SMC Networks 10/100 manual Command Attributes

CONFIGURING THE SWITCH

Command Attributes

•Authentication – Select the authentication, or authentication sequence required:

-Radius – User authentication is performed using a RADIUS server only.

-Local – User authentication is performed only locally by the switch.

-Radius, Local – User authentication is attempted first using a RADIUS server, then locally by the switch.

-Local, Radius – User authentication is first attempted locally by the switch, then using a RADIUS server.

•Server IP Address – Address of authentication server. (Default: 10.1.0.1)

•Server Port Number – Network (UDP) port of authentication server used for authentication messages. (Range: 1-65535; Default: 1812)

•Secret Text String – Encryption key used to authenticate logon access for client. Do not use blank spaces in the string. (Maximum length: 20 characters)

•Number of Server Transmits – Number of times the switch will try to authenticate logon access via the authentication server. (Range: 1-30; Default: 2)

•Timeout for a reply – The number of seconds the switch waits for a reply from the RADIUS server before it resends the request. (Range: 1-65535; Default: 5)

Note: The local switch user database has to be set up by manually entering user names and passwords using the CLI.

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