Motorola WS5100 manual Click on the Authentication tab

7-24WS5100 Series Switch System Reference Guide

2. Click on the Authentication tab.

3. Refer to the Authentication methods field for the following:

Preferred Method Select the preferred method for authentication. Options include:

•None - No authentication

•Local - The user employs a local user authentication resource. This is the default setting.

•Radius - Uses an external Radius Server.

Alternate Method Select an alternate method for authentication. This drop-down menu will not list the option already selected as the preferred method. Select any of the remaining authentication methods as an alternate method.

If authentication services are not available, due to technical reasons, then select the option provided in the panel to avail read-only access.

4.Click the Apply button to commit the authentication method for the switch.

5.Click the Revert button to rollback to the previous authentication configuration.

6.Refer to the bottom half of the Authentication screen to view the Radius Servers configured for switch authentication. The servers are listed in order of their priority.

Index	Displays a numerical Index value for the Radius Server to help distinguish this Radius Server
	from other servers with a similar configuration. The maximum number that can be assigned is
	32.
IP Address	Displays the IP address of the external Radius server. Ensure this address is a valid IP address
	and not a DNS name.
Port	Displays the TCP/IP port number for the Radius Server. The port range available for
	assignment is from 1 - 65535.