Table 49 RADIUS service settings (continued)

Entry

Description

 

 

UserAuthServer

Enable (True) or disable (False) this server for user account

 

authentication. A user authentication RADIUS server requires a secure

 

management connection (SSL). The default is True.

 

 

AccountingServer

Enable (True) or disable (False) this server for auditing of activity during

 

a user session. When enabled, user activity is audited whether

 

UserAuthServer is enabled or not. The default is False. The accounting

 

server UDP port number is the ServerUDPPort value plus 1 (default

 

1813).

 

 

Timeout

Number of seconds to wait to receive a response from the RADIUS

 

server before timing out. The default is 2.

 

 

Retries

Number of retries after the first attempt to establish communication with

 

the RADIUS server fails. The default is 0.

 

 

SignPackets

Enable (True) or disable (False) the use of sign packets to protect the

 

RADIUS server packet integrity. The default is False.

 

 

Secret

32-byte hex string or 16-byte ASCII string used as a password for

 

authentication purposes between the switch and the RADIUS server.

 

 

services

Prompts you in a line-by-line fashion to enable or disable switch services. Table 50 describes the switch service parameters. For each parameter, enter a new value or press Enter to accept the current value shown in brackets.

NOTE: Use caution when disabling TelnetEnabled and GUIMgmtEnabled; it is possible to disable all Ethernet access to the switch.

Table 50 Switch services settings

Entry

Description

 

 

TelnetEnabled

Enables (True) or disables (False) the ability to manage the switch over

 

a Telnet connection. Disabling this service is not recommended. The

 

default is True.

 

 

SSHEnabled

Enables (True) or disables (False) Secure Shell (SSH) connections to the

 

switch. SSH secures the remote connection to the switch. To establish a

 

secure remote connection, your workstation must use an SSH client.

 

The default is False.

 

 

GUIMgmtEnabled

Enables (True) or disables (False) out-of-band management of the

 

switch with McDATA Web Server, Application Programming Interface,

 

SNMP, and CIM. If this service is disabled, the switch can only be

 

managed in-band. The default is True.