User Authentication Commands
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25
RADIUS Client
Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service (RADIUS) is a logon authentication
protocol that uses software running on a central server to control access to
RADIUS-aware devices on the network. An authentication server contains a
database of multiple user name/password pairs with associated privilege levels for
each user or group that require management access to a switch.
radius-server host
This command specifies primary and backup RADIUS servers and authentication
parameters that apply to each server. Use the
no
form to restore the default values.
Syntax
[
no
]
radius-server
index
host
host_ip_address
[
auth-port
auth_port
] [
key
key
] [
retransmit
retransmit
] [
timeout
timeout
]
•
index
- Allows you to specify up to five servers. These servers are queried
in sequence until a server responds or the retransmit period expires.
•
host_ip_address
- IP address of server.
•
auth_port
- RADIUS server UDP port used for authentication messages.
(Range: 1-65535)
•
key
- Encryption key used to authenticate logon access for client. Do not
use blank spaces in the string. (Maximum length: 48 characters)
•
retransmit
- Number of times the switch will try to authenticate logon access
via the RADIUS server. (Range: 1-30)
•
timeout
- Number of seconds the switch waits for a reply before resending
a request. (Range: 1-65535)
Default Setting
•
auth-port
- 1812
•
timeout
- 5 seconds
•
retransmit
- 2
Command Mode
Global Configuration
Table 25-5 RADIUS Client Commands
Command
Function
Mode
Page
radius-server host
Specifies the RADIUS server
GC
25-6
radius-server port
Sets the RADIUS server network port
GC
25-7
radius-server key
Sets the RADIUS encryption key
GC
25-7
radius-server retransmit
Sets the number of retries
GC
25-8
radius-server timeout
Sets the interval between sending authentication requests GC
25-8
show radius-server
Shows the current RADIUS settings
PE
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Summary of Contents for 8926EM
Page 6: ...ii ...
Page 34: ...Getting Started ...
Page 44: ...Introduction 1 10 1 ...
Page 62: ...Initial Configuration 2 18 2 ...
Page 64: ...Switch Management ...
Page 76: ...Configuring the Switch 3 12 3 ...
Page 118: ...Basic Management Tasks 4 42 4 ...
Page 164: ...User Authentication 6 28 6 ...
Page 176: ...Access Control Lists 7 12 7 ...
Page 284: ...Quality of Service 14 8 14 ...
Page 294: ...Multicast Filtering 15 10 15 ...
Page 300: ...Domain Name Service 16 6 16 ...
Page 310: ...Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol 17 10 17 ...
Page 320: ...Configuring Router Redundancy 18 10 18 ...
Page 344: ...IP Routing 19 24 19 ...
Page 356: ...Unicast Routing 20 12 20 Web Click Routing Protocol RIP Statistics Figure 20 5 RIP Statistics ...
Page 386: ...Unicast Routing 20 42 20 ...
Page 388: ...Command Line Interface ...
Page 400: ...Overview of the Command Line Interface 21 12 21 ...
Page 466: ...SNMP Commands 24 16 24 ...
Page 520: ...Access Control List Commands 26 18 26 ...
Page 546: ...Rate Limit Commands 30 2 30 ...
Page 612: ...VLAN Commands 34 24 34 ...
Page 626: ...Class of Service Commands 35 14 35 ...
Page 670: ...DHCP Commands 39 16 39 ...
Page 716: ...IP Interface Commands 41 36 41 ...
Page 768: ...IP Routing Commands 42 52 42 ...
Page 770: ...Appendices ...
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