Configuration Guide Configuring RSNA
Deployment
Configure a WLAN on the AP1 and AP2.
Configure PSK authentication in WLAN security configuration mode on the AP devices.
Use this authentication with WEB authentication to support web-based authentication and charging.
1.2.3 802.1X Access Authentication
Scenario
In a scenario that has a higher requirement for security, 802.1X authentication can be used.
802.1X is a port-based network access control protocol. This authentication mode is used to authenticate and control STAs
at the port level. STAs connected to the ports can access a WLAN if they pass the authentication; otherwise, the STAs fail to
access the WLAN.
Authentication client software needs to be installed on terminals to perform 802.1X authentication. However, in some cases,
some devices cannot be installed with the software, for example, wireless printers. For the sake of network management and
security, although these terminals have no 802.1X authentication client software, administrators need to control the access of
these terminals. MAC Authentication Bypass (MAB) provides a solution for this application.
After the MAB function is deployed for a WLAN, a wireless device can automatically probe the MAC address of a connected
terminal and uses the MAC address to initiate a request to the authentication server.
Figure 1-3 shows the scenario of 802.1X authentication.
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