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Cisco Wide Area Application Services Configuration Guide
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Chapter 1 Creating and Managing Administrator User Accounts and Groups
Creating and Managing User Accounts
Working with Domains
A WAAS domain is a collection of device groups or WAEs that make up the WAAS network. A role
defines which services a user can manage in the WAAS network, but a domain defines the device groups,
WAEs, or file server dynamic shares that are accessible and configurable by the user.
Note A WAAS domain is not the same as a DNS domain or Windows domain.
When you create a domain, you choose the type of entities that can be associated with the domain. Entity
types include Devices, Device Groups, or None (for file server dynamic shares). For file server dynamic
shares, the dynamic shares are assigned in the dynamic shares configuration, as described in the
“Creating Dynamic Shares for the CIFS Accelerator” section on page 1-9.
WAAS can dynamically assign a domain to a user based on their membership in a group as defined on
an external TACACS+ or Windows domain authentication server. To take advantage of this feature, you
must define user group names on the WAAS Central Manager that match the user groups defined on the
external authentication server and you must assign a domain to the user groups on the WAAS Central
Manager. For more information on user groups, see the “Working with User Groups” section on
page 1-17.
This section contains the following topics:
• Creating a New Domain, page 1-14
• Adding an Entity to a Domain, page 1-15
• Assigning a Domain to a User Account, page 1-15
• Modifying and Deleting Domains, page 1-16
• Viewing Domains, page 1-17
Creating a New Domain
To create a new domain, follow these steps:
Step 1 From the WAAS Central Manager menu, choose Admin > AAA > Domains.
The Domains listing window appears.
Step 2 Click the Create New Domain icon in the taskbar.
The Creating New Domain window appears.
Step 3 In the Name field, enter the name of the domain.
Step 4 From the Entity Type drop-down list, choose the entity type that you want to assign to the domain. Entity
choices include Devices, Device Groups, and None. Choose None if this domain is used for a file server
dynamic share.
Step 5 (Optional) In the Comments field, enter any comments about this domain.
Step 6 Click Submit.
If the entity type you chose has not already been assigned to the domain, then a message indicating that
the entity type has not been assigned appears.