Configuring Radius Login Authentication - Cisco Catalyst 2960 series Configuration Manual

How to Configure RADIUS

Configuring RADIUS Login Authentication

Follow these steps to configure RADIUS login authentication:
Before You Begin
To secure the switch for HTTP access by using AAA methods, you must configure the switch with the ip
http authentication aaa global configuration command. Configuring AAA authentication does not secure
the switch for HTTP access by using AAA methods.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. aaa new-model
4. aaa authentication login {default | list-name} method1 [method2...]
5. line [console | tty | vty] line-number [ending-line-number]
6. login authentication {default | list-name}
7. end
8. show running-config
9. copy running-config startup-config
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1
enable
Example:
Switch> enable
Step 2 configure terminal
Example:
Switch# configure terminal
Step 3 aaa new-model
Example:
Switch(config)# aaa new-model
Step 4 aaa authentication login {default |
list-name} method1 [method2...]
Example:
Switch(config)# aaa authentication
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Purpose
Enables privileged EXEC mode. Enter your password if prompted.
Enters the global configuration mode.
Enables AAA.
Creates a login authentication method list.
• To create a default list that is used when a named list is not specified in
the login authentication command, use the default keyword followed
by the methods that are to be used in default situations. The default
method list is automatically applied to all ports.