Chapter 12 AP Profile
NWA1000 Series User’s Guide
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The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 48 Configuration > Object > AP Profile > SSID > Security List > Add/Edit Security Profile
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Profile Name
Enter up to 31 alphanumeric characters for the profile name. This name is only visible in the
Web Configurator and is only for management purposes. Spaces and underscores are
allowed.
Security Mode
Select a security mode from the list:
none
,
wep
,
wpa2
, or
wpa2-mix
.
Radius Server Type
This shows
External
and the NWA1000 Series uses an external RADIUS server for
authentication.
Primary / Secondary
Radius Server
Activate
Select this to have the NWA1000 Series use the specified RADIUS server.
Radius Server IP
Address
Enter the IP address of the RADIUS server to be used for authentication.
Radius Server
Port
Enter the port number of the RADIUS server to be used for authentication.
Radius Server
Secret
Enter the shared secret password of the RADIUS server to be used for authentication.
Primary / Secondary
Accounting Server
Activate
Select the check box to enable user accounting through an external authentication server.
Accounting
Server IP Address
Enter the IP address of the external accounting server in dotted decimal notation.
Accounting
Server Port
Enter the port number of the external accounting server. The default port number is 1813.
You need not change this value unless your network administrator instructs you to do so with
additional information.
Accounting
Share Secret
Enter a password (up to 128 alphanumeric characters) as the key to be shared between the
external accounting server and the NWA1000 Series. The key must be the same on the
external accounting server and your NWA1000 Series. The key is not sent over the network.
Accounting Interim
Update
This field is available only when you enable user accounting through an external
authentication server.
Select this to have the NWA1000 Series send subscriber status updates to the accounting
server at the interval you specify.
Interim Update
Interval
Specify the time interval for how often the NWA1000 Series is to send a subscriber status
update to the accounting server.
General Server
Settings
NAS IP Address
If the RADIUS server requires the NWA1000 Series to provide the NAS (Network Access Server)
IP address attribute, enter it here.
NAS Identifier
If the RADIUS server requires the NWA1000 Series to provide the NAS (Network Access Server)
identifier attribute, enter it here. The NAS identifier is to identify the source of access request.
It could be the NAS’s fully qualified domain name.
802.1X
Select this to enable 802.1x secure authentication.
ReAuthenticatio
n Timer
Enter the interval (in seconds) between authentication requests. Enter a 0 for unlimited
requests.
WEP Authentication Settings
Idle Timeout
Enter the idle interval (in seconds) that a client can be idle before authentication is
discontinued.
Authentication Type
Select a WEP authentication method. Choices are
Open
or
Share
key.
Share
key is only
available if you are not using 802.1x.