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Port
Shared Secret
7. Update the
Administrator Access
access the access point configuration settings.
Change Admin
Password
8. Refer to the
Login Message
as they login into the access point.
Message Settings
Specify the port on which the server is listening. The Radius server
typically listens on ports 1812 (default port).
Define a shared secret for authentication on the server. The shared
secret is required to be the same as the shared secret defined on
the Radius server. Use shared secrets to verify Radius messages
(with the exception of the Access-Request message) sent by a
Radius-enabled device configured with the same shared secret.
Apply the qualifications of a well-chosen password to the
generation of a shared secret. Generate a random, case-sensitive
string using letters, numbers and symbols. The default is symbol.
field to change the administrative password used to
Change Admin Password
Click the
for updating the AP administrator password. Enter and confirm a
new administrator password as required.
field to optionally define a message displayed to the customer
Message Settings
Click the
create a text message. Once displayed, select the
Message
checkbox to allow your customized message to be
displayed when the user is logging into the access point. If the
checkbox is not selected (as is the case by default), the user will
encounter the login screen with no additional message.
When the login message function is enabled, the user can enter a
(511 character maximum) message describing any usage caveat
required (such as the authorization disclaimer displayed on the
following page). Thus, the login message can serve an important
function by discouraging unauthorized users from illegally
managing the access point. As your message is entered, the
character usage counter is updated to allow you to visualize how
close you are coming to the maximum allowed number of
Clear
characters. Click the
contents of the message and begin a new one. Once you have
finished creating your message, click the
AP-51XX access screen.
button to display a screen
button to display a screen used to
Enable Login
button at any time to remove the
OK
button to return to the
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System Configuration
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