Cisco Systems OL-5650-02 manual Radius Configuration Quick Start

Chapter 3 Configuring the CSS as a Client of a RADIUS Server

RADIUS Configuration Quick Start

RADIUS Configuration Quick Start

Table 3-1provides a quick overview of the steps required to configure the RADIUS feature on a CSS. Each step includes the CLI command required to complete the task. For a complete description of each feature and all the options associated with the CLI command, refer to the sections following the table.

Table 3-1 RADIUS Configuration Quick Start

Task and Command Example

1.Configure the authentication settings on the Cisco Secure ACS in the Network Configuration section of the Cisco Secure ACS HTML interface, the Add AAA Client page, and complete the following fields:

•AAA Client Hostname

•AAA Client IP Address

•Key

•Authenticate Using

See the “Configuring Authentication Settings” section.

2.To determine the privilege level of users accessing the CSS, configure the user accounts on the RADIUS server. See the “Configuring Authorization Settings” section.

3.Use the radius-server primary command to specify a primary RADIUS server used to authenticate user information from the CSS RADIUS client (console or virtual authentication). See the “Specifying a Primary RADIUS Server” section.

(config)# radius-server primary 172.27.56.76 secret Hello

4.Use the radius-server secondary command to specify a secondary RADIUS server to authenticate user information from the CSS RADIUS client (console or virtual authentication). See the “Specifying a Secondary RADIUS Server” section.

(config)# radius-server secondary 172.27.56.79 secret Hello

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