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Chapter 5: Configuring Device Security
Defining RADIUS
SFE1000P Gigabit Ethernet Switch Reference Guide
Chapter
5
Defining
RADIUS
Remote Authorization Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) servers provide additional security for
networks. RADIUS servers provide a centralized authentication method for web access. The default
parameters are user-defined, and are applied to newly defined RADIUS servers. If new default
parameters are not defined, the system default values are applied to newly defined RADIUS servers.
RADIUS Page
The
RADIUS Page
contains the following fields:
•
Default Retries
— Provides the default retries.
•
Default Timeout for Reply
— Provides the device default Timeout for Reply.
•
Default Dead Time
— Provides the device default Dead Time.
•
Default Key String
— Provides the device default Default Key String.
•
Source IP Address
— Provides the device default Timeout for Reply.
The following parameters are configured for each RADIUS server:
•
IP Address
— The Authentication Server IP addresses.
•
Priority
— The server priority. The possible values are 0-65535, where 1 is the highest
value. The RADIUS Server priority is used to configure the server query order.
•
Authentication Port
— Identifies the authentication port. The authentication port is used to
verify the RADIUS server authentication. The authenticated port default is 1812.