3Com WL-575, 3CRWEASYA73 manual Radius Authentication

RADIUS

Figure 15 RADIUS Authentication

Primary Radius Server Setup – Configure the following settings to use RADIUS authentication on the access point.

„IP Address: Specifies the IP address or host name of the RADIUS server.

„Port: The UDP port number used by the RADIUS server for authentication

messages. (Range: 1024-65535; Default: 1812)

„Key: A shared text string used to encrypt messages between the access point and the RADIUS server. Be sure that the same text string is specified on the RADIUS server. Do not use blank spaces in the string. (Maximum length: 255 characters)

„Timeout: Number of seconds the access point waits for a reply from the

RADIUS server before resending a request. (Range: 1-60 seconds; Default: 5)

„Retransmit attempts: The number of times the access point tries to resend a

request to the RADIUS server before authentication fails. (Range: 1-30;

Default: 3)

NOTE: For the Timeout and Retransmit attempts fields, accept the default values unless you experience problems connecting to the RADIUS server over the network.

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