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Configuring 802.1X

Configuring 802.1X

The following is the section of the running configuration for the FortiWLC controller that specifies the configuration for 802.1x. The relevant settings are in bold.

This shows an 802.1X-enabled SSID, MERU-1X.

essid MERU-1X
security-profile 802-1X
tunnel-type radius-only
vlan name ""
gre name ""
virtual-cell-type per-station-bssid
countermeasure
dataplane tunneled
ssid MERU-1X
ap-discovery join-ess
ap-discovery join-virtual-ap
publish-essid
beacon dtim-period 1
beacon period 100
supported-tx-rates 802.11b 1
supported-tx-rates 802.11b 2
supported-tx-rates 802.11b 5.5
supported-tx-rates 802.11b 11
supported-tx-rates 802.11a 6
supported-tx-rates 802.11a 9
supported-tx-rates 802.11a 12
supported-tx-rates 802.11a 18
supported-tx-rates 802.11a 24
supported-tx-rates 802.11a 36
supported-tx-rates 802.11a 48
supported-tx-rates 802.11a 54
supported-tx-rates 802.11an 6
supported-tx-rates 802.11an 9
supported-tx-rates 802.11an 12
supported-tx-rates 802.11an 18
supported-tx-rates 802.11an 24
supported-tx-rates 802.11an 36
supported-tx-rates 802.11an 48
supported-tx-rates 802.11an 54
supported-tx-rates 802.11an-mcs 0
supported-tx-rates 802.11an-mcs 1
supported-tx-rates 802.11an-mcs 2
supported-tx-rates 802.11an-mcs 3
supported-tx-rates 802.11an-mcs 4
supported-tx-rates 802.11an-mcs 5
supported-tx-rates 802.11an-mcs 6
supported-tx-rates 802.11an-mcs 7
supported-tx-rates 802.11an-mcs 8
supported-tx-rates 802.11an-mcs 9
supported-tx-rates 802.11an-mcs 10
supported-tx-rates 802.11an-mcs 11
supported-tx-rates 802.11an-mcs 12
supported-tx-rates 802.11an-mcs 13
supported-tx-rates 802.11an-mcs 14
supported-tx-rates 802.11an-mcs 15
supported-tx-rates 802.11g 6
supported-tx-rates 802.11g 9
supported-tx-rates 802.11g 12
supported-tx-rates 802.11g 18
supported-tx-rates 802.11g 24
supported-tx-rates 802.11g 36
supported-tx-rates 802.11g 48
supported-tx-rates 802.11g 54
supported-tx-rates 802.11bg 1
supported-tx-rates 802.11bg 2
supported-tx-rates 802.11bg 5.5
supported-tx-rates 802.11bg 11
supported-tx-rates 802.11bg 6
supported-tx-rates 802.11bg 9
supported-tx-rates 802.11bg 12
supported-tx-rates 802.11bg 18
supported-tx-rates 802.11bg 24
supported-tx-rates 802.11bg 36
supported-tx-rates 802.11bg 48
supported-tx-rates 802.11bg 54
