Compaq WL110, User Manual

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7-4 Security
To authorize wireless stations to access the network, the LAN administrator(s)
must:
■
append the unique universal MAC address of the Wireless LAN station to
the access control table file (*.tbl), and
■
upload the access control table file to all Access Points.
Note: The access control feature does not work in network environments that
require local MAC addressing.
If you decide to enable RADIUS Access Control, you can:
■
Specify the lifetime of a granted authorization
■
Set the authorization password
■
Assign up to two RADIUS servers for validating the MAC address of
wireless stations.
To enable RADIUS Server Access Control refer to “Enabling RADIUS Server
Access Control” on page 7-6
Enabling Access Control
To enable access control you will first need to create an access control table file
(*.tbl) using the AP Manager program.
You can upload the access control table file into all Access Points in your
network as part of a (new) configuration (see “Importing an Access Control
Table” on page7-5 for more information).
Creating/Editing an Access Control Table
To create or edit the access control table:
1. Start the AP Manager and select the Access Point.
2. Click the
Edit
button.
3. Select the
Access Control
tab.
4. Click the
Edit
button to display all MAC addresses that are currently
authorized as pictured in Figure 7-2.
By default, access control is set to
<All will be permitted>
, i.e. there are
currently no access restrictions defined.
5. Use the following buttons to modify the MAC address table:
❏
Add
- to add MAC addresses one at a time. You can also use the
Com-
ments
field to enter a name or add a comment about the listed MAC
address.
❏
Edit
- to change entries in the table.
❏
Delete
- to remove MAC addresses one at a time.
❏
Delete All
- to remove all MAC addresses and disable access control.
❏
Import File
- to import an existing access control table.
❏
Save File
- to save the current access control to a file.