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Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide for Cisco Aironet Access Points
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Chapter 13 Configuring RADIUS and TACACS+ Servers
 Configuring and Enabling RADIUS
To remove the specified RADIUS server, use the no radius-server host hostname | ip-address global 
configuration command. To remove a server group from the configuration list, use the no aaa group 
server radius group-name global configuration command. To remove the IP address of a RADIUS 
server, use the no server ip-address server group configuration command.
In this example, the access point is configured to recognize two different RADIUS group servers 
(group1 and group2). Group1 has two different host entries on the same RADIUS server configured for 
the same services. The second host entry acts as a fail-over backup to the first entry.
AP(config)# aaa new-model
AP(config)# radius-server host 172.20.0.1 auth-port 1000 acct-port 1001
AP(config)# radius-server host 172.10.0.1 auth-port 1645 acct-port 1646
AP(config)# aaa group server radius group1
AP(config-sg-radius)# server 172.20.0.1 auth-port 1000 acct-port 1001
AP(config-sg-radius)# exit
AP(config)# aaa group server radius group2
AP(config-sg-radius)# server 172.20.0.1 auth-port 2000 acct-port 2001
AP(config-sg-radius)# exit
Configuring RADIUS Authorization for User Privileged Access and Network Services
AAA authorization limits the services available to a user. When AAA authorization is enabled, the 
access point uses information retrieved from the user’s profile, which is in the local user database or on 
the security server, to configure the user’s session. The user is granted access to a requested service only 
if the information in the user profile allows it.
Note This section describes setting up authorization for access point administrators, not for wireless client 
devices.
You can use the aaa authorization global configuration command with the radius keyword to set 
parameters that restrict a user’s network access to privileged EXEC mode. 
The aaa authorization exec radius local command sets these authorization parameters:
• Use RADIUS for privileged EXEC access authorization if authentication was performed by using 
RADIUS.
• Use the local database if authentication was not performed by using RADIUS.
Note Authorization is bypassed for authenticated users who log in through the CLI even if authorization has 
been configured.










