Motorola WS5100 Series Reference Manual page 392

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Shared Secret
Retries
Timeout
7. Select a Radius server from the table and click the
is used. For more information, see
8. Highlight a Radius Server from those listed and click the
of available servers.
9. Click the Add
the list of servers available to the switch. For more information, see
Adding a New Radius Server on page
7.6.2.1 Modifying the Properties of an Existing Radius Server
Some of the attributes of an existing Radius Server can be modified by the WS5100 to better reflect the
Radius Server's existing connection with the switch.
To modify the attributes of an existing Radius Server:
1. Select Management Access
The Users screen displays.
2. Click on the
3. Select an existing Radius Server from those listed and click the
Displays the shared secret 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 (password) that
can include letters, numbers, or symbols. Ensure the shared secret is at least 22
characters long to protect the Radius server from brute-force attacks.
Displays the maximum number of times the switch can retransmit a Radius Server
frame before it times out of the authentication session.
Displays the maximum time (in seconds) the switch waits for the Radius Server's
acknowledgment of authentication request packets before the switch times out of
the session.
Modifying the Properties of an Existing Radius Server on page
button at the bottom of the screen to display a sub-screen used to add a Radius Server to
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> Users
Authentication tab.
Edit button to modify how the authentication method
Delete button to remove the server from the list
from the main menu tree.
Edit button at the bottom of the screen.
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