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Step 4: Setting up the RADIUS server

To authenticate the CN3000 and its customers you must configure accounts on a
RADIUS server. The procedure for doing this varies depending on the RADIUS server
you are using. Consult the documentation that came with your RADIUS server for
details.

Minimum setup

As a bare minimum you need to:
• Define RADIUS client settings for the CN3000
• Create a RADIUS profile for the CN3000
• Create a RADIUS profile for one or more customers
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Any device that uses the authentication services of a RADIUS server is called a
RADIUS client. Therefore, each CN3000 is considered to be a RADIUS client and you
must define client settings for each one that you intend to install.
See page 149 for details.
Before it can activate the public access interface, the CN3000 must log onto a
RADIUS server and retrieve certain operating settings which you must define.
Therefore, you must create at least one RADIUS profile for use by the CN3000. If you
have multiple CN3000s, they can all be associated with a single RADIUS profile.
See page 150 for details.
The customer profile is used to authenticate customers when they login and store
accounting information. It contains the settings that define the characteristics of their
account.
See page 164 for details.
Chapter 7, which describes all the RADIUS configuration settings you can define to
customize the operation of the public access network and customer accounts.
Chapter 15, which provides a walkthrough of a sample RADIUS configuration using
Steel-belted Radius.
Chapter 16, which provides a walkthrough of a sample RADIUS configuration using
Microsoft's RADIUS server: Internet Authentication Service.