Motorola WS5100 manual Port Authentication, Editing AP Settings

4-68WS5100 Series Switch System Reference Guide

7. Click OK to save the changes and return to the previous screen.

Port Authentication

To configure the port authentication settings on an access port:

1.Select Network > Access Port Radios from the main menu tree.

2.Click the Configuration tab.

3.Click the Global Settings button.

4.Click the Configure Port Authentication button.

5.Enter the 802.1x Username assigned to the access port.

6.Enter the 802.1x Password (for the corresponding username) providing authorization for access port authorization adoption.

7.Check the Use Default Values option checkbox to set the Username and Password to factory default values. The access port can get disconnected if the 802.1x authenticator is not configured accordingly.

NOTE: The 802.1x username and password information is only passed to adopted access ports when the username and password are set. Any AP adopted after this will not automatically receive the username and password.

NOTE: After setting the username and password to factory default settings, the system must be rebooted before the factory default settings will take effect.

8.Refer to the Status field for the current state of the requests made from applet. This field displays error messages if something goes wrong in the transaction between the applet and the switch.

9.Click OK to use the changes to the running configuration and close the dialog.

10.Click Cancel to close the dialog without committing updates to the running configuration.

4.7.1.2 Editing AP Settings

The Edit screen provides a means of modifying the properties of an existing radio. This is often necessary when the radio’s intended function has changed and its name needs modification or if the radio now needs to be defined as a detector radio. The Edit screen also enables you to modify placement, channel and power