How To Configure Radius Users; How To Configure The Radius Server - HP AE370A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch 4/12 Administrator's Manual

How to configure RADIUS users

From the Windows Start menu, select Programs > Administrative Tools > Computer
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Management to open the Computer Management window.
In the Computer Management window, expand the Local Users and Groups folder and select the
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Groups folder.
Right-click the Groups folder and select New Group from the pop-up menu.
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In the New Group window, provide a Name and Description for the group and click Add.
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5. In the Select Users or Groups window, select the user (who should already have been configured) you
want to add to the group and click Add.
Repeat this for every user you want to add. When you have completed adding all users, click OK.
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7. In the New Group window, verify that the users you added in step 4 appear in the Members field; then
click Create to create this group.
The new groups are created for each login type (admin, switchAdmin, user).

How to configure the RADIUS server

1. From the Windows Start menu, select Programs > Administrative Tools > Internet
Authentication Service to open the Internet Authentication Service window.
2. In the Internet Authentication Service window, right-click the Clients folder and select New Client
from the pop-up menu.
NOTE: A client is the device that uses the RADIUS server; in this case, it is the switch.
3. In the Add Client window, provide the following:
Friendly name—The friendly name should be an alias that is easily recognizable as the switch to which
you are connecting.
Protocol—Select RADIUS as the protocol.
4. In the Add RADIUS Client window, enter the following:
Client address (IP or DNS)—Enter the IP address of the switch.
Client-Vendor—Select RADIUS Standard.
Shared secret—Provide a password. Shared secret is a password used between the client device and
server to prevent IP address spoofing by unwanted clients. Keep your shared secret password in a safe
place. You will need to enter this password in the switch configuration.
After clicking Finish, repeat steps 2 through 4 for all switches on which RADIUS authentication will be
used.
5. In the Internet Authentication Service window, right-click the Remote Access Policies folder; then select
New Remote Access Policy from the pop-up window.
A remote access policy must be created for each login role (Root, Admin, Factory,
SwitchAdmin, and User) for which you want to use RADIUS. Apply this policy to the user groups that
you already created.
In the Add Remote Access Policy window, enter an easily identifiable Policy friendly name that will
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enable you to see the switch login for which the policy is being created; then click Next.
After the Add Remote Access Policy window refreshes, click Add.
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In the Select Attribute window, select Windows Groups and click Add.
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In the Groups window, click Add.
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10. In the Select Groups window, select the user-defined group for which you are creating a policy and
click Add. After adding all appropriate groups, click OK. In the Groups window, click OK.
1 1. In the Add Remote Access Policy window, confirm that the Conditions section displays the group(s) that
you selected and click Next.
After the Add Remote Access Policy window refreshes, select the Grant remote access
permission radio button and click Next.
After the Add Remote Access Policy window refreshes again, click Edit Profile.
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