
WM Access Domain Configuration
Summit WM-Series WLAN Switch and Altitude Access Point Software Version 1.0 User Guide
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Authentication for a WM-AD
The next step in configuring a WM-AD is to set up the Authentication mechanism in the Authentication
and Accounting screen. There are various combinations available:
● If network assignment is by SSID, authentication can be:
● none
● by Captive Portal using internal Captive Portal
● by MAC-based authentication
● If network assignment is by AAA (802.1x), authentication can be:
● by 802.1x authentication, the wireless device user must be authenticated before gaining network
access
● by MAC-based authentication
The first step for any type of authentication is to select RADIUS servers (defined in the Global Settings
screen), to be used for:
● Authentication
● Accounting
● MAC-based authentication
MAC-based authentication enables network access to be restricted to specific devices by MAC address.
The Summit WM-Series Switch queries a RADIUS server for MAC address when a wireless client
attempts to connect to the network. This is available in addition to the other types of authentication for
all WM-AD definitions.
The chart below shows the authentication and accounting combinations available:
Table 4: Authentication types and features
Accounting CDR Internal CP
SSID / None Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
SSID / MAC Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
SSID / Int. Auth Configurable Configurable Configurable
SSID / Ext. Auth Configurable if
ExtCP=T
Configurable if ExtCP=T Unavailable
SSID / MAC / Int Auth Configurable Configurable Configurable
SSID / MAC / Ext Auth Configurable if
ExtCP=T
Configurable if ExtCP=T Unavailable
AAA Configurable Configurable Unavailable
AAA / MAC Configurable Configurable Unavailable
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