Specifying The Authentication Priority; Configuring Radius Authentication And Authorization - Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave 7.6 User Manual

3. Specify whether to require a certificate in order to authenticate. If Yes, then you can also specify whether to use
two-factor authentication.
4. Enter the PEM-encoded CA certificate bundle.
5. Select Save if you are finished or follow the next procedure to specify the authentication priority.

Specifying the Authentication Priority

To specify the authentication priority for this AMP, locate the Authentication Priority section in AMP Setup >
Authentication, and select either Local or Remote as the priority.
If Local is selected, then remote will be attempted if a user is not available. If Remote is selected, then the local
database is searched if remote authentication fails. The order of remote authentication is RADIUS first, followed by
TACACS, and finally LDAP.
Select Save if you are finished or follow the next procedure to configure RADIUS, TACACS+, and LDAP
Authentication options.

Configuring RADIUS Authentication and Authorization

For RADIUS capability, you must configure the IP/Hostname of the RADIUS server, the TCP port, and the server
shared secret. Perform these steps to configure RADIUS authentication:
1. Go to the AMP Setup > Authentication page. This page displays current status of RADIUS.
illustrates this page.
Figure 21:
AMP Setup > Authentication Page Illustration for RADIUS
2. Select No to disable or Yes to enable RADIUS authentication. If you select Yes, several new fields appear.
Complete the fields described in
Table 22:
AMP Setup > Authentication Fields and Default Values for RADIUS Authentication
Field
Primary Server
Hostname/IP Address
Primary Server Port (1-
65535)
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Table 22.
Default Description
N/A Enter the IP address or the hostname of the primary RADIUS server.
1812 Enter the TCP port for the primary RADIUS server.
Figure 21
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