HP ProCurve Switch 6120G/XG Manual page 185

RADIUS Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
Configuring the Switch for RADIUS Authentication
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Global server key: The server key the switch will use for contacts
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with all RADIUS servers for which there is not a server-specific key
configured by radius-server host < ip-address > key < key-string >. This
key is optional if you configure a server-specific key for each RADIUS
server entered in the switch. (Refer to "3. Configure the Switch To
Access a RADIUS Server" on page 5-14.)
Server timeout: Defines the time period in seconds for authentica-
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tion attempts. If the timeout period expires before a response is
received, the attempt fails.
Server dead time: Specifies the time in minutes during which the
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switch avoids requesting authentication from a server that has not
responded to previous requests.
Retransmit attempts: If the first attempt to contact a RADIUS
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server fails, specifies how many retries you want the switch to attempt
on that server.
Syntax: aaa authentication num-attempts < 1 - 10 >
Specifies how many tries for entering the correct user-
name and password before shutting down the session
due to input errors. (Default: 3; Range: 1 - 10).
[no] radius-server
key < global-key-string >
Specifies the global encryption key the switch uses with
servers for which the switch does not have a server-
specific key assignment. This key is optional if all
RADIUS server addresses configured in the switch
include a server-specific encryption key. (Default:
Null.)
dead-time < 1 - 1440 >
Optional. Specifies the time in minutes during which
the switch will not attempt to use a RADIUS server that
has not responded to an earlier authentication attempt.
(Default: 0; Range: 1 - 1440 minutes)
radius-server timeout < 1 - 15 >
Specifies the maximum time the switch waits for a
response to an authentication request before counting
the attempt as a failure. (Default: 3 seconds; Range: 1
- 15 seconds)