radius

Access: Administrator only

Description: View the existing RADIUS settings, enable or disable RADIUS authentication, and configure basic authentication parameters for up to two RADIUS servers.

For a summary of RADIUS server configuration and a list of supported RADIUS servers, see “Configure the RADIUS Server” on page 79.

Additional authentication parameters for RADIUS servers are available at the Web interface of the Rack PDU. See “RADIUS” on page 78 for more information.

For detailed information about configuring your RADIUS server, see the Security Handbook, available at www.apc.com.

Option

Argument

Description

 

 

 

-a

local radiusLocal

Configure RADIUS authentication:

 

radius

local—RADIUS is disabled. Local authentication is enabled.

 

 

 

 

radiusLocal—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—RADIUS is enabled. Local authentication is disabled.

-p1

<server IP>

The server name or IP address of the primary or secondary RADIUS server.

-p2

 

Note: RADIUS servers use port 1812 by default to authenticate users. To use

 

 

 

 

a different port, add a colon followed by the new port number to the end of the

 

 

RADIUS server name or IP address.

 

 

 

-s1

<server secret>

The shared secret between the primary or secondary RADIUS server and the

-s2

 

Rack PDU.

 

 

 

-t1

<server timeout>

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

-t2

 

or secondary RADIUS server.

 

 

 

Example 1:

To view the existing RADIUS settings for the Rack PDU, type radius and press ENTER. Example 2: To enable RADIUS and local authentication, type:

radius -a radiusLocal

Example 3: To configure a 10-second timeout for a secondary RADIUS server, type:

radius -t2 10

reboot

Access: Administrator only

Description: Restart the interface of the Rack PDU.

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