Select one of the following:

Local Authentication Only: RADIUS is disabled. Local authentication is enabled.

RADIUS, then Local Authentication: RADIUS and local authentication are enabled. Authentication is requested from the RADIUS server first. If the RADIUS server fails to respond, local authentication is used.

RADIUS Only: RADIUS is enabled. Local authentication is disabled.

Note: If RADIUS Only is selected, and the RADIUS server is unavailable, or improperly configured, remote access is unavailable to all users. You must use a serial connection to the command line interface and change the access setting to local or radiusLocal to regain access. For example, the command to change the access setting to local would be: radius -a local

RADIUS

Path: Administration > Security > Remote Users > RADIUS

Use this option to do the following:

List the RADIUS servers (a maximum of two) available to the Rack PDU and the time-out period for each.

Click on a link, and configure the parameters for authentication by a new RADIUS server.

Click a listed RADIUS server to display and modify its parameters.

RADIUS Setting

Definition

 

 

RADIUS Server

The server name or IP address (IPv4 or IPv6) of the RADIUS server. Click on a

 

link to configure the server.

 

Note:RADIUS servers use port 1812 by default to authenticate users. Non-stan-

 

dard ports are currently unsupported.

 

 

Secret

The shared secret between the RADIUS server and the Rack PDU.

 

 

Timeout

The time in seconds that the Rack PDU waits for a response from the RADIUS

 

server.

 

 

Test Settings

Enter the Administrator user name and password to test the RADIUS server path

 

that you have configured.

 

 

Skip Test and Apply

Do not test the RADIUS server path.

 

 

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