User's Guide
AirTight Management Console Configuration
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Select the Enable RADIUS Authentication check box to activate RADIUS authentication of users. You
can configure the Authentication,Accounting , and Advanced Settings after selecting this check box. Click
the respective option to view and edit the fields for the individual sections.
Configure Authentication Parameters
Configure access parameters for the RADIUS Authentication server using the Authentication section.
To configure access parameters for RADIUS authentication server, do the following.
1.
Go to Configuration->User Accounts->RADIUS Configuration.
2. Specify the IP address/ hostname, port number and shared secret for the primary and/or secondary
RADIUS servers.
3.
Click Test to test the connection to the RADIUS servers.
4. Select Enable RADIUS Integration for CLI login to enable CLI user authentication using RADIUS.
5. Select Enable RADIUS Integration for GUI login to enable GUI user authentication using RADIUS.
6. Select vendor specific attributes as appropriate. These are used when vendor specific attributes are
not defined for RADIUS server.
7.
Click Save to save the changes.
Configure Accounting Parameters
Configure accounting parameters for the RADIUS Accounting server under the Accounting section.
To configure accounting parameters for RADIUS authentication server, do the following.
1.
Go to Configuration->User Accounts->RADIUS Configuration.
2. Select the Enable RADIUS Accounting check box to enable RADIUS accounting.
3. Specify the IP address/ hostname, port number and shared secret for the primary and/or secondary
RADIUS accounting servers.
4.
Click Save to save the changes.
Configure Advanced Settings
Configure the realm (domain) for the CLI and GUI users using the Advanced Settings section. You can
also specify how the real name is to be appended to the user name (prefix notation or postfix
notation). Select the Use Prefix Notation check box to use a prefix notation. Postfix notation is used
when this check box is not selected.
To configure advanced settings, do the following.
1.
Go to Configuration->User Accounts->RADIUS Configuration.
2. Enter the realm for CLI users in CLI..
3. Enter the realm for GUI users in GUI.
4. Select the Use Prefix Notation check box to use a prefix notation. Postfix notation is used when this
check box is not selected.
5.
Click Save to save the changes made.
Restore Default Settings
By default, RADIUS authentication is disabled. To restore this default setting, do the following.
1. Go to Configuration->User Accounts->RADIUS Configuration.