Chapter 11 RADIUS Screen

Table 45 RADIUS

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Internal

Select this check box to use the NWA’s internal authentication

 

server. The Active, RADIUS Server IP Address, RADIUS Server

 

Port and Share Secret fields are not available when you use the

 

internal authentication server.

 

 

External

Select this check box to use an external authentication server. The

 

NWA does not use the internal authentication server when this

 

check box is enabled.

 

 

Active

Select the check box to enable user authentication through an

 

external authentication server. This check box is not available when

 

you select Internal.

 

 

RADIUS Server IP

Enter the IP address of the external authentication server in dotted

Address

decimal notation. This field is not available when you select

 

Internal.

 

 

RADIUS Server Port

Enter the port number of the external authentication server. The

 

default port number is 1812. You need not change this value unless

 

your network administrator instructs you to do so. This field is not

 

available when you select Internal.

 

 

Share Secret

Enter a password (up to 128 alphanumeric characters) as the key to

 

be shared between the external authentication server and the NWA.

 

The key must be the same on the external authentication server and

 

your NWA. The key is not sent over the network. This field is not

 

available when you select Internal.

 

 

Active

Select the check box to enable user accounting through an external

 

authentication server.

 

 

Accounting Server

Enter the IP address of the external accounting server in dotted

IP Address

decimal notation.

 

 

Accounting Server

Enter the port number of the external accounting server. The default

Port

port number is 1813. You need not change this value unless your

 

network administrator instructs you to do so with additional

 

information.

 

 

Share Secret

Enter a password (up to 128 alphanumeric characters) as the key to

 

be shared between the external accounting server and the NWA.

 

The key must be the same on the external accounting server and

 

your NWA. The key is not sent over the network.

 

 

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes.

 

 

Reset

Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.

 

 

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