Alcatel-Lucent AOS-W 6.5.3.x - Sample Scripts

1080| External User Management AOS-W 6.5.3.x| User Guide
Options Description Range / Defaults
ipaddr IP address of the user in IPv4 or IPv6 format. —
macaddr MAC address of the user in aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff
format.
Enter MAC address with
colon.
user Name of the user. 64 character string
role The role to apply to a newly created user, or
change of role for an existing user. This option
applies to user_add and user_delete commands
only.
64 character string
password The password of the user for authentication. —
session_timeout Session time-out in seconds. User will be
disconnected after this time.
—
authentication Authentication method used to authenticate the
message and the sender. You can use any of MD5,
SHA-1 or clear text methods of authentication. This
option is ignored if shared secret is not configured.
It is, however, mandatory if it is configured.
—
key This is the encoded SHA1/MD5 hash of shared
secret or plaintext shared secret.
This option is ignored if shared secret is not
configured on the switch.
The actual MD5/SHA-1 hash is 16/20 bytes and
consists of binary data. It must be encoded as an
ASCII based HEX string before sending. It must be
present when the switch is configured with an xml-
api key for the server. Encoded hash length is 32/40
bytes for MD5/SHA-1.
version The version of the XML API interface available in
the switch. This field is mandatory in all XML API
requests.
Current version 1.0
Table 265: XML API Command Options
Monitoring External Captive Portal Usage Statistics
To check the external captive portal authentication statistics use the show aaa xml-api statistics command.
This command displays the number of times an authentication command was executed per client. The
command also displays the number of times an authentication event occurred and the number of new
authentication events that occurred since the last status check.
(host) # show aaa xml-api statistics
Sample Scripts
You can download the sample scripts from support.arubanetworks.com. Before downloading the scripts, you
must read the following disclaimer.
The sample scripts are examples and provided for illustration purposes only. If you plan to use this script in your
environment, ensure that the script meets your IT guidelines. By running this script, you acknowledge that Alcatel-
Lucent, Inc is in no way liable for any loss, damage, problems arising from running this script.