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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide

5.Click Submit Changes to save your changes. To activate your changes, from the menu bar click Save/Discard Changes, and then click Save Changes and Reboot. For help, see “Saving Configuration Changes” on page 46.

6.Configure the RADIUS server by clicking Select a RADIUS server for 802.1x authentication. The RADIUS Server List screen appears.

7.For each authentication server, enter the IP address or DNS name, enter the shared secret key, port number, and check the 802.1x check box.

Note

If you enter more than one authentication server, see page 132 for a description of how the access point uses the servers.

8.Configure the database. Depending on the authentication type, enter the information for each end device that is allowed to communicate with the 802.1x network:

ˆIn the EAS database, in the Type field choose the authentication type and then enter the information for each end device. For help, see Chapter 7, “Configuring the Embedded Authentication Server (EAS)” on page 204.

ˆFor help configuring an external RADIUS server, see the documentation that came with your server. You need to enter each authenticator’s IP address and the shared secret key. In the database, you need to enter the information for each end device.

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