Chapter 22 AAA
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Local User Accounts
By storing user profiles locally on the Switch, your Switch is able to authenticate and authorize users
without interacting with a network AAA server. However, there is a limit on the number of users you may
authenticate in this way (See
).
RADIUS
RADIUS is a security protocol used to authenticate users by means of an external server instead of (or in
addition to) an internal device user database that is limited to the memory capacity of the device. In
essence, RADIUS authentication allows you to validate an unlimited number of users from a central
location.
22.2 AAA Screens
The
AAA
screens allow you to enable authentication and authorization or both of them on the Switch.
First, configure your authentication server settings and then set up the authentication priority, activate
authorization.
Click
Advanced Application
>
AAA
in the navigation panel to display the screen as shown.
Figure 132
Advanced Application > AAA
22.3 RADIUS Server Setup
Use this screen to configure your RADIUS server settings. See
for more information
on RADIUS servers and
for RADIUS attributes utilized by the authentication
features on the Switch. Click on the
RADIUS Server Setup
link in the
AAA
screen to view the screen as
shown.
