
5 Configuring Access Point Settings
address according to the validation mode (local or RADIUS) as long as the AP is enabled for Managed Mode and has been authentication (if required). Once the AP is verified, it becomes managed by the switch.
If an AP is discovered and its MAC address is not found in the Valid AP database or the AP fails to authenticate, the switch adds an entry to the AP failure list. If you use the local Valid AP database, you can add the failed AP to the Valid AP database directly from the AP Authentication Failures page.
The Valid AP database stores additional information about the AP along with its MAC address such as the AP mode, local authentication password, and the AP profile that the access point uses. You can also manually set the channel and RF signal transmit power level for an individual AP, which overrides the channel and power settings in the AP profile.
Configuring AAA and RADIUS Settings
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•Database for AP settings
The information in this section applies to the
The RADIUS server that you configure from the Administration > Basic Setup > AAA/RADIUS tab is the RADIUS server for the default AP profile. For each network, you can configure a unique RADIUS server or use the default RADIUS server.
Table 7 describes the fields you can configure for the default AP profile RADIUS server.
Table 7. Global RADIUS Server
Field | Description |
IP Address | The RADIUS IP is the IP address of the RADIUS server the switch uses for |
| authentication. |
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Secret | The RADIUS Secret is the shared secret key for the RADIUS server. Click |
| the Edit check box to enter a secret. The text you enter will be displayed as |
| “*” characters to prevent others from seeing the RADIUS key as you type. |
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Accounting | RADIUS Accounting allows you to track and measure the resources a |
| particular user has consumed such as system time, amount of data |
| transmitted and received, and so on. |
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NOTE:If you access the RADIUS and MAC Authentication configuration information from the AP Profile page, the Profile Name field also appears. To rename the profile, delete the existing name and enter the new name in the field, then click Submit.
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