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Chapter 6 Wireless LAN
NWA1000 Series User’s Guide
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In the figure above, wireless clients A and B are trying to access the Internet via the NWA. The
NWA in turn queries the RADIUS server if the identity of clients A and U are allowed access to the
Internet. In this scenario, only client U’s identity is verified by the RADIUS server and allowed
access to the Internet.
The RADIUS server handles the following tasks:
• Authentication which determines the identity of the users.
• Authorization which determines the network services available to authenticated users once
they are connected to the network.
• Accounting which keeps track of the client’s network activity.
RADIUS is a simple package exchange in which your AP acts as a message relay between the
wireless client and the network RADIUS server.
You should know the IP addresses, ports and share secrets of the external RADIUS server and/or
the external RADIUS accounting server you want to use with your NWA. You can configure a
primary and backup RADIUS and RADIUS accounting server for your NWA.
6.4 Wireless Settings Screen
Use this screen to choose the operating mode for your NWA. Click Network > Wireless LAN >
Wireless Settings, Network > Wireless LAN > Wireless Settings- 2.4G or Network >
Wireless LAN > Wireless Settings - 5G. The screen varies depending upon the operating mode
you select.