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Wireless Security Setup 96
Model 3101 Series Getting Started Guide 6 • Wireless Configuration
802.1X
When you select 802.1X as the Network Authentication mode (Figure 120), you are required to enter infor-
mation for the RADIUS server. RADIUS server is short for a Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service
server, which is most commonly a third party server, used for authenticating wireless clients that want to con-
nect to an access point. The wireless client contacts an access point (a RADIUS client), which in turn commu-
nicates with the RADIUS server. The RADIUS server performs the authentication by verifying the client's
credentials, and determining whether the device is authorized to connect to the access point's LAN. If the
RADIUS server accepts the client, it responds by exchanging data with the access point, including security keys
for subsequent encrypted sessions.
Figure 120. WMI: Wireless Security – 802.1X Authentication Mode
To configure 802.1X, provide information for the following parameters:
• RADIUS Server IP Address: Enter the IP Address of the authentication server.
• RADIUS Port: Enter the port number of the authentication server. The default port number is 1812.
• RADIUS Key: Enter the same key as the RADIUS server.
• WEP Encryption: Set to Enabled.
• Encryption Strength: Select the data security level: 64-bit or 128-bit.
• Current Network Key: Select the Network Key (the fields listed below this option) you want to use.
• Network Key (1-4): For 64-bit encryption, enter five ASCII characters or ten hexadecimal digits for the
Network Key field(s). For 128-bit encryption, enter thirteen ASCII characters or twenty-six hexadecimal
digits. The system allows you to enter up to four WEP keys.
Click Apply/Save to activate your changes.