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RADIUS Configuration Menu
Invisible place holder
Figure 3-57. Radius Configuration Menu
•
Auth Server Address
—The IP address of the authentication
server. [
any valid IP address; 0.0.0.0
]
•
Auth Server Port
—The UDP Port of the authentication server.
[
1812, 1645, 1812
]
•
Auth Server Shared Secret
—User authentication and Device
authentication require a common shared secret to complete an
authentication transaction. This entry must match the string
used to configure the appropriate files on the authentication
server.
[
<empty>; any alpha-numeric string up to 16 characters
]
•
User Auth Mode
—RADIUS Authentication algorithm.
[
PAP, CHAP, EAP; PAP
]
NOTE:
CHAP is more secure than PAP. PAP may display the login
password in log files at the authentication server while CHAP
will encrypt the login password.
3.7.4 Manage Certificates
Use Certificate generation software to generate certificate files, then
install these files into each Remote unit using TFTP. This is done using
the Manage Certificates Menu ( Figure 3-58 on Page 92 ).
The certificate files must be in DER format. The Common Name (CN)
field in the public certificate file must match the serial number of the
unit it is installed on.