Configure the ap-2500, Ap-2500 authentication methods – Proxim ORiNOCO AP-2500 User Manual

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AP-2500 Authentication Methods

Configure the AP-2500

After you have installed and configured your RADIUS server, you need to configure your AP to communicate with the
RADIUS server and provide internal authentication. Follow these steps:
1. Configure the AP-2500 to use its Internal Web Server for authentication. See

Internal Authentication

>

Configuration Instructions

for step-by-step instructions.

2. If not already open, access the AP’s Web browser interface.
3. Click Configure > Security > RADIUS.

The RADIUS Access screen is divided into four parts:
— RADIUS Servers
— Retransmission Options
— ISP Account Creation
— Options

4. Configure the RADIUS Server options.

Authentication:
1.

Place a check mark in the Enable Servers box.

2.

Enter the server’s IP address in the Primary Server IP Address field OR enter the server’s DNS name in
the Primary Server DNS Name field. Use either identifier but not both.

3.

Enter the Primary Server Port number.
— This port must match the RADIUS Authentication port supported by your RADIUS program. Most

RADIUS servers use port 1812 (the default setting) for Authentication. However, Funk Steel-belted
RADIUS uses port 1645.

4.

Enter the Shared Secret for the AP and RADIUS server in Primary Server Secret Key field. This is the
same Shared Secret that you used when you added the AP as one of the RADIUS server’s clients.

5.

Repeat the above procedure for the Secondary Server parameters if you have a back-up RADIUS
server.

Accounting:
1.

Place a check mark in the Enable Servers box.

2.

Enter the server’s IP address in the Primary Server IP Address field OR enter the server’s DNS name in
the Primary Server DNS Name field. Use either identifier but not both.

3.

Enter the Primary Server Port number.
— This port must match the RADIUS Accounting port supported by your RADIUS program. Most

RADIUS servers use port 1813 (the default setting) for Accounting. However, Funk Steel-belted
RADIUS uses port 1646.

4.

Enter the Shared Secret for the AP and RADIUS server in Primary Server Secret Key field. This is the
same Shared Secret that you used when you added the AP as one of the RADIUS server’s clients.

5.

Repeat the above procedure for the Secondary Server parameters if you have a back-up RADIUS
server.

NOTE

A single RADIUS server can perform both Authentication and Accounting. Alternatively, you can use separate
servers for each function.

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