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802.1x
There are three essential components to the 802.1x infrastructure: (1) Supplicant, (2) Authenticator and (3)
Server.
The Router serves as an Authenticator, and the EAP methods used must be supported by the backend
Radius Server.
The 802.1x security supports both MD5 and TLS Extensive Authentication Protocol (EAP).
Please follow the steps below to configure 802.1x security.
1.
Enable 802.1x security by selecting “
Enable
”.
2. Select the
Encryption Key Length Size
ranging from 64 to 256 Bits that you would like to use.
Select the
Lifetime of the Encryption Key
from 5 Minutes to 1 Day.
As soon as the lifetime of the Encryption
Key is over, the Encryption Key will be renewed by the Radius server.
3. Enter the
IP address
of and the
Port
used by the
Primary
Radius Server
Enter the
Shared Secret
, which is used by the Radius Server.
4. Enter the
IP address
of,
Port
and
Shared Secret
used by the
Secondary
Radius Server.
Click “
Help
” to get interpretation for Encryption Key and Radius Server
5. Click “
Apply
” button for the 802.1x settings to take effect after Access Point reboots itself.
Note!
As soon as 802.1x security is enabled, all the wireless client stations that are connected to the Router
currently will be disconnected.
The wireless clients must be configured manually to authenticate themselves
with the Radius server to be reconnected.
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