User`s guide

26InRow RD 100-Series and InRow RD 200-Series User’s Guide
Select one of the following:
• Local Authentication Only: RADIUS is disabled. Local authentication is enabled.
• RADIUS, then Local Authentication: RADIUS and local authentication are enabled.
Authentication is requested from the RADIUS server first. If the RADIUS server fails to respond,
local authentication is used
.
• RADIUS Only: RADIUS is enabled. Local authentication is disabled.
Note: If RADIUS Only is selected, and the RADIUS server is unavailable,
improperly identified, or improperly configured, you must use a serial connection to
the control console and change the Access setting to Local Authentication Only or
RADIUS, then Local Authentication to regain access.
RADIUS
Path: Administration > Security > Remote Users > RADIUS
Use this option to do the following:
• List the RADIUS servers (a maximum of two) available to the InRow RD and the time-out period
for each.
• Click Add Server, and configure the parameters for authentication by a new RADIUS server:
• Click a listed RADIUS server to display and modify its parameters.
RADIUS Setting Definition
RADIUS Server The server name or IP address of the RADIUS server.
Note: RADIUS servers use port 1812 by default to authenticate users. To
use a different port, add a colon followed by the new port number to the end
of the RADIUS server name or IP address.
Secret The shared secret between the RADIUS server and the InRow RD.
Timeout The time in seconds that the InRow RD waits for a response from the
RADIUS server.
Test Settings Enter the Administrator user name and password to test the RADIUS server
path that you have configured.
Skip Test and Apply Do not test the RADIUS server path.
Switch Server Priority Change which RADIUS server will authenticate users if two configured
servers are listed and RADIUS, then Local Authentication or RADIUS
Only is the enabled authentication method.