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Allow custom RADIUS NAS-ID 7.2.4

Allow custom RADIUS NAS-ID 7.2.4

Note

This information is also available in the FortiWiFi and FortiAP 7.2 Configuration Guide:

This enhancement allows users to configure the RADIUS NAS-ID as a custom ID or the hostname. When deploying a wireless network with WPA-Enterprise and RADIUS authentication, or using the RADIUS MAC authentication feature, FortiGate can use the custom NAS-ID in its Access-Request.

New CLI:
config user radius
  edit < server >
    set nas-id-type { legacy | custom | hostname }
    set nas-id < custom ID >
  next
end

You can configure nas-id-type with the following three options:

legacy

NAS-ID value is the value previously used by each daemon. This is the default setting.

custom

NAS-ID value is customized.

Set nas-id to enter the custom ID.

hostname

NAS-ID value is the FortiGate hostname or HA group name if applicable.

To create an SSID with WPA2-Enterprise security mode using RADIUS authentication - CLI:
  1. Configure the SSID:

     config wireless-controller vap
      edit "wifi7"
        set ssid "80F_ent_radius"
        set security wpa2-only-enterprise
        set voice-enterprise disable
        set auth radius
        set radius-server "server-55"
        set schedule "always"
      next
    end
  2. Configure the RADIUS server:

     config user radius
      edit "server-55"
        set server "172.18.56.104"
        set secret ENC *
        set acct-interim-interval 60
        set radius-coa enable
        config accounting-server
          edit 1
            set status enable
            set server "172.18.56.104"
            set secret ENC *
          next
        end
      next
    end
  3. Set the nas-id-type:

    config user radius
      edit server-55
        set nas-id-type hostname
     next
    end
    
    config system global
      set hostname "FortiWiFi-80F-2R"
    end
  4. After the station connects to the SSID, check the radius packets to confirm the NAS-Identifier value matches the hostname FortiWiFi-80F-2R:

    (64) Received Access-Request Id 35 from 172.16.200.254:63111 to 172.16.200.55:1812 length 367
    (64)   User-Name = "tester"
    (64)   NAS-IP-Address = 0.0.0.0
    (64)   NAS-Identifier = "FortiWiFi-80F-2R"
To create a WPA2-Personal SSID using RADIUS MAC authentication - CLI:
  1. Configure the SSID:

    config wireless-controller vap
      edit "wifi2"
        set ssid "80F_psk"
        set voice-enterprise disable
        set radius-mac-auth enable
        set radius-mac-auth-server "server-55"
        set passphrase ENC *
        set schedule "always"
      next
    end
  2. Set the nas-id-type:

    config user radius
      edit server-55
        set nas-id-type custom
        set nas-id FWF-80F-LR
      next
    end
  3. After the station connects to the SSID, check the radius packets to confirm the NAS-Identifier value matches the custom value you configured, "FWF-80F-LR":

    (87) Received Access-Request Id 3 from 172.16.200.254:62884 to 172.16.200.55:1812 length 228
    (87)   User-Name = "F1-A4-23-75-9F-B1"
    (87)   User-Password = "F1-A4-23-75-9F-B1"
    (87)   Calling-Station-Id = "F1-A4-23-75-9F-B1"
    (87)   NAS-IP-Address = 0.0.0.0
    (87)   NAS-Identifier = "FWF-80F-LR"

Allow custom RADIUS NAS-ID 7.2.4

Allow custom RADIUS NAS-ID 7.2.4

Note

This information is also available in the FortiWiFi and FortiAP 7.2 Configuration Guide:

This enhancement allows users to configure the RADIUS NAS-ID as a custom ID or the hostname. When deploying a wireless network with WPA-Enterprise and RADIUS authentication, or using the RADIUS MAC authentication feature, FortiGate can use the custom NAS-ID in its Access-Request.

New CLI:
config user radius
  edit < server >
    set nas-id-type { legacy | custom | hostname }
    set nas-id < custom ID >
  next
end

You can configure nas-id-type with the following three options:

legacy

NAS-ID value is the value previously used by each daemon. This is the default setting.

custom

NAS-ID value is customized.

Set nas-id to enter the custom ID.

hostname

NAS-ID value is the FortiGate hostname or HA group name if applicable.

To create an SSID with WPA2-Enterprise security mode using RADIUS authentication - CLI:
  1. Configure the SSID:

     config wireless-controller vap
      edit "wifi7"
        set ssid "80F_ent_radius"
        set security wpa2-only-enterprise
        set voice-enterprise disable
        set auth radius
        set radius-server "server-55"
        set schedule "always"
      next
    end
  2. Configure the RADIUS server:

     config user radius
      edit "server-55"
        set server "172.18.56.104"
        set secret ENC *
        set acct-interim-interval 60
        set radius-coa enable
        config accounting-server
          edit 1
            set status enable
            set server "172.18.56.104"
            set secret ENC *
          next
        end
      next
    end
  3. Set the nas-id-type:

    config user radius
      edit server-55
        set nas-id-type hostname
     next
    end
    
    config system global
      set hostname "FortiWiFi-80F-2R"
    end
  4. After the station connects to the SSID, check the radius packets to confirm the NAS-Identifier value matches the hostname FortiWiFi-80F-2R:

    (64) Received Access-Request Id 35 from 172.16.200.254:63111 to 172.16.200.55:1812 length 367
    (64)   User-Name = "tester"
    (64)   NAS-IP-Address = 0.0.0.0
    (64)   NAS-Identifier = "FortiWiFi-80F-2R"
To create a WPA2-Personal SSID using RADIUS MAC authentication - CLI:
  1. Configure the SSID:

    config wireless-controller vap
      edit "wifi2"
        set ssid "80F_psk"
        set voice-enterprise disable
        set radius-mac-auth enable
        set radius-mac-auth-server "server-55"
        set passphrase ENC *
        set schedule "always"
      next
    end
  2. Set the nas-id-type:

    config user radius
      edit server-55
        set nas-id-type custom
        set nas-id FWF-80F-LR
      next
    end
  3. After the station connects to the SSID, check the radius packets to confirm the NAS-Identifier value matches the custom value you configured, "FWF-80F-LR":

    (87) Received Access-Request Id 3 from 172.16.200.254:62884 to 172.16.200.55:1812 length 228
    (87)   User-Name = "F1-A4-23-75-9F-B1"
    (87)   User-Password = "F1-A4-23-75-9F-B1"
    (87)   Calling-Station-Id = "F1-A4-23-75-9F-B1"
    (87)   NAS-IP-Address = 0.0.0.0
    (87)   NAS-Identifier = "FWF-80F-LR"