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RADIUS profile definition
Open the Security > RADIUS page and click a profile in the list, or click Add New
Profile.
Specify a name to identify the profile.
Profile name
Authentication port
RADIUS profile
Specify the port to use for authentication. By default, RADIUS servers use port 1812.
settings
Accounting port
Specify the port to use for accounting. By default, RADIUS servers use port 1813.
Retry interval
Controls the retry interval (in seconds) for access and accounting requests that time-
out. If no reply is received within this interval, the CN3000 switches between the primary
and secondary RADIUS servers (if defined). If a reply is received after the interval
expires, it is ignored.
This parameter applies to access and accounting requests generated by the following:
• administrator logins to the management tool
• customer logins via HTML
• MAC-based authentication of devices
• authentication of the CN3000
The maximum number of retries can be determined as follows:
• HTML-based logins: The number of retries is calculated by taking the setting for
• MAC-based and CN3000 authentication: Number of retries is infinite.
• 802.1x authentication. Retries are controlled by the 802.1x client software.
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HTML-based logins Authentication Timeout parameter and dividing it by the value of
this parameter. The default settings result in 4 retries (40 / 10).