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7.5 AAA TACACS Policy
Network Configuration
Terminal Access Controller Access - Control () is a protocol created by CISCO Systems which provides access
control to network devices such as routers, network access servers and other networked computing devices through one or
more centralized servers. provides separate authentication, authorization, and accounting services running on
different servers.
controls user access to devices and network resources while providing separate accounting, authentication, and
authorization services. Some of the services provided by are:
• Authorizing each command with the server before execution
• Accounting each session’s logon and log off event
• Authenticating each user with the server before enabling access to network resources.
To define unique AAA TACACS configurations:
1. Select the Configuration tab from the Web UI.
2. Select Network.
3. Select AAA TACACS Policy to display a high level display of existing AAA policies.
The Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) TACACS screen lists existing AAA policies. Any of these
policies can be selected and applied to the access point.
NOTE: For the rest of this section, the term TACACS will be used instead of .