Web and MAC Authentication

Configuring the Switch To Access a RADIUS Server

Syntax: [no] radius-server

[host < ip-address >]

Adds a server to the RADIUS configuration or (with no) deletes a server from the configuration. You can config­ ure up to three RADIUS server addresses. The switch uses the first server it successfully accesses. (Refer to “RADIUS Authentication and Accounting” on page 5-1.)

[key < global-key-string >]

Specifies the global encryption key the switch uses with servers for which the switch does not have a server- specific key assignment (below). This key is optional if all RADIUS server addresses configured in the switch include a server-specific encryption key. (Default: Null.)

Syntax: radius-server host < ip-address> key <server-specifickey-string> [no] radius-server host < ip-address> key

Optional. Specifies an encryption key for use during authentication (or accounting) sessions with the speci­ fied server. This key must match the encryption key used on the RADIUS server. Use this command only if the specified server requires a different encryption key than configured for the global encryption key, above.

The no form of the command removes the key configured for a specific server.

For example, to configure the switch to access a RADIUS server at IP address 192.168.32.11 using a server specific shared secret key of ‘1A7rd’:

Figure 3-5. Example of Configuring a Switch To Access a RADIUS Server

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