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62 | Configuring AWMS Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.1 | User Guide
Configuring TACACS+ and RADIUS Authentication
As an optional configuration, you can set AWMS to use an external user database to simplify password
management for AWMS administrators and users. This section contains the following procedures:
 Configuring TACACS+ Authentication
 Configuring RADIUS Authentication and Authorization
 Integrating a RADIUS Accounting Server
Configuring TACACS+ Authentication
For TACACS+ capability, you must configure the IP/Hostname of the TACACS+ server, the TCP port, and the
server shared secret. This TACACS+ configuration is for AWMS users, and does not affect APs or users logging
into APs. Perform these steps to configure TACACS+ authentication:
1. Navigate to the AMP Setup > Aut
hentication page. This page displays current status of TACACS+. Figure
29 illustrates this page when neit
her TACACS+ nor RADIUS authentication is enabled in AWMS.
Figure 29 AMP Setu
p > Authentication Page Illustration
2. Click No to
disable or Yes to enable TACACS+ authentication. If you click Yes, several new fields appear.
Complete the fields described in Table 29.
Table 29 AMP Setu
p > Authentication Fields and Default Values
Field Default Description
Primary Server
Hostname/IP Address
N/A Enter the IP address or the hostname of the primary TACACS+ server.
Primary Server Port 1812 Enter the port for the primary TACACS+ server.
Primary Server Secret N/A Specify the primary shared secret for the primary TACACS+ server, and confirm in
the Confirm field.
Secondary Server
Hostname/IP Address
N/A Enter the IP address or the hostname of the secondary TACACS+ server.