User guide

Authentication for a WM-AD
Summit WM Series WLAN Switch and Altitude Access Point Software Version 4.1 User Guide
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To define the RADIUS server priority for RADIUS redundancy:
1 From the main menu, click WM Access Domain Configuration. The WM Access Domain
Configuration screen is displayed.
2 In the left pane WM Access Domains list, click the WM-AD you want to define the RADIUS server
priority for. The Top olog y tab is displayed.
3 Click the Auth & Acct tab.
4 From the drop-down list, select the servers group you want to prioritize:
● Configured Servers
● Authentication Servers
● MAC Servers
● Accounting Servers
5 In the server list, select the RADIUS server and click Up or Down to arrange the order. The first
server in the list is the active one.
6 To test the Summit WM series switch’s connection to all configured RADIUS servers, click Te st . The
Test RADIUS servers screen displays the message transaction with the RADIUS server, which allows
you to visually verify the state of the server connection and user authentication.
The RADIUS test is a test of connectivity to the RADIUS server, not of full RADIUS functionality.
AAA WM-ADs use EAP over RADIUS for authentication. The Summit WM series switch’s EAP
RADIUS connectivity test initiates an Access-Request, to which the RADIUS server will respond
with a challenge. If the challenge is received then the test is deemed to have succeeded. If the
challenge is not received then the test is deemed to have failed. In either case, the test ends at this
point; for AAA WM-ADs, there is no need for a client password below.
7 In the User ID box, type the user ID that you know can be authenticated.
8 In the Password box, type the corresponding password.
9 Click Tes t. The Test Result screen is displayed.
10 To view a summary of the RADIUS configuration, click View Summary. The RADIUS summary
screen is displayed.
11 To save your changes, click Save.
Configuring Captive Portal for internal or external authentication
There are three Captive Portal options:
● No Captive Portal Support
● Internal Captive Portal – Define the parameters of the internal Captive Portal page presented by the
Summit WM series switch, and the authentication request from the Summit WM series switch to the
RADIUS server.
● External Captive Portal – Define the parameters of the external Captive Portal page presented by an
external server. The authentication can be carried out by an external authentication server or by the
Summit WM series switch request to a RADIUS server.
For more information, see “To configure the Captive Portal settings for internal Captive Portal:” on
page 114 or “To configure the Captive Portal Settings for external Captive Portal:” on page 115.