Configuring A Radius Server - Motorola WS5100 Series Migration Giude

9.3.1.1 Configuring a Radius Server

1. Click on Security
displays the details of
By default, the Radius server is set in
2. Click the Start
accessing the switch managed network.
3. The Configuration tab by default displays the details of
subnet mask of the switch's existing Radius clients.
4. In the Client tab, click on the
a. Specify the
b. Specify a Radius
Shared secrets are used to verify Radius messages (with the exception of the Access-Request
message) are sent by a Radius -enabled device configured with the same shared secret. The shared
secret is a case-sensitive string that can include letters, numbers, or symbols. Make the shared
secret at least 22 characters long to protect the Radius server from brute-force attacks.
c. Click OK
> Radius Server from the main menu tree. By default, the Radius Server window
Configuration tab.
Start
the RADIUS server link to use the switch's own Radius server to authenticate users
Add button to add Radius client (NAS).
IP Address/Mask of the subnet or host authenticating with the Radius client.
Shared Secret for authenticating the RADIUS client.
to use the changes to the running configuration and close the dialog.
mode.
Client tab details.It displays the IP address and
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