Technical Reference; Vendor Specific Attribute - ZyXEL Communications GS1920v2 Series User Manual

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25.6 T e c hnic a l Re fe re nc e
This section provides technical background information on the topics discussed in this chapter.
25.6.1 Ve ndo r Spe c ific Attrib ute
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 for the authenticated user.
The VSAs are composed of the following:
•
Ve ndo r- ID
Numbers Authority). Zyxel's vendor ID is 890.
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Ve ndo r- T ype
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Ve ndo r- da ta
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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The Switch supports two modes of recording login events. Select:
• - to have the Switch send information to the accounting server when a user begins
sta rt- sto p
a session, during a user's session (if it lasts past the
session.
• - to have the Switch send information to the accounting server only when a user
sto p- o nly
ends a session.
Select whether you want to use RADIUS or TACACS+ for accounting of specific types of events.
TACACS+ is the only method for recording
Click to save your changes to the Switch's run-time memory. The Switch loses these
Apply
changes if it is turned off or loses power, so use the
save your changes to the non-volatile memory when you are done configuring.
Click to begin configuring this screen afresh.
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: An identification number assigned to the company by the IANA (Internet Assigned
: A vendor specified attribute, identifying the setting you want to modify.
: A value you want to assign to the setting.
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