SMC Networks 16 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX manual Radius Client Commands Function Mode

Authentication Commands 4

•You can specify three authentication methods in a single command to indicate the authentication sequence. For example, if you enter “authentication enable radius tacacs local,” the user name and password on the RADIUS server is verified first. If the RADIUS server is not available, then authentication is attempted on the TACACS+ server. If the TACACS+ server is not available, the local user name and password is checked.

Example

Console(config)#authentication enable radius

Console(config)#

Related Commands

enable password - sets the password for changing command modes (4-27)

RADIUS Client

Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service (RADIUS) is a logon authentication protocol that uses software running on a central server to control access to RADIUS-aware devices on the network. An authentication server contains a database of multiple user name/password pairs with associated privilege levels for each user or group that require management access to a switch.

Table 4-28. RADIUS Client Commands

Command	Function	Mode	Page
radius-server host	Specifies the RADIUS server	GC	4-70
radius-server port	Sets the RADIUS server network port	GC	4-70
radius-server key	Sets the RADIUS encryption key	GC	4-71
radius-server retransmit	Sets the number of retries	GC	4-71
radius-server timeout	Sets the interval between sending authentication requests	GC	4-72
show radius-server	Shows the current RADIUS settings	PE	4-72

radius-server host

This command specifies primary and backup RADIUS servers and authentication parameters that apply to each server. Use the no form to restore the default values.

Syntax

[no] radius-serverindex host {host_ip_address host_alias} [auth-portauth_port] [timeout timeout] [retransmit retransmit] [key key]

•index - Allows you to specify up to five servers. These servers are queried in sequence until a server responds or the retransmit period expires.

•host_ip_address - IP address of server.

•host_alias - Symbolic name of server. (Maximum length: 20 characters)

•port_number - RADIUS server UDP port used for authentication messages. (Range: 1-65535)

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