Chapter 17 Internal RADIUS Server
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 61 Internal RADIUS Server Setting
LABEL | DESCRIPTION |
Active | Select this to have the NWA use its internal RADIUS server to |
| authenticate wireless clients or other APs. |
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# | This field displays the certificate index number. The certificates are |
| listed in alphabetical order. Use the CERTIFICATES screens to manage |
| certificates. The internal RADIUS server uses one of the certificates |
| listed in this screen for authentication with each wireless client. The |
| exact certificate used depends on the certificate information configured |
| on the wireless client. |
| Select the certificate you want the NWA to use for authentication. |
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Name | This field displays the name used to identify this certificate. It is |
| recommended that you give each certificate a unique name. |
| auto_generated_self_signed_cert is the factory default certificate |
| common to all NWAs that use certificates. |
| Note: It is recommended that you replace the factory default |
| certificate with one that uses your NWA's MAC address. Do |
| this when you first log in to the NWA or in the |
| CERTIFICATES > My Certificates screen. |
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Type | This field displays what kind of certificate this is. |
| REQ represents a certification request and is not yet a valid certificate. |
| Send a certification request to a certification authority, which then |
| issues a certificate. Use the My Certificate Import screen to import |
| the certificate and replace the request. |
| SELF represents a |
| *SELF represents the default |
| uses to sign imported trusted remote host certificates. |
| CERT represents a certificate issued by a certification authority. |
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Subject | This field displays identifying information about the certificate’s owner, |
| such as CN (Common Name), OU (Organizational Unit or department), |
| O (Organization or company) and C (Country). It is recommended that |
| each certificate have unique subject information. |
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Issuer | This field displays identifying information about the certificate’s issuing |
| certification authority, such as a common name, organizational unit or |
| department, organization or company and country. With |
| certificates, this is the same information as in the Subject field. |
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Valid From | This field displays the date that the certificate becomes applicable. The |
| text displays in red and includes a Not Yet Valid! message if the |
| certificate has not yet become applicable. |
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Valid To | This field displays the date that the certificate expires. The text displays |
| in red and includes an Expiring! or Expired! message if the certificate |
| is about to expire or has already expired. |
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Apply | Click Apply to have the NWA use certificates to authenticate wireless |
| clients. |
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Reset | Click Reset to start configuring this screen afresh. |
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