ZDC ZA-5000 User's Manual V2.2.5
Chapter 4 Advanced Configuration
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Chapter 4
Advanced Configuration
RADIUS
Figure 15 RADIUS
RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) plays a central role in the network in
providing the capabilities of authenticating, authorizing, accounting, auditing and alarming…etc
and allows an organization to maintain user profiles in a central database that all remote servers
can share. Since RADIUS is relatively complex to explain, we will focus here on how it acts as an
802.1x authentication server (EAP-aware RADIUS) and assists in enhancing security.
RADIUS performs the authentication function required to check the credentials of users and
intermediate Access Points and indicates whether the users are authorized to access the Access
Points. Enabling RADIUS is therefore the first step toward building up an 802.1x-capable
