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WM-AD configuration
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Configuring authentication mechanism for WM-AD
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Summit WM, Getting Started Guide
8.5.1.4 Configuring MAC-based authentication
MAC-based authentication restricts wireless device’s access to the network,
based on its MAC addresses. The Summit WM Switch relays the client devices’
MAC address to a RADIUS server on your network following which the RADIUS
server checks the address against a list of allowed MAC addresses. If the client
device’s MAC address matches one in the list of allowed MAC addresses in the
RADIUS server, the user is granted access to the network.
based on its MAC addresses. The Summit WM Switch relays the client devices’
MAC address to a RADIUS server on your network following which the RADIUS
server checks the address against a list of allowed MAC addresses. If the client
device’s MAC address matches one in the list of allowed MAC addresses in the
RADIUS server, the user is granted access to the network.
To set-up the RADIUS server for MAC-based authentication, you must set-up a
user account with User ID=MAC and Password= MAC for each user.
user account with User ID=MAC and Password= MAC for each user.
To define MAC-based authentication for a WM-AD:
1. From the main menu, click WM Access Domain Configuration. The WM
Access Domain Configuration screen is displayed.
2. In the left pane, select the SSID WM-AD for which you want to configure the
authentication mechanism. The Topology tab is displayed.
3. Click the Auth & Acct tab.
4. Click MAC.
5. From the RADIUS drop-down list, click the server that you want to use for
MAC authentication.
6. Click Use. The selected server is displayed in the list of Config’d Servers
and a red asterisk is displayed next to MAC, indicating that the server has
been assigned.
been assigned.
Note: The RADIUS drop-down list reflects the servers that are defined on the Global
Settings screen. For more information, see “Summit WM-Series WLAN Switch
Software, V4, WM2000 User Guide”.
Settings screen. For more information, see “Summit WM-Series WLAN Switch
Software, V4, WM2000 User Guide”.
7. If your RADIUS server is being used for another type of authentication or
accounting, select Use server for MAC Authorization.
8. Type the values in the MAC text boxes.
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Port – Port used to access the RADIUS server. The default is 1812.
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# of Retries – Number of times the Summit WM Switch will attempt to
access the RADIUS server.
access the RADIUS server.
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Timeout – Maximum time for which Summit WM Switch will wait for a
response from the RADIUS server before making a re-attempt.
response from the RADIUS server before making a re-attempt.
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NAS IP Address – IP address of the network access server (NAS).
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NAS Identifier – RADIUS attribute that identifies the server responsible
for passing information to the designated servers. This is an optional text
box.
for passing information to the designated servers. This is an optional text
box.