Enabling Aaa Services With The Internal Web Server - Nomadix HotSpot Gateway HSG User Manual

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Enabling AAA Services with the Internal Web Server

You are here because you want to enable the AAA Services with the HSG's Internal
Web Server. The HSG maintains an internal database of authorized subscribers, based
on their MAC (hardware address) and user name (if enabled). By referring to its
database record, also known as an authorization table, the HSG instantly recognizes
new subscribers on the network.
You can configure the HSG to handle new subscribers in various ways (see the table
on this page). With the IWS, you also have the option of enabling SSL support (if
your license includes the SSL support feature and you have the certificate files
,
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After selecting the Internal Web Server authorization mode, you have the option of
enabling or disabling the Usernames and New Subscribers features. These features
work in conjunction with each other to determine how new subscribers are handled.
Refer to the following table:
Usernames
Disabled
Enabled
(optional)
Enabled
Disabled
Select the
1. Internal Web Server
Enable or disable the
2.
Support, you must provide a valid
For more information about setting up SSL, go to
on page 236.
SSL support allows for the creation of an end-to-end encrypted link between the
HSG and its clients by enabling the Internal Web Server (IWS) to display pages
under a secure link—important when transmitting AAA information in a
network.
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New
Subscribers
Enabled Allows new subscribers to enter the system
without giving a user name and password.
Enabled Allows new subscribers or authentication by
their user name and password.
Disabled New subscribers are not allowed. Only
existing subscribers are allowed after
authenticating their user name and password.
Disabled You will not use this combination unless you
want to lock out all subscribers.
.
feature, as required. If you enable SSL
SSL Support
Certificate DNS Name
System Response
.
"Setting Up the SSL Feature"
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