Conifguring a PEAP WLAN on a Ruckus SmartZone Controller

You can configure a PEAP WLAN on a Ruckus Wireless SmartZone controller so that you can then use PEAP as one method of authenticating users to Cloudpath.
Follow these steps to configure a PEAP WLAN on a Ruckus SmartZone controller.
Note: The procedure shown in this section is based on the user interface of a SmartZone controller version 3.5.1. Different versions of SmartZone may have minor differences in terms of which configuration options appear in what sections of a screen.
  1. Log in to your Ruckus SmartZone controller.
  2. Click the Wireless LANS tab.
    The following screen appears:

    Wireless LANs Screen

  3. On the Wireless LANs screen, click the + Create button.
    The Create WLAN Configuration appears. This screen is shown below (with each area of the screen in a collapsed view):

    Create WLAN Configuration Screen on SmartZone

    Note: Unless otherwise specified in the remaining steps, you do not have to change default values. The procedure described here is specific to Cloudpath; for information about any fields that are not described here, refer to your controller documentation.
  4. Complete the General Options section of the screen:

    General Options Section of the Create WLAN Configuration Screen

    • Name: Enter a meaningful name for the PEAP WLAN you are creating.
    • SSID: When you click in this field, the name you entered above also appears in this field.
    • Description: You can enter a brief description to indicate that you are creating a RADIUS WLAN for PEAP.
    • Zone: From the drop-down list, select the zone in which the PEAP WLAN will reside. This can be the default zone.
  5. In the WLAN Usage section of the screen, use the default selection of Standard usage.

    WLAN Usage section of the Create WLAN Configuration Screen

  6. In the Authentication Options section of the screen, select 802.1x EAP.

    Authentication Options section of the Create WLAN Configuration Screen

  7. In the Encryptions Options section of the screen, you must select "WPA2," which displays the section as follows:

    Encryption Options Section After Selecting WPA2 Method

    • Algorithm: Be sure that the default value of AES is selected.
    • 802.11w MFP: Be sure the default value of Disabled is selected.
  8. In the Authentication & Accounting Server section, select the authentication server that you configured in Set up the AAA Authentication Server on the Ruckus SmartZone Controller from the drop-down list.

    Authentication & Accounting Server Section of the Create WLAN Configuration Screen

    Note: Do not configure an accounting server for PEAP.
  9. In the Options section, you can use the default values, shown below:

    Options Section of the Create WLAN Configuration Screen

  10. In the RADIUS Options section, you can use the default values, shown below:

    RADIUS Options section

  11. In the Advanced Options section, there are many fields (not shown here), but you can also use all the default values.
  12. Click OK to complete the PEAP Wireless LAN configuration.
    Your newly created PEAP WLAN should now appear in the Wireless LANs List, "eng-PEAP" in this example:

    Newly Created WLAN Appears in Wireless LANs List

    To review the completed configuration or to make any configuration changes, click the Configure tab when the Wireless LAN is highlighted.

Proceed to Configuring PEAP on Cloudpath to Integrate with the Ruckus Controller.