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TERMINAL SERVERS
Terminal Servers working with modems operate as RADIUS clients. The
RADIUS client sends authentication requests to the RADIUS server which
responds accordingly.
The protocol defines two entities:
• RADIUS Client—a device that needs authentication services. The
Terminal Server, for example, functions as a RADIUS client.
• RADIUS Server—a device that receives authentication requests from
RADIUS clients and responds either with Accept (authentication
validated) or Reject (authentication failed). The RADIUS server is usually
implemented on UNIX workstations and is downloadable as free public
domain for most UNIX and also for Windows NT operating systems.
The RADIUS clients communicate with the RADIUS server using UDP.
Many separate RADIUS clients may use the services of a single RADIUS server,
even when the server is connected to a different network. The fact that the
RADIUS server can be centralized allows the system administrator to define
the users and password data bases in one place only and to avoid having to
define every user individually in every distinct Terminal Server.
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