Chapter 16 Authentication Server

16.3 RADIUS

Click SECURITY > AUTH SERVER > RADIUS to open the RADIUS screen. Configure this screen to use an external RADIUS server to authenticate users.

Figure 214 SECURITY > AUTH SERVER > RADIUS

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 92 SECURITY > AUTH SERVER > RADIUS

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Authentication Server

 

 

 

Active

Select the check box to enable user authentication through an external

 

authentication server.

 

Clear the check box to enable user authentication using the local user profile

 

on the ZyWALL.

 

 

Server IP Address

Enter the IP address of the external authentication server in dotted decimal

 

notation.

 

 

Port Number

The default port of the RADIUS server for authentication is 1812.

 

You need not change this value unless your network administrator instructs

 

you to do so with additional information.

 

 

Key

Enter a password (up to 31 alphanumeric characters) as the key to be shared

 

between the external authentication server and the ZyWALL.

 

The key is not sent over the network. This key must be the same on the

 

external authentication server and ZyWALL.

 

 

Accounting Server

 

 

 

Active

Select the check box to enable user accounting through an external

 

authentication server.

 

 

Server IP Address

Enter the IP address of the external accounting server in dotted decimal

 

notation.

 

 

Port Number

The default port of the RADIUS server for accounting is 1813.

 

You need not change this value unless your network administrator instructs

 

you to do so with additional information.

 

 

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