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Modify Existing Attributes

You can modify attributes that you created and attributes that have been pre-defined for a RADIUS Agent. For example, you can modify the pre-defined Ascend-PPP-Address attribute for the Ascend Agent type.

Note: When you modify an existing attribute, the attribute is not updated dynamically in responses that already use the attribute. If an attribute is used in a response, you must recreate the response using the updated attribute.

All RADIUS Agent types have been pre-configured to use the generic RADIUS attributes, as defined in RFC 2138. These attributes are available to be used by each RADIUS Agent type. You can configure responses to use the generic attributes from the Response Attribute dialog box.

Although the generic RADIUS attributes listed in the Attribute drop-down list do not appear in the Agent Attribute Properties dialog box, you can modify the values of the generic RADIUS attributes by overwriting the attributes using new attributes of the same name. For example, to modify the value of the generic RADIUS attribute Filter ID, define a new attribute called Filter ID for the appropriate RADIUS Agent type (Cisco, Shiva, etc.).

Important! If you overwrite a generic attribute or define a new attribute in the Generic RADIUS Agent, the change is applied to all RADIUS Agents. For example, if you modify the Filter ID attribute in the Generic RADIUS Agent, the modification is also made to all of the other RADIUS Agent types, such as Cisco, Shiva, Livingston, Ascend, Checkpoint, etc.

To modify attributes

  1. In the Policy Server User Interface, select the Advanced menu and select Show Agent Types.

    The SiteMinder Agent types appear in the Agent Type List.

  2. Double click the Agent type for which you want to modify a vendor-specific, RADIUS, or extended RADIUS attribute.

    The Agent Type Properties dialog box appears.

  3. Select the Agent Type Attributes tab to move it to the front.
  4. Select an existing attribute and click the Edit button.

    The SiteMinder Agent Attribute dialog box appears.

  5. Modify the values as necessary and click OK to save the changes.

More information:

Create Attributes for Agent Types