Allied Telesis AT-TQ2403 Network Card User Manual


 
76 AT-TQ2403 - Management Software - User's Guide
Field Description
Use internal radius
server
You can choose whether to use the built-in authentication server provided
with the AT-TQ2403 Management Software, or you can use an external
radius server.
To use the authentication server provided with the AT-TQ2403
Management Software, ensure the checkbox beside the Use internal
radius server field is selected. If this option is selected, you do not have
to provide the Radius IP and Radius Key; they are automatically provided.
If the option for the internal RADIUS server is enabled, configure user
accounts on the AP via the User Management tab. For more
information, see “Managing User Accounts
”.
To use an external authentication server, ensure the checkbox beside the
Use internal radius server field is deselected. If you deselect this
checkbox you must supply a Radius IP and Radius Key of the server you
want to use.
Note: The RADIUS server is identified by its IP address and UDP port
numbers for the different services it provides. On the current release of the
AT-TQ2403 Management Software, the RADIUS server User Datagram
Protocol (UDP) ports used by the access point are not configurable. (The
AT-TQ2403 Management Software is hard-coded to use RADIUS server
UDP port 1812 for authentication and port 1813 for accounting.
Radius IP Enter the Radius IP in the text box.
The Radius IP is the IP address of the RADIUS server.
(The AT-TQ2403 Management Software internal authentication server is
127.0.0.1)
For information on setting up user accounts, see “Managing User Accounts
”.
Radius Port Enter the Radius Port in the text box.
The Radius Port is the port number of the RADIUS server.
(The port of AT-TQ2403 internal RADIUS server is 1812.)
Radius Key Enter the Radius Key in the text box.
The Radius Key is the shared secret key for the RADIUS server. The text you
enter will be displayed as " * " characters to prevent others from seeing the
RADIUS key as you type.
(The AT-TQ2403 Management Software
internal authentication server key is
secret. This value is never sent over the network.)
Radius Key is a string of up to 128 characters.
Enable RADIUS
Accounting
Click Enable RADIUS Accounting
if you want to enforce authentication
for WPA client stations with user names and passwords for each station.
See also “Managing User Accounts
”.