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4Click New RADIUS Server. The Create RADIUS Server wizard appears.

5In the Name box, type the name of an existing RADIUS server (1 to 32 alphanumeric characters, with no spaces or tabs). Do not use the same name for a RADIUS server and a RADIUS server group.

6In the IP Address box, type the IP address for the RADIUS server, in dotted decimal notation.

7In the Timeout box, specify how long (1 to 65,535 seconds) the WX switch must wait for a RADIUS server to respond before retransmitting. The default is 5 seconds.

8In the Authentication Port box, specify the UDP destination port to which the WX switch listens for authentication and authorization. The default port is 1812.

9In the Accounting Port box, specify the UDP destination port to which the WX switch listens for accounting. The default port is 1813.

10In the Retry Count box, specify how many retransmissions (1 to 100) are sent for a RADIUS request. The default is 2.

11In the Dead Time box, specify how long (0 to 1440 minutes) the WX switch waits before attempting to reach an unresponsive RADIUS server. The default is 0 minutes.

12In the Key box, type the password (also known as a shared secret key) used to authenticate to the RADIUS server (1 to 32 characters long, with no spaces or tabs).

You must provide the same password that is defined on the RADIUS server.

13In the Authorization Password box, type the password used for outbound authentication and authorization to a RADIUS server (1 to 32 alphanumeric characters, with no spaces or tabs). This authorization password overrides the default authorization password for MAC users.

Providing an authorization password is required only for users whose devices are authenticated by their MAC addresses or for last-resort users, neither of which have a regular username or password. For MAC users, the password is the user’s MAC address, by default. MSS obtains the MAC address from frames received from the device. For last-resort users, the password is 3Com.

Changing the password applies both to MAC users and to last-resort users.

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