User's Manual

Configuring the Wireless AP
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Configuring Wireless AP settings
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, March 2008
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4. In the PEAP Authentication section, do the following:
• In the Username drop-down list, click the value you want to assign as the
username credential:
•Name – The name of the Wireless AP, which is assigned on the AP
Properties tab. The Wireless AP name can be edited.
•Serial – The serial number of the Wireless AP. The Wireless AP serial
number cannot be edited.
•MAC – The MAC address of the Wireless AP. The Wireless AP MAC
address cannot be edited.
• In the Password drop-down list, click the value you want to assign as the
password credential:
•Name – The name of the Wireless AP, which is assigned on the AP
Properties tab. The Wireless AP name can be edited.
•Serial – The serial number of the Wireless AP. The Wireless AP serial
number cannot be edited.
•MAC – The MAC address of the Wireless AP. The Wireless AP MAC
address cannot be edited.
5. Click Set PEAP credentials. The AP 802.1x Multi-edit progress window is
displayed, which provides the status of the configuration process. Once
complete, the Settings updated message is displayed in the footer of the
HiPath Wireless Assistant.
The 802.1x PEAP authentication configuration is assigned to the Wireless
APs. The Wireless APs can now be deployed to 802.1x enabled switch ports.
To configure 802.1x EAP-TLS authentication in proxy mode using
multi-edit:
1. From the main menu, click Wireless AP Configuration. The HiPath
Wireless AP page is displayed.
2. In the left pane, click AP 802.1x Multi-edit.
3. In the Wireless APs list, click one or more Wireless APs to configure. To click
multiple Wireless APs, click the Wireless APs from the list while pressing the
CTRL key.
4. In the Certificate request section, type the following:
• Country name – The two-letter ISO abbreviation of the name of the
country
• State or Province name – The name of the State/Province
• Locality name (city) – The name of the city
• Organization name – The name of the organization