Dell W-Series 228 Instant 6.4.3.1-4.2 User Guide - Page 184

Blacklisting Users Dynamically, Authentication Failure Blacklisting

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(Instant AP)# commit apply To view the blacklisted clients: (Instant AP)# show blacklist-client Blacklisted Clients MAC Reason Timestamp Remaining time(sec) AP name 00:1c:b3:09:85:15 user-defined 17:21:29 Permanent - Blacklisting Users Dynamically The clients can be blacklisted dynamically when they exceed the authentication failure threshold or when a blacklisting rule is triggered as part of the authentication process. Authentication Failure Blacklisting When a client takes time to authenticate and exceeds the configured failure threshold, it is automatically blacklisted by a W-IAP. Session Firewall Based Blacklisting In session firewall based blacklisting, an ACL rule is used to enable the option for automation blacklisting. When the ACL rule is triggered, it sends out blacklist information and the client is blacklisted. Configuring Blacklist Duration You can set the blacklist duration using the Instant UI or CLI. In the Instant UI To set a blacklist duration: 1. Click the Security link from the top right corner of the Instant main window. 2. Click the Blacklisting tab. 3. Under Dynamic Blacklisting: 4. For Auth failure blacklist time, the duration in seconds after which the clients that exceed the authentication failure threshold must be blacklisted. 5. For PEF rule blacklisted time, enter the duration in seconds after which the clients can be blacklisted due to an ACL rule trigger. You can configure a maximum number of authentication failures by the clients, after which a client must be blacklisted. For more information on configuring maximum authentication failure attempts, see Configuring Security Settings for a WLAN SSID Profile on page 104 To enable session firewall based blacklisting, click New and navigate to WLAN Settings > VLAN > Security > Access window, and enable the Blacklist option of the corresponding ACL rule. In the CLI To dynamically blacklist clients: (Instant AP)(config)# auth-failure-blacklist-time (Instant AP)(config)# blacklist-time (Instant AP)(config)# end (Instant AP)# commit apply To view the blacklisted clients: (Instant AP)# show blacklist-client config Dell Networking W-Series Instant 6.4.3.1-4.2.0.0 | User Guide Authentication and User Management | 184

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(Instant AP)# commit apply
To view the blacklisted clients:
(Instant AP)# show blacklist-client
Blacklisted Clients
-------------------
MAC Reason Timestamp Remaining time(sec) AP name
--- ------ --------- ------------------- -------
00:1c:b3:09:85:15 user-defined 17:21:29 Permanent -
Blacklisting Users Dynamically
The clients can be blacklisted dynamically when they exceed the authentication failure threshold or when a
blacklisting rule is triggered as part of the authentication process.
Authentication Failure Blacklisting
When a client takes time to authenticate and exceeds the configured failure threshold, it is automatically
blacklisted by a W-IAP.
Session Firewall Based Blacklisting
In session firewall based blacklisting, an ACL rule is used to enable the option for automation blacklisting. When
the ACL rule is triggered, it sends out blacklist information and the client is blacklisted.
Configuring Blacklist Duration
You can set the blacklist duration using the Instant UI or CLI.
In the Instant UI
To set a blacklist duration:
1. Click the
Security
link from the top right corner of the Instant main window.
2. Click the
Blacklisting
tab.
3. Under Dynamic Blacklisting:
4. For
Auth failure blacklist time
, the duration in seconds after which the clients that exceed the
authentication failure threshold must be blacklisted.
5. For
PEF rule blacklisted time
, enter the duration in seconds after which the clients can be blacklisted due
to an ACL rule trigger.
You can configure a maximum number of authentication failures by the clients, after which a client
must be blacklisted. For more information on configuring maximum authentication failure
attempts, see
Configuring Security Settings for a WLAN SSID Profile on page 104
To enable session firewall based blacklisting, click
New
and navigate to
WLAN Settings > VLAN >
Security > Access
window, and enable the
Blacklist
option of the corresponding ACL rule.
In the CLI
To dynamically blacklist clients:
(Instant AP)(config)# auth-failure-blacklist-time <seconds>
(Instant AP)(config)# blacklist-time <seconds>
(Instant AP)(config)# end
(Instant AP)# commit apply
To view the blacklisted clients:
(Instant AP)# show blacklist-client config
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