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Vantage RADIUS User's Guide
SSH
Vantage RADIUS uses the SSH (Secure Shell) secure communication protocol to provide secure encrypted
communication between two hosts over an unsecured network.
HTTPS
HyperText Transfer Protocol over Secure Socket Layer, or HTTP over SSL is a web protocol that encrypts
and decrypts web sessions. Use HTTPS for secure web configurator access to Vantage RADIUS.
Wireless Accounts
Manage up to 50 connections at the same time from a possible 200 accounts.
User Trace Record
Trace client records such as login time, logout time and access point information. Export the records via a
syslog or e-mail server.
System and RADIUS Logs
Vantage RADIUS provides real-time system logs and RADIUS logs to perform real time transactions of the
RADIUS server such as administrator login, the RADIUS server authenticate request, the RADIUS
accounting request, authenticate reply and accounting reply. The last seven days log files are kept in
Vantage RADIUS, export them with TFTP or e-mail servers. Refer to section 4.1 for details about file-size
restrictions.
1.3

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Below is an example of what you can do with your Vantage RADIUS.
1.3.1 Wireless Network Authentication
Wireless clients connect to the WLAN in the same way you would access an authenticated wireless Access
Point (AP). The wireless AP provides authentication for user accounts via Vantage RADIUS, which is
invisible to the individual clients.
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