Asentria SiteBoss 571 UserManual
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Note:
When any of the above options is set to OFF, users connecting via that method are automatically
granted Master access.
Username and/or Password Required
This option toggles between: PASSWORD ONLY, USERNAME/PASSWORD (PW), or
PASSWORD(PW)/USERNAME. The default setting is PASSWORD ONLY.
Shared Secret for Challenge/Response
This selection sets the shared secret used to generate Challenge/Response codes. (Maximum length 48
chars) Challenge/Response requires the use of the free Asentria Response Code Generator program.
Contact
for this, or download (named “Password Generator”) from the Asentria
website Product Resources page:
http://www.asentria.com/docsandsoftware/productManuals.aspx
Specific Security Settings
– RADIUS Security Settings
If the Security Mode is set to RADIUS the RADIUS Security Settings menu will display under the Specific Security
Settings option. For a complete description and explanation of RADIUS security, please refer to the
on the Asentria Product Information Portal or contact
information.
SiteBoss 571 - RADIUS Security Settings
A) Primary Server []
B) Primary Secret [********]
C) Secondary Server []
D) Secondary Secret [********]
E) Fallback Mode [NONE]
F) Authentication Port [1812]
G) Accounting Port [1813]
H) CHAP [OFF]
I) Timeout [3]
J) Retries [3]
Primary / Secondary Server
Set the IP Address or host name of the primary and secondary RADIUS server.
Primary / Secondary Secret
Set the secret for the primary and secondary RADIUS server. The secret is used to authenticate RADIUS network
traffic (maximum length for each is 16 chars).
Fallback Mode
This menu option toggles between NONE and USER PROFILES. If the unit gets no response from any RADIUS
server when attempting to authenticate a user, no further action is taken if this option is set to NONE. The unit falls
back to the User Profiles configuration for authentication if this is set to USER PROFILES. The default setting is
NONE.
Authentication Port
Set the UDP port (1
– 65535) that the RADIUS server uses for authentication/authorization. The default port is
1812.
Accounting Port
Set the UDP port (1
– 65535) that the RADIUS server uses for accounting traffic. Set to 0 to disable RADIUS
accounting. The default port is 1813.
CHAP
This is an ON/OFF toggle to set whether the unit uses CHAP (Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol)
authentication when using RADIUS. ON sets the authentication to CHAP. OFF sets authentication to PAP
(Password Authentication Protocol). The default setting is OFF.
Timeout
