Nortel Networks 2300 manual Configuring AAA for Network Users

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Configuring AAA for Network Users 401
About AAA for Network Users	401
Authentication	402
Authorization	408
Accounting	409
Summary of AAA Features	410
AAA Tools for Network Users	410
“Wildcards” and Groups for Network User Classification	411
AAA Methods for IEEE 802.1X and Web Network Access	412
IEEE 802.1X Extensible Authentication Protocol Types	415
Ways an WSS Switch Can Use EAP	416
Effects of Authentication Type on Encryption Method	417
Configuring 802.1X Authentication	417
Configuring 802.1X Acceleration	418
Using Pass-Through	419
Authenticating through a Local Database	420
Binding User Authentication to Machine Authentication	421
Configuring Authentication and Authorization by MAC Address	425
Adding and Clearing MAC Users and User Groups Locally	426
Configuring MAC Authentication and Authorization	427
Changing the MAC Authorization Password for RADIUS	428
Configuring Web-based AAA	428
How Portal Web-based AAA Works	429
Web-based AAA Requirements and Recommendations	430
Configuring Portal Web-based AAA	433
Using a Custom Login Page	436
Using Dynamic Fields in Web-based AAA Redirect URLs	439
Configuring Last-Resort Access	440
Configuring AAA for Users of Third-Party APs	441
Authentication Process for 802.1X Users of a Third-Party AP	442
Requirements	443
Configuring Authentication for 802.1X Users of a Third-Party AP	444
Assigning Authorization Attributes	446
Assigning Attributes to Users and Groups	450
Assigning a Security ACL to a User or a Group	451

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