Configuring Login Message, Tacacs+ And Radius Authentication; Setting Up Login Configuration Options - Dell PowerConnect W-Airwave User Manual

Table 22 AMP Setup > Roles > Add/Edit Roles Fields and Default Values (Continued)
Setting
Dell Controller
Role
Display client
diagnostics
screens by
default
Enable Adobe
Flash
Allow creation
of Guest Users
What Next?
Go to additional tabs in the AMP Setup section to continue additional setup configurations.
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Complete the required configurations in this chapter before proceeding. AirWave support remains available to
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you for any phase of AirWave configuration.

Configuring Login Message, TACACS+ and RADIUS Authentication

As of 7.3, AMP uses session-based authentication with a configurable login message and idle timeout. As an
option, you can set AirWave to use an external user database to simplify password management for AirWave
administrators and users. This section contains the following procedures to be followed in AMP Setup >
Authentication:

Setting Up Login Configuration Options

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Setting Up Login Configuration Options
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Configuring RADIUS Authentication and Authorization
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Integrating a RADIUS Accounting Server
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Setting Up Login Configuration Options
Administrators can optionally configure AMP's user idle timeout or a message-of-the-day that appears when a
user first logs in, as shown in
Figure 22 Login configuration field and results in AMP Login page
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Default Description
No Enables or disables Single Sign-On for the role. If enabled, allows the role to directly access Dell
PowerConnect W-Series controller UIs from the Quick Links or IP Address hypertext throughout
AMP without having to enter credentials for the controller.
No Sets the role to support helpdesk users, with parameters that are specific to the needs of
helpdesk personnel supporting users on a wireless network.
Yes Enables the Adobe Flash application for all users who are assigned this role. Adobe Flash
supports interactive graphics on the Home > Overview page, VisualRF, QuickView functions, the
Radio Statistics page for thin AP radios, and additional AirWave pages.
NOTE: This field is only visible if a specific flag is set in the AirWave database. By default this
option is hidden and Flash is enabled for all users.
Yes If this option is enabled, users with an assigned role of Monitoring or Audit can be given access
to guest user account creation along with the option to allow a sponsor to change its username.
A custom message can also be included. The Guest User Preferences section does not appear if
Guest User Configuration is disabled in AMP Setup > General.
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