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Viewing and configuring controller WLANs
6. Refer to the Server field and define the following credentials for a primary and secondary
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8. Select the Re-authentication checkbox to force a periodic re-authentication with the Radius
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Radius server.
RADIUS Server Address
Enter the IP address of the primary and secondary server acting as the Radius
user authentication data source.
RADIUS Port Enter the TCP/IP port number for the primary and secondary server acting as the
Radius user authentication data source. The default port is 1812.
RADIUS Shared Secret Provide a shared secret (password) for user credential authentication with the
primary or secondary Radius server.
Server Timeout Enter a value (between 1 and 300 seconds) to indicate the number of elapsed
seconds causing the controller to time out on a request to the primary or
secondary server.
Server Retries Enter a value between 1 and 100 to indicate the number of times the controller
attempts to reach the primary or secondary Radius server before giving up.
Dynamic Authorization Authorization amongst the Radius servers is conducted dynamically as they
connect and disconnect periodically.
NOTE
The Radius or NAC server's Timeout and Retries should be less than what is defined for an
Client's timeout and retries. If the Client's time is less than the server's, a fall back to the
secondary server will not work.
Refer to the Accounting field and define the following credentials for a primary and secondary
Radius Server.
Accounting Server Enter the IP address of the primary and secondary server acting as the Radius
Address accounting server.
Accounting Port
Enter the TCP/IP port number for the primary and secondary server acting as the
Radius accounting data source. The default port is 1813.
Accounting Shared Provide a shared secret (password) for user credential authentication with the
Secret primary or secondary Radius accounting server.
Accounting Timeout
Enter a value (between 1 and 300 seconds) to indicate the number of elapsed
seconds causing the controller to time out a request to the primary or secondary
accounting server.
Accounting Retries Enter a value between 1 and 100 to indicate the number of times the controller
attempts to reach the primary or secondary Radius accounting server before giving
up.
Accounting Mode Use the Accounting Mode drop-down menu to define the accounting mode as
either Start-Stop, Stop Only or Start-Interim-Stop. Define the
Interval (in seconds) used with the selected accounting mode.
server. Periodic repetition of the authentication process provides ongoing security for currently
authorized connections. Define an interval between 30 and 65535 seconds.
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