Native AC + Free Mobility Solution: Parent (Core Switches) in an SVF System Functions as the Authentication Point

Networking Requirements

Core switches set up a CSS that functions as the core of the entire campus network to implement high network reliability and forwarding of a large amount of data. In addition, core switches are configured with the native AC function to manage APs and transmit wireless service traffic on the entire network, implementing wired and wireless convergence.

Aggregation switches set up stacks to implement device-level backup and increase the interface density and forwarding bandwidth.

There are a large number of wired and wireless access devices that are widely distributed. To implement unified management and configuration and reduce management costs, SVF is deployed on the network. Core, aggregation, and access switches set up an SVF system. In the SVF system, the CSS of core switches functions as the parent, and aggregation and access switches function as ASs. The parent manages and configures ASs in a unified manner.

In this example, core switches set up an SVF system, which functions as the gateway and authentication point for wired and wireless users on the entire network. These users can access the network only after being authenticated. The specific requirements are as follows:

• Agile Controller-Campus functions as both the access authentication server and user service data source server.
• Users include employees and guests. Wired users use combined 802.1X + MAC + Portal authentication, and wireless users use 802.1X authentication and MAC address-prioritized Portal authentication.
• The free mobility solution is adopted, and security groups and inter-group policies are configured on Agile Controller-Campus to control user access rights.

Figure 2-57 Parent (core switches) in an SVF system functioning as the authentication point

Device Requirements and Versions

Deployment Roadmap

Data Plan

Procedure

1. Enable campus network connectivity. For details, see Native AC + SVF Solution: the Parent Containing Core Switches Functions as the Gateway for Wired and Wireless Users.

   For wireless users, the security policies in security profiles vary according to access authentication modes.

   User Access Authentication Mode	Security Policy
   MAC address authentication or Portal authentication	Open system authentication
   802.1X authentication	WPA/WPA2-802.1X authentication. WPA2 authentication is used in this example.

   For users who use 802.1X authentication, configure a security policy in security profile sec1 as follows:

   [CORE-wlan-sec-prof-sec1] security wpa2 dot1x aes

   For users who use MAC address-prioritized Portal authentication, configure a security policy in security profile sec2 as follows:

   [CORE-wlan-sec-prof-sec2] security open

2. Configure AAA on CORE.
   # Configure the RADIUS server template tem_rad and configure parameters for interconnection between CORE and the RADIUS server. The parameters include the IP addresses, port numbers, and shared keys of the RADIUS authentication and accounting servers.

   <CORE> system-view
   [CORE] radius-server template tem_rad 
   [CORE-radius-tem_rad] radius-server authentication 192.168.11.1 1812 
   [CORE-radius-tem_rad] radius-server accounting 192.168.11.1 1813 
   [CORE-radius-tem_rad] radius-server shared-key cipher YsHsjx_202206 
   [CORE-radius-tem_rad] quit

   # Configure a RADIUS authorization server.

   [CORE] radius-server authorization 192.168.11.1 shared-key cipher YsHsjx_202206 

   # Configure AAA schemes, set the authentication, authorization, and accounting modes to RADIUS, and set the accounting interval to 15 minutes.

   [CORE] aaa 
   [CORE-aaa] authentication-scheme auth     
   [CORE-aaa-authen-auth] authentication-mode radius   
   [CORE-aaa-authen-auth] quit 
   [CORE-aaa] accounting-scheme acco 
   [CORE-aaa-accounting-acco] accounting-mode radius 
   [CORE-aaa-accounting-acco] accounting realtime 15 
   [CORE-aaa-accounting-acco] quit

   # Configure the domain huawei.com and bind AAA schemes and RADIUS server template to this domain.

   [CORE-aaa] domain huawei.com 
   [CORE-aaa-domain-huawei.com] authentication-scheme auth
   [CORE-aaa-domain-huawei.com] accounting-scheme acco
   [CORE-aaa-domain-huawei.com] radius-server tem_rad 
   [CORE-aaa-domain-huawei.com] quit 
   [CORE-aaa] quit

3. Configure a pre-authentication domain on CORE to allow packets destined for the DNS server to pass through.

   [CORE] free-rule-template name default_free_rule 
   [CORE-free-rule-default_free_rule] free-rule 1 destination ip 192.168.11.2 mask 32 
   [CORE-free-rule-default_free_rule] quit

4. Configure combined 802.1X + MAC + Portal authentication for wired users on CORE.

   # Change the NAC mode to unified.

   By default, the unified mode is used. The switch will restart automatically after the NAC mode is changed between common and unified modes.

