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54CHAPTER 3: CONFIGURING AAA FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND LOCAL ACCESS

Before You Start	Before reading more of this chapter, read the Wireless LAN Switch and
	Controller Quick Start Guide to set up a WX switch and the attached
	MAPs for basic service.
About	The authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) framework helps
Administrative	secure network connections by identifying who the user is, what the user
Access	can access, and the amount of network resources the user can consume.
Access Modes	MSS provides AAA either locally or via remote servers to authenticate
	valid users. MSS provides two modes of access:
	„ Administrative access mode — Allows a network administrator to
	access the WX switch and configure it.
	You must establish administrative access in enabled mode before
	adding users. See “Enabling an Administrator” on page 55.
	„ Network access mode — Allows network users to connect through
	the WX switch. For information about configuring network users, see
	Chapter 21, “Configuring AAA for Network Users,” on page 433.
Types of	MSS allows you access to the WX switch with the following types of
Administrative Access	administrative access:
	„ Console — Access via only the console port. For more information,
	see “First-Time Configuration via the Console” on page 55.
	„ Telnet — Users who access MSS via the Telnet protocol. For information
	about setting up a WX switch for Telnet access, see Chapter 6,
	“Configuring and Managing IP Interfaces and Services,” on page 103.
	„ Secure Shell (SSH) — Users who access MSS via the SSH protocol. For
	information about setting up a WX switch for SSH access, see Chapter 6,
	“Configuring and Managing IP Interfaces and Services,” on page 103.
	„ 3WXM — After you configure the WX switch as described in this
	guide, you can further configure the WX switch using the 3WXM tool
	suite. For more information, see the Wireless Switch Manager
	Reference Manual.
	„ Web View — A Web-based application for configuring and
	managing a single WX switch through a Web browser. Web View
	uses a secure connection via Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure
	Sockets Layer (HTTPS).