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472 Configuring AAA for network users
NN47250-500 (320657-F Version 02.01)
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.
Last-resort processing
One of the fallthru authentication types you can set on a service profile or wired authentication port is last-resort.
If no 802.1X or MAC access rules are configured for a service profile’s SSID, and the SSID’s fallthru type is last-resort,
WSS Software allows users onto the SSID or port without prompting for a username or password. The default authoriza-
tion attributes set on the SSID are applied to the user. For example, if the vlan-name attribute on the service profile is set
to guest-vlan, last-resort users are placed in guest-vlan.
If no 802.1X or MAC access rules are configured for wired, and the wired authentication port’s fallthru type is
last-resort, WSS Software allows users onto the port without prompting for a username or password. The authorization
attributes set on user last-resort-wired are applied to the user.
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.
For a user to be successfully authenticated for last-resort access on a wired authentication port, the
RADIUS servers or local database must contain a user named last-resort-wired. If the last-resort-wired
user is configured in the local database, no password is required. However, since RADIUS requires a
password, if the last-resort-wired 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.)