Configuring Radius - Cisco 350XG series Administration Manual

Security

Configuring RADIUS

STEP 7
STEP 8
Configuring RADIUS
Cisco 350XG & 550XG Series 10G Stackable Managed Switches
• Key String—Enter the default key string used for authenticating and
encrypting between the device and the TACACS+ server. This key must
match the key configured on the TACACS+ server.
A key string is used to encrypt communications by using MD5. You can
select the default key on the device, or the key can be entered in Encrypted
or Plaintext form. If you do not have an encrypted key string (from another
device), enter the key string in plaintext mode and click Apply. The
encrypted key string is generated and displayed.
If you enter a key, this overrides the default key string if one has been defined
for the device on the main page.
• Timeout for Reply—Select User Defined and enter the amount of time that
passes before the connection between the device and the TACACS+ server
times out. Select Use Default to use the default value displayed on the page.
• Authentication IP Port—Enter the port number through which the
TACACS+ session occurs.
• Single Connection—Select to enable receiving all information in a single
connection. If the TACACS+ server does not support this, the device reverts
to multiple connections.
Click Apply. The TACACS+ server is added to the Running Configuration file of the
device.
To display sensitive data in plaintext form on this page, click Display Sensitive
Data As Plaintext.
Remote Authorization Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) servers provide a centralized
802.1X or MAC-based network access control. The device is a RADIUS client that
can use a RADIUS server to provide centralized security.
An organization can establish a Remote Authorization Dial-In User Service
(RADIUS) server to provide centralized 802.1X or MAC-based network access
control for all of its devices. In this way, authentication and authorization can be
handled on a single server for all devices in the organization.
The device can act as a RADIUS client that uses the RADIUS server for the
following services:
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