3Com 3CBLSF26H manual Defining Radius Client

Item	Description
Reauthentication	Displays the time span (in seconds) in which the selected port is
Period	reauthenticated. The field default is 3600 seconds.

Defining Radius Client

Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service (Radius) is a logon authentication protocol that uses software running on a central server 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 Setup Page allows the administrator to configure the parameters for the switch acting as the RADIUS client.

Click Security > RADIUS Client > Setup. The Radius Client Setup Page opens.

Figure 3-75Radius Client Setup Page

The Radius Client Setup Page contains the following fields:

Table 3-59Radius Client Setup Page item description

Item	Description
Host IP Address	Defines the RADIUS Server IP address.
Authentication Port	Defines the authentication port. The authentication port is used to verify
	the RADIUS server authentication. The authentication port default is 1812.
	Defines the number of transmitted requests sent to the RADIUS server
Number of Retries	before a failure occurs. Possible field values are 1-20. The default value is
	5.
	Defines the amount of time (in seconds) the switch waits for an answer
Timeout for Reply	from the RADIUS server before retrying the query, or switching to the next
	server. Possible field values are 1-20. The default value is 5.
	Defines the default key string used for authenticating and encrypting all
Key String	Radius-communication between the switch and the Radius server. This
	key must match the Radius encryption.

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