login Commands

The login command refers to login context, which contains commands to configure the login authentication modes. The login command is accessible from the root context of the CLI.

All CLI commands cache changes. For this reason, sometimes when you make a change in a particular context, the change may not be visible immediately. If this happens, you must exit and re-enter the context in order to ensure that the database is synchronized with the latest change.

The Wireless Appliance offers four login authentication options:

• Local authentication
• RADIUS-based authentication
• Local authentication first, then RADIUS-based authentication
• RADIUS-based authentication first, then local authentication

Local authentication is enabled by default. If the administrator chooses to use the RADIUS-based login, all password policy enforcement is delegated to the RADIUS server, and the account management features on the CLI are disabled.

You must test the RADIUS server configuration before configuring a user profile (User ID and Password), and submitting it to the RADIUS server.

After you have switched to RADIUS-based login, you must use the RADIUS credentials to log on the Wireless Appliance.

The following commands are available in the login context.

• apply
• auth — See for commands in the login:auth context.
• auth-order
• move
• show