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Chapter 6 Configuring authentication
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Overview
The Nortel SNAS 4050 controls authentication of clients when they log on to the
network.
The Nortel SNA solution supports the following authentication methods in Nortel
Secure Network Access Switch Software Release 1.0:
•
external database
— Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS)
— Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
•
local database on the Nortel SNAS 4050
You can configure more than one authentication method within a Nortel
SNAS 4050 domain. You determine the order in which the methods are applied by
default. Client credentials are checked against the various authentication
databases until the first match is found.
You can configure the methods so that their names display on the portal login page
(see
“Configuring authentication methods using the CLI” on page 239
or
“Configuring authentication methods using the SREM” on page 270
). You can
then direct clients to select a specific authentication server (for example, for
direction to a specific Windows domain). If the client selects a Login Service
name, the authentication request is directed immediately to the specified service.
Otherwise, authentication defaults to being carried out according to the
authentication order you have configured (see
“Specifying authentication fallback
order using the CLI” on page 267
or
“Specifying authentication fallback order
using the SREM” on page 314
).
For general information about authentication within the Nortel SNA solution, see
Nortel Secure Network Access Solution Guide
(320817-A).
Note:
If you ran the quick setup wizard during initial setup, the Local
database authentication method has been created as Authentication 1.
Summary of Contents for 4050
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Page 48: ...48 Chapter 1 Overview 320818 A ...
Page 70: ...70 Chapter 2 Initial setup 320818 A ...
Page 190: ...190 Chapter 4 Configuring the domain 320818 A ...
Page 232: ...232 Chapter 5 Configuring groups and profiles 320818 A ...
Page 352: ...352 Chapter 7 TunnelGuard SRS Builder 320818 A ...
Page 456: ...456 Chapter 9 Customizing the portal and user logon 320818 A ...
Page 568: ...568 Chapter 10 Configuring system settings 320818 A ...
Page 722: ...722 Chapter 13 Viewing system information and performance statistics 320818 A ...
Page 756: ...756 Chapter 14 Maintaining and managing the system 320818 A ...
Page 768: ...768 Chapter 15 Upgrading or reinstalling the software 320818 A ...
Page 802: ...802 Chapter 17 Configuration example 320818 A ...
Page 880: ...880 Appendix C Supported MIBs 320818 A ...
Page 900: ...900 Appendix F Configuring DHCP to auto configure IP Phones 320818 A ...