User guide

Defining accounting methods for a WM-AD
Summit WM Series WLAN Switch and Altitude Access Point Software Version 4.1 User Guide
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13 In the Include VSA Attributes section, click the appropriate checkboxes to include the Vendor
Specific Attributes in the message to the RADIUS server:
● AP’s
● WM-AD’s
● SSID
The Vendor Specific Attributes must be defined on the RADIUS server.
14 If applicable, select Set as primary server.
15 To enable MAC-based authentication on roam, select the MAC-based authentication on roam
checkbox.
NOTE
Only select this checkbox if you are using MAC based authentication and if you want your clients to be
authorized every time they roam to another AP. If this feature is not enabled, and MAC-based authentication is in
use, the client is authenticated only at the start of a session.
16 To save your changes, click Save.
Defining accounting methods for a WM-AD
The next step in configuring a WM-AD is to define the methods of accounting. Accounting tracks the
activity of a wireless device users. There are two types of accounting available:
● Summit WM series switch accounting – Enables the Summit WM series switch to generate Call
Data Records (CDRs) in a flat file on the Summit WM series switch.
● RADIUS accounting – Enables the Summit WM series switch to generate an accounting request
packet with an accounting start record after successful login by the wireless device user, and an
accounting stop record based on session termination. The Summit WM series switch sends the
accounting requests to a remote RADIUS server.
Summit WM series switch accounting creates Call Data Records (CDRs) in a standard format of
authenticated user sessions, such as start time and duration of session. The CDRs are stored in flat files
that can be downloaded via the Command Line Interface (CLI).
If RADIUS accounting is enabled, a RADIUS accounting server needs to be specified.
To define accounting methods for a WM-AD:
1 From the main menu, click WM Access Domain Configuration. The WM Access Domain
Configuration screen is displayed.
2 In the left pane WM Access Domains list, click the WM-AD you want to define accounting methods
for. The Topology tab is displayed.
3 Click the Auth & Acct tab.
4 To enable Summit WM series switch accounting, select Collect Accounting Information of Wireless
Controller.