Fortress Technologies ecure Wireless Access Bridge User Manual

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Fortress Bridge: Administration
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2
On the 
DEVICE
 
AUTHENTICATION
 screen, click the 
Edit
 button 
of the device for which you want to change settings.
3
In the 
EDIT
 
DEVICE
 frame (above the device list) where the 
device’s current settings are displayed, enter new values 
into the relevant fields (described in Section 4.1.2).
4
Click 
Update
 to save the edited settings (or 
Cancel
 your 
changes).
The device’s entry in 
AUTHORIZED
 
DEVICES
 reflects your 
changes.
4.1.2.2
Deleting Devices
You can delete one device, multiple devices or all devices from 
device authentication.
To delete one or more devices:
1
Log on to the Bridge GUI 
admin
 account and choose 
DEVICE
 
AUTHENTICATION
 from the menu on the left.
2
On the 
DEVICE
 
AUTHENTICATION
 screen, in the 
AUTHORIZED
 
DEVICES
 display, place a check in the box(es) in the 
Delete
 
column for the device(s) you want to delete, or click 
Check 
All
 below the column to select all devices for deletion.
3
Click 
Delete All Checked Devices
.
The device(s) you selected will be removed from the 
AUTHORIZED
 
DEVICES
 display.
NOTE:
 The Bridge
supports 802.1X
authentication through
separate and unrelated
configuration settings.
These are described in
802.1X Security (for
wireless devices) and in
Section 3.4, 802.1X Serv-
er and LAN Port Settings
.
4.2 User Authentication
You can configure default and individual user authentication 
parameters through the Bridge only when 
Local
 authentication 
is selected. (When 
External
 authentication is selected, these 
settings are configured on the external authentication server.)
The Fortress Bridge has an internal RADIUS (Remote 
Authentication Dial-In User Service) server built-in. The Bridge 
additionally supports external RADIUS servers. 
Authentication (device and user) is enabled and disabled 
globally on the Bridge by selecting 
Disabled
Local
 or 
External