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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
Time to wait for
Radius Server to reply
Encryption key shared
with Radius Server
5. Refer to the
Status
something goes wrong in the transaction between the applet and the switch.
6. Click on
OK
to complete the modification of the Radius Server.
7. Click
Cancel
to revert back to the last saved configuration without saving any of your changes.
7.6.2.2 Adding an External Radius Server
The attributes of a new Radius Server can be defined by the switch to provide a new user authentication server. Once the
server is configured and added, it displays within the
To define the attributes of a new Radius Server:
1. Select
Management Access
The Users screen displays.
2. Select the
Authentication
3. Click the
Add
button at the bottom of the screen.
Displays the read-only numerical
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.
Revise (if necessary) 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. The
configurable range is between 1 - 1000 seconds.
Enter the encryption key the switch and Radius Server share and must validate before the user
authentication scheme provided by the Radius Server can be initiated.
field for the current state of the requests made from applet. This field displays error messages if
>
Users
from the main menu tree.
tab.
Index
value for the Radius Server to help distinguish this server from other
Authentication
tab as an option available to the switch.
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