RADIUS Authentication and Accounting
Configuring the Switch for RADIUS Authentication
Outline of the Steps for Configuring RADIUS
Authentication
There are three main steps to configuring RADIUS authentication:
1.Configure RADIUS authentication for controlling access through one or more of the following
•Serial port
•Telnet
•SSH
•Web browser interface
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2.Configure the switch for accessing one or more RADIUS servers (one primary server and up to two backup servers):
Note | This step assumes you have already configured the RADIUS server(s) to |
| support the switch. Refer to the documentation provided with the |
| RADIUS server documentation.) |
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•Server IP address
•(Optional) UDP destination port for authentication requests (default: 1812; recommended)
•(Optional) UDP destination port for accounting requests (default: 1813; recommended)
•(Optional) encryption key for use during authentication sessions with a RADIUS server. This key overrides the global encryption key you can also configure on the switch, and must match the encryption key used on the specified RADIUS server. (Default: null)
3.Configure the global RADIUS parameters.
•Server Key: This key must match the encryption key used on the RADIUS servers the switch contacts for authentication and account- ing services unless you configure one or more
•Timeout Period: The timeout period the switch waits for a RADIUS
server to reply. (Default: 5 seconds; range: 1 to 15 seconds.)
•Retransmit Attempts: The number of retries when there is no server
response to a RADIUS authentication request. (Default: 3; range of 1 to 5.)
•Server