User's Manual

Virtual Network configuration
hwc_vnsconfiguration.fm
Authentication for a VNS
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190 HiPath Wireless Controller, Access Points and Convergence Software V5 R1 , C20/C2400 User Guide
•MAC – Use to define servers for MAC-based authentication.
• Acct – Use to define accounting servers.
4. Click MAC. The MAC fields are displayed.
5. From the RADIUS drop-down list, click the server you want to use for MAC
authentication, and then click Use. The server’s default information is
displayed and a red asterisk is displayed next to MAC, indicating that a server
has been assigned.
The RADIUS servers are defined on the Global Settings page. For more
information, see Section 5.8, “VNS global settings”, on page 157.
6. If applicable, to use a server that has already been used for another type of
authentication or accounting, click the server you want to use for MAC
authentication, and then select User server for MAC Authentication.
7. In the Port box, type the port used to access the RADIUS server. The default
is 1812.
8. In the # of Retries box, type the number of times the HiPath Wireless
Controller will attempt to access the RADIUS server.
9. In the Timeout box, type the maximum time, in seconds, that a HiPath
Wireless Controller will wait for a response from the RADIUS server before
attempting again.