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10. Set the Authorization Server Preference to select the server to receive authorization requests. The default is
authenticated-server-host. If selecting None, authenticated-server-number, authorized-server-host, or
authorized-server-number, select + Add Row to populate the table with required parameters.
Set the following Authorization Server Details:
11. Click OK to save the changes, Reset to revert to the last saved configuration or Exit to close the screen.
12. Set the Accounting Server Preference to select the authentication server to receive accounting requests. The default
is authenticated-server-host. If selecting None, authenticated-server-number, authorized-server-host, or
authorized-server-number, select + Add Row.
13. Set the following Accounting Server Details:
Server Id Lists the numerical server index (1-2) for each authentication server when added to the list
available to the controller, service platform or access point.
Host Displays the IP address or hostname set for the AAA TACACS authentication server.
Port Displays the port the TACACS authentication server listens to traffic. The port range is 1 -
65,535. The default port is 49.
Secret Specify (and confirm) the secret (password) used for authentication between the selected
AAA TACACS server and the controller, service platform or access point. By default the
secret is displayed as asterisks.
Request Attempts Displays the number of connection attempts before the controller, service platform or
access point times out of the authentication session. The available range is from 1 - 10.
The default is 3.
Request Timeout Specify the time for the re-transmission of request packets after an unsuccessful attempt.
The default is 3 seconds. If the set time is exceeded, the authentication session is
terminated.
Retry Timeout Factor Set the scaling of retransmission attempts from 50 - 200 seconds. The timeout at each
attempt is the function of the retry timeout factor and the attempt number. 100 (the default
value) implies a constant timeout on each retry. Smaller values indicate more aggressive
(shorter) timeouts. Larger numbers define more conservative (larger) timeouts on each
successive attempt. The default is 100.
Server Id Lists the numerical server index (1-2) for each authentication server when added to the list
available to the controller, service platform or access point.
Host Displays the IP address or hostname set for the AAA TACACS authentication server.
Port Displays the port the TACACS authentication server listens to traffic. The port range is 1 -
65,535. The default port is 49.
Secret Specify (and confirm) the secret (password) used for authentication between the selected
AAA TACACS server and the controller, service platform or access point. By default the
secret is displayed as asterisks.
Request Attempts Displays the number of connection attempts before the controller, service platform or
access point times out of the authentication session. The available range is from 1 - 10.
The default is 3.
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