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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.