https://community.ruckuswireless.com/t5/To-Be-Moved/AP-versus-zd-authentication/m-p/10095#M630 Hi all,<BR /><BR />Does anyone know if you can specify that Radius authentication be done by either the ZD controller or each individual AP ?<BR /><BR />I can't seem to find anything on it in the forums... &nbsp;It's a bit more work to set up for individual AP's on the NPS server, but it provides better redundancy.<BR /><BR />-Pete Mon, 30 Nov 2015 09:20:28 GMT peter_grasso 2015-11-30T09:20:28Z https://community.ruckuswireless.com/t5/To-Be-Moved/AP-versus-zd-authentication/m-p/10095#M630 Hi all,<BR /><BR />Does anyone know if you can specify that Radius authentication be done by either the ZD controller or each individual AP ?<BR /><BR />I can't seem to find anything on it in the forums... &nbsp;It's a bit more work to set up for individual AP's on the NPS server, but it provides better redundancy.<BR /><BR />-Pete Mon, 30 Nov 2015 09:20:28 GMT https://community.ruckuswireless.com/t5/To-Be-Moved/AP-versus-zd-authentication/m-p/10095#M630 peter_grasso 2015-11-30T09:20:28Z https://community.ruckuswireless.com/t5/To-Be-Moved/AP-versus-zd-authentication/m-p/10096#M631 The ZoneDirector is the NAS to your AAA server for 802.1x.&nbsp; <BR /><BR /> The SmartZone platform allows APs to initiate/handle the NAS function. Mon, 30 Nov 2015 18:56:53 GMT https://community.ruckuswireless.com/t5/To-Be-Moved/AP-versus-zd-authentication/m-p/10096#M631 michael_brado 2015-11-30T18:56:53Z https://community.ruckuswireless.com/t5/To-Be-Moved/AP-versus-zd-authentication/m-p/10097#M632 So if I am using a ZD, the 802.1x authentication to NPS cannot be done by the AP's ? Mon, 30 Nov 2015 21:29:01 GMT https://community.ruckuswireless.com/t5/To-Be-Moved/AP-versus-zd-authentication/m-p/10097#M632 peter_grasso 2015-11-30T21:29:01Z