Nortel Networks NB5PLUS4/W manual Wireless Security, Server IP Address, Port, Secret

security configuration is set to Legacy or 802.1x. This field is not used when the security configuration is set to WPA.

Wireless > Security > 802.1x

802.1x is a security protocol for Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN). It is a port- based network access control that keeps the network port disconnected until au- thentication is completed. 802.1x is based on the Extensible Authentication protocol (EAP). EAP messages from the authenticator to the authentication server typically use the RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) protocol. The screen- shot below illustrates the default setting of the 802.1x Wireless Security screen.

Following is a description of the 802.1x Security field settings.

Option	Description
Server IP Address	The LAN-side RADIUS (Remote Authen-
	tication Dial-In User Service) server’s IP
	address. Used for authentication.
Port	The RADUIS server’s port.
Secret	The secret that the AP shares with the

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