Wireless/Redundant Edge Services xl Module Management and Configuration Guide WS.01.03 or greater

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Introduction
Radio Ports
The ProCurve RPs 210, 220, and 230 include an 802.1X client for such authen-
tication. Using MD5 authentication, the client automatically sends the RP’s
credentials when the RP connects to a network device that requires port
authentication. The switch to which the RP connects forwards the credentials
to an authentication server and, if they are correct, allows the RP to join the
network.
The authentication server may store a VLAN setting for the RP, which it sends
to the switch after the RP authenticates. Such dynamic configuration of the
Radio Port VLAN can replace auto-provisioning on the wireless services-
enabled switch or manual configuration on an infrastructure switch. (See
“Communicating with RPs: Radio Port VLANs” on page 1-4 for more informa-
tion on configuring Radio Port VLANs.)
The default username and password on all ProCurve 200 Series RPs are admin
and procurve.
ProCurve Networking suggests that you change these settings, using a Wire-
less Edge Services xl Module to load new credentials on your organization’s
RPs. You can then move these RPs to their final locations and be sure that only
they can connect to your network.
See Chapter 2: Configuring the ProCurve Wireless Services xl Module to
learn how to configure RPs’ 802.1X username and password.