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MULTINET4 MULTI-PORT SERIAL SERVER & MANAGED SWITCH – INSTRUCTION MANUAL
SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 4: SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION
The table below describes the parameters you can configure in the
RADIUS: Global Settings
screen.
4.8.6.2 RADIUS: Servers
This page enables you to configure multiple, redundant Remote Authentication Dial-In
User Service (RADIUS) servers.
For more about RADIUS see
6.5.4 RADIUS Support
.
Table 4–66: RADIUS: Global Settings
Field Name
Field Value
Authentication
Port:
The UDP port used to communicate to the RADIUS server that is
configured for authentication.
Default value = 1812
Valid Range = 0 - 65536
Challenge Type:
The protocol to be used when validating user credentials. It can
take the following values:
• PAP – Username/password sent in the clear (default).
• CHAP – Uses challenge and MD5 hash.
User
Authentication
Control:
This parameter determines whether the system uses its own
local user database or a RADIUS server for authentication. It
can take the following values:
• Local Database – use the local user database (default).
• RADIUS – use a configured RADIUS server.
Default Privilege
Level:
This parameter determines the default privilege level assigned
to a user when a RADIUS server does not provide vendor-
specific attributes. It can take the following values:
• No Access (default)
• Read-Only
• Read-Write
• Administrator