Accounting List Configuration: Accounting List

Use the Accounting List Configuration page to view and configure the accounting lists for users who access the CLI to manage and monitor the device. Accounting Lists are used to record user activity on the device. The device is preconfigured with accounting lists. These are default lists, and they cannot be deleted. Additionally, the List Name and Accounting Type settings for the default lists cannot be changed.

To access this page, click System > AAA > Accounting List in the navigation menu.

Use the buttons to perform the following tasks in the Accounting List tab:

• To configure a new accounting list, click Add.
• To edit a list, select the entry to modify and click Edit. The settings that can be edited depend on the list type.
• To remove a non-default accounting list, click the – (minus) button associated with the entry. You must confirm the action before the entry is deleted.
• To reset the Method Options for a default accounting list to the factory default values, click the Reset icon associated with the entry. You must confirm the action before the entry is reset.

After you click Add or Edit, a window opens and allows you to configure accounting list settings. When adding an accounting list, you can configure the List Name, Accounting Type, and Record Type fields as well as the Accounting Methods. When editing an existing authentication list, only the Record Type and Accounting Methods can be configured. The following information describes how to set the Accounting Methods.

Add New Accounting List Fields

Field	Description
Accounting Methods	This area includes the Available Methods and Selected Methods fields. If a list uses multiple accounting methods, the order in which you move the method from the Available Methods field to the Selected Methods field determines the order in which the device attempts to send accounting notifications. If the device successfully sends the accounting notifications by using the first method, the next method is not attempted.
Available Methods	The accounting methods that can be used for the accounting list. To set the accounting method, select the method in the Available Methods field and click the right arrow to move it into the Selected Methods field.
Selected Methods	The accounting methods currently configured for the list. When multiple methods are in this field, the order in which the methods are listed is the order in which the methods will be used. If the device is unable to send accounting notifications by using the first method, the device attempts to send notifications by using the second method. To remove a method from this field, select it and click the left arrow to return it to the Available Methods area.

Accounting List Configuration Fields

Field	Description
Accounting Type	The type of accounting list, which is one of the following: Command: Each CLI command executed by the user, along with the time the command was executed, is recorded and sent to an external AAA server. EXEC: User login and logout times are recorded and sent to an external AAA server.
List Name	The name of the accounting list. This field can be configured only when adding a new accounting list.
Record Type	Indicates when to record and send information about the user activity: StartStop: Accounting notifications are sent at the beginning and at the end of an exec session or a user-executed command. User activity does not wait for the accounting notification to be recorded at the AAA server. StopOnly: Accounting notifications are sent at the end of an exec session or a user-executed command.
Method Options	The method(s) used to record user activity. The possible methods are as follows: TACACS+: Accounting notifications are sent to the configured TACACS+ server. RADIUS: Accounting notifications are sent to the configured RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial In User Service) server.
List Type	The type of accounting list, which is one of the following: Default: The list is preconfigured on the system. This type of list cannot be deleted, and only the Method Options and Record Type settings are configurable. Configured: The list has been added by a user.
Access Line	The access method(s) that use the list for accounting user activity. The settings for this field are configured on the Accounting Selection page.

If you change any of the parameters, click Submit to apply the changes to the system. If you want the switch to retain the new values across a power cycle, you must save the configuration.