Wireless/Redundant Edge Services xl Module Management and Configuration Guide WS.02.xx and greater

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Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs)
Configuring a WLAN
c. In the RADIUS Shared Secret field, enter a character string up to 127
characters.
The RADIUS server uses the secret to identify the Wireless Edge
Services xl Module as a legitimate client. You must match the secret
configured for the module in your RADIUS server’s configuration.
If you are using the module’s internal server, do not enter a shared
secret.
d. Optionally, enter settings for a secondary RADIUS server in the fields
in the Secondary column.
7. Optionally, alter other RADIUS server settings:
• Enter a value in the Server Timeout to control how long the Wireless
Edge Services xl Module will wait for a reply from the RADIUS server.
The Server Timeout can be from 1 to 60 seconds, and the default setting
is 5 seconds.
• Enter a value in the Server Retries fields to control how many times
the module will reattempt to contact a server that does not reply.
The setting for Server Retries can be from 1 to 10. By default, the value
is 3; Wireless Edge Services xl Module attempts to contact the server
up to four times (one initial try and three subsequent tries).
8. Check the Re-authentication box if you want to force stations to periodi-
cally re-authenticate to the network. Specify how often (in seconds)
stations must re-authenticate in the Re-authentication Period field.
Re-authentication occurs in the background. By default, re-authentication
is disabled, but if you enable it, the default period is one hour (3600
seconds). The valid range is 30 to 65535 seconds.
9. Optionally, enter a value in the DSCP/TOS field to prioritize traffic to the
RADIUS server.
Valid values range from 0 through 63.
a. Leave the other settings at their defaults and click the OK button. You
will return to the WLAN’s Edit screen.
10. You must now configure the encryption option. See “Configuring Encryp-
tion” on page 4-48.