RADIUS Server


Use the RADIUS Server subtab to provision the node for RADIUS authentication.

Item

Description

Enable RADIUS Authentication

When checked, Enable RADIUS Authentication activates remote server authentication for the node.

Enable RADIUS Accounting

When checked, Enable RADIUS Accounting shows RADIUS authentication information in the audit trail.

Enable node as the Final Authenticator when no RADIUS Server is reachable

Uses the node itself to be the final authenticator. This means that if every RADIUS authenticator is unavailable, the node will authenticate the login itself, rather than locking the user out.

RADIUS Servers in Order of Authentication

Displays the following:

  • IP Address: The RADIUS server's IP address.

  • Shared Secret: A shared secret is a text string that serves as a password between a RADIUS client and RADIUS server.

  • Authentication Port: The RADIUS authentication port number. The default port is 1812. If the node is an ENE, set the authentication port to a number within the range of 1860 and 1869.

  • Accounting Port: The RADIUS accounting port. The default port is 1813. If the node is an ENE, set the accounting port to a number within the range of 1870 and 1879.

Create

Displays the Create RADIUS Server Entry dialog box to create a new RADIUS Server entry.

Edit

Displays the Edit RADIUS Server Entry dialog box to edit the highlighted RADIUS Server entry.

Delete

Deletes the RADIUS Server highlighted in the RADIUS Server list.

Move Up/Move Down

Reorders the list of RADIUS authenticators. The node requests authentication from the servers sequentially from top to bottom. If one server is unreachable, the node will request authentication from the next RADIUS server on the list.

Enable Access Challenge

(Not supported by Cisco) Used to perform additional user authentication.

Apply

Applies changes made to the RADIUS Server fields.

Reset

Cancels RADIUS Server subtab changes and resets the RADIUS Server fields to their last-saved settings.

Help

Displays context-sensitive help.