User Guide
Table Of Contents
- Nortel WLAN Security Switch 2300 Series Configuration Guide
- Contents
- How to get Help
- Introducing the Nortel WLAN 2300 System
- Using the Command-Line Interface
- Configuring AAA for Administrative and Local Access
- Configuring and Managing Ports and VLANs
- Configuring and Managing Ports
- Configuring and Managing VLANs
- Managing the Layer 2 Forwarding Database
- Port and VLAN Configuration Scenario
- Configuring and Managing IP Interfaces and Services
- MTU Support
- Configuring and Managing IP Interfaces
- Configuring the System IP Address
- Configuring and Managing IP Routes
- Managing the Management Services
- Configuring and Managing DNS
- Configuring and Managing Aliases
- Configuring and Managing Time Parameters
- Setting the Time Zone
- Configuring the Summertime Period
- Statically Configuring the System Time and Date
- Displaying the Time and Date
- Configuring and Managing NTP
- Adding an NTP Server
- Removing an NTP Server
- Changing the NTP Update Interval
- Resetting the Update Interval to the Default
- Enabling the NTP Client
- Displaying NTP Information
- Managing the ARP Table
- Pinging Another Device
- Logging In to a Remote Device
- Tracing a Route
- IP Interfaces and Services Configuration Scenario
- Configuring SNMP
- Overview
- Configuring SNMP
- Displaying SNMP Information
- Configuring and Managing Mobility Domain Roaming
- Configuring User Encryption
- Configuring AP access points
- AP Overview
- Configuring AP access points
- Specifying the Country of Operation
- Configuring a Template for Automatic AP Configuration
- Configuring AP Port Parameters
- Configuring AP-WSS Security
- Configuring a Service Profile
- Configuring a Radio Profile
- Configuring Radio-Specific Parameters
- Mapping the Radio Profile to Service Profiles
- Assigning a Radio Profile and Enabling Radios
- Disabling or Reenabling Radios
- Displaying AP Information
- Displaying AP Configuration Information
- Displaying a List of Distributed APs
- Displaying a List of Distributed APs that Are Not Configured
- Displaying Connection Information for Distributed APs
- Displaying Service Profile Information
- Displaying Radio Profile Information
- Displaying AP Status Information
- Displaying AP Statistics Counters
- Configuring RF Auto-Tuning
- Wi-Fi Multimedia
- Configuring and Managing Spanning Tree Protocol
- Configuring and Managing IGMP Snooping
- Configuring and Managing Security ACLs
- About Security Access Control Lists
- Creating and Committing a Security ACL
- Mapping Security ACLs
- Modifying a Security ACL
- Using ACLs to Change CoS
- Enabling Prioritization for Legacy Voice over IP
- Security ACL Configuration Scenario
- Managing Keys and Certificates
- Why Use Keys and Certificates?
