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Viewing and Configuring WX Administrator Access Rules 321
Creating an Access
Rule for Console
Access
To create an access rule for console access:
1 Access the Create Console Admin User wizard:
a Select the Configuration tool bar option.
b In the Organizer panel, click the plus sign next to the WX switch.
c Click the plus sign next to AAA.
d Select Admin Access Rules .
e In the Task List panel, select Console Access .
2 Type the userglob that is allowed to access the switch through the
console port.
3 Click Next .
4 If the authentication rule is disabled, select Enabled .
When a rule is disabled, 3WXM does not add it to the switch’s
configuration.
5 Select the authentication method(s) in the Available RADIUS Server
Groups list and click
Add .
An authentication method specifies where the switch will look for user
information to authenticate users. You can select a RADIUS server group,
LOCAL (the switch’s local user database), or both.
MSS tries the methods in the order they appear in the Current RADIUS
Server Groups list. To reorder the methods, select a method and click
Up
or Down .
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If you specify a RADIUS server group as the first method and a user is
denied access by the RADIUS server, no authentication and
authorization are attempted with the other methods specified in the
list.
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If you specify LOCAL as the first method and a user is not in the local
user database on the WX, authentication and authorization are
attempted with a RADIUS server group if one is defined in the method
list.
The authentication methods you select are also used for authorization.
6 Click Next .