Configuring Ieee 802.1X Accounting - Cisco ME 3400G-2CS - Ethernet Access Switch Software Configuration Manual

Configuring IEEE 802.1x Authentication

Configuring IEEE 802.1x Accounting

Enabling AAA system accounting with IEEE 802.1x accounting allows system reload events to be sent
to the accounting RADIUS server for logging. The server can then infer that all active IEEE 802.1x
sessions are closed.
Because RADIUS uses the unreliable UDP transport protocol, accounting messages might be lost due to
poor network conditions. If the switch does not receive the accounting response message from the
RADIUS server after a configurable number of retransmissions of an accounting request, this system
message appears:
Accounting message %s for session %s failed to receive Accounting Response.
When the stop message is not sent successfully, this message appears:
00:09:55: %RADIUS-3-NOACCOUNTINGRESPONSE: Accounting message Start for session
172.20.50.145 sam 11/06/03 07:01:16 11000002 failed to receive Accounting Response.
You must configure the RADIUS server to perform accounting tasks, such as logging start, stop, and
Note
interim-update messages and time stamps. To turn on these functions, enable logging of
"Update/Watchdog packets from this AAA client" in your RADIUS server Network Configuration tab.
Next, enable "CVS RADIUS Accounting" in your RADIUS server System Configuration tab.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to configure IEEE 802.1x accounting after AAA
is enabled on your switch. This procedure is optional.
Command
Step 1 configure terminal
Step 2
interface interface-id
Step 3
aaa accounting dot1x default
start-stop group radius
Step 4 aaa accounting system default
start-stop group radius
Step 5 end
Step 6 show running-config
Step 7
copy running-config startup-config
Use the show radius statistics privileged EXEC command to display the number of RADIUS messages
that do not receive the accounting response message.
This example shows how to configure IEEE 802.1x accounting. The first command configures the
RADIUS server, specifying 1813 as the UDP port for accounting:
Switch(config)# radius-server host 172.120.39.46 auth-port 1812 acct-port 1813 key rad123
Switch(config)# aaa accounting dot1x default start-stop group radius
Switch(config)# aaa accounting system default start-stop group radius
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Purpose
Enter global configuration mode.
Specify the port to be configured, and enter interface configuration mode.
Enable IEEE 802.1x accounting using the list of all RADIUS servers.
(Optional) Enables system accounting (using the list of all RADIUS
servers) and generates system accounting reload event messages when the
switch reloads.
Return to privileged EXEc mode.
Verify your entries.
(Optional) Saves your entries in the configuration file.
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