Chapter 2
Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3030 Cisco IOS Commands
radius-server host
Use the radius-server host global configuration command to configure the RADIUS server parameters,
including the RADIUS accounting and authentication. Use the no form of this command to return to the
default settings.
Syntax Description
ip-address
acct-port udp-port
auth-port udp-port
key string
test username name
idle-time time
ignore-acct-port
ignore-auth-port
Defaults
The UDP port for the RADIUS accounting server is 1646.
The UDP port for the RADIUS authentication server is 1645.
Automatic server testing is disabled.
The idle time is 60 minutes (1 hour).
When the automatic testing is enabled, testing occurs on the accounting and authentication UDP ports.
The authentication and encryption key (string) is not configured.
Command Modes
Global configuration
Command History
Release
12.2(25)SEE
Usage Guidelines
We recommend that you configure the UDP port for the RADIUS accounting server and the UDP port
for the RADIUS authentication server to nondefault values.
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radius-server host ip-address [acct-port udp-port] [auth-port udp-port] [key string] [test
username name [idle-time time] [ignore-acct-port] [ignore-auth-port]]
no radius-server host ip-address
Specify the IP address of the RADIUS server.
(Optional) Specify the UDP port for the RADIUS accounting server. The
range is from 0 to 65536.
(Optional) Specify the UDP port for the RADIUS authentication server. The
range is from 0 to 65536.
(Optional) Specify the authentication and encryption key for all RADIUS
communication between the switch and the RADIUS daemon.
(Optional) Enable automatic server testing of the RADIUS server status, and
specify the username to be used.
(Optional) Set the interval of time in minutes after which the switch sends test
packets to the server. The range is from 1 to 35791 minutes.
(Optional) Disables testing on the RADIUS-server accounting port.
(Optional) Disables testing on the RADIUS-server authentication port.
Modification
This command was introduced.
Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3030 Command Reference
radius-server host
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