
130130 | Authentication
Dell PowerConnect W-Series Aruba Instant 6.2.1.0-3.3 | User Guide
3. Enter the username in the Username text box.
4. Enter the password in the Password text box and reconfirm.
5. Select a type of network from the Type drop-down list.
6. Click Add and click OK. The users are listed in the Users list.
7. To edit user settings:
a. Select the user to modify under Users
b. Click Edit to modify user settings.
c. Click OK.
8. To delete a user:
a. In the Users section, select the username to delete
b. Click Delete.
c. Click OK.
9. To delete all or multiple users at a time:
a. Select the usernames that you want to delete
b. Click Delete All.
c. Click OK.
Deleting a user only removes the user record from the user database, and will not disconnect the online
user associated with the username.
In the CLI
To configure an employee user:
(Instant Access Point)(config)# user <username> <password> radius
(Instant Access Point)(config)# end
(Instant Access Point)# commit apply
To configure a guest user:
(Instant Access Point)(config)# user <username> <password> portal
(Instant Access Point)(config)# end
(Instant Access Point)# commit apply
Configuring 802.1X Authentication for a Network Profile
The AOS-W Instant network supports internal RADIUS server and external RADIUS server for 802.1X
authentication.
The steps involved in 802.1X authentication are as follows:
1. The NAS requests authentication credentials from a wireless client.
2. The wireless client sends authentication credentials to the NAS.
3. The NAS sends these credentials to a RADIUS server.
4. The RADIUS server checks the user identity and authenticates the client if the user details are available in its
database. The RADIUS server sends an
Access-Accept
message to the NAS. If the RADIUS server cannot
identify the user, it stops the authentication process and sends an
Access-Reject
message to the NAS. The
NAS forwards this message to the client and the client must re-authenticate with appropriate credentials.
5. After the client is authenticated, the RADIUS server forwards the encryption key to the NAS. The encryption key
is used for encrypting or decrypting traffic sent to and from the client.
The NAS acts as a gateway to guard access to a protected resource. A client connecting to the wireless
network first connects to the NAS.
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