Configuring Administrator Credentials for the Virtual Controller Interface

You can configure authentication parameters for admin users to enable access to the Virtual Controller management user interface in the Instant UI or CLI.

In the Instant UI

1.

Click the System link at top right corner of the Instant main window. The System window appears.

2.

Click the Admin tab. The Admin tab details are displayed. The following figure shows the contents of the Admin tab:

Figure 1   Admin Tab: Management Authentication Parameters

3.

Under Local, select any of the following options from the Authentication drop-down list:

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Internal— Select this option to specify a single set of user credentials. Enter the Username and Password for accessing the Virtual Controller Management User Interface.

a.

Specify a Username and Password.

b.

Retype the password to confirm.

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RADIUS Server— Specify one or two RADIUS servers to authenticate clients. If two servers are configured, users can use them in primary or backup mode or load balancing mode. To enable load balancing, select Enabled from the Load balancing drop-down list.

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RADIUS server w/ fallback to internal— Select this option to use both internal and external servers. When enabled, the authentication switches to Internal if there is no response from the RADIUS server (RADIUS server timeout). To complete this configuration, perform the following steps:

a.

To enable load balancing, select Enabled from the Load balancing drop-down list.

4.

Click OK.

In the CLI

To configure an admin user:

(Instant Access Point)(config)# mgmt-user <username> [password]

(Instant Access Point)(config)# end

(Instant Access Point)# commit apply

To configure RADIUS authentication parameters:

(Instant Access Point)(config)# mgmt-auth-server <authentication_server1>

(Instant Access Point)(config)# mgmt-auth-server <authentication_server2>

(Instant Access Point)(config)# mgmt-auth-server-load-balancing

(Instant Access Point)(config)# mgmt-auth-server-local-backup

(Instant Access Point)(config)# end

(Instant Access Point)# commit apply