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ZyAIR G-2000 Plus User’s Guide

Chapter 8 Internal RADIUS Server

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8.3 Trusted AP Overview

A trusted AP is an AP that uses the ZyAIR’s internal RADIUS server to authenticate it’s
wireless clients.

The following shows how this is done in two phases.

Figure 45

ZyAIR RADIUS Server

Wireless clients. You can

authenticate a maximum of
32 wireless clients using the

ZyAIR’s RADIUS server,
irrespective of the amount of

Trusted AP’s

trusted AP’s configured on
the ZyAIR

.

Trusted AP Overview

1 Configure an IP address and shared secret in the Trusted AP database to authenticate an

AP as a trusted AP.

Issuer

This field displays identifying information about the certificate’s issuing certification

authority, such as a common name, organizational unit or department,

organization or company and country. With self-signed certificates, this is the same

information as in the Subject field.

Valid From

This field displays the date that the certificate becomes applicable. The text

displays in red and includes a Not Yet Valid! message if the certificate has not yet

become applicable.

Valid To

This field displays the date that the certificate expires. The text displays in red and

includes an Expiring! or Expired! message if the certificate is about to expire or

has already expired.

Apply

Click Apply to have the ZyAIR use certificates to authenticate wireless clients.

Reset

Click Reset to start configuing this screen afresh.

Table 33 My Certificates (continued)

LABEL

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