Chapter 10 Wireless Security Screen

10.4.2 Security: 802.1x Only

Use this screen to set the selected profile to 802.1x Only security mode. Select 802.1x-Onlyin the Security Mode field to display the following screen.

Figure 95 Wireless > Security: 802.1x Only

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 42 Wireless > Security: 802.1x Only

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Profile Name

Type a name to identify this security profile.

 

 

Security Mode

Choose 802.1x Only in this field.

 

 

ReAuthentication

Specify how often wireless stations have to resend user names and

Timer

passwords in order to stay connected.

 

Enter a time interval between 10 and 9999 seconds. The default time

 

interval is 1800 seconds (30 minutes). Alternatively, enter “0” to turn

 

reauthentication off.

 

Note: If wireless station authentication is done using a RADIUS

 

server, the reauthentication timer on the RADIUS server

 

has priority.

 

 

Idle Timeout

The NWA automatically disconnects a wireless station from the wired

 

network after a period of inactivity. The wireless station needs to enter

 

the user name and password again before access to the wired network

 

is allowed.

 

The default time interval is 3600 seconds (or 1 hour).

 

 

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes.

 

 

Reset

Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.

 

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