Step 3: Setting Up Customer Authentication; Configuration Procedure - Colubris Networks CN3000 Administrator's Manual

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Step 3: Setting up customer authentication

The CN3000 uses the services of a RADIUS server to authenticate customer logins,
track and manage connection time, and generate billing information.
To login to the public access network, each customer must supply a username and
password. The CN3000 sends this information to the RADIUS server for authentication.
If the customer login is approved, the RADIUS server returns configuration information
for the customer. This includes settings for:
• Connection time limit for the customer's session.
• Idle time limit for the customer's session.
• Access list for the customer.
• Address of the e-mail server to use for redirection of the customer's e-mail.
• URLs specifying the location of customized Welcome and Goodbye pages for the
When you set up a profile for a customer on the RADIUS server you define this
information in the form of a Colubris Networks vendor-specific attribute. See
customer profiles on the RADIUS server" on page 164
Configuration 1. On the main menu, click Security.
2. Click Authentication. The Authentications settings page opens.
procedure
3. Configure the settings for HTML-based user logins as defined below. This controls
4. Click Save, when you are done.
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the authentication procedure for customers who will login via the public access
interface on the CN3000.
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for details.