System information

Wireless Security Configuration
Configuring RADIUS Client Authentication
• Retransmit Attempts: The number of times the access point tries
to resend a request to the RADIUS server before authentication fails.
(Range: 1 - 30)
■ Secondary Radius Server Setup: Configure a secondary RADIUS
server to provide a backup in case the primary server fails. The access
point uses the secondary server if the primary server fails or becomes
inaccessible. Once the access point switches over to the secondary server,
it periodically attempts to establish communication again with primary
server. If communication with the primary server is re-established, the
secondary server reverts to a backup role.
■ MAC Address Format: Sets the format for specifying MAC addresses
on the RADIUS server.
• Multi Colon - Enter MAC addresses in the form xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx.
• Multi Dash - Enter MAC addresses in the form xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx.
• No Delimiter - Enter MAC addresses in the form xxxxxxxxxxxx.
• Single Dash - Enter MAC addresses in the form xxxxxx-xxxxxx.
■ VLAN ID Format: Sets the format for specifying VLAN IDs on the
RADIUS server.
• Ascii - Enter VLAN IDs as an ASCII string.
• Hex - Enter VLAN IDs as a hexadecimal number.
To Set RADIUS Server Parameters:
1. From the Wireless Interfaces SSID Configuration window, click the [
Authen-
tication Servers]
button.
2. For the primary RADIUS server, type the IP address in the IP Address field.
3. In the Port field, specify the UDP port number used by the RADIUS server
for authentication. The default and recommended port number is 1812.
4. In the Secret Key field, specify the shared text string that is also used by
the RADIUS server.
5. (Optional) For the Timeout and Retransmit Attempts fields, accept the
default values unless you experience problems connecting to the RADIUS
server over the network.
6. (Optional) If you have a secondary RADIUS server in the network, specify
its IP address and other parameters in the appropriate fields. Otherwise,
leave the IP address setting as all zeros (0.0.0.0).
7. Set the MAC Address Format and VLAN ID Format as required.
8. Click the
[Apply Changes] button.
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