DescriptionConfiguring Clear security profile.
ScopeKB ARTICLE TYPE:
Configuration
RELATED PRODUCTS:
controller
RELATED SOFTWARE VERSIONS:
N/A
KEYWORDS: security, profile,
subnet
SolutionCONFIGURATION
STEPS:
GUI
steps:
Step 1 : Go to Configuration tab > Click on Security
> create security profile with “L2 allowed
mode” set to clear with all other settings left to
default.
STEP 2:
Click OK and save the
settings
CLI Steps:
Step 1: Get into the CLI of the controller through telnet,
hyper terminal or SSH
Step 2 : Get into config terminal mode and use the following
commands
Step 3
: MeruController1# configure
terminal
MeruController1(config)#
security-profile <profile
name>
MeruController1(config-security)#
allowed-l2-modes
clear
MeruController1(config-security)#
exit
MeruController1(config)#
exit
Step 4
: Save the running config to startup
config
Step 5 : Use
the following command to see the security
profile
MeruController1# sh security-profile
<profile-name>
MeruController1#
sh security-profile
<profile-name>
Security Profile
Table |
Security
Profile Name | <profile-name> |
L2 Modes
Allowed | clear |
Data
Encrypt | none |
Primary RADIUS Profile
Name |
|
Secondary RADIUS Profile
Name |
|
WEP Key
(Alphanumeric/Hexadecimal) | ***** |
Static WEP Key
Index | 1 |
Re-Key Period
(seconds) | 0 |
Captive
Portal | disabled |
802.1X Network
Initiation | off |
Shared Key
Authentication | off |
Pre-shared Key
(Alphanumeric/Hexadecimal) | ***** |
Group Keying Interval
(seconds) | 0 |
Key
Rotation | disabled |
Reauthentication | off |
MAC
Filtering | off |
Firewall
Capability | none |
Firewall Filter
ID |
|
Security
Logging | off |
Allow mentioned IP/Subnet to
pass through Captive portal | 0.0.0.0 |
Subnet Mask for allowed
IP/Subnet to pass through Captive
portal | 0.0.0.0 |
MeruController1# |
|
EXPECTED BEHAVIOUR: Wireless clients connecting to the ssid
with “clear” security profile will be seeing the
network as unsecured. Users would get access to the network without any
authentication.
