CANOGA PERKINS N525 Ethernet Termination Service Unit - Manual (Page 55)

N525 Ethernet Termination Service Unit 3-37
Use the Radius Client Configuration Menu to set up communications with the Radius Server to
enable Radius Authentication of users at login. To access the Radius Client Configuration
Menu, follow these steps:
1. From the System Configuration Menu, type [ 6] , "Radius Client Configuration," and press
<Enter>. The Radius Client Configuration Menu appears.
2. At the prompt, type [1] to set the authentication mode. Type [2] or [3] to configure access to a
primary and alternate Radius servers, and then follow the prompts on the screen.
a. Radius Client Mode
Configures the primary and secondary authentication servers. The secondary server
is accessed if the primary server does not respond or rejects the user. "Radius" is
the Radius Server, "Local" is the N525’s User Account database. "None" uses only
the N525 account database. Choices are Radius then Local, Local then Radius, or
None
b. Radius Server
Enter values for these parameters for a primary or alternate Radius server:
c. IP Address
Sets the address for the Radius Server. An Address 0.0.0.0 indicates no server
d. Shared Secret
Must match the Shared Secret set on the Radius Server
e. Retries
How many times the N525 tries to authenticate the user before trying the Secondary
Server or giving up. Range is 0 to 10
f. Timeout
How long, in seconds, between unsuccessful attempts. Range is 1 to 30
g. Priority
Sets which server to contact first; Range is 1 (highest priority) to 255 lowest priority)
Should priority get set the same for two servers, the N525 will alternate tries between
the servers
3. To return to the Main Menu, press <Esc>.
-------------------------RADIUS CLIENT CONFIGURATION----------------------------
1. Radius Client Mode : None
2. Radius Server IP Address : 0.0.0.0
Radius Server Shared Secret:
Radius Server Retries : 3
Radius Server Timeout : 5
Radius Server Priority : 1
3. Radius Server IP Address : 0.0.0.0
Radius Server Shared Secret:
Radius Server Retries : 3
Radius Server Timeout : 5
Radius Server Priority : 1
Select [1-3]:
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