Overview; Important - Colubris Networks CN3000 Administrator's Manual

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Overview

The CN3000 uses a third-party RADIUS server to store configuration settings for
customer accounts, accounting data, as well as certain operating settings for the public
access network. The configuration settings are stored in profiles, which you must create
before the public access interface can be used.
The minimum setup you must define is as follows:
• Define RADIUS client settings for the CN3000
• Create a RADIUS profile for the CN3000
• Create a RADIUS profile for one or more customers

IMPORTANT

When operating in local mode (50), you still have access to most of the features
described in this chapter. However, you define them on the Security > Local config
page instead of on a RADIUS server.
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Any device that uses the authentication services of a RADIUS server is called a
RADIUS client. Therefore, each CN3000 is considered to be a RADIUS client and you
must define client settings for each one that you intend to install.
See page 149 for details.
Before it can activate the public access interface, the CN3000 must log into a RADIUS
server and retrieve certain operating settings which you must define. Therefore, you
must create at least one RADIUS profile for use by the CN3000. If you have multiple
CN3000s, they can all be associated with a single RADIUS profile.
See page 150 for details.
The customer profile is used to authenticate customers when they login. It contains
settings that define the characteristics of their account. The profile is also used to
store accounting data.