Prestige 334W User’s Guide

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

 

Table 8-10 Local User Database

 

 

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Active

Select this option to activate the user profile.

 

 

User Name

Enter the username (up to 31 characters) for this user profile.

 

 

Password

Type a password (up to 31 characters) for this user profile. Note that as you type a

 

password, the screen displays a (*) for each character you type.

 

 

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes back to the Prestige.

 

 

Reset

Click Reset to reload the previous configuration for this screen.

 

 

8.17 Introduction to RADIUS

RADIUS is based on a client-sever model that supports authentication and accounting, where access point is the client and the server is the RADIUS server. The RADIUS server handles the following tasks among others:

•Authentication

Determines the identity of the users.

•Accounting

Keeps track of the client’s network activity.

RADIUS user is a simple package exchange in which your Prestige acts as a message relay between the wireless station and the network RADIUS server.

Types of RADIUS Messages

The following types of RADIUS messages are exchanged between the access point and the RADIUS server for user authentication:

•Access-Request

Sent by an access point requesting authentication.

•Access-Reject

Sent by a RADIUS server rejecting access.

•Access-Accept

Sent by a RADIUS server allowing access.

Wireless Security

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