Chapter6. Basic Configuration
NAS-Identifier
Youcan enter a special identifier into this field. All characters except space are allowed according to the
TelecommutingModule, but your RADIUS server may have some restrictions on the identifier.
Contact IP Address
Selectthe IP address from which the Telecommuting Module should make connections to RADIUS servers. A
convenientchoice of address is one on the interface closest to the RADIUS server.
Contact RADIUS servers from
Selecta contact address from the IP addresses configured for the interfaces under Directly Connected Networks
andAlias.
Status for RADIUS servers
Atthe bottom of the page the status for the RADIUS servers is shown. Radiusmux is the part of 3Com VCX IP
TelecommutingModule that connects to the RADIUS servers.
Ifno authentication by RADIUS is configured, the radiusmux is not run. When you apply a configuration which
involvescontacting a RADIUS server, the radiusmux is started.
RADIUS server
TheIP address for this RADIUS server.
Score
Radiusmuxgives points (the scale is 1 to 40, inclusive) to the different servers according to their performance. The
betterserver performance, the higher score. Radiusmux uses the score to select which server to query primarily.
Sent requests
Thenumber of UDP packets sent to this server.
Received replies
Thenumber of UDP packets received from this server.
Consecutive sends
Thenumber of consecutive UDP packets sent without response from the server.
Recent average response time
Acalculated average of response time for packets for which response has been received.
Free slots
TheRADIUS server allocates a certain number of slots for each RADIUS client, and every pending request from
theTelecommuting Module occupies a slot. Here you see the current number of free slots.
Save
Savesthe RADIUS configuration to the preliminary configuration.
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