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Click Advanced Application, Port Authentication in the navigation panel to display the screen as shown.
Figure 57 Port Authentication
16.2.1 Configuring RADIUS Server Settings
Use this screen to configure your RADIUS server settings. See Section 16.1.1 on page 137 for more information on RADIUS servers. From the Port Authentication screen, click RADIUS to display the configuration screen as shown.
Figure 58 Port Authentication: RADIUS
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 38 Port Authentication: RADIUS
LABEL | DESCRIPTION |
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Authentication Server | |
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IP Address | Enter the IP address of the external RADIUS server in dotted decimal notation. |
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UDP Port | 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. |
Shared Secret | Specify a password (up to 32 alphanumeric characters) as the key to be shared |
| between the external RADIUS server and the switch. This key is not sent over the |
| network. This key must be the same on the external RADIUS server and the switch. |
Apply | Click Apply to save your changes to the switch’s |
| these changes if it is turned off or loses power, so use the Save link on the top |
| navigation panel to save your changes to the |
| done configuring. |
Cancel | Click Cancel to reset the fields. |
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