topic Re: VSZ-H 7.1.1 802.1X Local Database as authentication server in SmartZone and Virtual SmartZone

VSZ-H 7.1.1 802.1X Local Database as authentication server

alex_ortmanns — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 01:13:03 GMT

I'm trying to setup a new vSZ-H instance, client is coming from VSZ-E, running into the issue of not seeing local database in the wlan config.

So I've replicated the users in the domain under security / users / local users.

While setting up one WLAN I tried to select Local Database as the 802.1x authentication server (controller as proxy) but it doesn't show Local Database as an option.

https://www.6034.nl/2025-09-03_02-23-26.jpg

Might this be a bug in the latest release? Does anyone running 7.1.0 have this issue as well?

This is how I expect it to look:

https://www.6034.nl/2025-09-03_02-23-10.jpg

Re: VSZ-H 7.1.1 802.1X Local Database as authentication server

alex_ortmanns — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 19:11:54 GMT

It looks like on vSZ-H this doesn't work, on vSZ-E it works fine.

Re: VSZ-H 7.1.1 802.1X Local Database as authentication server

Vineet_nejwala — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 11:47:18 GMT

Hi Alex,

We do not support Local DB with 802.1X

https://support.ruckuswireless.com/documents/4637-smartzone-6-1-2-lt-gd-management-guide

Best Regards

Vineet

Re: VSZ-H 7.1.1 802.1X Local Database as authentication server

alex_ortmanns — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 14:34:01 GMT

Thanks Vineet,

So in 6.1.1 it was supported (https://docs.commscope.com/bundle/sz-611-switchmgmt-sz300vszh/page/GUID-A4BFE365-B8B5-4518-A24B-A3968CCD76F2.html) and it was scrapped from 6.1.2.

But on vSZ-E it works even on version 7.1.1 ?

Re: VSZ-H 7.1.1 802.1X Local Database as authentication server

Vineet_nejwala — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 14:39:37 GMT

Hi Alex,

As per my testing these are working for vSZ-E on 6.1.2 too but scrapped for vSZ-H. I am assuming this has been done due to some background issue which I will check internally and YES this was supported on all platform prior :

Best Regards

Vineet

Re: VSZ-H 7.1.1 802.1X Local Database as authentication server

alex_ortmanns — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 15:01:18 GMT

Thanks for checking, it's unfortunate if need to upgrade from vSZ-E 7.x to vSZ-H 7.x and it always was working and actively being used for 802.1X authentication.

Curious why it was scrapped for vSZ-H only.