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CONFIGURATION
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Version 8.3.16.1
Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
radius-server host
Configure a RADIUS server host.
Syntax
radius-server host {
hostname
|
ipv4-address
} [auth-port
port-
number
] [retransmit
retries
] [timeout
seconds
] [key
[
encryption-type
]
key
]
Parameters
hostname
Enter the name of the RADIUS server host.
ipv4-address
Enter the IPv4 address (A.B.C.D) of the RADIUS server host.
auth-port
port-
number
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keywords
auth-port
then a number
as the port number. The range is from zero (0) to 65535. The
default port-number is
1812
.
retransmit
retries
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword
retransmit
then a number
as the number of attempts. This parameter overwrites the
radius-server retransmit
command. The range is
from zero (0) to 100. The default is
3 attempts
.
timeout
seconds
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword
timeout
then the seconds
the time interval the switch waits for a reply from the RADIUS
server. This parameter overwrites the
radius-server
timeout
command. The range is from 0 to 1000. The
default is
5 seconds
.
key
[
encryption-
type
]
key
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword
key
then an optional
encryption-type and a string up to 42 characters long as the
authentication key. The RADIUS host server uses this
authentication key and the RADIUS daemon operating on
this switch.
For the encryption-type, enter either zero (
0
) or
7
as the
encryption type for the key entered. The options are:
•
0
is the default and means the password is not encrypted
and stored as clear text.
•
7
means that the password is encrypted and hidden.
Configure this parameter last because leading spaces are
ignored.
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