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6. Refer to the bottom half of the Authentication screen to view the Radius Servers configured for switch
authentication. The servers are listed in order of their priority.
Index
IP Address
Port
Shared Secret
Retries
Timeout
7. Select a Radius server from the table and click the
is used. For more information, see
8. Highlight a Radius Server from those listed and click the
of available servers.
9. Click the Add
the list of servers available to the switch. For more information, see
Adding an External Radius Server on page
7.6.2.1 Modifying the Properties of an Existing Radius Server
Some of the attributes of an existing Radius Server can be modified by the switch to better reflect the Radius
Server's existing connection with the switch.
To modify the attributes of an existing Radius Server:
1. Select Management Access
The Users screen displays.
2. Click on the
Displays a numerical Index
Server from other servers with a similar configuration. The maximum number that
can be assigned is 32.
Displays the IP address of the external Radius server. Ensure this address is a valid
IP address and not a DNS name.
Displays the TCP/IP port number for the Radius Server. The port range available for
assignment is from 1 - 65535.
Displays the shared secret used to verify Radius messages (with the exception of
the Access-Request message) are sent by a Radius-enabled device configured with
the same shared secret. The shared secret is a case-sensitive string (password) that
can include letters, numbers, or symbols. Ensure the shared secret is at least 22
characters long to protect the Radius server from brute-force attacks.
Displays the maximum number of times the switch can retransmit a Radius Server
frame before it times out of the authentication session.
Displays the maximum time (in seconds) the switch waits for the Radius Server's
acknowledgment of authentication request packets before the switch times out of
the session.
Modifying the Properties of an Existing Radius Server on page
button at the bottom of the screen to display a sub-screen used to add a Radius Server to
> Users
Authentication tab.
for the Radius Server to help distinguish this Radius
Edit button to modify how the authentication method
Delete button to remove the server from the list
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from the main menu tree.
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