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99| aaa profile Dell Networking W-Series ArubaOS 6.5.x| Reference Guide
Parameter Description Default
user-derivation-rules <profile>
User attribute profile from which the user
role or VLAN is derived.
user-idle-timeout
The user idle timeout for this profile. Specify
the idle timeout value for the client in
seconds. Valid range is 30-15300 in
multiples of 30 seconds. A value of 0
deletes the user immediately after
disassociation from the wireless network.
Enabling this option overrides the global
settings configured in the AAA timers. If this
is disabled, the global settings are used.
disabled
username-from-dhcp-opt12
Use user name from DHCPoption 12 for
non-802.1x authentication.
disabled
wired-to-wireless-roam
Keeps user authenticated when roaming
from the wired side of the network.
enabled
xml-api-server <ip-addr>
IP address of a configured XML API server.
See aaa xml-api on page 126.
NOTE: This parameter requires the PEFNG
license.
Usage Guidelines
The AAA profile defines the user role for unauthenticated users, the default user role for MAC or 802.1X
authentication, and user derivation rules. The AAA profile contains the authentication profile and
authentication server group.
There are predefined AAA profiles available, default-dot1x, default-mac-auth, and default-open. These profiles
have the parameter values shown in the following table.
Parameter default-dot1x
default-
mac-auth
default-
open
authentication-dot1x
default N/A N/A
authentication-mac
N/A default N/A
dot1x-default-role
authenticated guest guest
dot1x-server-group
N/A N/A N/A
initial-role
logon logon logon
mac-default-role
guest authenticate
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guest