Authorization Table - Proxim RANGELAN2 7510 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 disallowed to connect to the Ethernet LAN
through the RangeLAN2 752x Access Point. These addresses are manually added and
deleted. This is in addition to the Security ID already supported by the RangeLAN2
hardware. For example, if a RangeLAN2 client card is missing, you can specifically
disallow 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 RangeLAN2 752x Access Point.
The Update Authorization Config. of All APs parameter distributes the Authorization
Table from this Access Point to all other RangeLAN2 752x Access Points on the net-
work. This feature is useful in that you do not have to set the Authorization Table
individually on all RangeLAN2 752x Access Points in the same network. Choose the
AP Authorization 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 distribution.
The Authorization Table configuration options can be found under the Configuration
Menu.
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