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You must provide the same password that is defined on the RADIUS
server.
13 In the Authorization Password box, type the password used for outbound
authentication and authorization to a RADIUS server (1 to 32
alphanumeric characters, with no spaces or tabs). This authorization
password overrides the default authorization password for MAC users.
Providing an authorization password is required only for users whose
devices are authenticated by their MAC addresses or for last-resort users,
neither of which have a regular username or password. For MAC users,
the password is the user’s MAC address, by default. MSS obtains the
MAC address from frames received from the device. For last-resort users,
the password is
3Com .
Changing the password applies both to MAC users and to last-resort
users.
14 Do one of the following:
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To define RADIUS servers, go to “Defining RADIUS Server Groups”.
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Click Finish to save the changes and close the wizard.
Defining RADIUS
Server Groups
A server group is a group of one to four RADIUS servers. Server groups
enable RADIUS server redundancy by allowing another server to be used
if the first server is unavailable. You must create at least one server group,
even if you are using only one RADIUS server. You can specify the order in
which servers are used for authentication. You can also specify load
balancing, which uses all servers in a group using a round-robin
algorithm.
To define a RADIUS server group
1 Access the WX Switch wizard for the WX switch. (See “Accessing the
Modify Switch Wizard” on page 185.)
2 Select AAA at the top of the wizard, if not already selected.
3 Select Default RADIUS Parameters from the organizer list on the left side
of the page, if not already selected.