Chapter 2
Catalyst 3550 Switch Cisco IOS Commands
aaa authorization network
Use the aaa authorization network global configuration command to the configure the switch to use
user-RADIUS authorization for all network-related service requests, such as IEEE 802.1x per-user
access control lists (ACLs) or VLAN assignment. Use the no form of this command to disable the switch
for RADIUS user authorization.
Syntax Description
default group
radius
Defaults
Authorization is disabled.
Command Modes
Global configuration
Command History
Release
12.2(25)SEE
Usage Guidelines
Use the aaa authorization network default group radius global configuration command to allow the
switch to download IEEE 802.1x authorization parameters from the RADIUS servers in the default
authorization list. The authorization parameters are used by features such as per-user ACLs or VLAN
assignment to get parameters from the RADIUS servers.
Use the show running-config privileged EXEC command to display the configured lists of
authorization methods.
Examples
This example shows how to configure the switch for user RADIUS authorization for all network-related
service requests:
Switch(config)# aaa authorization network default group radius
You can verify your settings by entering the show running-config privileged EXEC command.
Related Commands
Command
show running-config
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aaa authorization network default group radius
no aaa authorization network default
Use the list of all RADIUS hosts in the server group as the default authorization
list.
Modification
This command was introduced.
Description
Displays the current operating configuration. For syntax information, select
Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference, Release
12.2 > File Management Commands > Configuration File Management
Commands.
Catalyst 3550 Multilayer Switch Command Reference
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