Chapter 3: Terminal Menu Operation and Structure

Security/Radius Server

The parameters for the radius server are configured in this menu. The RADI- US server can be used for authenticating a PPP peer (if defined under Security/ Authentication) and for Telnet server sessions.

Radius Server/Primary Server

Write security: 1; Read security: 2

This is the IP address of the first RADIUS server that the Express L768/L1.5 should attempt to communicate with when authenticating a PPP peer.

Radius Server/Secondary Server

Write security: 1; Read security: 2

This is the IP address of the back-up RADIUS server that the Express L768/ L1.5 should attempt to communicate with when the primary server does not respond.

Radius Server/UDP Port

Write security: 1; Read security: 2

This is the UDP port that the Express L768/L1.5 should use when communi- cating with the RADIUS server. The default is 1645, which is the commonly used port.

Radius Server/Secret

Write security: 0; Read security: 1

The RADIUS server and Express L768/L1.5 share this text string, which is used by the RADIUS sever to authenticate the Express L768/L1.5 that is the RADIUS client. The factory default is not to use a secret.

Radius Server/Retry Count

Write security: 1; Read security: 2

This is the number of times the Express L768/L1.5 should send a request pack- et to the RADIUS server without a response before giving up. If the number of attempts to communicate with the primary server is equal to the retry count, the secondary server (if defined) is tried. If the secondary server does not

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