Dell PowerConnect 6248 User's Guide - Page 183
Add RADIUS Server, RADIUS Server Name
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• Port - Identifies the authentication port the server uses to verify the RADIUS server authentication. The port is a UDP port, and the valid range is 1-65535. The default port for RADIUS authentication is 1812. • Secret - Shared secret text string used for authenticating and encrypting all RADIUS communications between the device and the RADIUS server. This secret must match the RADIUS encryption. • Apply - The Secret will only be applied if this box is checked. If the box is not checked, anything entered in the Secret field will have no affect and will not be retained. This field is only displayed if the user has READWRITE access. • Primary Server - Sets the selected server to the Primary (Enable) or Secondary (Disable) server. If you configure multiple RADIUS servers with the same RADIUS Server Name, designate one server as the primary and the other(s) as the backup server(s). The switch attempts to use the primary server first, and if the primary server does not respond, the switch attempts to use one of the backup servers with the same RADIUS Server Name. • Message Authenticator - Enable or disable the message authenticator attribute for the selected server. • Secret Configured - Indicates whether the shared secret for this server has been configured. • Status - Indicates whether the selected RADIUS server is currently serving as the active RADIUS server If more than one RADIUS server is configured with the same name, the switch selects one of the servers to be the active server from the group of servers with the same name. The status and can be one of the following: - Active - When the switch sends a RADIUS request to the named server, the request is directed to the server selected as the active server. Initially the primary server is selected as the active server. If the primary server fails, one of the other servers becomes the active server. If the primary server is not configured, the active server is the most recently configured RADIUS server. - Inactive - The server is a backup RADIUS server. - RADIUS Server Name - Shows the RADIUS server name. To change the name, enter up to 32 alphanumeric characters. Spaces, hyphens, and underscores are also permitted. If you do not assign a name, the server is assigned the default name Default-RADIUS-Server. You can use the same name for multiple RADIUS Authentication servers. RADIUS clients can use RADIUS servers with the same name as backups for each other. Adding a RADIUS Server 1. Open the RADIUS Server Configuration page. 2. Click Add. The Add RADIUS Server page displays. Configuring System Information 183