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Nortel WLAN Security Switch 2300 Series Configuration Guide
Configuring AAA for
Administrative and Local
Access
Overview of AAA for Administrative and Local Access
Nortel WLAN 2300 System Software (WSS Software) supports authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) for
secure network connections. As administrator, you must establish administrative access for yourself and optionally other
local users before you can configure the WSS for operation.
Here is an overview of configuration topics:
1 Console connection. By default, any administrator can connect to the console port and manage the
switch, because no authentication is enforced. (Nortel recommends that you enforce authentication on the
console port after initial connection.)
2 Telnet or SSH connection. Administrators cannot establish a Telnet or Secure Shell (SSH) connection to
the WSS by default. To provide Telnet or SSH access, you must add a username and password entry to
the local database or, optionally, set the authentication method for Telnet users to a Remote
Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) server.
3 Restricted mode. When you initially connect to the WSS, your mode of operation is restricted. In this
mode, only a small subset of status and monitoring commands is available. Restricted mode is useful for
Overview of AAA for Administrative and Local Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Before You Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
About Administrative Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
First-Time Configuration using the Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Configuring Accounting for Administrative Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Displaying the AAA Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Saving the Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Administrative AAA Configuration Scenarios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Note. A CLI Telnet connection to the WSS is not secure, unlike SSH, WLAN
Management Software and Web View connections. (For details, see Chapter ,
“Managing Keys and Certificates,” on page 379.)
