Integrating A Radius Accounting Server - Dell PowerConnect W-Airwave User Manual

Integrating a RADIUS Accounting Server

NOTE: AMP checks the local username and password before checking with the RADIUS server. If the user is found locally, the
local password and role apply. When using RADIUS, it's not necessary or recommended to define users on the AMP server. The
only recommended user is the backup admin, in case the RADIUS server goes down.
Optionally, you can configure RADIUS server accounting on AMP Setup > RADIUS Accounting. This
capability is not required for basic AMP operation, but can increase the user-friendliness of AMP administration
in large networks.
Perform the following steps and configurations to enable AMP to receive accounting records from a separate
RADIUS server.
illustrates the Add RADIUS Accounting Client page.
Figure 25 AMP Setup > RADIUS Accounting Page Illustration
Figure 26 AMP Setup > RADIUS > Add RADIUS Accounting Client Page Illustration
1. To specify the RADIUS authentication server or network, browse to the AMP Setup > RADIUS Accounting
page and select Add, illustrated in
2. Select Add, then complete the following fields:
Table 25 AMP Setup > Radius Accounting Fields and Default Values
Setting
Nickname
IP/Network
Shared Secret
(Confirm)
What Next?
Go to additional subtabs in AMP Setup to continue additional setup configurations.
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Complete the required configurations in this chapter before proceeding.
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Figure 25 illustrates the settings of this optional configuration interface.
Figure 25 illustrates the display of RADIUS accounting clients already configured, and
Figure
Default Description
None Sets a user-defined name for the authentication server.
None Cites the IP address or DNS Hostname for the authentication server if you only want to accept
packets from one device. To accept packets from an entire network enter the IP/Netmask of the
network (for example, 10.51.0.0/24).
None Sets the Shared Secret that is used to establish communication between AMP and the RADIUS
authentication server.
26, and provide the information in
Figure 26
Table 25.
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