Chapter35 Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
Configuring AAA
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Cisco Router and Security Device Manager 2.5 User’s Guide
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Configuring AAA
To configure AAA, complete the following steps:
Step1 If you want to review the IOS CLI commands that you send to the router when
you complete the configuration, go to the Cisco SDM toolbar, and click Edit >
Preferences > Preview commands before delivering to router. The preview
screen allows you to cancel the configuration if you want to.
Step2 In the Cisco SDM toolbar, click Configure.
Step3 In the Cisco SDM taskbar, click Additional Tasks.
Step4 In the Additional Tasks tree, click AAA.
Step5 In the AAA screen, click Enable AAA. This enables AAA on the router.
Step6 Click + (the plus sign) next to the AAA folder to display other AAA branches.
Step7 Click the branch for the type of configuration you need to pe rform.
Step8 In the displayed AAA screen, click Add to create a configuration, or select an
existing entry in the screen, and click Edit to change configuration settings.
Step9 Make configuration settings in the displayed dialogs, and click OK to send the
configuration to the router. If you checked Preview commands before delivering
to router in the Edit Preferences screen, the Cisco IOS CLI commands that you
are sending are displayed. Click OK to send the configuration to the router, or
click Cancel to discard it.
AAA Screen Reference
The topics in this section describe the AAA configuration screens:
AAA Root Screen
AAA Servers and Server Groups
AAA Servers
Add or Edit a TACACS+ Server
Add or Edit a RADIUS Server