   [CORE] authentication unified-mode

   # Configure an 802.1X access profile.

   By default, an 802.1X access profile uses EAP authentication. Ensure that the RADIUS server supports the EAP protocol. Otherwise, the RADIUS server cannot process 802.1X authentication requests.

   [CORE] dot1x-access-profile name d1
   [CORE-dot1x-access-profile-d1] dot1x authentication-method eap
   [CORE-dot1x-access-profile-d1] quit

   # Configure a MAC access profile.

   [CORE] mac-access-profile name mac1 
   [CORE-mac-access-profile-mac1] quit

   # Configure Portal server template tem_portal, and set parameters for interconnection between CORE and the Portal server. The parameters include the IP address, port number, and shared key of the Portal server.

   [CORE] web-auth-server tem_portal 
   [CORE-web-auth-server-tem_portal] server-ip 192.168.11.1   
   [CORE-web-auth-server-tem_portal] port 50200   //The Portal server port number is fixed at 50200 when Agile Controller-Campus functions as the Portal server.
   [CORE-web-auth-server-tem_portal] shared-key cipher YsHsjx_202206
   [CORE-web-auth-server-tem_portal] url http://192.168.11.1:8080/portal
   [CORE-web-auth-server-tem_portal] quit 

   # Configure a Portal access profile.

   [CORE] portal-access-profile name web1 
   [CORE-portal-acces-profile-web1] web-auth-server tem_portal direct
   [CORE-portal-acces-profile-web1] quit

   # Configure an authentication profile for wired users, and bind the 802.1X access profile, MAC access profile, and Portal access profile to the authentication profile.

   [CORE] authentication-profile name p1 
   [CORE-authen-profile-p1] dot1x-access-profile d1
   [CORE-authen-profile-p1] mac-access-profile mac1  
   [CORE-authen-profile-p1] portal-access-profile web1 
   [CORE-authen-profile-p1] free-rule-template default_free_rule 
   [CORE-authen-profile-p1] access-domain huawei.com force   //Configure the domain huawei.com as a forcible domain.
   [CORE-authen-profile-p1] quit

   # Configure combined 802.1X + MAC + Portal authentication for wired users.

   [CORE] uni-mng 
   [CORE-um] user-access-profile name test01       //Configure a user access profile, which needs to be bound to authentication profile p1.
   [CORE-um-user-access-test01] authentication-profile p1  
   [CORE-um-user-access-test01] quit 
   [CORE-um] port-group name port_group_3           //Configure a port group, which needs to be bound to the user access profile and interfaces of the AS.
   [CORE-um-portgroup-port_group_1] user-access-profile test01 
   [CORE-um-portgroup-port_group_1] as name as-layer2-1 interface gigabitEthernet 0/0/2 gigabitEthernet 0/0/4 to 0/0/24  
   [CORE-um-portgroup-port_group_1] quit 
   [CORE-um] port-group name port_group_4           //Configure a port group, which needs to be bound to the user access profile and interfaces of the AS.
   [CORE-um-portgroup-port_group_2] user-access-profile test01 
   [CORE-um-portgroup-port_group_2] as name as-layer2-2 interface gigabitEthernet 0/0/2 gigabitEthernet 0/0/4 to 0/0/24  
   [CORE-um-portgroup-port_group_2] quit 
   [CORE-um] commit as all                           //Commit the configuration. Configurations in service profiles then are delivered to ASs.
   Warning: Committing the configuration will take a long time. Continue?[Y/N]: y
   [CORE-um] quit

5. On CORE, configure 802.1X authentication and MAC address-prioritized Portal authentication for wireless users.

   # Configure an authentication profile for wireless users, and set the authentication mode to MAC address-prioritized Portal authentication.

