Nortel Networks 2300 Series manual Encrypted-key-No key Author-password-nortel, Version

RADIUS and Server Groups Commands 501

deadtime minutes Number of minutes the WSS waits after declaring an unresponsive RADIUS server unavailable before retrying that RADIUS server. Specify between 0 (zero) and 1440 minutes (24 hours). A zero value causes the switch to identify unresponsive servers as available.

key string encrypted- Password (shared secret key) the WSS uses to authenticate to RADIUS

key stringservers. You must provide the same password that is defined on the RADIUS server. The password can be 1 to 64 characters long, with no spaces or tabs.

•Use the key option to enter the string in its unencrypted form. WSS Software encrypts the displayed form of the string in show config and show aaa output.

•To enter the string in its encrypted form instead, use the encrypted-keyoption. WSS Software does not encrypt the string you enter, and instead displays the string exactly as you enter it.

author-passwordPassword used for authorization to a RADIUS server for MAC

passwordauthentication. The client’s MAC address is sent as the username and the author-passwordstring is sent as the password. Specify a password of up to 64 alphanumeric characters with no spaces or tabs.

Defaults Default values are listed below:

•auth-port—UDP port 1812

•acct-port—UDP port 1813

•timeout—5 seconds

•retransmit—3 (the total number of attempts, including the first attempt)

•deadtime—0 (zero) minutes (The WSS does not designate unresponsive RADIUS servers as unavailable.)

•key—No key

•encrypted-key—No key

•author-password—nortel

Access Enabled.

History

Version 4.1 encrypted-key option added

Usage For a given RADIUS server, the first instance of this command must set both the server name and the IP address and can include any or all of the other optional parameters. Subsequent instances of this command can be used to set optional parameters for a given RADIUS server.

To configure the server as a remote authenticator for the WSS, you must add it to a server group with the set server group command.

Do not use the same name for a RADIUS server and a RADIUS server group.

Nortel WLAN—Security Switch 2300 Series Command Line Reference