HWTACACS tasks at a glance

To configure HWTACACS, perform the following tasks:

1. Creating an HWTACACS scheme

2. Specifying the HWTACACS authentication servers

3. Specifying the HWTACACS authorization servers

4. Specifying the HWTACACS accounting servers

5. Specifying the shared keys for secure HWTACACS communication

   Perform this task if no shared keys are specified when configuring HWTACACS servers.

6. Specifying an MPLS L3VPN instance for the scheme

   Perform this task if no MPLS L3VPN instances are specified when configuring HWTACACS servers.

7. (Optional.) Setting HWTACACS timers

8. (Optional.) Configuring parameters for HWTACACS packets

   • Specifying the source IP address for outgoing HWTACACS packets

   • Setting the username format and traffic statistics units

9. (Optional.) Configuring HWTACACS stop-accounting packet buffering