User's Guide

Field Description
Old Password Enter your current password here.
New Password Enter your new user password here.
Verify Password Enter your new password here again.
After entering your password information, click the Apply button to save your changes. Click the Reset
button to discard any changes.
Remote Authentication
Remote Authentication is used authenticate users by using the password stored on a RADIUS or LDAP
server. This reduces the cost of managing dierent passwords across dierent systems and avoids
replication of password data throughout multiple databases. To access this feature, go to Configuration
> Account Management > Remote Authentication.
Remote authentication lets your organization consolidate authentication databases for easier
administration. A potential problem with remote authentication may arise if the authentication server is
not available because of network problems or problems on the appliance hosting the authentication
service. For this reason, you should maintain one or more Admin user accounts with local
authentication.
Setting users up for remote authentication is a three-step process:
1. Configure remote authentication on the AirDefense appliance.
2. Configure the authentication server.
3. Assign remote authentication to existing or new users.
To get started, click the New button. Remote Authentication fields are displayed so that you can set up
Remote Authentication.
Remote Authentication
Configuration Tab
712 Extreme AirDefense User Guide for version 10.5.