RADIUS Authentication and Accounting

Configuring RADIUS Accounting

Start-Stop:

 Send a start record accounting notice at the beginning of the account- ing session and a stop record notice at the end of the session. Both notices include the latest data the switch has collected for the requested accounting type (Network, Exec, or System).

• Do not wait for an acknowledgement.

The system option (page 3-20)ignores start-stopbecause the switch sends the accumulated data only when there is a reboot, reload, or accounting on/off event.

Stop-Only:

 Send a stop record accounting notice at the end of the accounting session. The notice includes the latest data the switch has collected for the requested accounting type (Network, Exec, or System).

• Do not wait for an acknowledgment.

The system option (page 3-20)always delivers stop-onlyoperation because the switch sends the accumulated data only when there is a reboot, reload, or accounting on/off event.

Syntax: [no] aaa accounting < exec network system > < start-stop stop-only > radius

Configures RADIUS accounting type and how data will be sent to the RADIUS server.

For example, to configure RADIUS accounting on the switch with start-stopfor exec functions and stop-onlyfor system functions:

Configures exec and system accounting and

Summarizes the switch’s accounting

Exec and System accounting are active. (Assumes the switch is configured to access a reachable

Figure 3-8. Example of Configuring Accounting Types

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