Chapter 4: Security

4.6 AAA

This section shows you how to use an AAA (Authentication, Authorization, Accounting) server to provide access control to your network. The AAA server can be a TACACS+ or RADIUS server to create and manage objects that contain settings for using AAA servers.

4.6.1 Configuration

This section describes how to configure an AAA setting of TACACS+ or RADIUS server.

Web Interface

To configure a Common Configuration of AAA in the Web interface:

1.Set Timeout (Default is 15 seconds).

2.Set Dead Time (Default is 300 seconds).

To configure a TACACS+ Authorization and Accounting Configuration of AAA in the Web interface:

1.Select “Enabled” in the Authorization.

2.Select “Enabled” in the Failback to Local Authorization.

3.Select “Enabled” in the Account.

To configure a RADIUS Authentication Server Configuration of AAA in the Web interface:

1.Check “Enabled”.

2.Specify IP address or Hostname for Radius Server.

3.Specify Authentication Port for Radius Server (Default is 1812).

4.Specify the Secret with Radius Server.

To configure a RADIUS Accounting Server Configuration of AAA in the Web interface:

1.Check “Enabled”.

2.Specify IP address or Hostname for Radius Server.

3.Specify Accounting Port for Radius Server (Default is 1813).

4.Specify the Secret with Radius Server.

To configure a TACACS+ Authentication Server Configuration of AAA in the Web interface:

1.Check “Enabled”.

2.Specify IP address or Hostname for TACACS+ Server.

3.Specify Authentication Port for TACACS+ Server (Default is 49).

4.Specify the Secret with TACACS+ Server.

Figure 4-14. The Common Server Configuration screen.

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