Cisco AIR-LAP1252AG-A-K9 - Aironet 1252AG - Wireless Access Point Software Configuration Manual page 150

Setting Up MAC-Based Authentication
Enter the port number the server uses for authentication. The default setting,
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1812, is the port setting for Cisco's RADIUS server, the Cisco Secure Access
Control Server (ACS), and for many other RADIUS servers. Check your server's
product documentation to find the correct port setting.
Enter the shared secret used by the server in the Shared Secret entry field. The
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shared secret on the access point must match the shared secret on the server.
Enter the number of seconds the access point should try contacting the primary
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authentication server in the Timeout entry field. If the primary authentication
server does not respond within this time, the access point tries to contact the
backup authentication server if one is specified.
Select MAC Address Authentication under the server. If you set up a backup
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authentication server, select MAC Address Authentication under the backup
server, also.
Click OK. You return automatically to the Setup page.
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Create a list of allowed MAC addresses for your authentication server. Enter the
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MAC addresses of all allowed clients as users in the server's database. The
"Enabling MAC-Based Authentication in Cisco Secure ACS" section on
page 4-35
server.
Note
You can enable MAC authentication on one or both of the access point radios on
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the AP Radio Advanced pages. Click Advanced for the internal radio or the radio
module in the AP Radio row of the Network Ports section at the bottom of the
Setup page. The radio's AP Radio Advanced page appears.
AP Radio Advanced page for the internal radio.
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describes how to create a list of MAC addresses for your RADIUS
Be sure to include your own MAC address in the authentication server's
list to avoid losing your connection to the access point.
Chapter 4 Security Setup
Figure 4-12 shows the
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