Wi-Fi employee access – Ruckus
In this topic, you will learn how to configure Ruckus wireless controllers to work together with Portnox™ Cloud and 802.1X RADIUS authentication for Wi-Fi connections.
Important: This guide provides general instructions for integrating Portnox Cloud with specific
third-party devices. While we aim to provide helpful examples for commonly used models, configurations may vary across
manufacturers, models, and environments. As a result, we cannot guarantee that these steps will work in every
scenario. For questions or issues related to RADIUS setup – which is an industry standard and not specific to
Portnox – or device-specific settings and troubleshooting, we recommend consulting the device manufacturer’s documentation
and contacting their support team. While Portnox Support is happy to assist where possible, please note that detailed
configuration of third-party devices is typically best handled by the manufacturer.
Warning: This topic contains documentation prepared by our support agents more than 12 months ago. It
may not cover the newest models or the newest interfaces of NAS devices. We’re working on bringing you updated documentation
for NAS devices in the near future. However, the methods of setting up third-party devices may still change when the
manufacturers update their firmware or release new models.
ZoneDirector
The following is a configuration process for the Ruckus ZoneDirector series of controllers, based on ZoneDirector 1200.
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In the ZoneDirector web interface, navigate to Create New to add a RADIUS server.
, and click on
- Specify a Name for the RADIUS server.
- In the Type selection, select RADIUS.
- Set the Request Timeout to 20 seconds.
- Enter your cloud RADIUS details.
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Navigate to Create New to add a RADIUS accounting server.
, and click on
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Navigate to Create New to add a new WLAN.
, and click on Note: You can also edit an existing WLAN instead.
- Specify a Name/ESSID for the WLAN (its SSID).
- In Authentication Options, as Method, select 802.1x EAP, if you want to authenticate devices using RADIUS only, or 802.1x EAP + MAC Address if you want to also be able to authenticate IoT devices using their MAC addresses.
- In Authentication Server, select the RADIUS server that you created in previous steps.
- In Accounting Server, select the RADIUS accounting server that you created in previous steps.