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DBG-2000 User Guide Authentication Network authentication refers to the security-related process required when a client tries to connect to your network. There are various ways in which the Nuclias cloud gateway supports the authentication process that includes the local authentication server and the external authentication servers. This section of the user guide will tell you about these servers and their configuration. It consists of the following topics: Authentication servers The path for the Authentication servers page is Configure > Authentication > Authentication servers. An authentication server is a network service that provides credentials to the authenticated users to access the network. When a user enters these credentials into the login page, access to the network is granted. In addition, the authentication server maintains a database of users or an external authentication server configuration. This page of the cloud gateway lists all the configured authentication servers and allows the user to configure them for the device. The fields available in the table are as follows: Field Server name Type Access level IP address Port Encryption Associated devices Associated profiles Actions Description It displays the name of the server. It displays the type of server. It could be any of the following server types: RADIUS, LDAP, Active Directory, POP3, or NT Domain. It displays the access level that is authorized to use the configured server. It displays the IP address of the authentication server. It displays the authentication server port. It displays if the encryption is enabled. It displays the devices that are associated with the server. It displays the number of profiles associated with the devices using the authentication server. You can edit or delete the configured authentication server. Click Edit to make any changes to the existing authentication server. This opens the configuration page. To add a new authentication server, select the authentication server type from the drop-down list present above the table, and then click the Add button. This opens the configuration page of the selected server type. Select one of the following authentication server types: RADIUS LDAP POP3 Active Directory NT Domain RADIUS 22