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Wireless Security Configuration
Configuring 802.1X AP Authentication
Configuring 802.1X AP Authentication
The AP Authentication feature enables the AP 530 to authenticate itself to a
standard RADIUS server using its own username and password, just as a client
or station would. The Access Point 530 AP Authentication feature supports
802.1X port-access authentication when connecting to switches that support
this feature.
Before AP Authentication can function on the AP 530, two other devices must
be operational:
■
A switch capable of
port-access
mode (or “
multiple-host
” mode) authen-
tication, to which the AP530 is connected, and
■
A RADIUS server.
N o t e
The Access Point 530 only supports connections to switches in
port-access
(or “
multiple-host
”) mode. Connections in
client-limit
mode (or “
single-host
”
mode) are not supported.
Guidelines for AP Authentication
■
As with normal users, the user account for the AP must be created on the
RADIUS server before authentication can occur.
■
Authentication is performed using the PEAP-MSCHAPv2 or EAP-MD5
protocol.
■
The username and password are encrypted in the access point’s configu-
ration file. (If AP Authentication is disabled on the access point, the
username and password are removed from the configuration file.)
■
For security, the access point will
immediately disable
both its radios
when either:
•
Errors occur in configuring AP Authentication settings, or
•
Disruptions occur in the connection to the RADIUS server,
I m p o r t a n t
Since errors in configuration may cause wireless connections to the access
point to be disabled, it is recommended to configure AP Authentication using
either a wired ethernet connection or the console port, not over a wireless link.
Summary of Contents for ProCurve 530 NA
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Page 21: ...1 1 1 Getting Started ...
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Page 29: ...2 1 2 Selecting a Management Interface ...
Page 35: ...3 1 3 Using the Command Line Interface CLI ...
Page 51: ...4 1 4 Using the ProCurve Web Browser Interface ...
Page 85: ...5 1 5 General System Configuration ...
Page 195: ...7 1 7 Wireless Security Configuration ...
Page 271: ...8 1 8 Special Features ...
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Page 309: ...9 1 9 Command Line Reference ...
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Page 475: ...A 1 A File Uploads Downloads and Resets ...
Page 495: ...B 1 B Defaults ...
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