   [CORE] authentication-profile name p2
   [CORE-authen-profile-p2] portal-access-profile web1
   [CORE-authen-profile-p2] mac-access-profile mac1
   [CORE-authen-profile-p2] free-rule-template default_free_rule 
   [CORE-authen-profile-p2] access-domain huawei.com force  //Configure the domain huawei.com as a forcible domain.
   [CORE-authen-profile-p2] quit

   # Configure an authentication profile for wireless users, and set the authentication mode to 802.1X authentication.

   [CORE] authentication-profile name p3 
   [CORE-authen-profile-p3] dot1x-access-profile d1
   [CORE-authen-profile-p3] free-rule-template default_free_rule 
   [CORE-authen-profile-p3] access-domain huawei.com force  //Configure the domain huawei.com as a forcible domain.
   [CORE-authen-profile-p3] quit

   # Configure 802.1X authentication for wireless users in VAP profile vap1.

   [CORE] wlan
   [CORE-wlan-view] vap-profile name vap1
   [CORE-wlan-vap-prof-vap1] authentication-profile p3 
   [CORE-wlan-vap-prof-vap1] quit
   [CORE-wlan-view] quit

   # Configure MAC address-prioritized Portal authentication for wireless users in the VAP profile vap2.

   [CORE] wlan
   [CORE-wlan-view] vap-profile name vap2
   [CORE-wlan-vap-prof-vap2] authentication-profile p2 
   [CORE-wlan-vap-prof-vap2] quit
   [CORE-wlan-view] quit

6. Enable the free mobility function and configure XMPP parameters for interconnection with Agile Controller-Campus.

   [CORE] group-policy controller 192.168.11.1 password YsHsjx_202206 src-ip 192.168.11.254   //Set scr-ip to the IP address of VLANIF 1000.

7. Configure Agile Controller-Campus.

   1. Add CORE.

      Table 2-86 Parameter settings on Agile Controller-Campus and CORE

      Parameter on Agile Controller-Campus	Configuration on Agile Controller-Campus	Configuration on CORE
      Name	CORE	-
      IP address	192.168.11.254	IP address of VLANIF 1000, which is used by CORE to communicate with Agile Controller-Campus
      Device series	Huawei S Series	-
      Authentication/Accounting key	YsHsjx_202206	radius-server shared-key cipher YsHsjx_202206
      Authorization key	YsHsjx_202206	radius-server authorization 192.168.11.1 shared-key cipher YsHsjx_202206
      Real-time accounting interval (minute)	15	accounting realtime 15
      Port	2000	Port 2000 is used by default. You can run the web-auth-server listening-port port-number command in the system view to change the port number.
      Portal key	YsHsjx_202206	shared-key cipher YsHsjx_202206
      Access terminal IPv4 list	172.16.30.0/24;172.16.40.0/24;172.16.50.0/24;172.16.60.0/24	IP address lists of fixed and mobile terminals, corresponding to the interface address pools on VLANIF 30, VLANIF 40, VLANIF 50, and VLANIF 60
      XMPP password	YsHsjx_202206	group-policy controller 192.168.11.1 password YsHsjx_202206 src-ip 192.168.11.254

      1. Choose Resource > Device > Device Management, click Add, and configure device information and authentication parameters.
         Figure 2-58 Adding a device
         
         

      2. Click the XMPP tab and set XMPP parameters.

         Figure 2-59 XMPP
         

      3. Click OK. The communication status of the switch becomes , and the synchronization status is Success.

      4. Check the communication status between Agile Controller-Campus and CORE.

         [CORE] display group-policy status 
         Controller IP address: 192.168.11.1 
         Controller port: 5222 
         Backup controller IP address: - 
         Backup controller port: - 
         Source IP address: 192.168.11.254 
         State: working 
         Connected controller: master 
         Device protocol version: 1 
         Controller protocol version: 1  

   2. Enable MAC address-prioritized Portal authentication.

      1. Choose System > Terminal Configuration > Global Parameters > Access Management.

      2. On the Configure MAC Address-Prioritized Portal Authentication tab page, enable MAC address-prioritized Portal authentication, and set Validity period of MAC address (min) to 60.

