HP Manager Software manual You can create two types of users in the local database, Database

270CHAPTER 7: CONFIGURING AUTHENTICATION, AUTHORIZATION, AND ACCOUNTING PARAMETERS

You can create two types of users in the local database:

„Named users — These users are authenticated by username and password and are assigned to specific VLANs. Users include administrators and network users. You can group these users by creating user groups, in order to simplify configuration.

„MAC address users — These users are authenticated by a MAC address. For example, devices such as PDAs or cellular phones that do not support 802.1X authentication are identified when the WX switch discovers the MAC addresses of these devices from received frames. The MAC address is the username and is authenticated by the local database. You can group these users by creating user groups. MAC address users and user groups cannot be assigned administrative access to the WX switch.

Creating Named When creating named users, you configure authentication properties. Users You can optionally configure user attributes, which are stored in the local

database.

To configure user authentication properties

1Access the WX Switch wizard for the switch. (See “Accessing the WX Switch Wizard” on page 187.)

2Select AAA at the top of the wizard, if not already selected.

3Select User from the organizer list on the left side of the page, if not already selected.

4Click New and select New User. The Create User wizard appears.

5In the Name box, type the name of the user (1 to 60 alphanumeric characters, with no spaces or tabs).

6In the VLAN Name box, type the name of the VLAN that the user belongs to (1 to 16 alphanumeric characters, with no spaces or tabs). The WX switch will authorize the user for that VLAN. For more information on VLANs, see “Configuring VLANs” on page 189.

If the user requires administrative access only, you do not need to specify a VLAN.

7In the Password box, type the password for the user (1 to 80 alphanumeric characters, with no spaces or tabs). You must specify a password if you want the password to be encrypted in the configuration file.