Enabling 802.1X Supplicant Support; Configuring An Iap For 802.1X Supplicant Support - Aruba IAP-335 User Manual

In the Instant UI
To enable 802.1X authentication for a wired profile:
1. Click the Wired link under More in the main window. The Wired window is displayed.
2. Click New under Wired Networks to create a new network or select an existing profile for which you want
to enable 802.1X authentication and then click Edit.
3. In the New Wired Network or the Edit Wired Network window, ensure that all the required Wired and
VLAN attributes are defined, and then click Next.
4. On the Security tab, select Enabled from the 802.1X authentication drop-down list.
5. Specify the type of authentication server to use and configure other required parameters. For more
information on configuration parameters, see
6. Click Next to define access rules, and then click Finish to apply the changes.
7. Assign the profile to an Ethernet port. For more information, see
page 113.
In the CLI
To enable 802.1X authentication for a wired profile:
(Instant AP)(config)# wired-port-profile <name>
(Instant AP)(wired ap profile <name>)# type {<employee>|<guest>}
(Instant AP)(wired ap profile <name>)# dot1x
(Instant AP)(wired ap profile <name>)# auth-server <server1>
(Instant AP)(wired ap profile <name>)# auth-server <server2>
(Instant AP)(wired ap profile <name>)# server-load-balancing
(Instant AP)(wired ap profile <name>)# radius-reauth-interval <Minutes>
(Instant AP)(wired ap profile <name>)# end
(Instant AP)# commit apply

Enabling 802.1X Supplicant Support

The 802.1X authentication protocol prevents the unauthorized clients from gaining access to the network
through publicly accessible ports. If the ports to which the IAPs are connected, are configured to use the
802.1X authentication method, ensure that you configure the IAPs to function as an 802.1X client or
supplicant. If your network requires all wired devices to authenticate using PEAP or TLS protocol, you need to
configure the IAP uplink ports for 802.1X authentication, so that the switch grants access to the IAP only after
completing the authentication as a valid client.
To enable the 802.1X supplicant support on an IAP, ensure that the 802.1X authentication parameters are
configured on all IAPs in the cluster and are stored securely in the IAP flash.
The 802.1X supplicant support feature is not supported with mesh and Wi-Fi uplink.

Configuring an IAP for 802.1X Supplicant Support

To enable 802.1X supplicant support, configure 802.1X authentication parameters on every IAP using the
Instant UI or the CLI.
In the UI
1. To use PEAP protocol-based 802.1X authentication method, complete the following steps:
a. In the Access Points tab, click the IAP on which you want to set the variables for 802.1X authentication,
and then click the edit link.
b. In the Edit Access Point window, click the Uplink tab.
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