TRENDnet TEW-310APB User Manual page 26

802.1x
There are three essential components to the 802.1x infrastructure: (1) Supplicant, (2) Authenticator
and (3) Server. The Access Point 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.
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1. Enable 802.1x security by selecting "Enable ".
2. If MD5 EAP method is used then you can skip step 2 and go to step 3.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Enter the IP address of, Port and Shared Secret used by the Secondary Radius Server.
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