Configuration Section

The configuration section is a section within the CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT page that displays the configuration settings for the section selected in the configuration selector.

The following configuration sections are available:

All sections

These fields and options are available as buttons at the bottom of every section.

Field   Description
Profile actions Commit Profile Click to push saved changes to all currently enrolled nodes under this profile or its children. This updates live nodes immediately.
Reset Changes Click to reset the values back to the last saved changes before the current settings.
Save Profile Click to save the profile changes to the system.

Profile Summary

Field   Description
Name Enter a unique name for the profile. This field is mandatory.
Description Enter a description of the profile.
Token Enter a token for the profile. The token you enter here is the password for the bundle. Any nodes that enroll via this bundle, use this token to connect to the LH. This field is mandatory.
Enrollment Settings Auto-Approve Node Select whether to set auto approve for nodes using this profile to Enabled or Disabled.
Subscription Selection Select the subscription type to apply to nodes using this profile. If there is only one subscription type available, it is selected automatically.
Node Tags Add Tag

Click this to display the tag fields and then in the:

  • Tag Name field, either select a tag from the drop-down, or type a new tag and click Add New Tag "tag".

  • Tag Value field, either select a value from the drop-down or type a new value and click Add New Value "value".

Authentication

Field   Description
Scheme Select the authentication scheme to use for the profile. You can select from:
  • Local Users only
  • RADIUS
  • TACACS+
  • LDAP
Additional fields display depending on the selected scheme.
Policy Select the authentication policy to use for the profile. If the Scheme is set to:
  • RADIUS, you can select from RADIUSDownLocal, RADIUS Mode, LocalRADIUS, or RADIUSLocal.

  • TACACS+, you can select from TACACS+DownLocal, TACACS+ Mode, LocalTACACS+, or TACACS+Local.

  • LDAP, you can select from LDAPDownLocal, LDAP Mode, LocalLDAP, or LDAPLocal.

Remote Authentication Servers Address Enter the IP address for the remote authentication server to query.
Port Enter the port for the remote authentication server to query.
  • For RADIUS authentication, the default port is 1812.
  • For TACACS+ authentication, the default port is 49.
  • For LDAP authentication, this defaults to LDAP/LDAPS standard ports if not entered.
Add Authentication Server Click this to add multiple remote authentication servers.
Remote Accounting Servers Address Enter the IP address of the remote accounting server to send accounting information.
This is available only when the selected Scheme is RADIUS.
Port

Enter the port of the remote accounting server to send accounting information.
This is available only when the selected Scheme is RADIUS.

Add Accounting Server Click this to add multiple remote accounting servers.
This is available only when the selected Scheme is RADIUS.
TACACS+ login method Select the method used to authenticate to the server, This is available only if the selected Scheme is TACACS+. You can select from:
  • PAP - this is the default selected.
  • CHAP
  • Login - select this to use DES encrypted passwords
LDAP base DN Enter the LDAP Base DN that corresponds to the LDAP system being queried.
This is available only when the selected Scheme is LDAP.
LDAP Bind DN Enter the distinguished name of a user with privileges on the LDAP system to perform the lookups required for retrieving the username of the users, and a list of the groups they are members of.
This is available only when the selected Scheme is LDAP.
Bind DN Password Enter the password for the binding user.
This is available only when the selected Scheme is LDAP.
Server password Enter the password for the server.
This is available only when the selected Scheme is RADIUS or TACACS+.
Confirm server password Re-enter the password for the:
  • server, when the selected Scheme is RADIUS or TACACS+.
  • Bind DN Password, when the selected Scheme is LDAP.

Message Authenticator in server responses Select whether Message-Authenticator is required for server responses. The default setting is Do not require Message-Authenticator. If the default setting is left, RADIUS responses may be subject to BlastRADIUS attack.
This is available only when the selected Scheme is RADIUS.
TACACS+ service

Enter the TACACS+ server to determine which set of attributes are returned by the server. This defaults to "raccess".
This is available only if the selected Scheme is TACACS+.

LDAP Username attribute Enter the LDAP username attribute. This depends on the underlying LDAP system. Use sAMAccountName for Active Directory systems, and uid for OpenLDAP based systems.
This is available only when the selected Scheme is LDAP.
LDAP group membership attribute Enter the LDAP group membership attribute. This is only required for Active Directory and is generally memberOf.
This is available only when the selected Scheme is LDAP.
Ignore Referrals If required, select the check box. When checked, LDAP does not follow referrals to other remote authentication servers when logging users in to Lighthouse. If multiple remote authentication servers exist on the network, checking this option may improve login times.
This is available only when the selected Scheme is LDAP.
SSL Protocol Select the required SSL protocol. You can select from:
  • LDAP Over SSL Preferred - this attempts LDAPS before trying LDAP without SSL.
  • LDAP (NO SSL) Only - non-SSL LDAP is always used.
  • LDAP Over SSL Only - LDAP over SSL is always used.
This is available only when the selected Scheme is LDAP.
Ignore SSL certificate errors Select the check box to ignore SSL certificate errors to ignore any SSL certificate errors encountered when accessing LDAPS servers. If this option is checked, a certificate file uploaded will not be used.
This is available only when the selected Scheme is LDAP.
UPLOAD CERTIFICATE FILE To upload a certificate file to validate LDAPS servers, navigate to the directory that contains the appropriate upgrade image file and drag and drop the image onto the target page section or click select file to open a dialog.
Supported files are .crt, .cer, .ca-bundle, .p7b, .p7c, .p7s, .pem, .txt.
This is available only when the selected Scheme is LDAP.