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AAA
26.1 AAA Overview
This chapter describes how to configure authentication, authorization and accounting settings on the
OLT.
The external servers that perform authentication, authorization and accounting functions are known as
AAA servers. The OLT supports RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service, see
) as the external authentication and authorization server.
Figure 128
AAA Server
26.1.1 What You Can Do
• Use the
AAA
) to display the links to the screens where you can
enable authentication and authorization or both of them on the OLT.
• use the
RADIUS Server Setup
screen (
) to configure your RADIUS server
settings.
• Use the
Server Setup
screen (
) to configure your
authentication settings.
• Use the
AAA Setup
screen (
) to configure authentication, authorization and
accounting settings, such as the methods used to authenticate users accessing the OLT and which
database the OLT should use first.
26.1.2 What You Need to Know
Authentication is the process of determining who a user is and validating access to the OLT. The OLT can
authenticate users who try to log in based on user accounts configured on the OLT itself. The OLT can
also use an external authentication server to authenticate a large number of users.
Authorization is the process of determining what a user is allowed to do. Different user accounts may
have higher or lower privilege levels associated with them. For example, user A may have the right to
create new login accounts on the OLT but user B cannot. The OLT can authorize users based on user
accounts configured on the OLT itself or it can use an external server to authorize a large number of
users.
Accounting is the process of recording what a user is doing. The OLT can use an external server to track
when users log in, log out, and so on. Accounting can also record system related actions such as boot
up and shut down times of the OLT.
Summary of Contents for OLT2406
Page 4: ...Document Conventions OLT2406 User s Guide 4 Desktop Laptop Switch IP Phone Smart T V...
Page 32: ...Table of Contents OLT2406 User s Guide 32 Index 758...
Page 33: ...33 PART I Introduction and Hardware Installation...
Page 63: ...63 PART II Web Configurator...
Page 179: ...Chapter 21 Classifier OLT2406 User s Guide 179 Figure 112 Classifier Example...
Page 182: ...Chapter 22 Policy Rule OLT2406 User s Guide 182 Figure 113 Advanced Application Policy Rule...
Page 186: ...Chapter 22 Policy Rule OLT2406 User s Guide 186 Figure 114 Policy Example...
Page 248: ...Chapter 28 Loop Guard OLT2406 User s Guide 248 Figure 151 Advanced Application Loop Guard...
Page 393: ...393 PART III CLI Commands...
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