Configuring Device Security
Defining Authentication
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STEP 3
Define the relevant fields.
STEP 4
Click Apply. The authentication profile is defined, the device is updated.
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.
To define RADIUS:
STEP 1
Click Security Suite > Authentication > RADIUS. The
RADIUS Page
opens:
RADIUS Page
The
RADIUS Page
contains the following fields:
•
Radius Accounting
— Defines
the authentication method used for RADIUS session
accounting. Possible field values are:
-
802.1X
—
802.1X authentication is used to initiate accounting.
-
Login
—
Login authentication is used to initiate accounting.