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
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Server timeout: Defines the time period in seconds for authentication attempts. If the timeout period expires before a response is received, the attempt fails.
Server dead time: Specifies 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.