Nortel Networks NN47250-500 User Manual

Nortel WLAN—Security Switch 2300 Series Configuration Guide

Nortel WLAN Security Switch 2300 Series (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:

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.)

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. 

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 
administrators with basic monitoring privileges who are not allowed to change the configuration or run 
traces.

A CLI Telnet connection to the WSS is not secure, unlike SSH, WLAN 

Management Software and Web View connections. (For details, see 

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