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To integrate an ExtremeXOS switch in an LDAP environment, a RADIUS server must be configured to communicate with the LDAP database. The following components are required to install the access control solution:
- Linux server with Linux Red Hat 4.0
- FREERADIUS 1.1.x
- OpenLDAP 2.3.x
- Extreme Networks switches
- Windows 7/Windows 8 clients
To configure Universal Port for use in an LDAP environment, use the following procedure:
- Install and configure a RADIUS server on an existing Linux server as described in Installing and Testing the FreeRADIUS Server.
- Install and configure OpenLDAP as described later in this section.
- Add vendor specific attributes to the RADIUS and LDAP servers as described in Installing and Testing the FreeRADIUS Server and later in this section.
- Configure the edge switches as described in this guide.
- Configure each supplicant as described in Configuring a Windows 7/Windows 8 Supplicant for 802.1X Authentication.
For complete instructions on setting up an LDAP
server, see the product documentation for the LDAP server.