Cisco WAP200 Administration Guide - Page 23

Chapter 2 How it works Chapter 2 Administrator account Administrator password Access to the Management Tool is protected by a username and password. The factory default setting for both is admin. Colubris Networks recommends that you change both on the Management tool configuration page, which you can access by selecting Management > Management tool. Caution! If you forget the administrator password, the only way to gain access to the Management Tool is to reset the WAP-200 to factory default settings. See "Resetting to factory defaults" on page 10. Account policy To maintain the integrity of configuration settings, only one administrator can be connected to the Management Tool at a given time. To prevent the Management Tool from being locked up by an idle administrator, two mechanisms are in place: • If a administrator's connection to the Management Tool remains idle for more than ten minutes, the WAP-200 automatically logs the administrator out. • If a second administrator connects to the Management Tool and logs in with the correct username and password, the first administrator's session is terminated. If required, you can disable this mechanism on the Management tool configuration page, which you can access by selecting Management > Management tool. Validating administrator logins using a RADIUS server You can use a RADIUS server to authenticate logins to the Management Tool. One advantage of this method is that it enables you to create several administrator accounts, each with its own username and password. Caution! Ensure that the RADIUS profile you select is configured and that the administrator account is defined on a functioning RADIUS server. If not, you will not be able to log back into the WAP-200 because the administrator password cannot be authenticated. Use the following steps to configure RADIUS authentication. 1. Create a RADIUS profile to use for administrator authentication: • Select Security > RADIUS. • Click Add New Profile. • Define settings for the RADIUS server that you want to use to validate administrator logins. • Click Save. 2. Specify to use this RADIUS profile for administrator authentication: • Select Management > Management tool. • Under Administrator authentication Authenticate via, select the RADIUS profile that you created in the first step. • Under Username, enter the login name for the administrator. Default is admin. • Under Current password, enter the administrator password. Default is admin. • Under New password, enter the new administrator password. New passwords must be at least six characters long and contain at least four different characters. • Under Confirm new password, retype the new administrator password. 23