Configuring Security
Configuring RADIUS
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Both Port Based Access Control and Management Access
—Specifies
that the RADIUS server is used for both user login accounting and 802.1x
port accounting.
•
None
—Specifies that the RADIUS server is not used for accounting.
STEP 3
Enter the default RADIUS parameters if required. Values entered in the
Default
Parameters
are applied to all servers. If a value is not entered for a specific server
(in the
Add RADIUS Server
page) the switch uses the values in these fields.
•
IP Version
—Displays the supported IP version: IPv6 and/or IPv4 subnet.
•
Retries
—Enter the number of transmitted requests that are sent to the
RADIUS server before a failure is considered to have occurred.
•
Timeout for Reply
—Enter the number of seconds that the switch waits for
an answer from the RADIUS server before retrying the query, or switching to
the next server.
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Dead Time
—Enter the number of minutes that elapse before a non-
responsive RADIUS server is bypassed for service requests. If the value is 0,
the server is not bypassed.
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Key String
—Enter the default key string used for authenticating and
encrypting between the switch and the RADIUS server. This key must match
the key configured on the RADIUS server. A key string is used to encrypt
communications by using MD5.
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Source IPv4 Address
—Enter the source IPv4 address to be used.
•
Source IPv6 Address
—Enter the source IPv6 address to be used.
STEP 4
Click
Apply
. The RADIUS default settings for the switch are updated in the Running
Configuration file.
To add a RADIUS server, click
Add.
The
Add RADIUS Server
page is displayed.
STEP 5
Enter the values in the fields for each server. To use the default values entered in
the
RADIUS
page, select
Use Default
.
•
IP Version
—If the RADIUS server will be identified by IP address, select
either IPv4 or IPv6, to indicate that it will be entered in the selected format.
•
IPv6 Address Type
—Displays that IPv6 address type is Global.
•
Server IP Address/Name
—Select whether to specify the RADIUS server
by IP address or name.