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Configuring the Wireless AP

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Configuring Wireless AP settings

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, March 2008

128 HiPath Wireless Controller, Access Points and Convergence Software V5 R1 , C20/C2400 User Guide

• All .pfx files created by the the third-party Certificate Authentication

application must be zipped into one file.

To configure 802.1x EAP-TLS authentication in pass through 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 Bulk Certificate Upload section, click Browse. The Choose file

window is displayed.

5. Navigate to the location of the zipped certificates file, and then click Open.

The name of the zipped certificates file is displayed in the ZIP Archive box.

6. In the Password box, type the password used during the certificates

generation process.

7. Click Upload and Set certificates. Once complete, the Settings updated

message is displayed in the footer of the HiPath Wireless Assistant.

Note: Only APs that are in Pending state can be approved as a sensor or as

an access point. To change the role of an approved AP, use the Role drop-

down list on the AP Properties tab or the AP Multi-edit page.

Only the HiPath Wireless AP 2610/2620 can be approved as a sensor. The

HiPath Wireless Outdoor AP and Wireless 802.11n AP 3610/3620 cannot

work as sensors.

4.5.7 Configuring the default Wireless AP settings

Wireless APs are added with default settings. You can modify the system’s

Wireless AP default settings, and then use these default settings to configure

newly added Wireless APs. In addition, you can base the system’s Wireless AP

default settings on an existing Wireless AP configuration or have configured

Wireless APs inherit the properties of the default Wireless AP configuration when

they register with the system.

The process of configuring the default Wireless AP settings is divided into three

tabs: