Configuring For Authenticating Users; Configuring A Port For A Wired Authentication User - Nortel 2350 Installation And Basic Configuration Manual

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Configuring for Authenticating Users

A WSS can provide authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) services for wireless and wired users. Wireless
users are attached to a WSS through an AP access point. Wired users are attached to a WSS through wired authentication
ports.
By default, all WSS's ports are set as wired network ports. Wired network ports connect the switch to other networking
devices such as switches and routers.
• To provide authentication to a wired user, you must set that user's port to be a wired authentication port.
• To provide authentication to wireless users, you must configure the WSS to support a Mobility Point. How you
configure the WSS will depend on how the AP is connected to the WSS. There are two categories of AP to WSS
connection: directly connected and distributed.
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A directly connected AP connects to one or two 10/100 ports on a WSS. The WSS 10/100 port
provides PoE to the AP. The WSS forwards data only to and from the configured AP on that port.
The port numbers on the WSS configured for direct attached APs reference a particular AP.
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An AP that is not directly connected to a WSS is considered a Distributed AP. The WSS contains a
configuration for a Distributed AP based on the AP's serial number. Similar to ports configured for
directly connected APs, Distributed AP configurations are numbered and can reference a particular
AP. These numbered configurations do not, however, reference any physical port.
Note.
port that is directly connected to the AP. If Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) is
enabled on the port that is directly connected to a Distributed AP, Nortel
recommends that you enable port fast convergence (called PortFast on some
vendors' devices) on the port or disable STP on the port. (For more information,
see the "Configuring AP Access Points" chapter in the Nortel WLAN 2300 System
Software Configuration Guide.)

Configuring a Port for a Wired Authentication User

A wired authentication user connects to the WSS by a network cable. The user must authenticate before connecting to
the network. To set a port type for a wired authentication user, use the following command:
set port type wired-auth port-list [tag tag-list] [max-sessions num]
The following example sets port 3 for a wired authentication user:
2370# set port type wired-auth 3
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A Distributed AP is a leaf device. You do not need to enable STP on the