Configuring ACS Servers

This is an optional configuration. The AMP Setup > ACS page allows AirWave to poll one or more Cisco ACS servers for wireless user name information. When you specify an ACS server, AirWave gathers information about your wireless users. Refer to Setting Up Device Types if you want to use your ACS server to manage your AirWave users.

Perform these steps to configure ACS servers:

Go to the AMP Setup > ACS page. This page displays current ACS setup, as illustrated in Figure 1.

Figure 1 AMP Setup > ACS Page Illustration

Select Add to create a new ACS server, or select a pencil icon to edit an existing server. To delete an ACS server, select that server and select Delete. When selecting Add or Edit, the Details page appears.
Complete the settings on AMP Setup > ACS > Add/Edit Details. Table 1 describes these fields:

Table 1: AMP Setup > ACS > Add/Edit Details Fields and Default Values

Field	Default	Description
IP/Hostname	None	Sets the DNS name or the IP address of the ACS Server.
Protocol	HTTP	Launches a drop-down menu specifying the protocol AirWave uses when it polls the ACS server.
Port	2002	Sets the port through which AirWave communicates with the ACS. AirWave generally communicates over port 2002.
Username	None	Sets the user name of the account AirWave uses to poll the ACS server.
Password	None	Sets the password of the account AirWave uses to poll the ACS server.
Polling Period	10 min	Launches a drop-down menu that specifies how frequently AirWave polls the ACS server for user name information.

Select Add to finish creating the new ACS server, or Save to finish editing an existing ACS server.
The ACS server must have logging enabled for passed authentications. Enable the Log to CSV Passed Authentications report option, as follows:
- Log in to the ACS server, select System Configuration, then in the Select frame, select Logging.
- Under Enable Logging, select CSV Passed Authentications. The default logging options include the two columns AirWave requires: User-Name and Caller-ID.

What Next?

Go to additional tabs in the AMP Setup section to continue additional setup configurations.
Complete the required configurations in this chapter before proceeding. HPE Aruba Networking support remains available to you for any phase of AirWave installation.