supported-tx-rates 802.11bgn 1
supported-tx-rates 802.11bgn 2
supported-tx-rates 802.11bgn 5.5
supported-tx-rates 802.11bgn 11
supported-tx-rates 802.11bgn 6
supported-tx-rates 802.11bgn 9
supported-tx-rates 802.11bgn 12
supported-tx-rates 802.11bgn 18
supported-tx-rates 802.11bgn 24
supported-tx-rates 802.11bgn 36
supported-tx-rates 802.11bgn 48
supported-tx-rates 802.11bgn 54
supported-tx-rates 802.11bgn-mcs 0
supported-tx-rates 802.11bgn-mcs 1
supported-tx-rates 802.11bgn-mcs 2
supported-tx-rates 802.11bgn-mcs 3
supported-tx-rates 802.11bgn-mcs 4
supported-tx-rates 802.11bgn-mcs 5
supported-tx-rates 802.11bgn-mcs 6
supported-tx-rates 802.11bgn-mcs 7
supported-tx-rates 802.11bgn-mcs 8
supported-tx-rates 802 .11bgn-mcs 9
supported-tx-rates 802 .11bgn-mcs 10
supported-tx-rates 802 .11bgn-mcs 11
supported-tx-rates 802 .11bgn-mcs 12
supported-tx-rates 802 .11bgn-mcs 13
supported-tx-rates 802 .11bgn-mcs 14
supported-tx-rates 802 .11bgn-mcs 15
base-tx-rates 802.11b 11
base-tx-rates 802.11a 6
base-tx-rates 802.11a 12
base-tx-rates 802.11a 24
base-tx-rates 802.11an 6
base-tx-rates 802.11an 12
base-tx-rates 802.11an 24
base-tx-rates 802.11g 6
base-tx-rates 802.11g 9
base-tx-rates 802.11g 12
base-tx-rates 802.11g 18
base-tx-rates 802.11g 24
base-tx-rates 802.11g 36
base-tx-rates 802.11g 48
base-tx-rates 802.11g 54
base-tx-rates 802.11bg 11
base-tx-rates 802.11bg n 11
accounting interim-interval 3600
accounting primary-radius ""
accounting secondary-radius ""
no multicast-enable
no silent-client-enable
no wmm-support
ess-ap 1 1
calls-per-bss 0
exit
exit
security-profile 802-1X
key-rotation disabled
allowed-l2-modes wpa
captive-portal disabled
captive-portal-passthru 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0
encryption-modes tkip
psk key ""
firewall-capability none
firewall-filter-id ""
security-logging off
static-wep key ""
static-wep key-index 1
reauth
macfiltering
rekey period 0
group-rekey interval 0
8021x-network-initiation
radius-server primary qa245
radius-server secondary ""
auth-supplicant-timeout 30
auth-server-timeout 30
auth-max-request 4
pae-max-reauth 4
pae-txperiod 30
no kddi
no captive-portal
no shared-authentication
no rekey period
no fast-handoff
exit
radius-profile qa245
description ""
ip-address 192.168.5.245
key abc123
port 1812
mac-delimiter colon
password-type shared-secret
exit

