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Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide

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Chapter 8 Controlling Mesh Access Points

Adding Mesh Access Points to the Mesh Network

Configuring RADIUS Servers

For details on configuring ACS and non-ACS servers, usernames and importing EAP-FAST certificates,

refer to the “Configuring the RADIUS Server” section in Chapter 6 of this configuration guide.

Note For additional configuration details on Cisco ACS servers, refer to the following links:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/secursw/ps2086/products_installation_and_configuration_gu

ides_list.html (Windows)

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/secursw/ps4911/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

(UNIX)

Adding a Username to a RADIUS Server

Add MAC addresses of mesh access point that are authorized and authenticated by external RADIUS

servers to the user list of that server prior to enabling RADIUS authentication for a mesh access point.

For remote authorization and authentication, EAP-FAST uses the manufacturer’s certificate (CERT) to

authenticate the child mesh access point. Additionally, this manufacturer certificate-based identity

serves as the username for the mesh access point in user validation.

For IOS-based mesh access points (1130, 1240, 1522, 1524), in addition to adding the MAC address to

the user list, you need to enter the platform_name_string–Ethernet_MAC_address (for example,

c1240-001122334455). The controller first sends the MAC address as user name; if this first attempt

fails, then the controller sends the platform_name_string–Ethernet_MAC_address as user name.

Note If you only enter the platform_name_string–Ethernet_MAC_address to the user list, you will see a

first-try failure log on the AAA server; however, the IOS-based mesh access point will still be

authenticated.

Using the GUI to Enable External Authentication of Mesh Access Points

Using the controller GUI, follow these steps to enable external authentication for a mesh access point.

Step 1 Click Wireless > Mesh to open the Mesh page (see Figure 8-9).

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