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Chapter 5 Performing Administrative Tasks
Managing the Appliance
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User Guide for the CiscoWorks 1105 Wireless LAN Solution Engine
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• Last 10 Logins—View information about the last 10 users who have logged
on to the WLSE (see Viewing the Last 10 Logged-On Users, page 5-49).
Overview: Authentication Modules
The Wireless LAN Solution Engine provides a mechanism for authenticating
users through the local authentication module and a local database of user IDs and
passwords. Many network managers, however, already have an authentication
service. To use your own authentication service instead of the local module, you
can select one of the alternative modules:
• TACACS+
• Radius
• MS NT Domain
After you select and configure a module, all authentication transactions are
performed by the authentication service associated with that module. Users log in
with the user ID and password associated with the current authentication module.
The Wireless LAN Solution Engine determines user roles; therefore, all users
must be in the local database of user IDs and passwords. A user’s role determines
the services and devices that the user can access. Users must have the same user
ID locally as they have in the alternative authentication source, but the local
password and authentication service password do not have to be same.
Users who are authenticated by an alternative service and who are not in the local
database have no roles assigned to them. Users who have no roles see only the
splash screen after logging in and cannot view screens or perform tasks.
If the alternative authentication service fails, the Wireless LAN Solution Engine
defaults to the Local authentication module. Even if the local user database fails,
you can always log in as the admin user.
Related Topics
• Selecting an Authentication Module, page 5-47
• Administering Users, page 5-60