Users Guide

8. Select InternalServer from the Auth server 1 drop-down list to authenticate user credentials at
run time.
9. Reauth interval — When set to a value greater than zero, the Access Points periodically
reauthenticate all associated and authenticated clients.
10. Blacklisting — Select Enabled to enable blacklisting of the clients with a specific number of
authentication failures.
11. Max authentication failures — Users who fail to authenticate the number of times specified
here are dynamically blacklisted. The maximum value for this entry is 10.
12. Internal server —
n Click User to populate the system’s internal authentication server with users. For
information about adding a user, see "Adding a User" on page 269.
n Click Upload Certificate and browse to upload a certificate file for the internal server.
13. Encryption— Select Enabled from the drop-down list and perform the following steps (these
steps are optional):
a. Select the required key management option from the Key management drop-down list.
Available options are:
l WPA-2 Personal
l WPA Personal
l Both (WPA-2 & WPA)
b. Passphrase format — Specify either an alphanumeric or a hexadecimal string. Ensure that
the hexadecimal string must be exactly 64 digits in length.
c. Passphrase — Enter a pre-shared key (PSK) passphrase.
14. Click Next and click Finish.
Configuring Internal Captive Portal Authentication when Editing a Guest Network
To configure internal captive portal authentication when editing a guest network, perform the
following steps:
1. In the Network tab, click the network for which you want to configure internal captive portal
authentication. The edit link for the network appears.
2. Click the edit link. The Edit window for the network appears.
3. Navigate to the Security tab and select one of the following options for the splash page type:
a. Internal — Authenticated
b. Internal — Acknowledged
c. External — RADIUS Server
d. External — Authentication Text
e. None
See "Guest Network" on page 60 for more information.
Dell PowerConnect W-Series Instant Access Point 6.2.0.0-3.2.0.0 | User Guide 123 | Authentication