Creating A Radius Client Entry For The Cn3000; Configuration Settings; Managing Shared Secrets - Colubris Networks CN3000 Administrator's Manual

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Creating a RADIUS client entry for the CN3000

Any device that uses the authentication services of a RADIUS server is called a
RADIUS client (or RAS client on some systems). Therefore, each CN3000 is considered
to be a RADIUS client and you must define client settings for each one that you intend to
install.
Configuration You may need to supply the following information when setting up a RADIUS client
entry:
settings
• Client IP address: This is the IP address assigned to the CN3000's Internet port. If the
• Shared secret: Secret the CN3000 will use to authenticate the packets it receives from
Managing
If you are using a PPPoE, DHCP, or PPTP VPN connection when communicating with
the RADIUS server, make sure that the shared secret for each CN3000 is the same.
shared secrets
Also, ensure that all possible IP addresses have been configured on the RADIUS
server.
The username and password assigned to each CN3000 can be different, enabling you
to differentiate between devices.
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CN3000 is using a PPTP connection to communicate with the RADIUS server, then
this is the address assigned to the CN3000 by the PPTP server.
the RADIUS server.