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Configuring the External RADIUS Server
FreeRADIUS Server Configuration Example
FreeRADIUS is an open source RADIUS server that you can download free from http://www.freeradius.org. The example in this section describes the files you need to configure in order to authenticate the
Configuring RADIUS Clients
If you require the
The entry contains the IP address of the client, the shared secret, and a nickname (or DNS name) for the device.
The following entry in the clients.conf file is for a switch with the following information:
•IP address: 192.168.30.249
•Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
•Shared secret: wireless
•DNS name:
The following code shows the format of the client entry in the clients.conf file:
client 192.168.30.249/24 {
secret = wireless shortname =
}
Creating and Including an Attribute Dictionary
You configure attributes in an attribute dictionary so that you can assign the attributes and values to an access point when you configure it in the Valid AP database on the RADIUS server. For example, to assign a location to an access point, the attribute you define has the following format:
ATTRIBUTE | 101 | string |
The fields in the attribute are as follows:
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The following VALUE field defines one of the of values you can assign to an AP for the AP Mode.
VALUE | 1 |
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