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radius-server

radius-server

 

 

 

Applies attributes to the RADIUS server.

Synopsis

radius-server host ip-address hostname auth-portportnum protocol chap pap ms-chap-peap

 

key shared_secret_string timeout sec retransmit num

 

no radius-server host hostnameip-address

Operands

host

Identifies the RADIUS server by host name or IP address.

 

hostname

Specifies the host name of the RADIUS server. The maximum supported

 

 

length for the AAA RADIUS hostname is 40 characters.

 

ip-address

Specifies the IP address of the RADIUS server. IPv4 and IPv6 are supported.

 

auth-port

The authentication port.

 

port

Specifies the UDP port used to connect the RADIUS server for authentication.

 

 

The default is 1812.

 

protocol

The authentication protocol to be used.

 

chap pap ms-chap-peap

 

 

Specifies the authentication protocol. Options include CHAP, PAP,

 

 

PEAP-MSCHAP. The default is CHAP.

 

key

The shared secret between the switch and the RADIUS server.

 

shared-secret-string

 

 

The text string that is used as the shared secret between the switch and the

 

 

RADIUS server. The default is sharedsecret. The exclamation mark (!) is

 

 

supported by in the radius/tacacs+ and you can specify the password in

 

 

either double quotes or the escape character (\), for example "secret!key" or

 

 

secret\!key.

 

timeout

The time to wait for the RADIUS server to respond.

 

sec

Specifies the timeout value, in seconds. The default is 5 seconds.

 

retransmit

The number of times the switch tries to connect to a RADIUS server.

 

num

Specifies the number of tries to connect to a RADIUS server. The default is 5

 

 

attempts.

Defaults The following are the default values of the global settings

host—There is no default for the host:

auth-port—UDP port 1812

timeout—5 seconds

retransmit—5 attempts

key—sharedsecret

protocol—CHAP

Command Global configuration mode

Modes

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