Source IPv6 Address — The source IP v6 address that is used for
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communication with RADIUS servers.
3 To add a RADIUS server, click Add, and enter the fields:
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Supported IP Format — Select whether the IPv4 or IPv6 format is
supported.
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IP Address — Enter the RADIUS server IP address.
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Priority (0-65535) — Enter the priority of the authentication server
being added. 0 is the highest value. This is used to configure the order
in which servers are queried.
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Authentication Port (0-65535) — Enter the authentication port used
to verify the RADIUS server authentication. Enter 0 if you do not
want this server to be used for authentication purposes.
Accounting Port (0-65535) — Enter the accounting port, which is the
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UDP port number of the RADUS server used for accounting requests.
Enter 0 if you do not want this server to be used for accounting
purposes.
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Usage Type — Enter the RADIUS server usage. The possible options
are:
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Login — Used for login authentication and/or accounting.
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802.1x — Used for 802.1x authentication and/or accounting.
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All — Used for all types of authentication and/or accounting.
4 Enter the following fields if you do not want to use the default values
entered in the RADIUS: Summary page. If you do want to use the default
values, check Use Default for these fields.
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Number of Retries (1-10) — Enter the number of requests sent to the
RADIUS server before a failure occurs.
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Timeout for Reply (1-30) — The amount of the time in seconds that
the device waits for an answer from the RADIUS server before retrying
the query, or switching to the next server.
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Dead Time (0-2000) — The amount of time (in minutes) that a
RADIUS server is bypassed for service requests.
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Key String (0-128 Characters) — The key string used for
authenticating and encrypting all RADIUS communications between
the device and the RADIUS server.
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