Compaq WL110 User Manual page 86

To authorize wireless stations to access the network, the LAN administrator(s)
must:
append the unique universal MAC address of the Wireless LAN station to
the access control table file (*.tbl), and
upload the access control table file to all Access Points.
Note: The access control feature does not work in network environments that
require local MAC addressing.
If you decide to enable RADIUS Access Control, you can:
Specify the lifetime of a granted authorization
Set the authorization password
Assign up to two RADIUS servers for validating the MAC address of
wireless stations.
To enable RADIUS Server Access Control refer to "Enabling RADIUS Server
Access Control" on page 7-6
Enabling Access Control
To enable access control you will first need to create an access control table file
(*.tbl) using the AP Manager program.
You can upload the access control table file into all Access Points in your
network as part of a (new) configuration (see "Importing an Access Control
Table" on page7-5 for more information).
Creating/Editing an Access Control Table
To create or edit the access control table:
1. Start the AP Manager and select the Access Point.
2. Click the
3. Select the
4. Click the
authorized as pictured in Figure 7-2.
By default, access control is set to
currently no access restrictions defined.
5. Use the following buttons to modify the MAC address table:
Add
ments
address.
Edit
Delete
Delete All
Import File
Save File
Security
7-4
button.
Edit
tab.
Access Control
button to display all MAC addresses that are currently
Edit
- to add MAC addresses one at a time. You can also use the
field to enter a name or add a comment about the listed MAC
- to change entries in the table.
- to remove MAC addresses one at a time.
- to remove all MAC addresses and disable access control.
- to import an existing access control table.
- to save the current access control to a file.
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