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Table of Contents 
1 AAA Overview············································································································································1-1 
Introduction to AAA ·································································································································1-1 
Authentication··································································································································1-1 
Authorization····································································································································1-1 
Accounting·······································································································································1-1 
Introduction to ISP Domain ·············································································································1-2 
Introduction to AAA Services ··················································································································1-2 
Introduction to RADIUS···················································································································1-2 
Introduction to HWTACACS············································································································1-6 
2 AAA Configuration ····································································································································2-1 
AAA Configuration Task List···················································································································2-1 
Creating an ISP Domain and Configuring Its Attributes··································································2-2 
Configuring an AAA Scheme for an ISP Domain············································································2-3 
Configuring Dynamic VLAN Assignment·························································································2-6 
Configuring the Attributes of a Local User·······················································································2-7 
Cutting Down User Connections Forcibly························································································2-9 
RADIUS Configuration Task List·············································································································2-9 
Creating a RADIUS Scheme·········································································································2-11 
Configuring RADIUS Authentication/Authorization Servers··························································2-11 
Configuring RADIUS Accounting Servers ·····················································································2-12 
Configuring Shared Keys for RADIUS Messages·········································································2-13 
Configuring the Maximum Number of RADIUS Request Transmission Attempts·························2-14 
Configuring the Type of RADIUS Servers to be Supported ··························································2-14 
Configuring the Status of RADIUS Servers···················································································2-15 
Configuring the Attributes of Data to be Sent to RADIUS Servers ···············································2-16 
Configuring the Local RADIUS Server ··························································································2-17 
Configuring Timers for RADIUS Servers·······················································································2-18 
Enabling Sending Trap Message when a RADIUS Server Goes Down·······································2-19 
Enabling the User Re-Authentication at Restart Function·····························································2-19 
HWTACACS Configuration Task List····································································································2-21 
Creating a HWTACACS Scheme··································································································2-21 
Configuring TACACS Authentication Servers···············································································2-21 
Configuring TACACS Authorization Servers·················································································2-22 
Configuring TACACS Accounting Servers ····················································································2-23 
Configuring Shared Keys for HWTACACS Messages··································································2-23 
Configuring the Attributes of Data to be Sent to TACACS Servers ··············································2-24 
Configuring the Timers Regarding TACACS Servers ···································································2-25 
Displaying and Maintaining AAA Configuration ····················································································2-26 
Displaying and Maintaining AAA Configuration·············································································2-26 
Displaying and Maintaining RADIUS Protocol Configuration························································2-26 
Displaying and Maintaining HWTACACS Protocol Configuration·················································2-26 
AAA Configuration Examples················································································································2-27 
Remote RADIUS Authentication of Telnet/SSH Users ·································································2-27