User's Guide

3. In the Group Name field, provide a name for this user group.
This is a mandatory field.
4. In the Description field, provide a brief description about this user group and its purpose.
This information should enable you to uniquely identify this user group from similar groups.
5. Use the Select Remote Profile Name drop-down list to select the authentication profile to use. This
configuration is defined in the Remote Profile screen. To create a new Authentication Profile, expand
the drop-down list and then select the Add New Profile entry in the list.
The All menu item is the only selectable option available within this drop-down list. Support for
other items will be enabled in future.
6. Use the TEST CONNECTION field to test if the connection to the remote server is successful. The
following dialog opens.
Provide the correct username and password for testing the remote connection and then select the
Test button to test the connection.
The status of this test is indicated within this dialog.
7. Select the Disable group login control to prevent users belonging to this group from logging into
this AirDefense instance.
When a user is authenticated from a RADIUS or LDAP server, and when Group Authentication is
enabled, the authentication servers return the group name to which the user belongs. This group
name is verified with the local AirDefense groups and if the group is found, the user is allowed
access. Use this option to temporarily suspend users belonging to this group from accessing this
AirDefense instance.
8. Select the VIEW ACCOUNT PREFERENCE button to configure additional settings for this new user
account.
The USER CREATION window expands to display additional fields.
User Group Management
Configuration
324 Extreme AirDefense User Guide for version 10.5.