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5. Select Submit Changes to save your changes. To activate your

changes, select Save/Discard Changes from the menu bar then Save
Changes and Reboot
. For help, see Saving Configuration Changes
on page 41.

6. Configure the RADIUS server by selecting Select a RADIUS server for

802.1x authentication. The RADIUS Server List screen appears.

7. For each authentication server, enter the IP address or DNS name,

enter the shared secret key, Port number, and check 802.1x.

Note

If you enter more than one authentication server, the other
authentication servers simply serve as backup servers. The access
point uses the first authentication server (starting with Server 1)
whose IP address/DNS name and secret key are the same as one in
the list.

8. Configure the database. Depending on the authentication type, enter

the information for each end device that is allowed to communicate
with the 802.1x network.

‰ In the EAS database, in the Type field choose the authentication

type and then enter the information for each end device. For help,
see Chapter 7, Configuring the Embedded Authentication
Server (EAS)
on page 175.