Configuration restrictions and guidelines

Before creating a user profile, perform the following tasks:

  1. Plan the authentication method for your network. The user profile supports working with 802.1X and MAC authentication.

    • In remote authentication, specify a user profile for each user account on the authentication server.

    • In local authentication, specify a user profile for each user account in the local user view. For more information, see "Configuring AAA."

  2. Configure the authentication parameters on the client, the device, and the authentication server. The parameters include username, password, authentication scheme, and authentication domain.