Nortel Networks 4050 User Manual

Chapter 6 Configuring authentication 249

Nortel Secure Network Access Switch 4050 User Guide

 

You can configure the Nortel SNAS 4050 to enable session timeout and to retrieve 
a session timeout value from the RADIUS server. With session timeout enabled, 
the session timeout value controls the length of the client’s Nortel SNA network 
session. When the time is up, the client is automatically logged out. Idle time has 
no effect on the session timeout.

To configure the Nortel SNAS 4050 for session timeout, use the following 
command:

The Session Timeout menu displays.

The Session Timeout menu includes the following options:

To configure the Nortel SNAS 4050 domain to use an external LDAP server for 
authentication, use the following command:

/cfg/domain 1/aaa/auth <auth ID>

followed by:

vendorid <vendor ID>

Specifies the vendor-specific attribute used by the 
RADIUS server to send a session timeout value to the 
Nortel SNAS 4050. The default Vendor-Id is 0.

With the Vendor-Type also set to 0 (the default value), 
the RADIUS server sends the standard attribute for 
session timeout.

vendortype <vendor 
type>

Specifies the Vendor-Type value used in combination 
with the Vendor-Id to identify the session timeout value 
to send to the Nortel SNAS 4050. The default is 0. 

ena

Enables retrieval of the RADIUS server session timeout 
value. The default is disabled.

dis

Disables retrieval of the RADIUS server session 
timeout value. The default is disabled.