Configuring RADIUS Server Support for Switch Services

Overview

Overview

This chapter provides information that applies to setting up a RADIUS server to configure the following switch features on ports supporting RADIUS- authenticated clients:

CoS

Rate-Limiting

ACLS

Optional Network Management Applications. Per-port CoS and rate- limiting assignments through a RADIUS server are also supported in the ProCurve Manager (PCM) application. Per-port ACLs through a RADIUS server can also be augmented using the Identity-Driven Management (IDM) application available for use with PCM. However, the features described in this chapter can be used without PCM or IDM support, if desired.

For information on configuring client authentication on the switch, refer to the chapter 6, “RADIUS Authentication and Accounting”.

Optional PCM and IDM Applications. ProCurve Manager is a Windows- based network management solution for all manageable ProCurve devices. It provides network: mapping and polling capabilities, device auto-discovery and topology, tools for device configuration and management, monitoring network traffic, and alerts and troubleshooting information for ProCurve networks.

ProCurve Identity Driven Manager (IDM) is an add-on module to the ProCurve Manager plus (PCM+) application. IDM extends the functionality of PCM+ to include authorization control features for edge devices in networks using RADIUS servers and Web-Authentication, MAC-Authentication, or 802.1X security protocols.

For more information, including electronic copies of the PCM and IDM manuals, visit the ProCurve Web site at www.procurve.com. (The PCM and IDM documentation is available under Network Management on the Product manuals page of the Technical Support area.)

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