Modifying The Properties Of An Existing Radius Server - Motorola RFS7000 Series System Reference Manual

Shared secret
Retries
Timeout
7. Select a Radius server from the table and click the
method is used. For more information, see
page 7-27.
8. Highlight a Radius Server from those listed and click the
list of available servers.
9. Click the Add button at the bottom of the screen to display a sub-screen used to add a Radius Server
to the list of servers available to the switch. For more information, see
Adding a New 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. Select the Authentication
3. Select an existing Radius Server from those listed and click the
screen.
4. Modify the following Radius Server attributes as necessary:
Radius Server Index
Radius Server IP
Address
Radius Server Port
Number of retries to
communicate with
Radius Server
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.
Edit
Modifying the Properties of an Existing Radius Server on
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> Users from the main menu tree.
tab.
Displays the read-only numerical
to help distinguish this server from other servers with a similar
configuration (if necessary). The maximum number that can be
assigned is 32.
Modify the IP address of the external Radius server (if necessary).
Ensure this address is a valid IP address and not a DNS name.
Change the TCP/IP port number for the Radius Server (if necessary).
The port range available for assignment is from 1 - 65535.
Revise (if necessary) the maximum number of times the switch
retransmits a Radius Server frame before it times out of the
authentication session. The available range is between 0 - 100.
Switch Management
button to modify how the authentication
Delete button to remove the server from the
Edit button at the bottom of the
Index value for the Radius Server
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