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.

 

 

#

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.

 

 

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.

 

 

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-signed certificate.

 

*SELF represents the default self-signed certificate, which the NWA

 

uses to sign imported trusted remote host certificates.

 

CERT represents a certificate issued by a certification authority.

 

 

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.

 

 

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 self-signed

 

certificates, this is the same information as in the Subject field.

 

 

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.

 

 

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.

 

 

Apply

Click Apply to have the NWA use certificates to authenticate wireless

 

clients.

 

 

Reset

Click Reset to start configuring this screen afresh.

 

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