Configuring Group Security Settings - Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave 7.6 User Manual

Figure 40:
Groups > AAA Servers Page Illustration
3. To add a RADIUS server or edit an existing server, select Add New RADIUS Server or the corresponding pencil
icon to edit an existing server.
Table 51:
Adding a RADIUS Server Fields and Default Values
Setting
Hostname/IP Address
Secret and Confirm
Secret
Authentication
Authentication Port
(1-65535)
Accounting
Accounting Port (1-
65535)
Timeout (0-86400)
Max Retries
(0-20)
4. Select Add to complete the creation of the RADIUS server, or select Save if editing an existing RADIUS server.
The Groups > AAA Servers page displays this new or edited server. You can now reference this server on the
Groups > Security page.
AirWave supports reports for subsequent RADIUS Authentication. These are viewable by selecting Reports >
Generated, scrolling to the bottom of the page, and selecting Latest RADIUS Authentication Issues Report.
5. To make additional RADIUS configurations for device groups, use the Groups > Security page and continue to
the next topic.

Configuring Group Security Settings

The Groups > Security page allows you to set security policies for APs in a device group:
70 | Configuring and Using Device Groups
Table 51 describes the settings and default values of the Add/Edit page.
Default Description
Sets the IP Address or DNS name for RADIUS Server.
None
NOTE: IP Address is required for Proxim/ORiNOCO and Cisco Aironet IOS APs.
Sets the shared secret that is used to establish communication between AirWaveand
the RADIUS server.
None
NOTE: The shared secret entered in AirWave must match the shared secret on the
server.
Sets the RADIUS server to perform authentication when this setting is enabled with Yes.
No
Appears when Authentication is enabled. Sets the port used for communication
1812
between the AP and the RADIUS server.
No Sets the RADIUS server to perform accounting functions when enabled with Yes.
Appears when Accounting is enabled.Sets the port used for communication between
1813
the AP and the RADIUS server.
Sets the time (in seconds) that the access point waits for a response from the RADIUS
None
server.
Sets the number of times a RADIUS request is resent to a RADIUS server before failing.
None NOTE: If a RADIUS server is not responding or appears to be responding slowly,
consider increasing the number of retries.
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