114 Configuring the domainConfiguring Nortel SNAS -specific attributesThe RADIUS accounting server uses Vendor-Id and Vendor-Typeattributes in combination to identify the source of the accountinginformation. The attributes are sent to the RADIUS accounting servertogether with the accounting information for the logged in user.You can assign vendor-specific codes to the Vendor-Id and Vendor-Typeattributes for the Nortel SNAS domain. In this way, the RADIUSaccounting server can provide separate accounting information for eachNortel SNAS domain.Each vendor has a specific dictionary. The Vendor-Id specified for anattribute identifies the dictionary the RADIUS server will use to retrievethe attribute value. The Vendor-Type indicates the index number of therequired entry in the dictionary file.The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) has designated SMINetwork Management Private Enterprise Codes that can be assigned tothe Vendor-Id attribute (see http://www.iana.org/assignments/enterprise-numbers).RFC 2866 describes usage of the Vendor-Type attribute.Contact your RADIUS system administrator for information about thevendor-specific attributes used by the external RADIUS accounting server.To simplify the task of finding accounting entries in the RADIUS serverlog, do the following:Step Action1 In the RADIUS server dictionary, define a descriptive string (forexample, NSNAS-Portal-ID).2 Map this string to the Vendor-Type value.--End--To configure vendor-specific attributes in order to identify the Nortel SNASdomain, use the following command:/cfg/domain #/aaa/radacct/domainattrThe Domain Attribute menu appears.The Domain Attribute menu includes the following options:Nortel Secure Network Access SwitchUsing the Command Line InterfaceNN47230-100 03.01 Standard28 July 2008Copyright © 2007, 2008 Nortel Networks.
