User Guide
Table Of Contents
- Nortel WLAN Security Switch 2300 Series Configuration Guide
- Contents
- How to get Help
- Introducing the Nortel WLAN 2300 System
- Using the Command-Line Interface
- Configuring AAA for Administrative and Local Access
- Configuring and Managing Ports and VLANs
- Configuring and Managing Ports
- Configuring and Managing VLANs
- Managing the Layer 2 Forwarding Database
- Port and VLAN Configuration Scenario
- Configuring and Managing IP Interfaces and Services
- MTU Support
- Configuring and Managing IP Interfaces
- Configuring the System IP Address
- Configuring and Managing IP Routes
- Managing the Management Services
- Configuring and Managing DNS
- Configuring and Managing Aliases
- Configuring and Managing Time Parameters
- Setting the Time Zone
- Configuring the Summertime Period
- Statically Configuring the System Time and Date
- Displaying the Time and Date
- Configuring and Managing NTP
- Adding an NTP Server
- Removing an NTP Server
- Changing the NTP Update Interval
- Resetting the Update Interval to the Default
- Enabling the NTP Client
- Displaying NTP Information
- Managing the ARP Table
- Pinging Another Device
- Logging In to a Remote Device
- Tracing a Route
- IP Interfaces and Services Configuration Scenario
- Configuring SNMP
- Overview
- Configuring SNMP
- Displaying SNMP Information
- Configuring and Managing Mobility Domain Roaming
- Configuring User Encryption
- Configuring AP access points
- AP Overview
- Configuring AP access points
- Specifying the Country of Operation
- Configuring a Template for Automatic AP Configuration
- Configuring AP Port Parameters
- Configuring AP-WSS Security
- Configuring a Service Profile
- Configuring a Radio Profile
- Configuring Radio-Specific Parameters
- Mapping the Radio Profile to Service Profiles
- Assigning a Radio Profile and Enabling Radios
- Disabling or Reenabling Radios
- Displaying AP Information
- Displaying AP Configuration Information
- Displaying a List of Distributed APs
- Displaying a List of Distributed APs that Are Not Configured
- Displaying Connection Information for Distributed APs
- Displaying Service Profile Information
- Displaying Radio Profile Information
- Displaying AP Status Information
- Displaying AP Statistics Counters
- Configuring RF Auto-Tuning
- Wi-Fi Multimedia
- Configuring and Managing Spanning Tree Protocol
- Configuring and Managing IGMP Snooping
- Configuring and Managing Security ACLs
- About Security Access Control Lists
- Creating and Committing a Security ACL
- Mapping Security ACLs
- Modifying a Security ACL
- Using ACLs to Change CoS
- Enabling Prioritization for Legacy Voice over IP
- Security ACL Configuration Scenario
- Managing Keys and Certificates
- Why Use Keys and Certificates?
- About Keys and Certificates
- Creating Keys and Certificates
- Choosing the Appropriate Certificate Installation Method for Your Network
- Creating Public-Private Key Pairs
- Generating Self-Signed Certificates
- Installing a Key Pair and Certificate from a PKCS #12 Object File
- Creating a CSR and Installing a Certificate from a PKCS #7 Object File
- Installing a CA’s Own Certificate
- Displaying Certificate and Key Information
- Key and Certificate Configuration Scenarios
- Configuring AAA for Network Users
- About AAA for Network Users
- AAA Tools for Network Users
- Configuring 802.1X Authentication
- Configuring Authentication and Authorization by MAC Address
- Configuring Web-based AAA
- Configuring Last-Resort Access
- Configuring AAA for Users of Third-Party APs
- Assigning Authorization Attributes
- Overriding or Adding Attributes Locally with a Location Policy
- Configuring Accounting for Wireless Network Users
- Displaying the AAA Configuration
- Avoiding AAA Problems in Configuration Order
- Configuring a Mobility Profile
- Network User Configuration Scenarios
- Configuring Communication with RADIUS
- Managing 802.1X on the WSS Switch
- Managing Sessions
- Managing System Files
- Rogue Detection and Countermeasures
- About Rogues and RF Detection
- Summary of Rogue Detection Features
- Configuring Rogue Detection Lists
- Enabling Countermeasures
- Disabling or Reenabling Active Scan
- Enabling AP Signatures
- Disabling or Reenabling Logging of Rogues
- Enabling Rogue and Countermeasures Notifications
- IDS and DoS Alerts
- Displaying RF Detection Information
- Appendix A: Troubleshooting a WS Switch
- Fixing Common WSS Setup Problems
- Recovering the System Password
- Configuring and Managing the System Log
- Running Traces
- Using Show Commands
- Remotely Monitoring Traffic
- Capturing System Information for Technical Support
- Appendix B: Supported RADIUS Attributes
- Appendix C: Mobility Domain Traffic Ports
- Appendix D: DHCP Server
- Glossary
- Index
- Command Index
Managing Keys and Certificates 385
Nortel WLAN Security Switch 2300 Series Configuration Guide
PKCS #7, PKCS #10, and PKCS #12 Object Files
Public-Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS) are encryption interface standards created by RSA Data Security, Inc., that
provide a file format for transferring data and cryptographic information. Nortel supports the PKCS object files listed in
Table 26.
Creating Keys and Certificates
You must create a public-private key pair, and request, accept, or generate a digital certificate to exchange with WLAN
Management Software or Web View for management access, or with 802.1X or Web-based AAA users for network
access. The digital certificates can be self-signed or signed by a certificate authority (CA). If you use certificates signed
by a CA, you must also install a certificate from the CA to validate the digital signatures of the certificates installed on
the WSS.
Each of the following types of access requires a separate key pair and certificate:
• Admin—Administrative access through WLAN Management Software or Web View
• EAP—802.1X access for network users who can access SSIDs encrypted by WEP or WPA, and for users connected
to wired authentication ports
Table 26: PKCS Object Files Supported by Nortel
File Type Standard Purpose
PKCS #7 Cryptographic Message
Syntax Standard
Contains a digital certificate signed by a CA.
To install the certificate from a PKCS #7 file, use the crypto
certificate command to prepare WSS Software to receive the
certificate, then copy and paste the certificate into the CLI.
A PKCS #7 file does not contain the public key to go with the
certificate. Before you generate the CSR and instal the
certificate, you must generate the public-private key pair using
the crypto generate key command.
PKCS #10 Certification Request
Syntax Standard
Contains a Certificate Signing Request (CSR), a special file with
encoded information needed to request a digital certificate from
a CA.
To generate the request, use the crypto generate request
command. Copy and paste the results directly into a browser
window on the CA server, or into a file to send to the CA server.
PKCS #12 Personal Information
Exchange Syntax
Standard
Contains a certificate signed by a CA and a public-private key
pair provided by the CA to go with the certificate.
Because the key pair comes from the CA, you do not need to
generate a key pair or a certificate request on the switch. Instead,
use the copy tftp command to copy the file onto the WSS
switch.
Use the crypto otp command to enter the one-time password
assigned to the file by the CA. (This password secures the file so
that the keys and certificate cannot be installed by an
unauthorized party. You must know the password in order to
install them.)
Use the crypto pkcs12 command to unpack the file.