Basic Configuration

5.9.10.1.Dictionary Support for RADIUS

The RADIUS dictionary file can allow you to define a user and assign command access rights and plug access rights from a central location. The RADIUS dictionary file, "dictionary.wti" is included on the CDROM along with this user's guide. To install the dictionary file on your RADIUS server, please refer to the documentation provided with your server; some servers will require the dictionary file to reside in a specific directory location, others will require the dictionary file to be appended to an existing RADIUS dictionary file.

The WTI RADIUS dictionary file provides the following commands:

WTI-Super- Sets the command access level for the user. This command provides the following arguments:

0 = ViewOnly

1 = User

2 = SuperUser

3 = Administrator

For example, in order to set command access level to "SuperUser", the command line would be:

WTI-Super="2"

WTI-Plug-Access- Determines which plug(s) the user will be allowed to access. This command provides an argument that consists of a four character string, with one character for each the MPC's switched outlets. The following options are available for each switched plug:

0 = Off (Deny Access)

1 = On (Allow Access)

For example, to allow access to Plugs 2 and 4, the command line would be:

WTI-Plug-Access="0101"

WTI-Group-Access- Determines which plug group(s) the user will be allowed to access. The argument for this command includes a character for each, defined plug group, with the first character in the string being used to represent the first plug group defined, and the last character in the string representing the last plug group defined. The following options are available for each plug group:

0 = Off (Deny Access)

1 = On (Allow Access)

For example, to allow access to the first three defined plug groups out of a total of six defined plug groups, the command line would be:

WTI-Group-Access="111000"

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