Avaya AP-6, AP-4, AP-5 manual Authentication Process

Security

Different servers support different EAP types and each EAP type provides different features. Refer to the documentation that came with your RADIUS server to determine which EAP types it supports.

NOTE:

The AP supports the following EAP types when Authentication Mode is set to 802.1x or WPA: EAP-TLS, PEAP, and EAP-TTLS. When Authentication Mode is set to Mixed, the AP supports the following EAP types: EAP-TLS, PEAP, EAP-TLLS, and EAP-MD5 (MD5 does not support automatic key distribution; therefore, if you choose this method you need to manually configure each client with the network's encryption key).

Authentication Process

There are three main components in the authentication process. The standard refers to them as:

1.supplicant (client PC)

2.authenticator (Access Point)

3.authentication server (RADIUS server)

When using Authentication Mode is set to 802.1x, WPA, or Mixed mode (802.1x and WEP), you need to configure your RADIUS server for authentication purposes.

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