Product guide

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RADIUS Authentication and Accounting
Overview
Note The switch does not support RADIUS security for SNMP (network manage-
ment) access. For information on blocking access through the web browser
interface, refer to “Controlling Web Browser Interface Access” on page 6-23.
Accounting Services
RADIUS accounting on the switch collects resource consumption data and
forwards it to the RADIUS server. This data can be used for trend analysis,
capacity planning, billing, auditing, and cost analysis.
RADIUS-Administered CoS and Rate-Limiting
The switches covered in this guide take advantage of vendor-specific
attributes (VSAs) applied in a RADIUS server to support these optional,
RADIUS-assigned attributes:
■ 802.1p (CoS) priority assignment to inbound traffic on the specified
port(s) (port-access authentication only)
■ Per-Port Rate-Limiting on a port with an active link to an authenti-
cated client (port-access authentication only)
SNMP Access to the Switch’s Authentication
Configuration MIB
Beginning with software release K.12.xx, the switch’s default configuration
allows SNMP access to the hpSwitchAuth MIB (Management Information
Base). A management station running an SNMP networked device manage-
ment application such as ProCurve Manager Plus (PCM+) or HP OpenView
can access the switch’s MIB for read access to the switch’s status and read/
write access to the switch’s configuration. For more information, including
the CLI command to use for disabling this feature, refer to “Using SNMP To
View and Configure Switch Authentication Features” on page 6-19.