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Chapter 12
Authentication and User Management
This chapter provides the following information:
l Managing W-IAP Users on page 152
l Supported Authentication Methods on page 156
l Supported Authentication Servers on page 159
l Understanding Encryption Types on page 173
l Configuring Authentication Survivability on page 174
l Configuring Authentication Servers on page 159
l Configuring 802.1X Authentication for a Network Profile on page 176
l Configuring MAC Authentication for a Network Profile on page 177
l FConfiguring MAC Authentication with 802.1X Authentication on page 179
l hConfiguring MAC Authentication with Captive Portal Authentication on page 181
l Configuring WISPr Authentication on page 182
l Blacklisting Clients on page 183
l Uploading Certificates on page 186
Managing W-IAP Users
The W-IAP users can be classified as follows:
l Administrator— An admin user who creates SSIDs, wired profiles, DHCP server configuration parameters,
and manages the local user database. The admin users can access to the Virtual Controller Management
User Interface.
l Guest administrator— A guest interface management user who manages guest users added in the local user
database.
l Administrator with read-only access— The read-only admin user does not have access to the Instant CLI.
The Instant UI will be displayed in the read-only mode for these users.
l Employee users—Employees who use the enterprise network for official tasks.
l Guest users—Visiting users who temporarily use the enterprise network to access the Internet.
The user access privileges are determined by W-IAP management settings in the W-AirWave Management client,
and the type of the user. The following table outlines the access privileges defined for the admin user, guest
management interface admin, and read-only users.
User Category
W-AirWave Management Platform
in Management Mode
W-IAP in Monitor mode or without W-
AirWave Management Platform
administrator Access to local user database only Complete access to the W-IAP
read-only
administrator
No write privileges No write privileges
guest administrator Access to local user database only Access to local user database only
Table 30: User Privileges