Network requirements, Configuration procedure – H3C Technologies H3C WX3000E Series Wireless Switches User Manual

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whose level is equal or less than this.

Privilege note: 0-VISIT, 1-MONITOR, 2-SYSTEM, 3-MANAGE

# If the ACS server is not reachable, enter password 654321 as prompted for local authentication.

<AC> super 3

Password:

Å Enter the password for HWTACACS level switching authentication

Error: Invalid configuration or no response from the authentication server.

Info: Change authentication mode to local.

Password:

Å Enter the password for local level switching authentication

User privilege level is 3, and only those commands can be used

whose level is equal or less than this.

Privilege note: 0-VISIT, 1-MONITOR, 2-SYSTEM, 3-MANAGE

Local EAP authentication for 802.1X users by an LDAP server

Network requirements

As shown in

Figure 50

, an 802.1X client connects to an AC that connects to an LDAP server. The IP

address of the LDAP server is 10.1.1.1/24 and the domain name is ldap.com. Configure the AC to
perform local EAP authentication for 802.1X users and to use the LDAP server for user identity

authentication.

Figure 50 Network diagram

Configuration procedure

NOTE:

If the host runs the 802.1X client of Windows XP, the network properties of the connection must be
configured as follows: In the Authentication tab, select Enable IEEE 802.1x authentication for this

network and then select the EAP authentication type of the smart card or other certificates.

If the host runs the iNode 802.1X client, select the Enable advanced authentication checkbox and the
Certificate authentication option, and then click Settings and select the authentication type EAP-TLS.

1.

Configure the LDAP server

On the LDAP server, set the administrator's password to admin!123456, add user aaa (this username is

the DN of the local certificate) and set the password for the user to ldap!123456. For more information

about LDAP server configuration, see "

Authentication for Telnet users by an LDAP server

."

2.

Configure the AC

# Obtain the CA certificate and the local certificate.
If the AC has saved the CA certificate file and local certificate file, import them in offline mode.

Otherwise, you must request a local certificate for the AC and obtain the CA certificate in online mode.

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