Configuring 802.1X

The following is the section of the running configuration for the FortiWLC controller that specifies the configuration for 802.1x. The relevant settings are in bold.

This shows an 802.1X-enabled SSID, MERU-1X.

essid MERU-1X
security-profile 802-1X
tunnel-type radius-only
vlan name ""
gre name ""
virtual-cell-type per-station-bssid
countermeasure
dataplane tunneled
ssid MERU-1X
ap-discovery join-ess
ap-discovery join-virtual-ap
publish-essid
beacon dtim-period 1
beacon period 100
supported-tx-rates 802.11b 1
supported-tx-rates 802.11b 2
supported-tx-rates 802.11b 5.5
supported-tx-rates 802.11b 11
supported-tx-rates 802.11a 6
supported-tx-rates 802.11a 9
supported-tx-rates 802.11a 12
supported-tx-rates 802.11a 18
supported-tx-rates 802.11a 24
supported-tx-rates 802.11a 36
supported-tx-rates 802.11a 48
supported-tx-rates 802.11a 54
supported-tx-rates 802.11an 6
supported-tx-rates 802.11an 9
supported-tx-rates 802.11an 12
supported-tx-rates 802.11an 18
supported-tx-rates 802.11an 24
supported-tx-rates 802.11an 36
supported-tx-rates 802.11an 48
supported-tx-rates 802.11an 54
supported-tx-rates 802.11an-mcs 0
supported-tx-rates 802.11an-mcs 1
supported-tx-rates 802.11an-mcs 2
supported-tx-rates 802.11an-mcs 3
supported-tx-rates 802.11an-mcs 4
supported-tx-rates 802.11an-mcs 5
supported-tx-rates 802.11an-mcs 6
supported-tx-rates 802.11an-mcs 7
supported-tx-rates 802.11an-mcs 8
supported-tx-rates 802.11an-mcs 9
supported-tx-rates 802.11an-mcs 10
supported-tx-rates 802.11an-mcs 11
supported-tx-rates 802.11an-mcs 12
supported-tx-rates 802.11an-mcs 13
supported-tx-rates 802.11an-mcs 14
supported-tx-rates 802.11an-mcs 15
supported-tx-rates 802.11g 6
supported-tx-rates 802.11g 9
supported-tx-rates 802.11g 12
supported-tx-rates 802.11g 18
supported-tx-rates 802.11g 24
supported-tx-rates 802.11g 36
supported-tx-rates 802.11g 48
supported-tx-rates 802.11g 54
supported-tx-rates 802.11bg 1
supported-tx-rates 802.11bg 2
supported-tx-rates 802.11bg 5.5
supported-tx-rates 802.11bg 11
supported-tx-rates 802.11bg 6
supported-tx-rates 802.11bg 9
supported-tx-rates 802.11bg 12
supported-tx-rates 802.11bg 18
supported-tx-rates 802.11bg 24
supported-tx-rates 802.11bg 36
supported-tx-rates 802.11bg 48
supported-tx-rates 802.11bg 54
supported-tx-rates 802.11bgn 1
supported-tx-rates 802.11bgn 2
supported-tx-rates 802.11bgn 5.5
supported-tx-rates 802.11bgn 11
supported-tx-rates 802.11bgn 6
supported-tx-rates 802.11bgn 9
supported-tx-rates 802.11bgn 12
supported-tx-rates 802.11bgn 18
supported-tx-rates 802.11bgn 24
supported-tx-rates 802.11bgn 36
supported-tx-rates 802.11bgn 48
supported-tx-rates 802.11bgn 54
supported-tx-rates 802.11bgn-mcs 0
supported-tx-rates 802.11bgn-mcs 1
supported-tx-rates 802.11bgn-mcs 2
supported-tx-rates 802.11bgn-mcs 3
supported-tx-rates 802.11bgn-mcs 4
supported-tx-rates 802.11bgn-mcs 5
supported-tx-rates 802.11bgn-mcs 6
supported-tx-rates 802.11bgn-mcs 7
supported-tx-rates 802.11bgn-mcs 8
supported-tx-rates 802 .11bgn-mcs 9
supported-tx-rates 802 .11bgn-mcs 10
supported-tx-rates 802 .11bgn-mcs 11
supported-tx-rates 802 .11bgn-mcs 12
supported-tx-rates 802 .11bgn-mcs 13
supported-tx-rates 802 .11bgn-mcs 14
supported-tx-rates 802 .11bgn-mcs 15
base-tx-rates 802.11b 11
base-tx-rates 802.11a 6
base-tx-rates 802.11a 12
base-tx-rates 802.11a 24
base-tx-rates 802.11an 6
base-tx-rates 802.11an 12
base-tx-rates 802.11an 24
base-tx-rates 802.11g 6
base-tx-rates 802.11g 9
base-tx-rates 802.11g 12
base-tx-rates 802.11g 18
base-tx-rates 802.11g 24
base-tx-rates 802.11g 36
base-tx-rates 802.11g 48
base-tx-rates 802.11g 54
base-tx-rates 802.11bg 11
base-tx-rates 802.11bg n 11
accounting interim-interval 3600
accounting primary-radius ""
accounting secondary-radius ""
no multicast-enable
no silent-client-enable
no wmm-support
ess-ap 1 1
calls-per-bss 0
exit
exit
security-profile 802-1X
key-rotation disabled
allowed-l2-modes wpa
captive-portal disabled
captive-portal-passthru 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0
encryption-modes tkip
psk key ""
firewall-capability none
firewall-filter-id ""
security-logging off
static-wep key ""
static-wep key-index 1
reauth
macfiltering
rekey period 0
group-rekey interval 0
8021x-network-initiation
radius-server primary qa245
radius-server secondary ""
auth-supplicant-timeout 30
auth-server-timeout 30
auth-max-request 4
pae-max-reauth 4
pae-txperiod 30
no kddi
no captive-portal
no shared-authentication
no rekey period
no fast-handoff
exit
radius-profile qa245
description ""
ip-address 192.168.5.245
key abc123
port 1812
mac-delimiter colon
password-type shared-secret
exit