      Figure 2-60 Configuring MAC address-prioritized Portal authentication
      

   3. Create employee and guest accounts. The following uses the employee account user1 as an example. The procedure for creating a guest account is similar to that for creating an employee account.

      Choose Resource > User > User Management. Click Add and create employee account user1.

      Figure 2-61 Adding an account
      

   4. Configure security groups employee_group and guest_group to represent users, as well as security groups email_server and video_server to represent resources.

      1. Choose Policy > Permission Control > Security Group > Dynamic Security Group Management.

         Click Add and create security group employee_group.

         Figure 2-62 Adding dynamic security group employee_group
         
      2. Click Add and create security group guest_group.
         Figure 2-63 Adding dynamic security group guest_group
         

      3. Choose Static Security Group Management, click Add, and create security group email_server.

         Figure 2-64 Adding static security group mail_server
         

      4. Click Add and create security group video_server.

         Figure 2-65 Adding static security group video_server
         

      5. Click Global Deployment. You can view the deployment result on the deployment details page.

   5. Bind employee_group to employees and guest_group to guests through quick authorization. After being authenticated, employees are added to employee_group and guests are added to guest_group.

      Choose Policy > Permission Control > Quick Authorization. The following describes how to add employee user1 to employee_group. The procedure of adding guest user2 to guest_group is similar.

      Figure 2-66 Add employee user1 to employee_group.
      
   6. Configure access control policies and perform global deployment.

      1. Choose System > Terminal Configuration > Global Parameters > Free Mobility, and set Free mobility configuration mode to All devices.

      2. Choose Policy > Free Mobility > Policy Configuration > Permission Control, and add common policies. The following figure shows the configuration for allowing users in employee_group to access the email and video servers. Configure other policies in a similar way according to Table 2-87.
         Table 2-87 Inter-group policies

         Source Security Group	Destination Group email_server	Destination Group video_server	Destination Group Any	Destination Group employee_group	Destination Group guest_group
         employee_group	Permit	Permit	Permit	N/A	Deny
         guest_group	Deny	Permit	Permit	Deny	N/A

         Figure 2-67 Adding network access rights
         

      3. Click OK and then Global Deployment. You can view the deployment result on the deployment details page.

         After successful deployment, you can run the following commands on CORE to check the deployment information.

         • display ucl-group all: checks security groups.

           [CORE] display ucl-group all 
           ID       UCL group name                                                                                                             
           --------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                    
           1                                                                                                                                   
           2                                                                                                                                   
           --------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                    
           Total : 2  

         • display acl all: checks access control policies.

           [CORE] display acl all                                                                                                                   
            Total nonempty ACL number is 2                                                                                                     
           
           Advanced ACL Auto_PGM_OPEN_POLICY 3999, 0 rule                                                                                      
           Acl's step is 5                                                                                                                     
           
           Ucl-group ACL Auto_PGM_U2 9997, 4 rules                                                                                             
           Acl's step is 5                                                                                                                     
            rule 1 deny ip source ucl-group 2 destination 192.168.11.100 0                                                                     
            rule 2 permit ip source ucl-group 2 destination 192.168.11.110 0                                                                   
            rule 3 deny ip source ucl-group 2 destination ucl-group 1                                                                          
            rule 4 permit ip source ucl-group 2                                                                                                
           
           Ucl-group ACL Auto_PGM_U1 9998, 4 rules                                                                                             
           Acl's step is 5                                                                                                                     
            rule 1 permit ip source ucl-group 1 destination 192.168.11.100 0                                                                   
            rule 2 permit ip source ucl-group 1 destination 192.168.11.110 0                                                                   
            rule 3 deny ip source ucl-group 1 destination ucl-group 2                                                                          
            rule 4 permit ip source ucl-group 1                                                                                                
           
           Ucl-group ACL Auto_PGM_PREFER_POLICY 9999, 0 rule                                                                                   
           Acl's step is 5

      1. Save the configuration of CORE.

         Choose Resource > Device > Device Management and click to save the configuration.

         The save operation on Agile Controller-Campus is equivalent to running the save command on the device, which saves all the device configurations (including security groups and access control policies configured on Agile Controller-Campus) to the configuration file.

