Defining Radius Clients - 3Com 3CRDSF9PWR-US - OfficeConnect Managed Fast Ethernet PoE Switch User Manual

Defining RADIUS
Clients
Remote Authorization Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) servers provide
additional security for networks. RADIUS servers provide a centralized
authentication method for 802.1X.
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To configure the RADIUS client:
1 Click Security > RADIUS Client > Configure. The RADIUS Client
Configure Page opens:
Figure 27 RADIUS Client Configure Page
The RADIUS Client Configure Page contains the following fields:
Primary Server — Defines the RADIUS Primary Server authentication
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fields.
Backup Server — Defines the RADIUS Backup Server authentication
■
fields.
IP Address — Defines the RADIUS Server IP address.
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UDP Port — Defines the authentication port. The authentication port
■
is used to verify RADIUS server authentication. The authentication port
default is 1812.
Max Retries — Defines the number of transmitted requests sent to
■
the RADIUS server before a failure occurs. Possible field values are
1-30. The default value is 2.
Timeout — Defines the amount of time (in seconds) the device waits
■
for an answer from the RADIUS server before retrying the query, or

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