Specifications

Administrative AAA Configuration Scenarios
RoamAbout Mobility System Software Configuration Guide 3-9
Configuring Accounting for Administrative Users
Accountingallowsyoutotracknetworkresources.Accountingrecordscanbeupdatedforthree
importantevents:whentheuserisfirstconnected,whentheuserroamsfromoneAPtoanother,
andwhentheuserterminateshisorhersession.Thedefaultforaccountingisoff.
Toconfigureaccountingforadministrative
logins,usethefollowingcommand:
set accounting {admin | console} {user-glob} {start-stop | stop-only} method1
[method2] [method3] [method4]
Examples
Toconfigureaccountingforadministrativelog insoverthenetworkatEXAMPLE,enterthe
followingcommand:
set accounting admin EXAMPLE\* start-stop | stop-only aaa-method
Youcanselecteitherstart‐stoporstop‐onlyaccountingmodes.Thestop‐onlymodesendsonly
stoprecords,whereasstart‐stopsendsbothstartandstoprecords,effectivelydoublingthe
numberofaccountingrecords.Inmostcases,stop‐onlyisentirelyadequateforadministrative
accounting,becauseastoprecordcontains
alltheinformationyoumightneedaboutasession.
Inthesetaccountingcommand,youmustincludeAAAmethodsthatspecifywhethertousethe
localdatabaseorRADIUSservertoreceivetheaccountingrecords.Specifylocal,whichcausesthe
processingtobedoneontheRoamAboutSwitch,orspecify
aRADIUSservergroup.For
informationaboutconfiguringaRADIUSservergroup,see“ConfiguringRADIUSServer
Groups”onpage 18‐6.
Forexample,youcansetaccountingforadministrativeusersusingthestart‐stopmodeviathe
localdatabase:
RBT-8100# set accounting admin EXAMPLE\* start-stop local
success: change accepted.
Theaccountingrecordsshowthedateandtimeofactivity, theuser’sstatusandname,andother
attributes.Theshowaccountingstatisticscommanddisplaysaccountingrecordsfor
administrativeusersaftertheyhaveloggedintotheRoamAboutSwitch.
Forinformationaboutnetworkuseraccounting,see“ConfiguringAccountingforWireless
Network
Users”onpage 17‐55.Forinformationandanoutputexamplefortheshowaccounting
statisticscommand,seetheRoamAboutMobilitySystemSoftwareCommandLineInterfaceReference.