Mapping roles to authorization attributes

Users who do not have a NetProfiler account must have both their authentication information (login name, password) and their authorization information specified on the TACACS+ server. The NetProfiler user roles must be mapped to their corresponding TACACS+ authorization attributes.   more

Ensure that you know the authorization attributes the TACACS+ administrator is using and what values are assigned to them. The values on the TACACS+ server and the values on NetProfiler must match for the user to be logged on.

To map the NetProfiler user roles to TACACS+ authorization attributes:

  1. Click Edit in the Roles-Attributes Mapping section of the TACACS+ tab of the Administration > Account Management > Remote Authentication page.

  2. For the first NetProfiler user role, click Add new attribute to display an edit box.

  3. Enter the TACACS+ authorization attribute.

  4. Enter the value that is required for a TACACS+ authorized user to be logged on with this user role. This attribute/value pair must be defined on the TACACS+ server under the service that is specified on the NetProfiler Global TACACS+ Settings page.   more

  5. If applicable, click Add new attribute to add another mapping.

  6. Continue with the next NetProfiler user role that is to be authorized by TACACS+.

  7. For a Restricted role, specify the attribute/value pair necessary for limiting data resolution to automatic and specify the traffic filter attribute.   more

  8. When the NetProfiler user roles and permissions have been mapped to their corresponding TACACS+ authorization attributes and values, click Save.

  9. If desired, click Test User to open a page on which you can specify a user name and password to be tested. When you click Run on this page, NetProfiler attempts to log the user in using TACACS+ authentication and reports the test results.

TACACS+ authentication

TACACS+ authorization