SMC Networks SMC7724M/VSW manual Managing Firmware, Click System/Radius

CONFIGURING THE SWITCH

•Number of Server Transmits – the number of request transmits to the RADIUS server before failure.

•Timeout for a reply – the number of seconds the switch waits for a reply from the RADIUS server before it resends the request.

Web Interface

Click System/Radius.

Command Line Interface

Specify all the required parameters to enable logon authentication.

Console(config)#authentication login radius	3-39
Console(config)#radius-server host 192.168.1.25	3-40
Console(config)#radius-server port 181	3-41
Console(config)#radius-server key green	3-41
Console(config)#radius-server retransmit 5	3-42
Console(config)#radius-server timeout 10	3-42
Console#show radius-server	3-43
Server IP address: 192.168.1.25

Communication key with radius server:

Server port number: 181

Retransmit times: 5

Request timeout: 10

Console(config)#

Managing Firmware

You can upload/download firmware to/from a TFTP server. By saving runtime code to a file on a TFTP server, that file can later be downloaded to the switch to restore operation. You can also set the switch to use new firmware without overwriting the previous version.

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