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
412 Configuring AAA for Network Users
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AAA Methods for IEEE 802.1X and Web Network Access
The following AAA methods are supported by Nortelfor 802.1X and Web network access mode:
• Client certificates issued by a certificate authority (CA) for authentication.
(For this method, you assign an authentication protocol to a user. For protocol details, see “IEEE 802.1X
Extensible Authentication Protocol Types” on page 415.)
• The WSS switch’s local database of usernames and user groups for authentication.
(For configuration details, see “Adding and Clearing Local Users for Administrative Access” on page 63,
“Authenticating through a Local Database” on page 420, and “Adding and Clearing MAC Users and User
Groups Locally” on page 426.)
• A named group of RADIUS servers. The WSS switch supports up to four server groups, which can each contain
between one and four servers.
(For server group details, see “Configuring RADIUS Server Groups” on page 483.)
You can use the local database or RADIUS servers for MAC and last-resort access as well. If you use RADIUS servers,
make sure you configure the password for the MAC address or last-resort user as nortel. (This is the default authoriza-
tion password. To change it, see “Changing the MAC Authorization Password for RADIUS” on page 428.)
AAA Rollover Process
An WSS switch attempts AAA methods in the order in which they are entered in the configuration:
1 The first AAA method in the list is used unless that method results in an error. If the method results in a
pass or fail, the result is final and the WSS tries no other methods.
2 If the WSS switch receives no response from the first AAA method, it tries the second method in the list.
3 If the WSS switch receives no response from the second AAA method, it tries the third method. This
evaluation process is applied to all methods in the list.
Local Override Exception
The one exception to the operation described in “AAA Rollover Process” takes place if the local database is the first
method in the list and is followed by a RADIUS server group method. If the local method fails to find a matching
Note. If a AAA rule specifies local as a secondary AAA method, to be used if the
RADIUS servers are unavailable, and WSS Software authenticates a client with the local
method, WSS Software starts again at the beginning of the method list when attempting to
authorize the client. This can cause unexpected delays during client processing and can
cause the client to time out before completing logon.