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What Next?
Continue to additional sections in this chapter to create new groups or to edit existing groups.
Once general group-level configurations are complete, continue to later chapters in this document to add or edit
additional device-level configurations and to use several additional AirWave functions.
Adding and Configuring Group AAA Servers
Configure RADIUS servers on the Groups > AAA Servers page.
Once defined on this page, RADIUS servers are selectable in the drop-down menus on the Groups > Security
and Groups > SSIDs configuration pages. Perform these steps to create RADIUS servers.
1. Go to the Groups > List page and select the group for which to define AAA servers by selecting the group
name. The Monitor page appears.
2. Select the AAA Servers page. The AAA Servers page appears, enabling you to add a RADIUS server. Figure 40
illustrate this page for AAA RADIUS Servers:
Figure 40 Groups > AAA Servers Page Illustration
3. To add a RADIUS server or edit an existing server, select Add New RADIUS Server or the corresponding
pencil icon to edit an existing server. Table 54 describes the settings and default values of the Add/Edit page.
NOTE: TACACS+ servers are configurable only for Cisco WLC devices. Refer to “Configuring Cisco WLC Security Parameters and
Functions” on page 95.
Table 54 Adding a RADIUS Server Fields and Default Values
Setting Default Description
Hostname/IP Address None Sets the IP Address or DNS name for RADIUS Server.
NOTE: IP Address is required for Proxim/ORiNOCO and Cisco Aironet IOS APs.
Secret and Confirm
Secret
None Sets the shared secret that is used to establish communication between AirWave and the
RADIUS server.
NOTE: The shared secret entered in AirWave must match the shared secret on the server.
Authentication No Sets the RADIUS server to perform authentication when this setting is enabled with Yes.
Authorization Port 1812 Appears when Authentication is enabled. Sets the port used for communication between
the AP and the RADIUS server.
Accounting No Sets the RADIUS server to perform accounting functions when enabled with Yes.
Accounting Port No Appears when Accounting is enabled.Sets the port used for communication between the
AP and the RADIUS server.