User's Manual

hwc_vnsconfiguration.fm
Virtual Network configuration
Defining accounting methods for a VNS
A31003-W1050-U100-2-7619,
March 2008
HiPath Wireless Controller, Access Points and Convergence Software V5 R1 , C20/C2400 User Guide 191
10. In the NAS IP Address box, type the Network Access Server (NAS) IP
address.
11. In the NAS Identifier box, type the Network Access Server (NAS) identifier.
The NAS identifier is a RADIUS attribute that identifies the server responsible
for passing information to designated RADIUS servers and then acting on the
response returned. This is an optional step.
12. In the Auth. Type field, click the authentication protocol to be used by the
RADIUS server to authenticate the wireless device users for a Captive Portal
VNS.
13. In the Password box, type the password you want to use for MAC-based
authentication requests. The password is forwarded by the HiPath Wireless
Controller to the authentication server. If the Password box is left empty, the
MAC address will act as the default password.
Toggle between Mask/Unmask to view and hide the defined password.
14. If applicable, select Set as primary server.
15. To enable MAC-based authentication on roam, select the MAC-based
authentication on roam checkbox.
Note: Only select this checkbox if you are using MAC based authentication
and if you want your clients to be authorized every time they roam to another
AP. If this feature is not enabled, and MAC-based authentication is in use, the
client is authenticated only at the start of a session.
16. To save your changes, click Save.
6.7 Defining accounting methods for a VNS
The next step in configuring a VNS is to define the methods of accounting.
Accounting tracks the activity of a wireless device users. There are two types of
accounting available:
• HiPath Wireless Controller accounting – Enables the HiPath Wireless
Controller to generate Call Data Records (CDRs) in a flat file on the HiPath
Wireless Controller.
• RADIUS accounting – Enables the HiPath Wireless Controller to generate
an accounting request packet with an accounting start record after successful
login by the wireless device user, and an accounting stop record based on
session termination. The HiPath Wireless Controller sends the accounting
requests to a remote RADIUS server.