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Prestige 652 Series User’s Guide
System Security 36-5
Table 36-2 Menu 23.4 System Security : IEEE802.1x
FIELD DESCRIPTION
Authentication
Databases This field is activated only when you select Authentication Required in the Wireless
Port Control field.
The authentication database contains wireless station login information. The local user
database is the built-in database on the Prestige. The RADIUS is an external server.
Use this field to decide which database the Prestige should use (first) to authenticate a
wireless station.
Before you specify the priority, make sure you have set up the corresponding database
correctly first.
Select Local User Database Only to have the Prestige just check the built-in user
database on the Prestige for a wireless station's username and password.
Select RADIUS Only to have the Prestige just check the user database on the
specified RADIUS server for a wireless station's username and password.
Select Local first, then RADIUS to have the Prestige first check the user database on
the Prestige for a client's user name and password. If the user name is not found, the
Prestige checks the user database on the specified RADIUS server.
Select RADIUS first, then Local to have the Prestige first check the user database on
the specified RADIUS server for a client's user name and password. When the user
name is not found or password does not match in the RADIUS server, the Prestige will
not check the local user database and the authentication fails. If the Prestige cannot
reach the RADIUS server, then the Prestige checks the local user database on the
Prestige.
When you have completed this menu, press [ENTER] at the prompt “Press ENTER to confirm or ESC to
cancel” to save your configuration or press [ESC] to cancel and go back to the previous screen.
Once you enable user authentication, you need to specify an external RADIUS server or create local user
accounts on the Prestige for authentication.
36.2 Creating User Accounts on the Prestige
By storing user profiles locally, your Prestige is able to authenticate wireless users without interacting with
a network RADIUS server.
Follow the steps below to set up user profiles on your Prestige.
Step 2. From the main menu, enter 14 to display Menu 14 - Dial-in User Setup .