Dell W-Series 277 Instant 6.5.1.0-4.3.1.0 User Guide - Page 166
Configuring MAC Authentication for a Network Profile
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a. Click Upload New Certificate. b. Specify the URL from where you want to upload the certificates and select the type of certificate. 3. Click OK. 4. To configure 802.1X authentication on uplink ports of a W-IAP, complete the following steps: a. Go to System > Show advanced options > Uplink. b. Click AP1X. c. Select PEAP or TLS as the authentication type. d. If you want to validate the server credentials using server certificate, select the Validate Server check box. Ensure that the server certificates for validating server credentials are uploaded to W-IAP database. e. Click OK. 5. Reboot the W-IAP. In the CLI To set username and password variable used by the PEAP protocol-based 802.1X authentication: (Instant AP)# ap1x-peap-user To set the PEAP 802.1X authentication type: (Instant AP)(config)# ap1x peap [validate-server] (Instant AP)(config)# end (Instant AP)# commit apply To set TLS 802.1X authentication type: (Instant AP)(config)# ap1x tls [validate-server] (Instant AP)(config)# end (Instant AP)# commit apply To upload user or CA certificates for PEAP or TLS authentication: (Instant AP)# copy tftp ap1x {ca|cert } format pem To download user or server certificates from a TFTP, FTP, or web server: (Instant AP)# download ap1x format pem [psk ] (Instant AP)# download ap1xca format pem To view the certificate details: (Instant AP)# show ap1xcert To verify the configuration, use any of the following commands: (Instant AP)# show ap1x config (Instant AP)# show ap1x debug-logs (Instant AP)# show ap1x status Configuring MAC Authentication for a Network Profile MAC authentication can be used alone or it can be combined with other forms of authentication such as WEP authentication. However, it is recommended that you do not use the MAC-based authentication. This section describes the following procedures: l Configuring MAC Authentication for Wireless Network Profiles on page 166 l Configuring MAC Authentication for Wired Profiles on page 167 Configuring MAC Authentication for Wireless Network Profiles You can configure MAC authentication for a wired profile in the Instant UI or the CLI. 166 | Authentication and User Management Dell Networking W-Series Instant 6.5.1.0-4.3.1.0 | User Guide