User's Manual

Chapter 3 | System Settings
RADIUS Settings
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The following items are displayed on this page:
◆ DHCP Status — Enables/disables DHCPv6 on the access point.
◆ IP Address — Specifies an IPv6 address for management of the access point.
(Default: 2001:db8::1)
◆ Subnet Mask — Indicates the local subnet mask. (Default: 64)
◆ Default Gateway — The default gateway is the IPv6 address of the router for
the access point, which is used if the requested destination address is not on
the local subnet.
If you have management stations, DNS, RADIUS, or other network servers
located on another subnet, type the IPv6 address of the default gateway router
in the text field provided.
◆ Primary and Secondary DNS Address — The IPv6 address of Domain Name
Servers on the network. A DNS maps numerical IPv6 addresses to domain
names and can be used to identify network hosts by familiar names instead of
the IPv6 addresses.
If you have one or more DNS servers located on the local network, type the IPv6
addresses in the text fields provided.
RADIUS Settings
Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service (RADIUS) is an authentication protocol
that uses software running on a central server to control access to RADIUS-aware
devices on the network. An authentication server contains a database of user
credentials for each user that requires access to the network.
Primary and
Secondary RADIUS
Server Setup
A primary RADIUS server must be specified for the access point to implement IEEE
802.1X network access control and Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) wireless security.
A secondary RADIUS server may also be specified as a backup should the primary
server fail or become inaccessible.
In addition, you can configure a RADIUS Accounting server to receive user-session
accounting information from the access point. RADIUS Accounting can be used to
provide valuable information on user activity in the network.
This guide assumes that you have already configured RADIUS server(s) to support
the access point. Configuration of RADIUS server software is beyond the scope of
this guide, refer to the documentation provided with the RADIUS server software.