the Altitude 35xx and EAP authentication server. The items within this tab could
be enabled or disabled depending on whether Internal or External has been selected from the
RADIUS Server drop-down menu.
8 Select the Reauthentication tab as required to define authentication connection policies, intervals and
maximum retries. The items within this tab are identical regardless of whether Internal or External is
selected from the Radius Server drop-down menu.
Radius Shared
Secret
Specify a shared secret for authentication on the Internal
or Primary RADIUS server (External RADIUS Server only).
The shared secret is required to match the shared secret
on the RADIUS server. Optionally, specify a shared secret
for a secondary (failover) server. Use shared secrets to
verify RADIUS messages (with the exception of the
Access-Request message) sent by a RADIUS enabled
device configured with the same shared secret.
Apply the qualifications of a well-chosen password to the
generation of a shared secret. Generate a random, case-
sensitive string using letters and numbers. Verify the
shared secret is at least 22 characters to protect the
RADIUS server from brute-force attacks. An example of a
strong and secure shared secret is: 8d#>9fq4bV)H7%a3-
zE13sW.
External Radius
Server Address
Specify the IP address of the external RADIUS server
used to provide RADIUS accounting.
External Radius
Port
Specify the port on which the RADIUS server is listening.
The default port is 1813.
External Radius
Shared Secret
Specify a shared secret for authentication. The shared
secret is required to match the shared secret on the
RADIUS server.
MU Timeout Specify the time (in seconds) for the access point’s
retransmission of EAP-Request packets. The default is 10
seconds. If this time is exceeded, the authentication
session is terminated.
Retries Specify the number of retries for the MU to retransmit a
missed frame to the RADIUS server before it times out of
the authentication session. The default is 2 retries.
Enable Syslog Select the Enable Syslog checkbox to enable RADIUS
accounting syslog messages relating to EAP events to be
written to the specified syslog server.
Syslog Server IP
Address
Enter the IP address of the destination syslog server to be
used to log EAP events.
Enable
Reauthentication
Select the Enable Reauthentication checkbox to configure
a wireless connection policy so MUs are forced to
reauthenticate periodically. Periodic repetition of the EAP
process provides ongoing security for current authorized
connections.
Period (30-9999)
secs
Set the EAP reauthentication period to a shorter interval
for tighter security on the WLAN's connections. Set the
EAP reauthentication period to a longer time interval (at
most, 9999 seconds) to relax security on wireless
connections. The default interval of 3600 seconds is
recommended.