         When security groups and access right control policies are saved to the configuration file of a device, these configurations can be restored from the configuration file after the device is restarted, without the need to request configurations from Agile Controller-Campus. If these configurations are not saved to the configuration file, user authentication will fail because such configurations are unavailable after the device is restarted.

Configuration Files

• CORE configuration file

  #
  sysname CORE
  #
  vlan batch 20 30 40 50 60 1000
  #
  stp mode rstp
  #
  authentication-profile name p1
   dot1x-access-profile d1
   mac-access-profile mac1
   portal-access-profile web1
   free-rule-template default_free_rule
   access-domain huawei.com force
  authentication-profile name p2
   mac-access-profile mac1
   portal-access-profile web1
   free-rule-template default_free_rule
   access-domain huawei.com force
  authentication-profile name p3
   dot1x-access-profile d1
   free-rule-template default_free_rule
   access-domain huawei.com force
  #
  dhcp enable
  #
  dhcp snooping enable
  #
  radius-server template tem_rad
   radius-server shared-key cipher %^%#qQ|nH:|:'FgpyL5UC4Z2)/xvM$9LeJLmE~Z{k]g4%^%#
   radius-server authentication 192.168.11.1 1812 weight 80
   radius-server accounting 192.168.11.1 1813 weight 80
  radius-server authorization 192.168.11.1 shared-key cipher %^%#="WcD4CxUB5)$q=hN3C=}Oq:"|2Zw-z\z_1{_|r~%^%#
  #
  free-rule-template name default_free_rule
   free-rule 1 destination ip 192.168.11.2 mask 255.255.255.255
  #
  web-auth-server tem_portal
   server-ip 192.168.11.1
   port 50200
   shared-key cipher %^%#_M::Zym'FA[(u+HjUyPHzPbG$T;hE%Bx"n$(w@S'%^%#
   url http://192.168.11.1:8080/portal
  #
  portal-access-profile name web1
   web-auth-server tem_portal direct
  #
  drop-profile default
  #
  vlan 30
   dhcp snooping enable
  vlan 40
   dhcp snooping enable
  vlan 50
   dhcp snooping enable
  vlan 60
   dhcp snooping enable
  #
  interface Vlanif20
   ip address 192.168.20.1 255.255.255.0
   dhcp select interface
  #
  interface Vlanif30
   ip address 172.16.30.1 255.255.255.0
   dhcp select interface
  #
  interface Vlanif40
   ip address 172.16.40.1 255.255.255.0
   dhcp select interface
  # 
  interface Vlanif50                                                                                                                  
   ip address 172.16.50.1 255.255.255.0                                                                                              
   dhcp select interface                                                                                                              
  #
  interface Vlanif60
   ip address 172.16.60.1 255.255.255.0
   dhcp select interface
  #
  interface Vlanif1000
   ip address 192.168.11.254 255.255.255.0
   dhcp select interface
  #
  interface Eth-Trunk10
   port link-type hybrid
   port hybrid tagged vlan 1 20 50
   stp root-protection
   stp edged-port disable  
   mode lacp
   loop-detection disable
   mad relay
  # 
  interface XGigabitEthernet1/1/0/1
   eth-trunk 10
  #
  interface XGigabitEthernet2/1/0/2
   eth-trunk 10
  #
  interface XGigabitEthernet1/1/0/2
   eth-trunk 20
  #
  interface XGigabitEthernet2/1/0/1
   eth-trunk 20
  #
  interface XGigabitEthernet1/2/0/1
   port link-type access
   port default vlan 1000
  #
  group-policy controller 192.168.11.1 password %^%#XGq,C@c*6=1\8d)="S(&r>iERYpE"@|0X!RThfz$%^%# src-ip 192.168.11.254
  #
  capwap source interface vlanif20
  #
  wlan
   traffic-profile name traff1
    user-isolate l2
   traffic-profile name default
   security-profile name sec1
    security wpa2 dot1x aes
   ssid-profile name ssid1
    ssid test01
   ssid-profile name ssid2
    ssid test02
   ssid-profile name default
   vap-profile name vap1
    forward-mode tunnel
    service-vlan vlan-id 30
    ssid-profile ssid1
