Technical data

Step 2—Configuring Local AAA Security
Dial Solutions Quick Configuration Guide
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Configure
To configure local AAA security, use the following commands beginning in global configuration
mode:
Verify
To verify the configuration:
• Try to log in with your username:pasword. Enter the login command at the EXEC (shell) prompt.
Do not disconnect your EXEC session until you can log in successfully. (If you get locked out,
you will need to perform password recovery by rebooting the router.)
robo-austin# login
User Access Verification
Username: joe-admin
Password: joe-password
robo-austin#
• Enter the show running command:
robo-austin# show running
Building configuration...
Current configuration:
!
version 12.0
service timestamps debug uptime
service timestamps log uptime
service password-encryption
!
hostname robo-austin
!
aaa new-model
aaa authentication login default local
aaa authentication ppp default if-needed local
enable secret 5 $1$og7B$nSwMZM0NBKTPhV09KVgxl1
Step Command Purpose
1
robo-austin(config)# username joe-admin password joe-password
Create a local username for yourself
1
.
This step prevents you from getting
locked out of the router when you
enable AAA.
1. Make sure to change “joe-admin” to your own username and “joe-password” to your own password.
2
robo-austin(config)# aaa new-model
Enable AAA access control.
This step immediately enables login
and PPP authentication.
3
robo-austin(config)# aaa authentication login default local
Configure AAA to perform login
authentication using the local username
database.
The login keyword indicates
authentication of EXEC (shell) users.
4
robo-austin(config)# aaa authentication ppp default if-needed local
Configure PPP authentication to use the
local database if the session was not
already authenticated by login.