Chapter 4 Setting Up and Managing Network Configuration
AAA Server Configuration
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Step 2
Do one of the following:
•
If you are using NDGs, click the name of the NDG to which the AAA server
is to be assigned. Then, click Add Entry below the [name] AAA Servers
table.
•
To add a AAA server when you have not enabled NDGs, below the AAA
Servers table, click Add Entry.
Result: The Add AAA Server page appears.
Step 3
In the AAA Server Name box, type a name for the remote AAA server (up to 32
characters).
Step 4
In the AAA Server IP Address box, type the IP address assigned to the remote
AAA server.
Step 5
In the Key box, type the shared secret that the remote AAA server and the
Cisco Secure ACS use to encrypt the data (up to 32 characters).
Note
The key is case sensitive. If the keys between the two AAA servers are not
identical when authentication is forwarded, the request is incorrectly
encrypted and authentication fails.
Step 6
From the Network Device Group list, select the NDG to which this AAA server
belongs.
Note
To enable NDGs, click Interface Configuration, click Advanced
Options, and then click Network Device Groups.
Step 7
To enable watchdog packets, select the Log Update/Watchdog Packets from
this remote AAA Server check box.
Step 8
From the AAA Server Type list, select the AAA server type applicable to the
remote AAA server. If the remote AAA server is another Cisco Secure ACS,
identify it as such by selecting CiscoSecure ACS.
Step 9
From the Traffic Type list, select the type of traffic you want to permit between
the remote AAA server and Cisco Secure ACS.
