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Table 10 3Com VSAs (continued)

 

 

Rcv in

Sent in

Sent in

 

 

 

Access

Access

Acct

 

Attribute

Type

Resp?

Reqst?

Reqst?

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

End-Date

26, 43, 7

Yes

No

No

Date and time after which

 

 

 

 

 

the user is no longer

 

 

 

 

 

allowed to be on the

 

 

 

 

 

network. Use the

 

 

 

 

 

following format:

 

 

 

 

 

YY/MM/DD-HH:MM

 

 

 

 

 

 

Start-Date

26, 43, 7

Yes

No

No

Date and time at which

 

 

 

 

 

the user becomes eligible

 

 

 

 

 

to access the network.

 

 

 

 

 

Use the following format:

 

 

 

 

 

YY/MM/DD-HH:MM

 

 

 

 

 

 

URL

26, 43, 8

Yes

No

No

URL to which the user is

 

 

 

 

 

redirected after successful

WebAAA. Use the following format:

http://www.example.com

4Configure each user record with authorization rules (username and password) and with either the Vlan-Name attribute (3Com VSA) or the RADIUS Tunnel-Private-Group-ID to assign users to VLANs.

Other attributes are optional.

Create a Service Profile for 802.1X Access

A service profile contains the configuration for the service you want to offer, such as employee access, guest access, or VoWIP.

For more information about service profiles, see “Wireless Configuration” on page 34. For more information about service sets, see “Which Services To Provide?” on page 28.

To create an 802.1X service profile

1Select Configuration on the toolbar.

2In the Organizer panel, expand the WX switch.

3Expand Wireless, then select Wireless Services.

4In the Task List panel, select 802.1X Service Profile. The 802.1X Service Profile wizard is displayed.

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