
112112 | Wired Profiles
Dell PowerConnect W-Series Aruba Instant 6.2.1.0-3.3 | User Guide
In the Instant UI
To configure security parameters for an employee network:
1. Configure the following parameters in the Security tab.
l MAC authentication — To enable MAC authentication, select Enabled. The MACauthentication is disabled
by default.
l 802.1X authentication — To enable 802.1X authentication, select Enabled.
l MAC authentication fail-thru — To enable authentication fail-thru, select Enabled. When this feature is
enabled, 802.1X authentication is attempted when MAC authentication fails. The MAC authentication fail-
thru check box is displayed only when both MAC authentication and 802.1X authentication are Enabled.
l Select any of the following options for Authentication server 1:
n New — On selecting this option, an external RADIUS server must be configured to authenticate the users.
For information on configuring an external server, see Configuring an External Server for Authentication on
page 124.Authentication on page 117
n Internal server— If an internal server is selected, add the clients that are required to authenticate with the
internal RADIUS server. Click the Users link to add the users. For information on adding a user, see
Configuring Users on page 129.
n Reauth interval — Specify the interval at which all associated and authenticated clients must be
reauthenticated.
n Load balancing— Set this to Enabled if you are using two RADIUS authentication servers, so that the
load across the two RADIUSservers is balanced.
2. Click Next. The Access tab details are displayed.
In the CLI
To configure security settings for an employee network:
(Instant Access Point)(config)# wired-port-profile <profile-name>
(Instant Access Point)(wired ap profile<name>)# mac-authentication
(Instant Access Point)(wired ap profile<name>)# dot1x
(Instant Access Point)(wired ap profile<name>)# l2-auth-failthrough
(Instant Access Point)(wired ap profile<name>)# auth-server <name>
(Instant Access Point)(wired ap profile<name>)# server-load-balancing
(Instant Access Point)(wired ap profile<name>)# radius-reauth-interval <Minutes>
(Instant Access Point)(wired ap profile<name>)# end
(Instant Access Point)(wired ap profile<name>)# commit apply
Configuring Security Settings for a Wired Guest Network
You can configure parameters for the guest network by using the Instant UI or CLI.
In the Instant UI
To configure the following parameters for a guest network:
1. In the Security tab, select any of the following options for the Splash Page Type drop-down:
l Internal - Authenticated
l Internal - Acknowledged
l External-RADIUS
l External - Authentication Text
l None
Guest users are required to accept the terms and conditions and enter a username and password on the captive
portal page. If you are configuring a splash page, ensure that the users who are required to use the captive portal
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