Nortel Networks 4050 User Manual
Chapter 6 Configuring authentication 235
Nortel Secure Network Access Switch 4050 User Guide
Before you begin
Before you configure authentication on the Nortel SNAS 4050, you must
complete the following tasks:
complete the following tasks:
1
Create the Nortel SNAS 4050 domain, if applicable (see
If you ran the quick setup wizard during initial setup, Domain 1 has been
created on the Nortel SNAS 4050.
created on the Nortel SNAS 4050.
2
Create and configure the groups (see
3
For external authentication servers, create or modify settings on the external
server as required.
server as required.
a
A free RADIUS server may require specific settings in the clients.conf
file and the Users file to match group parameters you may have
configured on the Nortel SNAS 4050.
file and the Users file to match group parameters you may have
configured on the Nortel SNAS 4050.
b
A Steel-belted RADIUS server requires specific settings in the vendor.ini
file, master dictionary, and vendor dictionary.
file, master dictionary, and vendor dictionary.
c
An MS IAS RADIUS server may require vendor parameters to be
configured on the Microsoft Management Console (MMC).
configured on the Microsoft Management Console (MMC).
4
To configure external authentication, you require the following information
about the authentication server configuration:
about the authentication server configuration:
a
RADIUS servers:
— server IP address
— port number used for the service
— shared secret
— Vendor-Id attribute
Note: With Nortel Secure Network Access Switch
Software Release 1.0, you cannot configure the Nortel SNA solution to
have more than one domain.
Software Release 1.0, you cannot configure the Nortel SNA solution to
have more than one domain.