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Chapter 8 Controlling Mesh Access Points
Adding Mesh Access Points to the Mesh Network
Figure 8-9
Mesh Page
Step 2
Choose
EAP
from the Security Mode drop-down box.
Step 3
Check the
Enabled
check boxes for the External MAC Filter Authorization and Force External
Authentication options.
Step 4
Click
Apply
to commit your changes.
Step 5
Click
Save Configuration
to save your changes.
Using the CLI to Enable External Authentication of Mesh Access Points
To enable external authentication for mesh access points using the CLI, enter the following commands:
config mesh security eap
config macfilter mac-delimiter colon
config mesh security rad-mac-filter enable
config mesh radius-server
index
enable
config mesh security force-ext-auth enable
(Optional)
Using the CLI to View Security Statistics
To view security statistics for mesh access points using the CLI, enter the following command:
show mesh security-stats
Cisco_AP
Command shows packet error statistics and a count of failures, timeouts, and association and
authentication successes as well as reassociations and reauthentications for the specified access point
and its child.
