User Database Configuration; Radius Client Configuration - NETGEAR FVS318N Reference Manual

ProSafe Wireless-N 8-Port Gigabit VPN Firewall FVS318N
Table 47. Extended authentication settings
Setting Description
Select one of the following radio buttons to specify whether or not Extended Authentication (XAUTH) is
enabled, and, if enabled, which device is used to verify user account information:
• None. XAUTH is disabled. This the default setting.
• Edge Device. The wireless VPN firewall functions as a VPN concentrator on which one or more gateway
tunnels terminate. The authentication modes that are available for this configuration are User Database,
RADIUS PAP, and RADIUS CHAP.
• IPSec Host. The wireless VPN firewall functions as a VPN client of the remote gateway. In this
configuration the wireless VPN firewall is authenticated by a remote gateway with a user name and
password combination.
Authentication For an Edge Device configuration, from the drop-down list, select one of the following
Type authentication types:
• User Database. XAUTH occurs through the wireless VPN firewall's user database.
You can add users on the Add User screen (see
page 196).
• Radius PAP. XAUTH occurs through RADIUS Password Authentication Protocol
(PAP). The local user database is first checked. If the user account is not present in
the local user database, the wireless VPN firewall connects to a RADIUS server. For
more information, see
• Radius CHAP. XAUTH occurs through RADIUS Challenge Handshake
Authentication Protocol (CHAP). For more information, see
Configuration
Username The user name for XAUTH.
Password The password for XAUTH.
4. Click Apply to save your settings.

User Database Configuration

When XAUTH is enabled in an Edge Device configuration, users need to be authenticated
either by a local user database account or by an external RADIUS server. Whether or not you
use a RADIUS server, you might want some users to be authenticated locally. These users
need to be added to the List of Users table on the Users screen, as described in
User Accounts on page 254.

RADIUS Client Configuration

Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS, RFC 2865) is a protocol for managing
authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) of multiple users in a network. A
RADIUS server stores a database of user information and can validate a user at the request
of a gateway or server in the network when a user requests access to network resources.
During the establishment of a VPN connection, the VPN gateway can interrupt the process
with an XAUTH request. At that point, the remote user needs to provide authentication
information such as a user name and password or some encrypted response using his or her
Virtual Private Networking Using IPv4 IPSec and L2TP Connections
RADIUS Client Configuration
on page 196.
196
User Database Configuration
on page 196.
RADIUS Client
Configure
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