    security-profile sec1
    traffic-profile traff1
    authentication-profile p3 
    ip source check user-bind enable
    arp anti-attack check user-bind enable
    learn-client-address dhcp-strict
   vap-profile name vap2
    forward-mode tunnel
    service-vlan vlan-id 40
    ssid-profile ssid2
    security-profile sec2
    traffic-profile traff2
    authentication-profile p2
    ip source check user-bind enable
    arp anti-attack check user-bind enable
    learn-client-address dhcp-strict
   vap-profile name default
   wds-profile name default
   mesh-handover-profile name default
   mesh-profile name default
   regulatory-domain-profile name domain
   regulatory-domain-profile name default
   air-scan-profile name default
   rrm-profile name default
   radio-2g-profile name default
   radio-5g-profile name default
   wids-profile name default
   ap-system-profile name default
   port-link-profile name default
   wired-port-profile name default
   ap-group name default
   ap-group name ap-group
    regulatory-domain-profile domain
   ap-group name ap-group1
    radio 0
     vap-profile vap1 wlan 1
    radio 1
     vap-profile vap1 wlan 1
   ap-id 1 type-id 30 ap-mac 00e0-fc12-4400 ap-sn 2102355547W0E3000316
    ap-name area_1
    ap-group ap-group
   provision-ap
   wlan work-group default
  #
  as-auth
   undo auth-mode
   whitelist mac-address 00e0-fc00-0011
   whitelist mac-address 00e0-fc00-0022
   whitelist mac-address 00e0-fc00-0033
   whitelist mac-address 00e0-fc00-0044
  # 
  uni-mng
   as name as-layer1-1 model S5720-28X-PWR-SI-AC mac-address 00e0-fc01-0011
    down-direction fabric-port 1 member-group interface Eth-Trunk 30
    port Eth-Trunk 30 trunkmember interface GigabitEthernet0/0/3
   as name as-layer1-2 model S5720-28X-PWR-SI-AC mac-address 00e0-fc01-0022
    down-direction fabric-port 1 member-group interface Eth-Trunk 40
    port Eth-Trunk 10 trunkmember interface GigabitEthernet0/0/4
   as name as-layer2-1 model S5720-28X-PWR-SI-AC mac-address 00e0-fc01-0033
   as name as-layer2-2 model S5720-28X-PWR-SI-AC mac-address 00e0-fc01-0044
   interface fabric-port 1
    port member-group interface Eth-Trunk 10
   interface fabric-port 2
    port member-group interface Eth-Trunk 20
   interface fabric-port 3
    port member-group interface Eth-Trunk 30
   interface fabric-port 4
    port member-group interface Eth-Trunk 40
   as-admin-profile name admin_profile
    user asuser password %^%#@ROwA@p_b1-Y5,#^8JYBZ~w-&ZE2KL;EKLVI4%^%#
   network-basic-profile name basic_profile_1
    pass-vlan 50
   network-basic-profile name basic_profile_2
    pass-vlan 60
   network-basic-profile name basic_profile_3
    pass-vlan 50
   network-basic-profile name basic_profile_4
    pass-vlan 60
   user-access-profile name test01
    authentication-profile p1
   as-group name admin_group
    as-admin-profile admin_profile
    as name as-layer1-1
    as name as-layer1-2
    as name as-layer2-1
    as name as-layer2-2
   port-group name port_group_1
    network-basic-profile basic_profile_1
    as name as-layer1-1 interface all
   port-group name port_group_2
    network-basic-profile basic_profile_2
    as name as-layer1-2 interface all
   port-group name port_group_3
    network-basic-profile basic_profile_3
    as name as-layer2-1 interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/2 GigabitEthernet 0/0/4 to 0/0/24
    user-access-profile test01
   port-group name port_group_4
    network-basic-profile basic_profile_4
    as name as-layer2-2 interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/2 GigabitEthernet 0/0/4 to 0/0/24
    user-access-profile test01
   port-group connect-ap name ap
    as name as-layer2-1 interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/3
    as name as-layer2-2 interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/3
  #
  dot1x-access-profile name d1
  #
  mac-access-profile name mac1
  return