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Configuring a RADIUS server
PMP 450 Operations Guide
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Configuring your RADIUS servers for SM authentication
Your RADIUS server will need to be configured to use the
following:
EAPTTLS or MSCHAPv2 as the Phase 1/Outer Identity
protocol.
If Enable Realm is selected on the SM‘s Configuration > Security tab, then the
same
Realm as appears there (or access to it).
The same Phase 2 (Inner Identity) protocol as configured on the SM‘s
Configuration
> Security
tab under Phase 2 options.
The username and password for each SM configured on each SM‘s
Configuration
> Security
tab.
An IP address and NAS shared secret that is the same as the IP address and Shared Secret
configured on the APs Configuration > Security tab for
that
RADIUS server.
A server private certificate, server key, and CA certificate that complement
the
public
certificates distributed to the SMs, as well as the Canopy dictionary file
that
defines Vendor
Specific Attributes (VSAa). Default certificate files and
the
dictionary
file are available from the
software
site:
www.cambiumnetworks.com/support/pmp/software/ after entering your
name,
email address, and either Customer Contract Number or the MAC address of
a
module covered
under the 12 month
warranty.
Optionally, operators may configure the RADIUS server response messages (Accept or Reject) so that
the user has information as to why they have been rejected. The AP displays the RADIUS
Authentication Reply message strings in the Session Status list as part of each SM‘s information. The
SM will show this string (listed as Authentication Response on the SM GUI )on the main Status page in
the Subscriber Module Stats section.
(Note: Aradial AAA servers only support operator-configurable Authentication Accept responses, not
Authentication Reject responses).
Configuring your RADIUS server for SM configuration
Table 10 lists Canopy Vendor Specific Attributes (VSAs) along with VSA numbers and
other
details.
The associated SM GUI page, tab, and parameter is listed to aid
cross-referencing
and understanding
of the
VSAs.
A RADIUS dictionary file is available from the software
site:
www.cambiumnetworks.com/support/pmp/software/
The RADIUS dictionary file
defines
the VSAs and their values and is usually imported into the
RADIUS server as part of
server
and database
setup.