Motorola WS5100 manual Configuring Radius User Groups

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7.To create a new user for use with the local Radius server, click the Add button and provide the following information.

CAUTION: Radius user passwords will be stored in the running configuration file in clear

!text if password encryption is not enabled. The user passwords will be shown as encrypted if the global password encryption is enabled. The maximum for the file is 500 users, 100 groups, 25 clients, 5 realms and 2 LDAP servers.

User ID	Define a unique user ID that differentiates this user from others with similar attributes.
Guest User	Select the Guest User checkbox to assign this particular user only temporary access to the
	local Radius server, thus restricting their authentication period to a user defined interval.
Password	Enter the password used to add the user to the list of approved users displayed within the
	Users tab.
Confirm Password	Re-enter (confirm) the password used to add the user to the list of approved users displayed
	within the Users tab.
Current Switch Time	Displays the read only switch time. This is the switch time used for the expiry data and time.
Start Date & Time	Defines the start date and time (in dd:MM:yyyy-hh:mm format) to login guest users defined
	with temporary permissions.
Expiry Date & Time	Defines the date and time (in dd:MM:yyyy-hh:mm format) to timeout guest users defined
	with temporary permissions.
Available Groups	Use the Available Groups Add ->and Remove <- functions to map groups (for inclusion)
	for this specific user.
Configured Group	Select the Configured Group checkbox to

a. Refer to the Status field for the current state of the requests made from applet. This field displays error messages if something goes wrong in the transaction between the applet and the switch.

b. Click OK to use the changes to the running configuration and close the dialog.

c. Click Cancel to close the dialog without committing updates to the running configuration

6.9.6 Configuring Radius User Groups

The Groups tab displays a list of all groups in the local Radius server's database. The groups are listed in the order added. The existing configuration fro each group is displayed to provide the administrator then option of using a group as is, modifying an existing group’s properties or creating a new group.

To assess the configuration of existing user groups:

1. Select Security > Radius Server from the main menu.