Defining Radius Client; Configuring Ldb - HP V1905 Series Getting Started Manual

Defining Radius Client

Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service (Radius) is a logon authentication protocol that uses software
running on a central server to control access to Radius-aware devices on the network. An authentication
server contains a database of multiple user name/password pairs with associated privilege levels for each
user or group that require management access to a switch.
The Radius Client Setup Page allows the administrator to configure the parameters for the switch acting as
the RADIUS client.
Click Security  RADIUS Client  Setup. The Radius Client Setup Page opens.
Figure 128 Radius Client Setup Page
The Radius Client Setup Page contains the following fields:
Table 103 Radius Client Setup Page item description
Item
Host IP Address
Authentication Port
Number of Retries
Timeout for Reply
Key String

Configuring LDB

If your switch is not enabled with an advanced authentication method, like RADIUS, for authentication, you
can use the local database (LDB) feature to perform local authentication (port-based authentication). After
the switch is enabled with the LDB feature and related access rights are configured, a user trying to access
an address through the switch will be authenticated. After successful authentication, the switch allows the
user to use the corresponding port. Otherwise, the port is blocked.
Description
Defines the RADIUS Server IP address.
Defines the authentication port. The authentication port is used to verify the
RADIUS server authentication. The authentication port default is 1812.
Defines the number of transmitted requests sent to the RADIUS server before a
failure occurs. Possible field values are 1-20. The default value is 5.
Defines the amount of time (in seconds) the switch waits for an answer from the
RADIUS server before retrying the query, or switching to the next server. Possible
field values are 1-20. The default value is 5.
Defines the default key string used for authenticating and encrypting all
Radius-communication between the switch and the Radius server. This key must
match the Radius encryption.
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