RADIUS Authentication in wireless lab environment
Kasiulynas, Petras (2016)
Kasiulynas, Petras
Mikkelin ammattikorkeakoulu
2016
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 1.0 Finland
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2016053110959
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2016053110959
Tiivistelmä
The aim of the thesis was to learn and research the development of the Wi-Fi access control methods. This topic will be covered in a chronological order starting from old open-access networks ending to modern methods used today. The practical aim of the study is to implement network access control with an external RADIUS server and to create a RADIUS lab for students. This method has two main advantages. The use of the external server provides a possibility to use one database for many devices like access points and routers. Resources used for this thesis are MB316 classroom access points, hubs, computers and virtual machines of Mikkeli University of Applied Sciences.
In the beginning of the study, the theoretical foundation for the study is created with a literature review on authentication, authorization and accounting in Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs). In the practical part of the study, I implement three different forms of wireless centralized authentication. These forms were autonomous access point RADIUS, Medium business RADIUS setup in Windows server environment and Enterprise RADIUS setup in Windows server environment
The findings of the study suggest that autonomous access point solution is no longer a valid method even in small environments because it is not supported in Windows 10 operating system. The server-based solutions either implemented with one or multiple servers are the best for centralized user au-thentication management and access control.
In the beginning of the study, the theoretical foundation for the study is created with a literature review on authentication, authorization and accounting in Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs). In the practical part of the study, I implement three different forms of wireless centralized authentication. These forms were autonomous access point RADIUS, Medium business RADIUS setup in Windows server environment and Enterprise RADIUS setup in Windows server environment
The findings of the study suggest that autonomous access point solution is no longer a valid method even in small environments because it is not supported in Windows 10 operating system. The server-based solutions either implemented with one or multiple servers are the best for centralized user au-thentication management and access control.