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RADIUS Authentication and Accounting
Configuring the Switch for RADIUS Authentication
3. Configure the Switch’s Global RADIUS Parameters
You can configure the switch for the following global RADIUS parameters:
■Number of login attempts: In a given session, specifies how many tries at entering the correct username and password pair are allowed before access is denied and the session terminated. (This is a general aaa authentication parameter and is not specific to RADIUS.)
■Global server key: The server key the switch will use for contacts with all RADIUS servers for which there is not a
■Server timeout: Defines the time period in seconds for authentica- tion attempts. If the timeout period expires before a response is received, the attempt fails.
■Server dead time: Specifes the time in minutes during which the switch avoids requesting authentication from a server that has not responded to previous requests.
■Retransmit attempts: If the first attempt to contact a RADIUS server fails, specifies how many retries you want the switch to attempt on that server.
Syntax: aaa authentication
Specifies how many tries for entering the correct username and password before shutting down the session due to input errors. (Default: 3; Range: 1 - 10).
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Specifies the global encryption key the switch uses with servers for which the switch does not have a server specific key assignment. This key is optional if all RADIUS server addresses configured in the switch in clude a
Optional. Specifies the time in minutes during which the switch will not attempt to use a RADIUS server that has not responded to an earlier authentication attempt. (Default: 0; Range: 1 - 1440 minutes)