Computer and Information Security Handbook

Appendix H

Configuring Wireless Internet Security Remote Access

This Appendix describes how to configure and add wireless remote access points (APs) as RADIUS clients of the Microsoft 2003 and Vista Internet Authentication Service (IAS) servers.

Adding the Access Points as RADIUS Clients to IAS

You must add wireless remote APs as RADIUS clients to IAS before they are allowed to use RADIUS authentication and accounting services. The wireless remote APs at a given location will typically be configured to use an IAS server at the same location for their primary RADIUS server and another IAS server at the same or a different location as the secondary RADIUS server. The terms “primary” and “secondary” here do not refer to any hierarchical relationship, ...