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Advanced Application > AAA > AAA Setup (continued)

 

LABEL

 

DESCRIPTION

 

Active

 

Select this to activate authorization for a specified event types.

 

 

 

 

 

Method

 

Select whether you want to use RADIUS or TACACS+ for authorization of

 

 

 

specific types of events.

 

 

 

RADIUS is the only method for IEEE 802.1x authorization.

 

 

 

 

 

Apply

 

Click Apply to save your changes to the Switch’s run-time memory. The

 

 

 

Switch loses these changes if it is turned off or loses power, so use the

 

 

 

Save link on the top navigation panel to save your changes to the non-

 

 

 

volatile memory when you are done configuring.

 

 

 

 

 

Cancel

 

Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.

 

 

 

 

24.6 Technical Reference

This section provides technical background information on the topics discussed in this chapter.

24.6.1 Vendor Specific Attribute

RFC 2865 standard specifies a method for sending vendor-specific information between a RADIUS server and a network access device (for example, the Switch). A company can create Vendor Specific Attributes (VSAs) to expand the functionality of a RADIUS server.

The Switch supports VSAs that allow you to perform the following actions based on user authentication:

•Limit bandwidth on incoming or outgoing traffic for the port the user connects to.

•Assign account privilege levels (See the CLI Reference Guide for more information on account privilege levels) for the authenticated user.

The VSAs are composed of the following:

•Vendor-ID: An identification number assigned to the company by the IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority). ZyXEL’s vendor ID is 890.

•Vendor-Type: A vendor specified attribute, identifying the setting you want to modify.

•Vendor-data: A value you want to assign to the setting.

Note: Refer to the documentation that comes with your RADIUS server on how to configure VSAs for users authenticating via the RADIUS server.

 

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