Prestige 2602HW Series User’s Guide

 

Table 118 Menu 23.4 System Security: IEEE802.1x (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 field to decide 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.

 

 

When you configure Key Management Protocol to WPA, the Authentication

 

 

Databases must be RADIUS Only. You can only use the Local User Database

 

 

with 802.1x Key Management Protocol.

 

 

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.

 

When you have completed this menu, press [ENTER] at the prompt “Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:” to save your configuration, or press [ESC] at any time to cancel.

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

35.2 Creating User Accounts on the Prestige

By storing user profiles locally, your Prestige is able to authenticate wireless users without interacting with a network RADIUS server.

Follow the steps below to set up user profiles on your Prestige.

1From the main menu, enter 14 to display Menu 14 - Dial-in User Setup.

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