- About Keys and Certificates
- Creating Keys and Certificates
- Choosing the Appropriate Certificate Installation Method for Your Network
- Creating Public-Private Key Pairs
- Generating Self-Signed Certificates
- Installing a Key Pair and Certificate from a PKCS #12 Object File
- Creating a CSR and Installing a Certificate from a PKCS #7 Object File
- Installing a CA’s Own Certificate
- Displaying Certificate and Key Information
- Key and Certificate Configuration Scenarios
- Configuring AAA for Network Users
- About AAA for Network Users
- AAA Tools for Network Users
- Configuring 802.1X Authentication
- Configuring Authentication and Authorization by MAC Address
- Configuring Web-based AAA
- Configuring Last-Resort Access
- Configuring AAA for Users of Third-Party APs
- Assigning Authorization Attributes
- Overriding or Adding Attributes Locally with a Location Policy
- Configuring Accounting for Wireless Network Users
- Displaying the AAA Configuration
- Avoiding AAA Problems in Configuration Order
- Configuring a Mobility Profile
- Network User Configuration Scenarios
- Configuring Communication with RADIUS
- Managing 802.1X on the WSS Switch
- Managing Sessions
- Managing System Files
- Rogue Detection and Countermeasures
- About Rogues and RF Detection
- Summary of Rogue Detection Features
- Configuring Rogue Detection Lists
- Enabling Countermeasures
- Disabling or Reenabling Active Scan
- Enabling AP Signatures
- Disabling or Reenabling Logging of Rogues
- Enabling Rogue and Countermeasures Notifications
- IDS and DoS Alerts
- Displaying RF Detection Information
- Appendix A: Troubleshooting a WS Switch
- Fixing Common WSS Setup Problems
- Recovering the System Password
- Configuring and Managing the System Log
- Running Traces
- Using Show Commands
- Remotely Monitoring Traffic
- Capturing System Information for Technical Support
- Appendix B: Supported RADIUS Attributes
- Appendix C: Mobility Domain Traffic Ports
- Appendix D: DHCP Server
- Glossary
- Index
- Command Index
406 Configuring AAA for Network Users
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SSID Name “Any”
In authentication rules for wireless access, you can specify the name any for the SSID. This value is a wildcard that
matches on any SSID string requested by the user.
For 802.1X and Web-based AAA rules that match on SSID any, WSS Software checks the RADIUS servers or local
database for the username (and password, if applicable) entered by the user. If the user information matches, WSS
Software grants access to the SSID requested by the user, regardless of which SSID name it is.
For MAC authentication rules that match on SSID any, WSS Software checks the RADIUS servers or local database for
the MAC address (and password, if applicable) of the user’s device. If the address matches, WSS Software grants access
to the SSID requested by the user, regardless of which SSID name it is.
However, in a last-resort authentication rule for wireless access, if the SSID name in the authentication rule is any, WSS
Software checks the RADIUS servers or local database for username last-resort-any, exactly as spelled here. If checking
RADIUS, WSS Software also checks for a password. Access is granted only if this username (and password, if appli-
cable) is found. Otherwise, access is denied.
Last-Resort Processing
When a user without a username or password requests wireless access, WSS Software checks the configuration for a
last-resort authentication rule that matches on the SSID. If the configuration contains the rule, WSS Software checks the
local database for username last-resort-ssid, where ssid is the SSID requested by the user. The guest user is granted
access only if the database or RADIUS server group contains last-resort-ssid for the SSID requested by the user. Other-
wise, access is denied.
This processing of the last-resort username is different from 802.1X, MAC, or Web-based AAA, where WSS Software
checks for the exact username or MAC address (and password, if applicable) of the user. WSS Software does not append
the SSID to the username (or MAC address) for 802.1X, Web, or MAC authentication.
User Credential Requirements
The user credentials that WSS Software checks for on RADIUS servers or in the local database differ depending on the
type of authentication rule that matches on the SSID or wired access requested by the user.
• For a user to be successfully authenticated by an 802.1X or Web-based AAA rule, the username and password
entered by the user must be configured on the RADIUS servers used by the authentication rule or in the switch’s
local database, if the local database is used by the rule.
• For a user to be successfully authenticated based on the MAC address of the user’s device, the MAC address must
be configured on the RADIUS servers used by the authentication rule or in the switch’s local database, if the local
database is used by the rule. If the MAC address is configured in the local database, no password is required.
However, since RADIUS requires a password, if the MAC address is on the RADIUS server, WSS Software checks
for a password. The default well-known password is Nortel but is configurable. (The same password applies to
last-resort users.)
• For a user to be successfully authenticated for last-resort access, the RADIUS severs or local database (whichever
method is used by the last-resort authentication rule), must contain a user named last-resort-wired (for wired
authentication access) or last-resort-ssid, where ssid is the SSID requested by the user. If the matching last-resort
user is configured in the local database, no password is required. However, since RADIUS requires a password, if
the matching last-resort user is on the RADIUS server, WSS Software checks for a password. The default
well-known password is Nortel but is configurable. (The same password applies to MAC users.)