Cisco Systems OL-6217-01 manual Configuring the AAA Server to Support WLAN Client Authentication

Cisco Structured Wireless-Aware Network (SWAN) Implementation Guide

Implementing the Cisco SWAN Framework

To configure the local RADIUS server on an access point, follow these steps:

Step 1 Access the access point command-line interface and go into configuration mode.

Step 2 Enter the following IOS command:

AAA-ap(config)# aaa new-model

Step 3 Enter the following IOS command:

AAA-ap(config)#radius-server local

You are now in the local RADIUS server configuration mode.

Step 4 Enter the following command for each WDS-host device while in the local RADIUS server configuration mode:

AAA-ap(config-radsrv)nas <wds-host ip address> key <shared secret>

Step 5 Each infrastructure access point presents a username and password to the WDS when it authenticates. These credentials must be defined on the local RADIUS server and do not have to be unique per infrastructure access point. Most implementations use a single username and password credential pair for all of the infrastructure access points. To add the username and password credentials into the local RADIUS server, enter the following command while in local RADIUS configuration mode for each username and password credential pair:

AAA-ap(config-radsrv)user <username> password <password>

Step 6 Exit configuration mode and save the configuration to NVRAM.

Configuring the AAA Server to Support WLAN Client Authentication

The configuration steps required to configure client authentication depending on authentication requirements for the WLAN client. A discussion of WLAN client authentication and configuration is beyond the scope of this document. Consult product documentation and other resources available from http://www.cisco.com for the details of WLAN client authentication configuration.

Preparing the CiscoWorks WLSE for Managing WLAN Devices

The CiscoWorks WLSE uses three methods to communicate with WLAN devices in the network:

•WLCCP-Control transactions with the WDS-hosts

•SNMP-Interrogation of all WLAN devices and some configuration tasks

•Telnet or SSH-Configuration of access points via remote command-line interface

The CiscoWorks WLSE requires the following credentials to successfully communicate with WLAN devices in the network:

•WLCCP credentials for initial authentication of the WLSE by the WDS-hosts

•SNMP read-only and read-write communities

•Telnet or SSH credentials

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