User's Manual

Chapter 7: Configuration
Configuring security
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Authentication
Server DNS Usage
The management DNS domain name may be toggled such that the
name of the authentication server only needs to be specified and the
DNS domain name is automatically appended to that name.
Note
This parameter is applicable to BHM.
Authentication
Server 1 to 5
Enter the IP address or server name of the authentication server
(RADIUS or WM) and the Shared Secret configured in the authentication
server. When Authentication Mode RADIUS AAA is selected, the default
value of Shared Secret is “CanopySharedSecret”. The Shared Secret
may consist of up to 32 ASCII characters.
Note
This parameter is applicable to BHM.
Radius Port
This field allows the operator to configure a custom port for RADIUS
server communication. The default value is 1812.
Note
This parameter is applicable to BHM.
Authentication Key
The authentication key is a 32-character hexadecimal string used when
Authentication Mode is set to AP PreShared Key. By default, this key is
set to 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF.
Note
This parameter is applicable to BHM.
Select Key
This option allows operators to choose which authentication key is used:
Use Key above means that the key specified in Authentication Key is
used for authentication
Use Default Key means that a default key (based off of the SM’s MAC
address) is used for authentication
Note
This parameter is applicable to BHM.
Dynamic
Authorization
Extensions for
RADIUS
Enable CoA and Disconnect Message: Allows to control configuration
parameters of SM using RADIUS CoA and Disconnect Message feature.
Disable CoA and Disconnect Message: Disables RADIUS CoA and
Disconnect Message feature.
To enable CoA and Disconnect feature, the Authentication Mode should
be set to RADIUS AAA.
Bypass
Authentication for
ICC SMs
Enabled: SM authentication is disabled when SM connects via ICC
(Installation Color Code).
Disabled: SM authentication is enabled.
Encryption Setting
Specify the type of airlink security to apply to this AP. The encryption
setting must match the encryption setting of the SMs.