D-Link DI-206 manual Using Radius Authentication, Installing a Radius Server

DI-206 ISDN Remote Router

Using RADIUS Authentication

In addition to the dial-in user list, which can hold up to eight users, this model also supports an external authentication server which may provide password storage and usage accounting for thousands of users.

Installing a RADIUS Server

To use RADIUS authentication, you will need to have a UNIX or Windows NT- based machine on your network to act as a radiusd server, as well as a copy of the radiusd server program itself. You can obtain a copy of the RADIUS software, along with documentation for the server, at

http://www.livingston.com/marketing/products/radius.html or at:

ftp://ftp.livingston.com/pub/le/radius/

Configuring the DI-206 for RADIUS Authentication

To configure the DI-206 to use the RADIUS server set up in the previous section, go to the Main Menu in the console program and choose Advanced Functions and then RADIUS Configuration.

Items in the above submenu are described as follows:

♦RADIUS State – Enables or disables RADIUS.

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