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Chapter 4: Configuring Device Security
Defining Authentication
SGE2000/SGE2000P Gigabit Ethernet Switch Reference Guide
Chapter
4
Defining RADIUS
Remote Authorization Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) servers provide additional security for networks.
RADIUS servers provide a centralized authentication method for web access. The default parameters are
user-defined, and are applied to newly defined RADIUS servers. If new default parameters are not
defined, the system default values are applied to newly defined RADIUS servers. To define RADIUS:
1. Click
Security Management
>
Security Suite
>
Authentication
. The
RADIUS Page
opens:
RADIUS Page
The
RADIUS Page
contains the following fields:
•
Default Retries
— Provides the default retries.
•
Default Timeout for Reply
— Provides the device default Timeout for Reply.
•
Default Dead Time
— Provides the device default Dead Time.
•
Default Key String
— Provides the device default Default Key String.
•
Source IP Address
— Provides the device default Timeout for Reply.
•
IP Address
— The Authentication Server IP addresses.
•
Priority
— The server priority. The possible values are 0-65535, where 1 is the highest value. The
RADIUS Server priority is used to configure the server query order.
•
Authentication Port
— Identifies the authentication port. The authentication port is used to verify
the RADIUS server authentication. The authenticated port default is 1812.
