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Configuring a RADIUS server
PMP 450 Operations Guide
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pmp-0049 (September 2012)
Note, Aradial 5.3 has a bug that prevents ―remote device login, preventing usage of the user name
and password management
features.
Choosing Authentication Mode and Configuring for
Authentication
Servers - AP
On the APs Configuration > Security tab, select the RADIUS AAA Authentication Mode. The
following describes the
other
Authentication Mode options for reference, and then the RADIUS AAA
option.
Disabled
: Requires no authentication. Any SM (except an SM that itself has been configured to
require RADIUS authentication by enabling Enforce Authentication as described below) will be
allowed to
register
to the
AP.
Authentication Server: Authentication Server in this instance refers to Wireless Manager in BAM-
only mode. Authentication will be
required
for an SM to register to the AP. Only SMs listed by
MAC address in the Wireless Manager database will
be
allowed to register to the
AP.
AP Pre-Shared
Key
: Canopy offers a pre-shared key authentication option. In this case, an
identical key
must
be entered in the Authentication Key field on the APs Configuration >
Security tab and in the Authentication Key field on each desired SM‘s Configuration > Security
tab.
RADIUS
AAA
: To support RADIUS authentication of SMs, on the AP‘s Configuration >
Security tab
select
RADIUS AAA. Only properly configured SMs with a valid certificate will be
allowed to
register
to the
AP.
When RADIUS AAA is selected, up to 3 Authentication Server (RADIUS Server)
IP
addresses
and
Shared Secrets can be configured. The IP address(es) configured here
must
match the IP address(es)
of the RADIUS server(s). The shared secret(s) configured here
must
match the shared secret(s)
configured in the RADIUS server(s). Servers 2 and 3 are meant
for
backup and reliability, not
splitting the database. If Server 1 doesnt respond, Server 2 is
tried,
and then
server
3. If Server 1
rejects authentication, the SM is denied entry to the network, and does
not
progress trying the other
servers.
The default IP address is 0.0.0.0.
The
default Shared Secret is CanopySharedSecret. The Shared
Secret can be up to 32
ASCII
characters (no diacritical marks or ligatures, for
example).