Chapter 6 – RouteFinder Software
Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. RouteFinder RF850/860 User Guide (PN S000400E)
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Administration > User Authentication > RADIUS & SAM
SAM Prerequisite
In order to be able to use this authentication method, your network requires a Microsoft Windows NT or
2000 computer that contains the user information. This can be a
Primary Domain Controller (PDC)
or
an independent server.
This server has a NETBIOS name (the NT/2000 server name) and an IP address.
Under the Administration menu, open User Authentication > RADUIS & SAM.
Domain
Enter the name of your MS Windows NT/2000 domain into this field.
Accepted characters are: the alphabet, the numbers 0 to 9, the minus sign, and
underscore.
Caution:
This is not an Internet domain (e.g.,
Company.com
) but a simple
denominator (e.g., Intranet). If, instead of using the Microsoft domain concept,
you only have a simple server, then enter the NetBIOS name. This corresponds
to the entry in the PDC name entry field.
PDC Name
Enter the NETBIOS name of the primary domain controller into this field. As of
Microsoft Windows 2000, these names are also official DNS names. The
RouteFinder only supports names consisting of alphanumeric and minus and full-
stop characters. Special characters such as % ! # _ { } are not permitted.
PDC IP
Enter the IP address of the primary domain controller into this field.
BDC Name
If you are using a backup domain controller, enter the name into this field. If you
do not have a backup domain controller, enter the PDC name again.
BDC IP
Enter the IP address of the backup domain controller into this field. If you do not
have a backup domain controller, enter the PDC IP address again.
Confirm your entries by clicking the
Save
button.
Important
Note:
If you are using SAM authentication, you should deactivate the
guest account of your Windows domain. Otherwise all user/password
combinations are counted as valid.
SAM
This authentication method uses an MS Windows NT/2000 domain controller or a standalone server
to evaluate the requests. Many businesses are already using MS Windows NT/2000 networks that
are based on the MS Windows NT/2000 active directory domain concept.
The advantage of SAM is that it is very easy to configure if there is already a PDC (Primary Domain
Controller) or a simple server with a user database running in the network.
The disadvantage is that this model cannot discern between different user groups and proxies. This
means that you can grant only
all
users or
none
of the users access to a particular proxy.
SAM Settings
Domain
Enter the domain name of the PDC/DC Domain.
Primary Domain Controller Name
Enter the NETBIOS name of the Domain Controller.
Primary Domain Controller Address
Enter the address of the Domain Controller.
Backup Domain Controller Name
Enter the NETBIOS name of the Backup Domain Controller (if present). If you are not using a
backup domain controller, then you can enter Primary Domain Controller name in this field.
Backup Domain Controller Address
Enter the address of the Backup Domain Controller.
Save
After entering the above parameters, click the
Save
button.
