Prestige 2602H/HW Series User’s Guide

Table 22 Wireless LAN: 802.1x/WPA: 802.1x (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Key Management

Choose 802.1x from the drop-down list.

Protocol

 

Dynamic WEP Key

This field is activated only when you select Authentication Required in the

Exchange

Wireless Port Control field. Also set the Authentication Databases field to

 

RADIUS Only. Local user database may not be used.

 

Select Disable to allow wireless stations to communicate with the access points

 

without using dynamic WEP key exchange.

 

Select 64-bit WEP or 128-bit WEP to enable data encryption.

 

Up to 32 stations can access the Prestige when you configure dynamic WEP key

 

exchange.

 

This field is not available when you set Key Management Protocol to WPA or

 

WPA-PSK.

Authentication

The authentication database contains wireless station login information. The local

Databases

user database is the built-in database on the Prestige. The RADIUS is an external

 

server. Use this drop-down list box to select which database the Prestige should

 

use (first) to authenticate a wireless station.

 

Before you specify the priority, make sure you have set up the corresponding

 

database correctly first.

 

Select Local User Database Only to have the Prestige just check the built-in user

 

database on the Prestige for a wireless station's username and password.

 

Select RADIUS Only to have the Prestige just check the user database on the

 

specified RADIUS server for a wireless station's username and password.

 

Select Local first, then RADIUS to have the Prestige first check the user

 

database on the Prestige for a wireless station's username and password. If the

 

user name is not found, the Prestige then checks the user database on the

 

specified RADIUS server.

 

Select RADIUS first, then Local to have the Prestige first check the user

 

database on the specified RADIUS server for a wireless station's username and

 

password. If the Prestige cannot reach the RADIUS server, the Prestige then

 

checks the local user database on the Prestige. When the user name is not found

 

or password does not match in the RADIUS server, the Prestige will not check the

 

local user database and the authentication fails.

Back

Click Back to go to the main wireless LAN setup screen.

 

 

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes back to the Prestige.

 

 

Cancel

Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.

 

 

Note: Once you enable user authentication, you need to specify an external RADIUS server or create local user accounts on the Prestige for authentication.

5.6.2 Authentication Required: WPA

Select Authentication Required in the Wireless Port Control field and WPA in the Key Management Protocol field to display the next screen.

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Chapter 5 Wireless LAN (P2602HW Models)