Description Of 802.1X Settings - EE Brightbox User Manual

Description of 802.1x settings

The following table contains a description of settings on the 802.1x settings page:
Section
802.1X Authentication
Re-Authentication Period
Quiet Period
Server Type
Server IP
Description
The option allows you to configure whether WPA
802.1X wireless authentication is enabled or
disabled on the router.
Select 'Enable' to allow 802.1X authentication over
RADIUS. You will also need to set the
'Authentication' setting on the WPA page to
'802.1X' for the SSID.
Select 'Disable' to switch off 802.1X authentication
over RADIUS.
This field allows you to configure the amount of
time in seconds the 802.1X server will reassign a
session key to a connected client, requiring re-
authentication. This is 30000 seconds by default.
Setting a value of 0 will prevent re-authentication
from occurring.
This field allows you to configure the amount of
time in seconds that the router will wait between
failed authentication attempts. This is 60 seconds
by default.
This is the 802.1x authentication server type.
Currently the only option is RADIUS.
This field allows you to configure the IP address of
the RADIUS authentication server for 802.1X. This
may be an internal LAN or external Internet address.
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