5. In the Wireless Settings - Access Point section, do one of the following:
•
To configure a RADIUS accounting server for an existing SSID (one that is already
enabled and configured), click the Edit button for the SSID.
•
To enable an SSID that is still disabled and configure a RADIUS accounting server
for the SSID, select the Enabled check box for the SSID, and then click the Edit
button for the SSID.
A new page opens.
6. In the Radius Accounting section, configure the settings as described in the following
table.
Description
Setting
To enable RADIUS accounting, select the Enable radio button.
By default, the Disable radio button is selected.
Radius Accounting
Enter the IPv4 address of the RADIUS accounting server. The access point must be
able to reach this IP address.
Radius Accounting
Server
Enter the number of the UDP port on the access point that is used to access the
RADIUS accounting server. The default port number is 1813.
Radius Accounting
Port
Enter the password (shared key) that is used between the access point and the
accounting RADIUS server during the authentication process.
Radius Accounting
Secret
Enter the period in seconds between each accounting update message that the
access point sends to the RADIUS accounting server. The default period is 600
seconds.
Interim Accounting
Interval
7. Click the Save button.
Your settings are saved but not yet applied. The page closes. The Wireless Settings
page displays again.
A pop-up window displays. The window shows the number of changes to be applied.
8. In the pop-up window, click the Apply button.
Your changes are applied. If the WiFi link must be reestablished, the page displays
the number of seconds before the access point is back online.
Configure Network Access Server settings
If your network includes a Network Access Server (NAS) that functions as the gateway
to a RADIUS server, you can set up NAS settings for the SSID that requires its clients to
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Radio Settings
NETGEAR WiFi 6 AX1800/AX3600 Dual Band PoE/PoE+ Access Points, WAX214 and WAX218
