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51 | Wireless configuration HP Cloud Network Manager | User Guide
Data pane item Description
ADMIN-DN Enter a distinguished name for the admin user with read/search privileges across
all the entries in the LDAP database (the admin user need not have write
privileges, but the admin user must be able to search the database, and read
attributes of other users in the database).
ADMIN
PASSWORD
Enter a password for the admin.
RETYPE ADMIN
PASSWORD
Retype the password for the admin.
BASE-DN Enter a distinguished name for the node that contains the entire user database.
FILTER Specify the filter to apply when searching for a user in the LDAP database. The
default filter string is (objectclass=*).
KEYATTRIBUTE Specify the attribute to use as a key while searching for the LDAP server. For Active
Directory, the value is sAMAccountName.
TIMEOUT Enter a value between 1 and 30 seconds. The default value is 5.
RETRY COUNT Enter a value between 1 and 5. The default value is 3.
n CoA — To configure a CoA, select CoA only. The RADIUSserver is automatically selected.
Data pane item Description
NAME Enter the name of the server.
IP ADDRESS Enter the IP address of the server.
BONJOUR
SUPPORT CoA
PORT
Enter a port number for sending Bonjour support CoA on a different port than on
the standard CoA port. The default value is 5999.
SHAREDKEY Enter a shared key for communicating with the external RADIUS server.
RETYPEKEY Re-enter the shared key.
Table 23: Parameters for CoA
4. Click Save Server.
To assign the RADIUSauthentication server to a network profile, select the newly added server when configuring
security settings for a wireless or wired network profile.
You can also add an external RADIUSserver by selecting New for Authentication Server when configuring a
WLAN or wired profile. For more information, see Configuring security settings for a WLAN SSID profile on
page 27.
Configuring dynamic RADIUSproxy parameters
The RADIUS server can be deployed at different locations and VLANs. In most cases, a centralized RADIUSor
local server is used to authenticate users. However, some user networks can use a local RADIUS server for
employee authentication and a centralized RADIUS based captive portal server for guest authentication. To