Proxim AP-2500 User Name & New Subscribers

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Public Space Parameters
Figure 5-12 AAA Internal Settings if Enabling Smart Client
3. Click OK to save the settings.
4. Reboot the AP.
User Name & New Subscribers
The User Name and New Subscribers options work in conjunction to determine who can connect to the Internet and
what credentials the AP uses to authenticate users.
The following table summarizes the available User Name and New Subscribers combinations:
Table 5-1 User Name and New Subscriber
When User Name is enabled, the AP displays a User Name and Password field on its login screen. When New
Subscribers is enabled, the AP displays a New User button. The following example shows the AP’s internal login
screen when both options are enabled.
User Name New Subscribers System Response
Disabled (default) Enabled (default) Allows new and existing subscribers access to the network without supplying a User name
and password. Authentication is based on the MAC address of the subscriber’s Wi-Fi card.
This setting works in conjunction with credit card services.
Enabled Enabled Allows new and existing subscribers access to the network after supplying a user name
and password. This setting works in conjunction with credit card services.
Enabled Disabled Only allows existing subscribers (either in a RADIUS database or in the Authorized
Subscribers Table) after supplying a user name and password.
Disabled Disabled Only allows existing subscribers in the Authorized Subscribers Table based on a card’s
MAC address.