Nortel BSR252 Configuration - Basics page 315

Table 83 802.1X
Label Description
Authentication The authentication database contains user login information. The local
Databases user database is the built-in database on the Business Secure Router.
The RADIUS is an external server. Use this drop-down list to select the
first database the Business Secure Router will use to authenticate a
user.
Before you specify the priority, make sure you have set up the
corresponding database correctly first.
Select Local User Database Only to have the Business Secure Router
just check the built-in user database on the Business Secure Router for
usernames and passwords.
Select RADIUS Only to have the Business Secure Router just check
the user database on the specified RADIUS server for a user's
username and password.
Select Local first, then RADIUS to have the Business Secure Router
first check the user database on the Business Secure Router for a
user's username and password. If the username is not found, the
Business Secure Router then checks the user database on the specified
RADIUS server.
Select RADIUS first, then Local to have the Business Secure Router
first check the user database on the specified RADIUS server for a
user's username and password. If the Business Secure Router cannot
reach the RADIUS server, the Business Secure Router then checks the
local user database on the Business Secure Router. When the
username is not found or password does not match in the RADIUS
server, the Business Secure Router does not check the local user
database and the authentication fails.
Apply Click Apply to save your changes to the Business Secure Router.
Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.
Nortel Business Secure Router 252 Configuration — Basics
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