NETGEAR Wireless-N Access Point WN802T v2 Reference Manual

RADIUS Server Settings Fields

Table 4-3. RADIUS server settings fields

Field

Description

 

 

 

Primary and Secondary

The Authentication RADIUS server provides authentication and access control.

Authentication Servers

The primary server is mandatory. A secondary server, which will be used if the

 

 

primary server fails, is optional.

 

 

 

 

IP Address

The IP address of the authentication server. If no server is present leave blank.

 

 

 

 

Port Number

The port number used for communication to the authentication server. The

 

 

default port number for an authentication server is 1812.

 

Shared Secret

The shared secret to establish a client connection to the RADIUS server, as

 

 

entered on the server itself.

Re-authentication Time

The time interval in seconds after which the supplicant will be authenticated

 

 

again with the RADIUS Server.

 

 

The default interval is 3600 seconds.

 

 

Update Global Key

Enable this option to have the Global Key changed according to the time

 

 

interval specified. If enabled, enter the desired time interval.

 

 

The default is enable, and the default interval is 1800 seconds

 

 

Primary and Secondary

The Accounting RADIUS Server provides accounting services. The same

Accounting Servers

RADIUS server may be used for both authentication and accounting, but the

 

 

port numbers for authentication and accounting must be different. The

 

 

accounting servers are optional.

 

 

 

 

IP Address

The IP address of the accounting server. If no server is present leave blank.

 

 

 

 

Port Number

The port number used for communication to the accounting server. The default

 

 

port number for an accounting server is 1813.

 

Shared Secret

The shared secret to establish a client connection to the RADIUS server, as

 

 

entered on the server itself.

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WN802T specifications

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