Allied Telesis AT-WA7500, AT-WA7501 manual Configuring the Database, Parameter Explanation

Chapter 7: Configuring the Embedded Authentication Server (EAS)

Configuring the Database

Table 58. EAS Parameter Descriptions

Parameter	Explanation
Enable Server	Determines if you are using a password server to
	authenticate end devices that can communicate
	with this access point. Clear this check box.
Default Secret Key	Enter a default secret key that is used between
	the EAS and all access points. This secret key
	can be from 1 to 32 characters in ASCII or in
	hexadecimal. To enter a hexadecimal key, it must
	start with 0x.
UDP Port	Enter the UDP port number on which the EAS
	listens. Port number assignments are
	administered by the Internet Assigned Number
	Authority (IANA). If you change this value you
	should choose a number between 49152 and
	65535.
Authorization Time	Enter the amount of time that RADIUS clients
	(access points) remain authorized by the server
	before they need to be reauthorized. The format
	is d:hh:mm, where d is days, hh is hours, and mm
	is minutes. If you enter zeros, the RADIUS server
	will only authenticate a RADIUS client the first
	time it connects.
Enable PEAP Fast	Determines if PEAP clients can perform a fast
Reconnect	reconnect when roaming. Some Microsoft
	Windows CE supplicants do not support fast
	reconnect so this option must be disabled to allow
	them to authenticate.

The EAS database contains up to 128 clients that this access point authorizes for logins, RADIUS clients, ACL clients, and 802.1x clients. This screen is hot settable; that is, to activate a change, you click Save/ Discard changes, and then click Save Changes without Reboot.

You can also create a database (using Microsoft Excel or Notepad) and then import it. Or you can configure one database, export it, and import it to an EAS in another RADIUS server. For help, see “Exporting and Importing Databases” on page 217.

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