3Com WX4400 3CRWX440095A WX1200, 3CRWXR10095A manual Creating, Managing Users, Local User, Database

8	CONFIGURING AUTHENTICATION,
	AUTHORIZATION, AND
	ACCOUNTING PARAMETERS

This chapter describes how to view and configure the following Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) parameters for WX switches:

„ Local database entries for AAA processing of administrator and network client access

„ RADIUS servers, for backend AAA processing of WX administrator access and network client access

„ Global 802.1X Settings

„ Network client access rules

„ WX administrator access rules

„ RADIUS proxy entries and 802.1Q mapping to provide AAA for clients

	of third-party APs
	„ Location policies for overriding authorization parameters assigned by
	AAA to network clients
	„ Mobility profiles for controlling network client access to specific MAP
	ports, Distributed MAPs, or wired authentication ports
Creating and	The WX switch contains a local database that can store user information
Managing Users in	for a 3Com Mobility System. You can use the local database to create
the Local User	users and authenticate them, or you can use the local database in
Database	conjunction with a RADIUS server. For example, although you might use a
	RADIUS server to manage most users, you could define IT staff as users in
	the local database in the event that the RADIUS server is unavailable.