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9.1.3 RADIUS authentication

Perform the following procedure to configure the RADIUS authentication method to use whenever the

console server or any of its serial ports or hosts is accessed:

 Select Serial and Network: Authentication and check RADIUS or LocalRADIUS or RADIUSLocal

or RADIUSDownLocal.

 Enter the Server Address (IP or host name) of the remote Authentication/ Authorization server.

Multiple remote servers may be specified in a comma-separated list. Each server is tried in

succession.

 In addition to multiple remote servers, you can also enter separate lists of Authentication/

Authorization servers and Accounting servers. If no Accounting servers are specified, the

Authentication/Authorization servers are used instead.

 Enter the Server Password.

 Click Apply. RADIUS remote authentication will now be used for all user access to console server

and serially or network-attached devices.

RADIUS The Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) protocol was developed by

Livingston Enterprises as an access server authentication and accounting protocol. The RADIUS

server can support a variety of methods to authenticate a user. When it is provided with the

username and original password given by the user, it can support PPP, PAP, or CHAP, UNIX

remote RADIUS servers at the following sites:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/DepKit/d4fe8248-eecd-

49e4-88f6-9e304f97fefc.mspx

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk59/technologies_tech_note09186a00800945cc.shtml

http://www.freeradius.org/