Configure Cisco ACS: RADIUS Authentication

Use the following steps to configure Cisco ACS 5.x (RADIUS) for externally authenticated groups in GigaVUE‑FM:

1. Navigate to Policy Elements > Authorization and Permissions > Network Access > Authorization Profiles and click Create to add a new authorization profile.
2. Give the profile a name and description and click on the RADIUS Attributes.
3. Leave Dictionary Type set to RADIUS-IETF and click the Select button adjacent to the RADIUS Attribute field.
4. Select the Class attribute from the dialog that appears and click OK.
5. Leave the Attribute Type and Attribute Value fields at their default value (String and Static, respectively).
6. Provide the list of GigaVUE‑FM specific groups in the following format:

Class=<comma separated FM groups> with no space in between the groups

 

7. Click the Add button to add this attribute to the authorization profile.
8. Assign this authorization profile to a group and populate it with GigaVUE‑FM users.

Figure 1 shows these settings in a CiscoSecure ACS 5.x authorization profile.

 

Figure 7 Supplying the Class Field for RADIUS (ACS 5.x)