User Manual Part 2

Wi-Fi Array
Configuring the Wi-Fi Array 235
If you want to include user group membership in the RADIUS account
information for users, see “Understanding Groups” on page 262. User groups
allow you to easily apply a uniform configuration to a user on the Array.
About Creating User Accounts on the RADIUS Server
A number of attributes of user (Wi-Fi client) accounts are controlled by RADIUS
Vendor Specific Attributes (VSAs) defined by Xirrus. For example, you would use
the VSA named Xirrus-User-VLAN if you wish to set the VLAN for a user
account in RADIUS. For more information about the RADIUS VSAs used by
Xirrus, see “RADIUS Vendor Specific Attributes (VSAs) for Xirrus” on page 443.
Procedure for Configuring an External RADIUS Server
1. Primary Server: This is the external RADIUS server that you intend to
use as your primary server.
a. Host Name / IP Address: Enter the IP address or domain name of this
external RADIUS server.
b. Port Number: Enter the port number of this external RADIUS server.
The default is 1812.
c. Shared Secret / Verify Secret: Enter the shared secret that this
external RADIUS server will be using, then re-enter the shared secret
to verify that you typed it correctly.
2. Secondary Server (optional): If desired, enter an alternative external
RADIUS server. If the primary RADIUS server becomes unreachable, the
Array will “failover” to the secondary RADIUS server (defined here).
a. Host Name / IP Address: Enter the IP address or domain name of this
external RADIUS server.
b. Port Number: Enter the port number of this external RADIUS server.
The default is 1812.
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The shared secret that you define must match the secret used by the
external RADIUS server.