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to control access to RADIUS-aware devices on
the network. An authentication server contains
a database of multiple user name/password
pairs with associated privilege levels for each
user or group that require management access
to a switch.
The RADIUS Client menu includes two tabs:
■Detail
■Configure
Detail
Use the Detail tab to display the RADIUS Client
settings.
Figure 55 RADIUS Client Detail Screen
Configure
Use the Configure tab to configure the RADIUS
settings. The following parameters are
available:
■Max Retries – Sets the number of retries of
sending authentication requests.
■Timeout – Sets the interval between sending
authentication requests.
■IP Address – The IP address of the RADIUS
server.