Cabletron Systems Cabletron CyberSWITCH CSX5500 User Manual

Also see for CyberSWITCH 5500: Quick start Manual

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USER’S GUIDE220 CyberSWITCHACE A UTHENTICATION S ERVERCONFIGURING AN ACE A UTHENTICATION SERVERNote: In order for the CyberSWITCH to reference an ACE server, the following configurationsteps must first be completed:• basic IP routing information must be configured for ACE• a LAN Network interface must be configured appropriately for the IP networkconnected to each LAN port on the system• at least one WAN Network Interface must be configured for ACE to be operableAfter ACE configuration but before attempting to access the ACE Server, both the ACEServer and the CyberSWITCH need to agree upon a “secret.” After configuring the ACEserver on the CyberSWITCH, issue thesentry ace system command. This command willestablish the necessary secret for communications between the two systems.U SING CFGEDIT1. Select option (4), ACE from the Off-node Server Information menu. If you need guidance tofind this menu, refer to the instructions provided in the CSM Authentication Serverconfiguration section. The following screen will be displayed:2. Select Primary Server and enter the following information:a. IP address of the Authentication Serverb. UDP port number used by the Authentication Server3. If your configuration includes an ACE Slave server, then select Secondary Server. Enter its IPaddress. The UDP port number for the Master and Slave servers will be the same, regardless ofwhich server configuration screen from which it is entered.4. Select Miscellaneous Information to finish the configuration.a. Specify the number of access request retries that the system will send to the AuthenticationServer.ACE Authentication Server Menu:Primary (Master) Serveris Not ConfiguredSecondary (Slave) Serveris Not ConfiguredAccess RequestNumber of Access Retries is 3Time between Retries is 1 secondEncryption Method SDISource IP address is Not ConfiguredACE Server Options:1) Primary (Master) Server2) Secondary (Slave) Server3) Miscellaneous Information4) Load ACE configuration file.Select function from above or for previous menu:1