Specifications

Configuring Accounting for Wireless Network Users
RoamAbout Mobility System Software Configuration Guide 17-57
RBT-8100# set accounting system shorebirds
success: change accepted.
Notethatlocalisnotavalidmethodforthiscommand.
Whenyouenterthiscommand,anAccounting‐Onmessageisgeneratedandsenttothespecified
serverorservergroup.SubsequentAccounting‐Onmessagesaregeneratedeachtimethe
RoamAboutSwitchstarts.WhentheRoamAboutSwitchisadministrativelyshutdown,
an
Accounting‐Offmessageisgenerated.
Accounting‐OffmessagesaresentonlywhentheRoamAboutSwitchisadministrativelyshut
down,notwhenacriticalfailurecausestheRoamAboutSwitchtoreset.TheRoamAboutSwitch
doesnotwaitforaRADIUSservertoacknowledgethe Accounting‐Offmessage;theswitchmakes
one
attempttosendtheAccounting‐Offmessage,thenshutsdown.
Accounting‐OnandAccounting‐Offmessagesaredisabledbydefault.If,afterenablingthese
messages,youwanttodisablethem,usethefollowingcommand:
clear accounting system
Forexample:
RBT-8100# clear accounting system
success: change accepted.
Whenyouenterthiscommand,anAccounting‐Offmessageisgeneratedandsenttotheserveror
servergroupspecifiedwiththesetaccountingsystemcommand.NofurtherAccounting‐Onor
Accounting‐Offmessagesaregenerated.
Viewing Local Accounting Records
Toviewlocalaccountingrecords,typethefollowingcommand:
show accounting statistics
Viewing Roaming Accounting Records
Duringroaming,accountingistreatedasacontinuationofanexistingsession,ratherthananew
session.ThefollowingsampleoutputshowsawirelessuserroamingfromoneRoamAboutswitch
toanotherRoamAboutswitch.
Fromtheaccountingrecords,youcandeterminetheuser’sactivitiesbyviewingtheAcct‐Status‐
Type,which
variesfromSTARTtoUPDATEto STOP,andtheCalled‐Station‐Id,whichistheMAC
addressoftheAPthroughwhichthewirelessuseraccessedthenetwork.TheAcct‐Multi‐Session‐
Idisguaranteedtobegloballyuniquefortheclient.
Example
ByenteringshowaccountingstatisticscommandsoneachRoamAboutswitchinvolvedinthe
roaming,youcandeterminetheuser’smovementsbetweenRoam Aboutsw i tcheswhen
accountingisconfiguredlocally.
TheuserstartedonRBT‐8100‐0013:
RBT-8100-0013# show accounting statistics
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Acct-Status-Type=START