Radius Server - EnGenius EWS Series User Manual

RADIUS Server

RADIUS proxy servers are used for centralized administration. Remote Authentication Dial In User Service
(RADIUS) is a networking protocol that provides centralized Authentication, Authorization, and
Accounting (AAA) management for users that connect and use a network service for greater convenience.
RADIUS is a server protocol that runs in the application layer, using UDP as transport. The Network
Switch with port-based authentication and all have a RADIUS client component that communicates with
the RADIUS server. Clients connected to a port on the Switch must be authenticated by the
Authentication server before accessing services offered by the Switch on the LAN. Use a RADIUS server
to authenticate users trying to access a network by relaying Extensible Authentication Protocol over LAN
(EAPOL) packets between the client and server. The RADIUS server maintains a user database, which
contains authentication information. The Switch passes information to the configured RADIUS server,
which can authenticate a user name and password before authorizing use of the network.
Index Displays the index for which RADIUS server is displayed.
Server IP Enter the RADIUS server IP address.
Authorized Port Enter the authorized port number. The default port is 1812.
Accounting Port Enter the name you wish to use to identify this Switch.
Key String Enter the key string used for encrypting all RADIUS communication between the
device and the RADIUS server.
Timeout Reply Enter the amount of time the device waits for an answer from the RADIUS
server before switching to the next server. The default value is 3.
Retry Enter the number of transmitted requests sent to the RADIUS server before a
failure occurs. The default is 3.
Server Priority Enter the priority for the RADIUS server.
Dead Timeout Enter the amount of time that the RADIUS server is bypassed for service
requests. The default value is 0.
Click the Apply button to accept the changes or the Cancel button to discard them.
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