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 387
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Choosing the Appropriate Certificate Installation Method for Your
Network
Depending on your network environment, you can use any of the following methods to install certificates and their
public-private key pairs. The methods differ in terms of simplicity and security. The simplest method is also the least
secure, while the most secure method is slightly more complex to use.
• Self-signed certificate—The easiest method to use because a CA server is not required. The WSS switch generates
and signs the certificate itself. This method is the simplest but is also the least secure, because the certificate is not
validated (signed) by a CA.
• PKCS #12 object file certificate—More secure than using self-signed certificates, but slightly less secure than
using a Certificate Signing Request (CSR), because the private key is distributed in a file from the CA instead of
generated by the WSS switch itself. The PKCS #12 object file is more complex to deal with than self-signed
certificates. However, you can use WLAN Management Software , Web View, or the CLI to distribute this
certificate. The other two methods can be performed only using the CLI.
• Certificate Signing Request (CSR)—The most secure method, because the WSS switch’s public and private keys
are created on the WSS switch itself, while the certificate comes from a trusted source (CA). This method requires
generating the key pair, creating a CSR and sending it to the CA, cutting and pasting the certificate signed by the
CA into the CLI, and then cutting and pasting the CA’s own certificate into the CLI.
Table 27 lists the steps required for each method and refers you to appropriate instructions. (For complete examples, see
“Key and Certificate Configuration Scenarios” on page 393.)
Table 27: Procedures for Creating and Validating Certificates
Certificate
Installation
Method
Steps Required Instructions
Self-signed
certificate
1. Generate a public-private key pair on the WSS
switch.
2. Generate a self-signed certificate on the WSS
switch.
• “Creating Public-Private Key
Pairs” on page 388
• “Generating Self-Signed
Certificates” on page 389
PKCS #12
object file
certificate
1. Copy a PKCS #12 object file (public-private
key pair, server certificate, and CA certificate)
from a CA onto the WSS switch.
2. Enter the one-time password to unlock the file.
3. Unpack the file into the switch’s certificate and
key store.
“Installing a Key Pair and
Certificate from a PKCS #12 Object
File” on page 390
Certificate
Signing Request
(CSR) certificate
1. Generate a public-private key pair on the WSS
switch.
2. Generate a CSR on the switch as a PKCS #10
object file.
3. Give the CSR to a CA and receive a signed
certificate (a PEM-encoded PKCS #7 object
file).
4. Paste the PEM-encoded file into the CLI to
store the certificate on the WSS switch.
5. Obtain and install the CA’s own certificate.
• “Creating Public-Private Key
Pairs” on page 388
• “Creating a CSR and Installing
a Certificate from a PKCS #7
Object File” on page 391
• “Installing a CA’s Own
Certificate” on page 392