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158 | Remote Access Points Dell PowerConnect ArubaOS 5.0 | User Guide
Configure VPN Authentication
Before you enable VPN authentication, you must configure the authentication server(s) and server group that the
controller will use to validate the remote AP. When you provision the remote AP, you configure IPSec settings for
the AP, including the username and password. This username and password must be validated by an
authentication server before the remote AP is allowed to establish a VPN tunnel to the controller. The
authentication server can be any type of server supported by the controller, including the controller’s internal
database.
For more information about configuring authentication servers and server groups, refer to Chapter 8,
“Authentication Servers” .
Using the WebUI
1. Navigate to the Configuration > Security > Authentication > L3 Authentication page.
2. In the Profiles list, select the VPN Authentication Profile> default-rap.
3. For Default Role, enter the user role you created previously (for example, RemoteAP).
4. Click Apply.
5. In the Profile list, under VPN Authentication Profile, select Server Group.
6. Select the server group from the drop-down menu and click Apply.
Using CLI
aaa server-group <group>
auth-server <server>
aaa authentication vpn default-rap
default-role <role>
server-group <group>
Configuring Internal Database for Authentication
You can use the controller’s internal database as an authentication server. To configure the internal database for a
remote AP user, do the following:
1. Configure a public IP address for the controller.
2. Configure the VPN server on the controller.
3. Configure the remote AP user role.
4. Configure VPN authentication using the internal database.
5. Add the user to the internal database.
The information in this section assumes you have configured a public IP address for the controller and the VPN
server. For information about configuring the public IP address, see “Configure a Public IP Address for the
Controller” on page155. For information about configuring the VPN server, see “Configure the VPN Server” on
page155.
Note: For security purposes, Dell best practices is to assign a unique username and password for each remote AP.
Note: User roles and policies require the PEFNG and PEFV license. You must install the PEFNG and PEFV license, as described in
Chapter 27, “Software Licenses” .