Authorization Table - Proxim RangeLAN 802 8520 User Manual

11. Authorization Table

For added security, you can use the Authorization Table to hold the MAC addresses
of the wireless nodes that will be allowed or denied access to the Ethernet LAN through
the RangeLAN802 Access Point. These addresses are manually added and deleted. For
example, if a RangeLAN802 client card is missing, you can specifically deny it access to
the network.
The Authorization Table Usage Option determines if this table will include or exclude
wireless users and if the table will be used at all. If you have not recently updated the
table, you may want to disable usage until you can add all the proper entries. By default,
it is disabled. The table can hold a maximum of 256 nodes.
You can also enable or disable an SNMP trap that will tell the SNMP manager an
unauthorized user has tried to use the RangeLAN802 Access Point.
The Update Authorization Config. of All APs parameter distributes the Authorization
Table from this Access Point to all other RangeLAN802 Access Points on the network.
This feature is useful in that you do not have to set the Authorization Table individually
on all RangeLAN802 Access Points in the same network. Choose the AP Authoriza-
tion Config. Download Table to watch progress of the distribution. In most cases, the
distribution will take place so quickly that you will only see the final status of the distri-
bution.
The Authorization Table configuration options can be found under the Configuration
Menu. The menu tree on the next page shows the options available under the Authoriza-
tion Table Configuration Menu. The Authorization Table can also be configured from
within the RangeLAN802 Manager Web browser tool.
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