3Com WX1200 3CRWX120695A manual Configure Radius Servers, To configure the Radius server in 3WXM

56CHAPTER 3: CONFIGURING WIRELESS SERVICES

Configure RADIUS Servers

Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) is a client-server security protocol that provides authentication, authorization, and accounting for network users and devices. A RADIUS server stores user profiles, which include usernames, passwords, and other user attributes.

To configure RADIUS servers, you must:

„Configure RADIUS server attributes in 3WXM

„Configure attributes on the RADIUS server

Configure RADIUS Server in 3WXM To configure RADIUS in 3WXM, you define RADIUS server groups (named sets of RADIUS servers). You must create at least one server group. RADIUS server groups can authenticate administrators and network users.

To configure the RADIUS server in 3WXM

1Select Configuration on the toolbar.

2In the Organizer panel, expand the WX switch on which you are configuring the service.

3Expand AAA, then select RADIUS.

4In the Task List panel, select RADIUS Server. The Create RADIUS Server wizard is displayed.