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Nortel Networks 42C4911 manual Configure the Radius secret, Main# /cfg/sys/radius, Prisrv, Secsrv

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1.Turn RADIUS authentication on, then configure the Primary and Secondary RADIUS servers.

>> Main# /cfg/sys/radius

(Select the RADIUS Server menu)

>> RADIUS Server#

on

(Turn RADIUS on)

Current status: OFF

 

New status:

ON

prisrv 10.10.1.1

 

>> RADIUS Server#

(Enter primary server IP)

Current primary RADIUS server:

0.0.0.0

New pending primary RADIUS server: 10.10.1.1

>> RADIUS Server#

secsrv 10.10.1.2

(Enter secondary server IP)

Current secondary

RADIUS server:

0.0.0.0

New pending secondary RADIUS server: 10.10.1.2

2.Configure the RADIUS secret.

>> RADIUS Server# secret

Enter new RADIUS secret: <1-32 character secret>

CAUTION—If you configure the RADIUS secret using any method other than through the con-

!sole port or management module, the secret may be transmitted over the network as clear text.

3.If desired, you may change the default UDP port number used to listen to RADIUS. The well-known port for RADIUS is 1645.

>>RADIUS Server# port

Current RADIUS port: 1645

Enter new RADIUS port [1500-3000]: <UDP port number>

4.Configure the number retry attempts for contacting the RADIUS server, and the timeout period.

>>RADIUS Server# retries

Current

RADIUS

server

retries: 3

 

Enter new RADIUS server retries [1-3]:

< server retries>

>> RADIUS

Server# time

 

Current

RADIUS

server

timeout: 3

 

Enter new

RADIUS server timeout [1-10]:10 (Enter the timeout period in minutes)

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42C4911 specifications

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