Aaa client configuration, Aaa client configuration options – Cisco 3.3 User Manual

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Chapter 4 Network Configuration

AAA Client Configuration

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AAA Client Configuration

In this guide we use the term “AAA client” comprehensively to signify the device
through which or to which service access is being attempted. This is the RADIUS
or TACACS+ client device, and may comprise network access servers (NASes),
PIX Firewalls, routers, or any other RADIUS or TACACS+ hardware/software
client.

This section contains the following topics:

AAA Client Configuration Options, page 4-11

Adding a AAA Client, page 4-16

Editing a AAA Client, page 4-19

Deleting a AAA Client, page 4-21

AAA Client Configuration Options

A AAA client configuration enables Cisco Secure ACS to interact with the
network devices the configuration represents. A network device that does not have
a corresponding configuration in Cisco Secure ACS, or whose configuration in
Cisco Secure ACS is incorrect, does not receive AAA services from Cisco Secure
ACS.

The Add AAA Client and AAA Client Setup pages include the following options:

AAA Client Hostname—The name you assign to the AAA client
configuration. Each AAA client configuration can represent multiple network
devices; thus, the AAA client hostname configured in Cisco Secure ACS is
not required to match the hostname configured on a network device. We

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