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AT-TQ2403 - Management Software - User's Guide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Field

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use internal radius

You can choose whether to use the built-in authentication server provided

 

 

server

with the AT-TQ2403 Management Software, or you can use an external

 

 

 

radius server.

 

 

 

∙ To use the authentication server provided with the AT-TQ2403

 

 

 

Management Software, ensure the checkbox beside the Use internal

 

 

 

radius server field is selected. If this option is selected, you do not have

 

 

 

to provide the Radius IP and Radius Key; they are automatically provided.

 

 

 

If the option for the internal RADIUS server is enabled, configure user

 

 

 

accounts on the AP via the User Management tab. For more

 

 

 

information, see “Managing User Accounts”.

 

 

 

∙ To use an external authentication server, ensure the checkbox beside the

 

 

 

Use internal radius server field is deselected. If you deselect this

 

 

 

checkbox you must supply a Radius IP and Radius Key of the server you

 

 

 

want to use.

 

 

 

Note: The RADIUS server is identified by its IP address and UDP port

 

 

 

numbers for the different services it provides. On the current release of the

 

 

 

AT-TQ2403 Management Software, the RADIUS server User Datagram

 

 

 

Protocol (UDP) ports used by the access point are not configurable. (The

 

 

 

AT-TQ2403 Management Software is hard-coded to use RADIUS server

 

 

 

UDP port 1812 for authentication and port 1813 for accounting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Radius IP

Enter the Radius IP in the text box.

 

 

 

The Radius IP is the IP address of the RADIUS server.

 

 

 

(The AT-TQ2403 Management Software internal authentication server is

 

 

 

127.0.0.1)

 

 

 

For information on setting up user accounts, see “Managing User Accounts”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Radius Port

Enter the Radius Port in the text box.

 

 

 

The Radius Port is the port number of the RADIUS server.

 

 

 

(The port of AT-TQ2403 internal RADIUS server is 1812.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Radius Key

Enter the Radius Key in the text box.

 

 

 

The Radius Key is the shared secret key for the RADIUS server. The text you

 

 

 

enter will be displayed as " * " characters to prevent others from seeing the

 

 

 

RADIUS key as you type.

 

 

 

(The AT-TQ2403 Management Software internal authentication server key is

 

 

 

secret. This value is never sent over the network.)

 

 

 

Radius Key is a string of up to 128 characters.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enable RADIUS

Click Enable RADIUS Accounting if you want to enforce authentication

 

 

Accounting

for WPA client stations with user names and passwords for each station.

 

 

 

See also “Managing User Accounts”.