3 – Planning Fabric Security

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1.Configure the Radius_1 host as a RADIUS server on Switch_1 and Switch_2 to authenticate device logins. Specify the server IP address and the secret with which the switches will authenticate with the server. Configure the switches so that devices authenticate through the switches only if the RADIUS server is unavailable.

Radius_1 Configuration on Switch_1 and Switch_2

Device Authentication Order

Total Servers

Device Authentication Server

Server IP Address

Secret

RadiusLocal – Authenticate devices using the RADIUS server security database first. If the RADIUS server is unavailable, then use the local switch secu- rity database.

1 – Enables support for one RADIUS server

True – Enables Radius_1 to authenticate device log- ins.

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1234567890123456 – 16-character ASCI string (MD5 hash). This is the secret that allows direct communica- tion with the RADIUS server.

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Q-Logic 5000 manual Radius1 Configuration on Switch1 and Switch2