Units authentication

Every InfiNet Wireless unit supports three authentication modes to ensure that only legal units can be connected to the wireless network

There are three types of nodes authentication available:

• public – all nodes have the same key (password) for access. The simplest case of authentication. It can be used for small workgroups, point-to-point connections, mass public access networks and for MINT architecture testing purposes. Any two nodes of the network can establish a connection (given other settings are suitable) if their keys are equal. In public mode, having found a potential neighbor a node check for its information in the local database. If requested information is found, a key from a local database will be used. Otherwise, it is assumed that neighbor’s key corresponds with node’s own key
• static – every node has a full list of nodes (including their parameters and access keys) with which a connection can be established. This mode is suitable for an autonomous area of service with no need of centralized management and monitoring. Obviously, nodes that are included in each others access lists (local databases) should have a physical ability to connect to each other in order to establish a connection. In static mode each node must have a list of all permitted neighbors in a local database. If no information on the neighbor is found in the database the connection is being rejected.
• remote – centralized authentication mode with remote server (e.g. RADIUS or relay). In this mode any node can request the information from a remote authentication server. This means that the node must have an access to this server (e.g. using IP).